(VB.NET) Create a New Table in an Azure Storage Account

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Creates a new table using the Azure Table Service REST API.

For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/create-table

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

Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest
Dim success As Boolean

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl -X POST \
'   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
'   -H "Accept: application/json;odata=fullmetadata" \
'   -H "Prefer: return-content" \
'   -d '{   
'     "TableName":"mytable"  
' }' https://myaccount.table.core.windows.net/Tables

' Use the following online tool to generate REST code from a CURL command
' Convert a cURL Command to REST Source Code

' IMPORTANT: Make sure to change "myaccount" to your actual Azure Storage Account name.
' URL: https://myaccount.table.core.windows.net/Tables
Dim bTls As Boolean = True
Dim port As Integer = 443
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean = True
success = rest.Connect("myaccount.table.core.windows.net",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("ConnectFailReason: " & rest.ConnectFailReason)
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If



' Provide Azure Cloud credentials for the REST call.
Dim azAuth As New Chilkat.AuthAzureStorage
azAuth.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.Account = "myaccount"
azAuth.Scheme = "SharedKey"
azAuth.Service = "Table"

' This causes the "x-ms-version: 2019-07-07" header to be automatically added.
azAuth.XMsVersion = "2019-07-07"
success = rest.SetAuthAzureStorage(azAuth)

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


' Note: The above code does not need to be repeatedly called for each REST request.
' The rest object can be setup once, and then many requests can be sent.  Chilkat will automatically
' reconnect within a FullRequest* method as needed.  It is only the very first connection that is explicitly
' made via the Connect method.

' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
' Generate Code to Create JSON

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "TableName": "mytable"
' }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("TableName","mytable")

rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json;odata=fullmetadata")
rest.AddHeader("Prefer","return-content")
rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)
Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/Tables",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim respStatusCode As Integer = rest.ResponseStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.ResponseHeader)
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
    Debug.WriteLine(sbResponseBody.GetAsString())
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim jsonResponse As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)

jsonResponse.EmitCompact = False
Debug.WriteLine(jsonResponse.Emit())

Dim odata_metadata As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("""odata.metadata""")
Dim odata_type As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("""odata.type""")
Dim odata_id As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("""odata.id""")
Dim odata_editLink As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("""odata.editLink""")
Dim TableName As String = jsonResponse.StringOf("TableName")