C++

Azure File Service: Create a Directory

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Sample code to create a directory and then a sub-directory in a share in the Azure File Service. C++

#include <CkRest.h>
#include <CkAuthAzureStorage.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    // Azure File Service Example: Create a Directory
    // See:  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/create-directory

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkRest rest;

    // Connect to the Azure Storage Blob Service
    bool bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    // In this example, the storage account name is "chilkat".
    success = rest.Connect("chilkat.file.core.windows.net",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Provide Azure Cloud credentials for the REST calls.
    CkAuthAzureStorage azAuth;
    azAuth.put_AccessKey("AZURE_ACCESS_KEY");
    // The account name used here should match the 1st part of the domain passed in the call to Connect (above).
    azAuth.put_Account("chilkat");
    azAuth.put_Scheme("SharedKey");
    azAuth.put_Service("File");
    // This causes the "x-ms-version: 2021-08-06" header to be automatically added.
    azAuth.put_XMsVersion("2021-08-06");
    success = rest.SetAuthAzureStorage(azAuth);

    // Note: The application does not need to explicitly set the following
    // headers: x-ms-date, Authorization.  These headers
    // are automatically set by Chilkat.

    // Send a PUT request to create a directory named "wildlife" in the "pip" share.
    const char *responseStr = rest.fullRequestNoBody("PUT","/pip/wildlife?restype=directory");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // When successful, the Azure File Service will respond with a 201 (Created) response status code,
    // with no XML response body.  If an error response is returned, there will be an XML response body.

    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 201) {
        // Examine the request/response to see what happened.
        std::cout << "response status code = " << rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "response status text = " << rest.responseStatusText() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "response header: " << rest.responseHeader() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "response body (if any): " << responseStr << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "---" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "LastRequestStartLine: " << rest.lastRequestStartLine() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "LastRequestHeader: " << rest.lastRequestHeader() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "Successfully created the wildlife directory" << "\r\n";

    // Now create the "antarctic" subdirectory under the "wildlife" directory.
    responseStr = rest.fullRequestNoBody("PUT","/pip/wildlife/antarctic?restype=directory");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 201) {
        // Examine the request/response to see what happened.
        std::cout << "response status code = " << rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "response status text = " << rest.responseStatusText() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "response header: " << rest.responseHeader() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "response body (if any): " << responseStr << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "---" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "LastRequestStartLine: " << rest.lastRequestStartLine() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "LastRequestHeader: " << rest.lastRequestHeader() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "Successfully created the wildlife/antarctic directory" << "\r\n";
    }