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Create a New Table in an Azure Storage Account

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

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oRest
LOCAL nBTls
LOCAL nPort
LOCAL nBAutoReconnect
LOCAL oAzAuth
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL oSbRequestBody
LOCAL oSbResponseBody
LOCAL nRespStatusCode
LOCAL oJsonResponse
LOCAL cOdata_metadata
LOCAL cOdata_type
LOCAL cOdata_id
LOCAL cOdata_editLink
LOCAL cTableName

nSuccess := 0

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

oRest := CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")

//  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
nBTls := 1
nPort := 443
nBAutoReconnect := 1
nSuccess := oRest:Connect("myaccount.table.core.windows.net", nPort, nBTls, nBAutoReconnect)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? "ConnectFailReason: " + Str(oRest:ConnectFailReason)
    ? oRest:LastErrorText
    oRest:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Provide Azure Cloud credentials for the REST call.
oAzAuth := CreateObject("Chilkat.AuthAzureStorage")
oAzAuth:AccessKey := "AZURE_ACCESS_KEY"
//  The account name used here should match the 1st part of the domain passed in the call to Connect (above).
oAzAuth:Account := "myaccount"
oAzAuth:Scheme := "SharedKey"
oAzAuth:Service := "Table"

//  This causes the "x-ms-version: 2019-07-07" header to be automatically added.
oAzAuth:XMsVersion := "2019-07-07"
nSuccess := oRest:SetAuthAzureStorage(oAzAuth)

//  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"
//  }

oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:UpdateString("TableName", "mytable")

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

oSbRequestBody := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oJson:EmitSb(oSbRequestBody)
oSbResponseBody := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
nSuccess := oRest:FullRequestSb("POST", "/Tables", oSbRequestBody, oSbResponseBody)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oRest:LastErrorText
    oRest:destroy()
    oAzAuth:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oSbRequestBody:destroy()
    oSbResponseBody:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

nRespStatusCode := oRest:ResponseStatusCode
IF (nRespStatusCode >= 400)
    ? "Response Status Code = " + Str(nRespStatusCode)
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? oRest:ResponseHeader
    ? "Response Body:"
    ? oSbResponseBody:GetAsString()
    oRest:destroy()
    oAzAuth:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oSbRequestBody:destroy()
    oSbResponseBody:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oJsonResponse := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJsonResponse:LoadSb(oSbResponseBody)

oJsonResponse:EmitCompact := 0
? oJsonResponse:Emit()

cOdata_metadata := oJsonResponse:StringOf('"odata.metadata"')
cOdata_type := oJsonResponse:StringOf('"odata.type"')
cOdata_id := oJsonResponse:StringOf('"odata.id"')
cOdata_editLink := oJsonResponse:StringOf('"odata.editLink"')
cTableName := oJsonResponse:StringOf("TableName")

oRest:destroy()
oAzAuth:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oSbRequestBody:destroy()
oSbResponseBody:destroy()
oJsonResponse:destroy()