AuthAzureStorage Xbase++ Reference Documentation

AuthAzureStorage

Current Version: 11.6.0

Chilkat.AuthAzureStorage

Authenticate Azure Storage REST requests with account-key Shared Key signing.

Chilkat.AuthAzureStorage is a credential object for Azure Storage Services authentication. It stores the storage account name, Base64 account access key, Azure Storage service type, authentication scheme, and x-ms-version API version used when signing REST requests for Blob, Queue, File, or Table storage.

Azure Storage credentials

Hold the storage account name and Base64 account access key used to sign Azure Storage REST requests.

Shared Key signing

Configure Azure Storage authentication using SharedKey or SharedKeyLite, depending on the service and request style.

Service targeting

Specify the Azure Storage service being accessed, such as Blob, Queue, File, or Table.

API version header

Set the x-ms-version value required by the Azure Storage REST API version being used.

REST integration

Use the configured object with Chilkat.Rest so requests are signed automatically before being sent.

Low-level control

Pair this authentication object with manually constructed REST requests when application code needs direct control over Azure Storage operations.

Common pattern: Create an AuthAzureStorage object, set the storage Account, Base64 AccessKey, Service, Scheme, and XMsVersion, then attach it to a Chilkat.Rest request workflow. Use AuthAzureStorage for Shared Key authorization headers; use Chilkat.AuthAzureSAS when the request should be authorized with a SAS query token instead.

Object Creation

LOCAL oAuthAzureStorage
oAuthAzureStorage := CreateObject("Chilkat.AuthAzureStorage")

// ... use oAuthAzureStorage ...

oAuthAzureStorage:destroy()

Xbase++ uses the Chilkat ActiveX through the automation object returned by CreateObject(); properties and methods are accessed with the send operator (oHttp:ConnectTimeout := 30, oHttp:Download(cUrl, cPath)), and :destroy() releases the object. Register the Chilkat ActiveX matching the bitness of your Xbase++ application. To bind to a specific major version of Chilkat, append the major version number to the ProgID, such as CreateObject("Chilkat.AuthAzureStorage.11") for Chilkat v11.*.*.

Boolean properties, arguments and return values are integers in the ActiveX: pass 1 or 0, and test a method's success with == 1. A method that fails to return an object returns NIL. Objects returned by methods (such as an HttpResponse or JsonObject) are automation objects too and should likewise be released with :destroy(). Methods and properties that pass or return raw byte arrays are not shown on this page; use the BinData-based alternatives (methods ending in Bd) or the base64 / hex string-encoded variants instead.

Properties

AccessKey
oAuthAzureStorage:AccessKey // Character
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

A valid base64 access key for the Azure storage account.

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Account
oAuthAzureStorage:Account // Character
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

The Azure storage account name. (A storage account can contain zero or more containers. A container contains properties, metadata, and zero or more blobs. A blob is any single entity comprised of binary data, properties, and metadata. )

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DebugLogFilePath
oAuthAzureStorage:DebugLogFilePath // Character

If set to a file path, this property logs the LastErrorText of each Chilkat method or property call to the specified file. This logging helps identify the context and history of Chilkat calls leading up to any crash or hang, aiding in debugging.

Enabling the VerboseLogging property provides more detailed information. This property is mainly used for debugging rare instances where a Chilkat method call causes a hang or crash, which should generally not happen.

Possible causes of hangs include:

  • A timeout property set to 0, indicating an infinite timeout.
  • A hang occurring within an event callback in the application code.
  • An internal bug in the Chilkat code causing the hang.

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LastErrorHtml
oAuthAzureStorage:LastErrorHtml // Character (read-only)

Provides HTML-formatted information about the last called method or property. If a method call fails or behaves unexpectedly, check this property for details. Note that information is available regardless of the method call's success.

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LastErrorText
oAuthAzureStorage:LastErrorText // Character (read-only)

Provides plain text information about the last called method or property. If a method call fails or behaves unexpectedly, check this property for details. Note that information is available regardless of the method call's success.

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LastErrorXml
oAuthAzureStorage:LastErrorXml // Character (read-only)

Provides XML-formatted information about the last called method or property. If a method call fails or behaves unexpectedly, check this property for details. Note that information is available regardless of the method call's success.

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LastMethodSuccess
oAuthAzureStorage:LastMethodSuccess // Numeric

Indicates the success or failure of the most recent method call: 1 means success, 0 means failure. This property remains unchanged by property setters or getters. This method is present to address challenges in checking for null or Nothing returns in certain programming languages. Note: This property does not apply to methods that return integer values or to boolean-returning methods where the boolean does not indicate success or failure.

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LastStringResult
oAuthAzureStorage:LastStringResult // Character (read-only)

In SQL Server stored procedures, this property holds the string return value of the most recent method call that returns a string. It is accessible only when Chilkat.Global.KeepStringResult is set to TRUE. SQL Server has limitations on string lengths returned from methods and properties, but temp tables can be used to access large strings.

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LastStringResultLen
oAuthAzureStorage:LastStringResultLen // Numeric (read-only)

The length, in characters, of the string contained in the LastStringResult property.

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Scheme
oAuthAzureStorage:Scheme // Character
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

Can be SharedKey or SharedKeyLite. The default value is SharedKey.

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Service
oAuthAzureStorage:Service // Character
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

Can be Blob, Queue, File, or Table. The default is Blob.

Note: Authentication for the Table service did not work in versions prior to v9.5.0.83.

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VerboseLogging
oAuthAzureStorage:VerboseLogging // Numeric

If set to 1, then the contents of LastErrorText (or LastErrorXml, or LastErrorHtml) may contain more verbose information. The default value is 0. Verbose logging should only be used for debugging. The potentially large quantity of logged information may adversely affect peformance.

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Version
oAuthAzureStorage:Version // Character (read-only)

Version of the component/library, such as "10.1.0"

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XMsVersion
oAuthAzureStorage:XMsVersion // Character
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

If set, automatically adds the x-ms-version HTTP request header to Azure Storage requests. The default value is 2014-02-14.

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