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S3 Delete File

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Demonstrates how to delete a remote file (object) on the Amazon S3 service.

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C++
#include <CkHttp.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttp http;

    // Insert your access key here
    http.put_AwsAccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY");

    // Insert your secret key here
    http.put_AwsSecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY");

    const char *bucketName = "chilkattest";
    const char *objectName = "starfish.jpg";

    http.put_KeepResponseBody(true);
    success = http.S3_DeleteObject(bucketName,objectName);

    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    if (http.get_LastStatus() != 204) {
        std::cout << "Status code = " << http.get_LastStatus() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << http.lastResponseBody() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // 204 is the success response status.
    // When successful, the response body will be empty.
    std::cout << "Status code = " << http.get_LastStatus() << "\r\n";
    std::cout << "Success. Object deleted." << "\r\n";
    }