AzureFile Component

Properties   Methods   Events   Config Settings   Errors  

The AzureFile component provides an easy to use interface to Microsoft's Azure File Storage service.

Syntax

TcsAzureFile

Remarks

The AzureFile component offers an easy-to-use API for the Microsoft Azure File Storage service. Capabilities include uploading and downloading files, strong encryption support, creating folders, file manipulation, and more.

Authentication

Authentication is simple, set the Account property to the name of the Azure Storage account to operate against, and set the AccessKey property to an Azure access key associated with that account.

Addressing Resources

Azure File Storage accounts can contain one or more file shares. Use the ListShares method to list available shares, and select which one the component should operate against using the Share property.

After selecting a share, address the files and folders within it using Linux-style absolute paths. Unless otherwise specified, the component always works in terms of absolute paths, and will always prepend a forward slash (/) to any path passed to it that does not already start with one.

Listing Directory Contents

ListResources lists resources (files and folders) within the specified directory. Calling this method will fire the ResourceList event once for each resource, and will also populate the Resource* properties. // ResourceList event handler. azurefile.OnResourceList += (s, e) => { Console.WriteLine(e.Name); }; azurefile.Share = "myshare"; do { azurefile.ListResources("/work_files/serious_business/cats"); for (int i = 0; i < azurefile.Resources.Count; i++) { // Process resources here. } } while (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(azurefile.ResourceMarker));

Downloading Files

The DownloadFile method downloads files.

If a stream has been specified using SetDownloadStream, the file data will be sent through it. If a stream is not specified, and LocalFile is set, the file will be saved to the specified location; otherwise, the file data will be held by ResourceData.

To download and decrypt an encrypted file, set EncryptionAlgorithm and EncryptionPassword before calling this method.

Download Notes

In the simplest use-case, downloading a file looks like this: azurefile.LocalFile = "../MyFile.zip"; azurefile.DownloadFile(azurefile.Resources[0].Path);

Resuming Downloads

The component also supports resuming failed downloads by using the StartByte property. If a download is interrupted, set StartByte to the appropriate offset before calling this method to resume the download. string downloadFile = "../MyFile.zip"; azurefile.LocalFile = downloadFile; azurefile.DownloadFile(azurefile.Resources[0].Path); //The transfer is interrupted and DownloadFile() above fails. Later, resume the download: //Get the size of the partially downloaded file azurefile.StartByte = new FileInfo(downloadFile).Length; azurefile.DownloadFile(azurefile.Resources[0].Path);

Resuming Encrypted File Downloads

Resuming encrypted file downloads is only supported when LocalFile was set in the initial download attempt.

If LocalFile is set when beginning an encrypted download, the component creates a temporary file in TempPath to hold the encrypted data until the download is complete. If the download is interrupted, DownloadTempFile will be populated with the path of the temporary file that holds the partial data.

To resume, DownloadTempFile must be populated, along with StartByte, to allow the remainder of the encrypted data to be downloaded. Once the encrypted data is downloaded it will be decrypted and written to LocalFile. azurefile.LocalFile = "../MyFile.zip"; azurefile.EncryptionPassword = "password"; azurefile.DownloadFile(azurefile.Resources[0].Path); //The transfer is interrupted and DownloadFile() above fails. Later, resume the download: //Get the size of the partially download temp file azurefile.StartByte = new FileInfo(azurefile.Config("DownloadTempFile")).Length; azurefile.DownloadFile(azurefile.Resources[0].Path);

Uploading Files

The UploadFile method uploads new files.

If SetUploadStream has been used to set an upload stream, it will take priority as the file data source. If LocalFile is set the file will be uploaded from the specified path. If LocalFile is not set the data in ResourceData will be used.

To encrypt the file before uploading it, set EncryptionAlgorithm and EncryptionPassword.

Upload Notes

The UploadFile method is a convenience method that performs a resumable file upload. When called, the component first uses CreateFile to initialize a new file entry on the server; and then it fragments the file data into smaller pieces and calls PutRange multiple times in succession to upload those fragments. The fragment size is fixed at 4MB (this is a server limitation that cannot be changed).

During the upload, the FragmentComplete event fires after each fragment is uploaded to indicate overall progress. The component also updates StartByte as necessary to indicate the current offset in the file.

If the upload is interrupted for any reason, resuming it is easy. First, verify that StartByte is populated (if the same instance of the component is used, they should already be populated, and no special action should be needed). If uploading from a stream, be sure to reset its position to where it was the first time the upload was started (typically the beginning). Then call UploadFile again to resume the upload at the specified StartByte offset. azurefile.LocalFile = "../MyFile.zip"; azurefile.UploadFile("MyFile.zip"); //The transfer is interrupted and UploadFile() above fails. Later, resume the download. //Using the same instance StartByte is already populated from the previous upload attempt. azurefile.UploadFile("MyFile.zip"); MemoryStream uploadStream = new MemoryStream(File.ReadAllBytes("../MyFile.zip")); azurefile.SetUploadStream(uploadStream); azurefile.UploadFile("MyFile.zip"); //The transfer is interrupted and UploadFile() above fails. Later, resume the download. //Using the same instance StartByte is already populated from the previous upload attempt. //You MUST reset the stream's position to where it was when you first started the upload! uploadStream.Position = 0; azurefile.UploadFile("MyFile.zip");

Additional Functionality

The AzureFile component offers advanced functionality beyond simple uploads and downloads. For instance:

• Encrypt and decrypt files using the EncryptionAlgorithm and EncryptionPassword properties.
• Basic file and folder manipulation and organization using methods such as CreateFolder, CopyFile, DeleteFolder, and DeleteFile.
• Advanced file manipulation with CreateFile, ResizeFile, PutRange, GetRanges, and ClearRange.
• Share manipulation with CreateShare, SetShareQuota, and DeleteShare.
• Retrieval of information and metadata for files, folders, and shares using GetFileInfo, GetFolderInfo, and GetShareInfo.
• And more!

Property List

The following is the full list of the properties of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Method List

The following is the full list of the methods of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Event List

The following is the full list of the events fired by the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Config Settings

The following is a list of config settings for the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

AccessKey Property (AzureFile Component)

The Azure access key to use for authentication.

Syntax

property AccessKey: String read get_AccessKey write set_AccessKey;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property specifies the Azure access key that should be used for authentication. It must be set before attempting any operations which connect to the server.

Both primary and secondary access keys are valid.

This property is not available at design time.

Account Property (AzureFile Component)

The Azure storage account name.

Syntax

property Account: String read get_Account write set_Account;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property specifies the name of the Azure storage account to operate against. It must be set before attempting any operations which connect to the server.

This property is not available at design time.

EncryptionAlgorithm Property (AzureFile Component)

The encryption algorithm.

Syntax

property EncryptionAlgorithm: TcsEncryptionAlgorithms read get_EncryptionAlgorithm write set_EncryptionAlgorithm;

TcsEncryptionAlgorithms = (
  eaAES,
  eaBlowfish,
  eaCAST,
  eaDES,
  eaIDEA,
  eaRC2,
  eaRC4,
  eaTEA,
  eaTripleDES,
  eaTwofish,
  eaRijndael,
  eaChaCha,
  eaXSalsa20
);

Default Value

eaAES

Remarks

This property specifies the encryption algorithm to be used. The maximum allowable key size is automatically used for the selected algorithm. Possible values are:

EncryptionPassword Property (AzureFile Component)

The encryption password.

Syntax

property EncryptionPassword: String read get_EncryptionPassword write set_EncryptionPassword;

Default Value

''

Remarks

If this property is populated when UploadFile or DownloadFile is called, the component will attempt to encrypt or decrypt the data before uploading or after downloading it.

The component uses the value specified here to generate the necessary encryption Key and IV values using the PKCS5 password digest algorithm. This provides a simpler alternative to creating and managing Key and IV values directly.

However, it is also possible to explicitly specify the Key and IV values to use by setting the EncryptionKey and EncryptionIV configuration settings. This may be necessary if, e.g., the data needs to be encrypted/decrypted by another utility which generates Key and IV values differently.

This property is not available at design time.

Firewall Property (AzureFile Component)

A set of properties related to firewall access.

Syntax

property Firewall: TcsFirewall read get_Firewall write set_Firewall;

Remarks

This is a Firewall-type property, which contains fields describing the firewall through which the component will attempt to connect.

Idle Property (AzureFile Component)

The current status of the component.

Syntax

property Idle: Boolean read get_Idle;

Default Value

true

Remarks

Idle will be False if the component is currently busy (communicating and/or waiting for an answer), and True at all other times.

This property is read-only.

LocalFile Property (AzureFile Component)

The location of the local file.

Syntax

property LocalFile: String read get_LocalFile write set_LocalFile;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property specifies the location of a file on disk. This is used as the source file when calling UploadFile or PutRange, and as the destination file when calling DownloadFile.

Note that if SetUploadStream or SetDownloadStream is called, the specified stream will be used instead of the file set here.

LocalHost Property (AzureFile Component)

The name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.

Syntax

property LocalHost: String read get_LocalHost write set_LocalHost;

Default Value

''

Remarks

The LocalHost property contains the name of the local host as obtained by the gethostname() system call, or if the user has assigned an IP address, the value of that address.

In multi-homed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface) setting LocalHost to the value of an interface will make the component initiate connections (or accept in the case of server components) only through that interface.

If the component is connected, the LocalHost property shows the IP address of the interface through which the connection is made in internet dotted format (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd). In most cases, this is the address of the local host, except for multi-homed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface).

NOTE: LocalHost is not persistent. You must always set it in code, and never in the property window.

Metadata Property (AzureFile Component)

A collection of metadata items.

Syntax

property Metadata: TcsAzureMetadataList read get_Metadata write set_Metadata;

Remarks

This collection holds a list of metadata items.

This collection is populated anytime one of GetFileInfo, GetFolderInfo, or GetShareInfo is called.

The items in this collection may be used by some of the following methods: UpdateMetadata, UploadFile, CreateFile, CopyFile, and CreateFolder.

This property is not available at design time.

OtherHeaders Property (AzureFile Component)

This property includes other headers as determined by the user (optional).

Syntax

property OtherHeaders: String read get_OtherHeaders write set_OtherHeaders;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property can be set to a string of headers to be appended to the HTTP request headers created from other properties like ContentType and From.

The headers must follow the format Header: Value as described in the HTTP specifications. Header lines should be separated by CRLF ('#13#10') .

Use this property with caution. If this property contains invalid headers, HTTP requests may fail.

This property is useful for extending the functionality of the component beyond what is provided.

This property is not available at design time.

Overwrite Property (AzureFile Component)

Determines if local files are overwritten.

Syntax

property Overwrite: Boolean read get_Overwrite write set_Overwrite;

Default Value

false

Remarks

This property controls whether local files are overwritten when calling DownloadFile. It is only applicable to local files. The default value is False.

ParsedHeaders Property (AzureFile Component)

This property includes a collection of headers returned from the last request.

Syntax

property ParsedHeaders: TcsHeaderList read get_ParsedHeaders;

Remarks

This property contains a collection of headers returned from the last request. Whenever headers are returned from the server, the headers are parsed into a collection of headers. Each Header in this collection contains information describing that header.

MaxHeaders can be used to control the maximum number of headers saved.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Prefix Property (AzureFile Component)

A prefix used to restrict the results returned when listing resources or shares.

Syntax

property Prefix: String read get_Prefix write set_Prefix;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property, if non-empty, is used to restrict the results returned by ListResources or ListShares to only the items whose names begin with the given value.

This property is not available at design time.

Proxy Property (AzureFile Component)

A set of properties related to proxy access.

Syntax

property Proxy: TcsProxy read get_Proxy write set_Proxy;

Remarks

This property contains fields describing the proxy through which the component will attempt to connect.

QueryParams Property (AzureFile Component)

Additional query parameters to be included in the request.

Syntax

property QueryParams: TcsQueryParamList read get_QueryParams write set_QueryParams;

Remarks

This is a collection of query parameters that will be added to the request. Parameters can be added via the AddQueryParam method.

Ranges Property (AzureFile Component)

A collection of byte ranges.

Syntax

property Ranges: TcsAzureRangeList read get_Ranges;

Remarks

This collection holds a list of byte ranges.

Calling GetRanges will populate this collection.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

ResourceData Property (AzureFile Component)

The data that was downloaded, or that should be uploaded.

Syntax

property ResourceData: String read get_ResourceData write set_ResourceData;
property ResourceDataB: TBytes read get_ResourceDataB write set_ResourceDataB;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property is populated with file data after calling DownloadFile if SetDownloadStream and LocalFile are not set.

This property can also be set before calling UploadFile; its data will be uploaded if SetUploadStream and LocalFile are not set.

This property is not available at design time.

ResourceMarker Property (AzureFile Component)

A marker indicating what page of resources to return next.

Syntax

property ResourceMarker: String read get_ResourceMarker write set_ResourceMarker;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property will be populated when ListResources is called if the results are paged and there are more pages. To list all resources, continue to call ListResources until this property returns empty string.

Refer to ListResources for more information.

This property is not available at design time.

Resources Property (AzureFile Component)

A collection of resources.

Syntax

property Resources: TcsAzureFileResourceList read get_Resources;

Remarks

This collection holds a list of file and folder resources.

Calling ListResources or GetResourceInfo will populate this collection.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Share Property (AzureFile Component)

Selects a share.

Syntax

property Share: String read get_Share write set_Share;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property selects a share, by name, for the component to operate against. It must be set before attempting most operations.

Share Name Rules

Share names must adhere to the following rules:

• Must be 3 to 63 characters long.
• Must start with a letter or number; and may only contain letters, numbers, and hyphens.
• All letters much be lowercase. (For convenience, the component will automatically lowercase all letters in any value assigned to Share.)
• All hyphens must be immediately preceded and followed by a letter or number (consecutive hyphens are not allowed).

This property is not available at design time.

ShareMarker Property (AzureFile Component)

A marker indicating what page of shares to return next.

Syntax

property ShareMarker: String read get_ShareMarker write set_ShareMarker;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property will be populated when ListShares is called if the results are paged and there are more pages. To list all shares, continue to call ListShares until this property returns empty string.

Refer to ListShares for more information.

This property is not available at design time.

Shares Property (AzureFile Component)

A collection of shares.

Syntax

property Shares: TcsAzureFileShareList read get_Shares;

Remarks

This collection holds a list of shares.

Calling ListShares or GetShareInfo will populate this collection.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded Property (AzureFile Component)

This is the certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

property SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded: String read get_SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded write set_SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded;
property SSLAcceptServerCertEncodedB: TBytes read get_SSLAcceptServerCertEncodedB write set_SSLAcceptServerCertEncodedB;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This is the certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

When Encoded is set, a search is initiated in the current Store for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, Subject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, Subject is set to an empty string.

This property is not available at design time.

SSLCertEncoded Property (AzureFile Component)

This is the certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

property SSLCertEncoded: String read get_SSLCertEncoded write set_SSLCertEncoded;
property SSLCertEncodedB: TBytes read get_SSLCertEncodedB write set_SSLCertEncodedB;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This is the certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

When Encoded is set, a search is initiated in the current Store for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, Subject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, Subject is set to an empty string.

This property is not available at design time.

SSLCertStore Property (AzureFile Component)

This is the name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

property SSLCertStore: String read get_SSLCertStore write set_SSLCertStore;
property SSLCertStoreB: TBytes read get_SSLCertStoreB write set_SSLCertStoreB;

Default Value

'MY'

Remarks

This is the name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The StoreType property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by Store. If the store is password protected, specify the password in StorePassword.

Store is used in conjunction with the Subject property to specify client certificates. If Store has a value, and Subject or Encoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the Subject property for details.

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:

When the certificate store type is PFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is PFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e., PKCS#12 certificate store).

SSLCertStorePassword Property (AzureFile Component)

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

Syntax

property SSLCertStorePassword: String read get_SSLCertStorePassword write set_SSLCertStorePassword;

Default Value

''

Remarks

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

SSLCertStoreType Property (AzureFile Component)

This is the type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

property SSLCertStoreType: TcsCertStoreTypes read get_SSLCertStoreType write set_SSLCertStoreType;

TcsCertStoreTypes = (
  cstUser,
  cstMachine,
  cstPFXFile,
  cstPFXBlob,
  cstJKSFile,
  cstJKSBlob,
  cstPEMKeyFile,
  cstPEMKeyBlob,
  cstPublicKeyFile,
  cstPublicKeyBlob,
  cstSSHPublicKeyBlob,
  cstP7BFile,
  cstP7BBlob,
  cstSSHPublicKeyFile,
  cstPPKFile,
  cstPPKBlob,
  cstXMLFile,
  cstXMLBlob,
  cstJWKFile,
  cstJWKBlob,
  cstSecurityKey,
  cstBCFKSFile,
  cstBCFKSBlob,
  cstPKCS11,
  cstAuto
);

Default Value

cstUser

Remarks

This is the type of certificate store for this certificate.

The component supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used, the component will automatically determine the type. This property can take one of the following values:

SSLCertSubject Property (AzureFile Component)

This is the subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

property SSLCertSubject: String read get_SSLCertSubject write set_SSLCertSubject;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This is the subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

This property must be set after all other certificate properties are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store to locate a certificate with a matching subject.

If a matching certificate is found, the property is set to the full subject of the matching certificate.

If an exact match is not found, the store is searched for subjects containing the value of the property.

If a match is still not found, the property is set to an empty string, and no certificate is selected.

The special value "*" picks a random certificate in the certificate store.

The certificate subject is a comma-separated list of distinguished name fields and values. For instance, "CN=www.server.com, OU=test, C=US, E=support@nsoftware.com". Common fields and their meanings are as follows:

If a field value contains a comma, it must be quoted.

SSLProvider Property (AzureFile Component)

This specifies the SSL/TLS implementation to use.

Syntax

property SSLProvider: TcsTSSLProviders read get_SSLProvider write set_SSLProvider;

TcsTSSLProviders = (
  sslpAutomatic,
  sslpPlatform,
  sslpInternal
);

Default Value

sslpAutomatic

Remarks

This property specifies the SSL/TLS implementation to use. In most cases the default value of 0 (Automatic) is recommended and should not be changed. When set to 0 (Automatic) the component will select whether to use the platform implementation or the internal implementation depending on the operating system as well as the TLS version being used.

Possible values are:

In most cases using the default value (Automatic) is recommended. The component will select a provider depending on the current platform.

When Automatic is selected, on Windows the component will use the platform implementation. On Linux/macOS the component will use the internal implementation. When TLS 1.3 is enabled via SSLEnabledProtocols the internal implementation is used on all platforms.

SSLServerCertEncoded Property (AzureFile Component)

This is the certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

property SSLServerCertEncoded: String read get_SSLServerCertEncoded;
property SSLServerCertEncodedB: TBytes read get_SSLServerCertEncodedB;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This is the certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

When Encoded is set, a search is initiated in the current Store for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, Subject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, Subject is set to an empty string.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

StartByte Property (AzureFile Component)

The byte offset from which to start the upload or download.

Syntax

property StartByte: Int64 read get_StartByte write set_StartByte;

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property may be set to resume an upload or download; it specifies the offset in the file (or stream, when uploading) from which to resume. See UploadFile and DownloadFile for details about resuming uploads and downloads.

When uploading from a stream, the component will always seek forward in the stream if the value of StartByte is greater than 0 when UploadFile is called. Keep this in mind when resuming interrupted uploads.

This property is not available at design time.

Timeout Property (AzureFile Component)

A timeout for the component.

Syntax

property Timeout: Integer read get_Timeout write set_Timeout;

Default Value

60

Remarks

If the Timeout property is set to 0, all operations will run uninterrupted until successful completion or an error condition is encountered.

If Timeout is set to a positive value, the component will wait for the operation to complete before returning control.

The component will use DoEvents to enter an efficient wait loop during any potential waiting period, making sure that all system events are processed immediately as they arrive. This ensures that the host application does not "freeze" and remains responsive.

If Timeout expires, and the operation is not yet complete, the component raises an exception.

Please note that by default, all timeouts are inactivity timeouts, i.e. the timeout period is extended by Timeout seconds when any amount of data is successfully sent or received.

The default value for the Timeout property is 60 seconds.

UseSSL Property (AzureFile Component)

Whether to use SSL/TLS when connecting.

Syntax

property UseSSL: Boolean read get_UseSSL write set_UseSSL;

Default Value

true

Remarks

This property specifies whether the component should use SSL/TLS when connecting.

This property is not available at design time.

AbortCopy Method (AzureFile Component)

Aborts a copy operation.

Syntax

procedure AbortCopy(DestFilePath: String; CopyId: String);

Remarks

This method aborts the copy operation identified by the given CopyId for the destination file at DestFilePath in the share currently selected by Share.

Note that the destination file will still exist after aborting a copy operation, but it will be empty.

AddMetadata Method (AzureFile Component)

Adds a metadata item to the Metadata properties.

Syntax

procedure AddMetadata(Name: String; Value: String);

Remarks

This method adds a metadata item to the Metadata properties. Name specifies the name of the item, and Value specifies the value of the item.

Note that the component will automatically prepend x-ms-meta- to metadata item names (as necessary) when they are submitted to the server. Also note that while metadata item names are case-preserving, they are not case-sensitive.

AddQueryParam Method (AzureFile Component)

Adds a query parameter to the QueryParams properties.

Syntax

procedure AddQueryParam(Name: String; Value: String);

Remarks

This method is used to add a query parameter to the QueryaParam* properties. Name specifies the name of the parameter, and Value specifies the value of the parameter.

All specified Values will be URL encoded by the component automatically. Consult the service documentation for details on the available parameters.

ClearRange Method (AzureFile Component)

Clears a range of bytes from a file.

Syntax

procedure ClearRange(FilePath: String; First: Int64; Last: Int64);

Remarks

This method clears the range of bytes from First to Last (inclusive) from the file at FilePath in the share currently selected by Share.

The server tracks ranges of file data in 512-byte chunks, aligned to the absolute beginning of the file. When this method is called, the server frees any such chunks that are completely covered by the specified range of bytes ([First]-[Last]), and writes 0s to the appropriate portions of any chunks which are not completely covered by that range.

Freed chunks are not included in the results returned by GetRanges.

Config Method (AzureFile Component)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

function Config(ConfigurationString: String): String;

Remarks

Config is a generic method available in every component. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the component.

These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the component, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.

To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).

To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.

CopyFile Method (AzureFile Component)

Copies a file.

Syntax

function CopyFile(FromFilePath: String; ToFilePath: String; ToShare: String): String;

Remarks

This method copies the file at FromFilePath (in the share currently selected by Share) to the path ToFilePath in the share ToShare. If this method finishes successfully, it will either return an asynchronous copy operation Id, or an empty string (if the copy has finished already).

If ToShare is empty, the current value of Share will be used instead. If ToShare is non-empty, the value will automatically be lowercased when preparing the request.

Any parent folders included in ToFilePath must already exist.

If the destination file already exists, it will be overwritten.

As long as the server doesn't return an error, this method will always populate the CopyId and CopyStatus configuration settings (and clear CopyProgress and CopyStatusDesc).

Asynchronous Copy Notes

As mentioned, this method will return a copy operation Id if the copy operation was started asynchronously. In this case, use the GetFileInfo method to poll the destination file's information, which will cause the CopyStatus, CopyStatusDesc, and CopyProgress configuration settings to be refreshed.

A copy operation whose CopyStatus is still pending may also be aborted by passing the copy operation Id returned by this method (or later retrieved from CopyId) to the AbortCopy method. // Copy a file to another location within the same share. string copyResult = azurefile.CopyFile("/folder1/important.zip", "/folder2/secrets.zip", ""); // If the returned value *isn't* empty string, then we'll monitor the status of the // asynchronous copy operation by polling once every 2 seconds using GetFileInfo(). if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(copyResult)) { do { azurefile.GetFileInfo("/folder2/secrets.zip"); Console.WriteLine("Copy progress: " + azurefile.Config("CopyProgress")); } while (azurefile.Config("CopyStatus") == "pending"); }

CreateFile Method (AzureFile Component)

Initializes a new file.

Syntax

function CreateFile(NewFilePath: String; FileLength: Int64): String;

Remarks

This method initializes a new file with a given FileLength (in bytes) at the specified NewFilePath in the share currently selected by Share. The path of the newly-initialized file is returned.

Any parent folders included in NewFilePath must already exist.

If the SendMetadata configuration setting is enabled when this method is called, all items in the Metadata* properties will be sent along with the creation request.

Note: This method is typically only useful for advanced use-cases. To upload a file, just call UploadFile.

Usage Notes

This method does not upload or otherwise allocate any data, it just creates the file entry and "reserves" storage space for it. After a file has been created with this method, the following methods can be used to manipulate its data:

• The PutRange method can be used to upload ranges of data (up to 4MB at once) to the file.
• The ClearRange method can be used to clear an arbitrary range of data from the file, allowing the server to release the associated storage resources.
• The GetRanges method can be used to obtain a list of all data ranges present in the file.

CreateFolder Method (AzureFile Component)

Creates a new folder.

Syntax

function CreateFolder(NewFolderPath: String): String;

Remarks

This method creates a new folder at the specified NewFolderPath in the share currently selected by Share. The path of the newly-created folder is returned.

Any parent folders included in NewFolderPath must already exist.

If the SendMetadata configuration setting is enabled when this method is called, all items in the Metadata* properties will be sent along with the creation request.

CreateShare Method (AzureFile Component)

Creates a new share.

Syntax

procedure CreateShare();

Remarks

This method creates a new share using the name specified by the Share property.

If the CreateShareQuota configuration setting is a positive, non-zero integer when this method is called, the share will be created with a space quota of that many GB. A share's space quota may be changed at any time using the SetShareQuota method.

If the SendMetadata configuration setting is enabled when this method is called, all items in the Metadata* properties will be sent along with the creation request.

Share Name Rules

Share names must adhere to the following rules:

• Must be 3 to 63 characters long.
• Must start with a letter or number; and may only contain letters, numbers, and hyphens.
• All letters much be lowercase. (For convenience, the component will automatically lowercase all letters in any value assigned to Share.)
• All hyphens must be immediately preceded and followed by a letter or number (consecutive hyphens are not allowed).

DeleteFile Method (AzureFile Component)

Deletes a file.

Syntax

procedure DeleteFile(FilePath: String);

Remarks

This method deletes the file at the specified FilePath in the share currently selected by Share.

DeleteFolder Method (AzureFile Component)

Deletes a folder.

Syntax

procedure DeleteFolder(FolderPath: String);

Remarks

This method deletes the folder at the specified FolderPath in the share currently selected by Share.

Only empty folders may be deleted; non-empty folders must be emptied first.

DeleteShare Method (AzureFile Component)

Deletes a share.

Syntax

procedure DeleteShare();

Remarks

This method deletes the share currently selected by the Share property.

If the currently selected Share has any snapshots associated with it, and the DeleteShareSnapshots configuration setting is disabled (default) when this method is called, the server will return an error. Shares with snapshots can only be deleted after enabling DeleteShareSnapshots.

Note that, according to the Azure File Storage documentation, a share's name cannot be reused until at least 30 seconds after its deletion.

DownloadFile Method (AzureFile Component)

Downloads a file.

Syntax

procedure DownloadFile(FilePath: String);

Remarks

This method downloads the file at the specified FilePath in the share currently selected by Share.

If a stream has been specified using SetDownloadStream, the file data will be sent through it. If a stream is not specified, and LocalFile is set, the file will be saved to the specified location; otherwise, the file data will be held by ResourceData.

To download and decrypt an encrypted file, set EncryptionAlgorithm and EncryptionPassword before calling this method.

Download Notes

In the simplest use-case, downloading a file looks like this: azurefile.LocalFile = "../MyFile.zip"; azurefile.DownloadFile(azurefile.Resources[0].Path);

Resuming Downloads

The component also supports resuming failed downloads by using the StartByte property. If a download is interrupted, set StartByte to the appropriate offset before calling this method to resume the download. string downloadFile = "../MyFile.zip"; azurefile.LocalFile = downloadFile; azurefile.DownloadFile(azurefile.Resources[0].Path); //The transfer is interrupted and DownloadFile() above fails. Later, resume the download: //Get the size of the partially downloaded file azurefile.StartByte = new FileInfo(downloadFile).Length; azurefile.DownloadFile(azurefile.Resources[0].Path);

Resuming Encrypted File Downloads

Resuming encrypted file downloads is only supported when LocalFile was set in the initial download attempt.

If LocalFile is set when beginning an encrypted download, the component creates a temporary file in TempPath to hold the encrypted data until the download is complete. If the download is interrupted, DownloadTempFile will be populated with the path of the temporary file that holds the partial data.

To resume, DownloadTempFile must be populated, along with StartByte, to allow the remainder of the encrypted data to be downloaded. Once the encrypted data is downloaded it will be decrypted and written to LocalFile. azurefile.LocalFile = "../MyFile.zip"; azurefile.EncryptionPassword = "password"; azurefile.DownloadFile(azurefile.Resources[0].Path); //The transfer is interrupted and DownloadFile() above fails. Later, resume the download: //Get the size of the partially download temp file azurefile.StartByte = new FileInfo(azurefile.Config("DownloadTempFile")).Length; azurefile.DownloadFile(azurefile.Resources[0].Path);

GetFileInfo Method (AzureFile Component)

Gets a file's information and metadata.

Syntax

procedure GetFileInfo(FilePath: String);

Remarks

This method gets information and metadata for the file at the specified FilePath in the share currently selected by Share.

Calling this method will fire the ResourceList event, will re-populate the Resource* properties with a single item, and will re-populate the Metadata* properties with any metadata currently associated with the file.

GetFolderInfo Method (AzureFile Component)

Gets a folder's information and metadata.

Syntax

procedure GetFolderInfo(FolderPath: String);

Remarks

This method gets information and metadata for the folder at the specified FolderPath in the share currently selected by Share.

FolderPath can be empty string to get information about the root folder of the share.

Calling this method will fire the ResourceList event, will re-populate the Resource* properties with a single item, and will re-populate the Metadata* properties with any metadata currently associated with the folder.

GetLink Method (AzureFile Component)

Creates a link that provides access to a share or file.

Syntax

function GetLink(FilePath: String; Permissions: String; StartTime: String; ExpiryTime: String): String;

Remarks

This method creates and returns a shared access signature (SAS), which is a link that provides access to a specific share or file. The following table indicates which inputs must be provided to produce a link of the desired type:

Permissions specifies what permissions the SAS grants, in the form of an abbreviated permissions list. Refer to this section of Azure's "Create a Service SAS" article for more information about how to format this value.

StartTime and ExpiryTime specify the UTC start and end times of the SAS's validity interval. Refer to this section of Azure's "Create a Service SAS" article for more information about how to format these values.

StartTime may be empty, in which case the server will assume that the link is valid immediately. Permissions and ExpiryTime must both be non-empty, unless an si query parameter that references a stored access policy (which has corresponding non-empty values) is present in the QueryParam* properties.

If any of the query parameters listed below are present in the QueryParam* properties when this method is called, they will be included when creating the SAS. All other application-specified query parameters are ignored.

• Response headers: rscc, rscd, rsce, rscl, rsct
• IP address (single or range): sip
• Allowed HTTP protocol(s): spr
• Stored access policy ("signed identifier"): si

For more information about SAS links, refer to Azure's Create a Service SAS article.

GetRanges Method (AzureFile Component)

Gets the list of allocated data ranges in a file.

Syntax

procedure GetRanges(FilePath: String);

Remarks

This method gets the list of allocated data ranges in the file at the specified FilePath in the share currently selected by Share and populates the Range* properties with the results.

The server tracks ranges of file data in 512-byte chunks, aligned to the absolute beginning of the file; thus, the size of every range returned by this method will always be a multiple of 512. Chunks that are not currently allocated (either because no data has been written to them, or because they've been freed with ClearRange) will not be returned by this method.

GetShareInfo Method (AzureFile Component)

Gets a share's information and metadata.

Syntax

procedure GetShareInfo();

Remarks

This method gets information and metadata for the share currently selected by the Share property.

Calling this method will fire the ShareList event, will re-populate the Share* properties with a single item, and will re-populate the Metadata* properties with any metadata currently associated with the share.

Interrupt Method (AzureFile Component)

Interrupt the current method.

Syntax

procedure Interrupt();

Remarks

If there is no method in progress, Interrupt simply returns, doing nothing.

ListResources Method (AzureFile Component)

Lists resources in a given folder.

Syntax

procedure ListResources(FolderPath: String);

Remarks

This method lists the resources in the folder at the specified FolderPath in the share currently selected by Share.

Before calling this method, the Prefix property may be set in order to restrict the results to only the items whose names begin with a given string. The MaxResults configuration setting may also be used to limit the number of results returned.

Calling this method will fire the ResourceList event once for each resource, and will also populate the Resource* properties.

If there are still more resources available to list when this method returns, the ResourceMarker property will be populated. Continue to call this method until ResourceMarker is empty to accumulate all pages of results in the Resource* properties.

Note that the server only returns the following resource properties when listing resources (use GetFileInfo or GetFolderInfo to retrieve all properties for a specific resource):

• Name
• Path (populated by the component automatically)
• Share (populated by the component automatically)
• Size
• Type

ListShares Method (AzureFile Component)

Lists shares in the file storage account.

Syntax

procedure ListShares();

Remarks

This method lists the shares in the file storage account specified by the Account property.

Before calling this method, the Prefix property may be set in order to restrict the results to only the items whose names begin with a given string. The MaxResults configuration setting may also be used to limit the number of results returned.

Calling this method will fire the ShareList event once for each share, and will also populate the Share* properties.

If there are still more shares available to list when this method returns, the ShareMarker property will be populated. Continue to call this method until ShareMarker is empty to accumulate all pages of results in the Share* properties.

Note that the server does not return the shares' SpaceUsed property when listing shares; use GetShareInfo to retrieve all properties for a specific share. // ShareList event handler. azurefile.OnShareList += (s, e) => { Console.WriteLine(e.Name); }; do { azurefile.ListShares(); for (int i = 0; i < azurefile.Shares.Count; i++) { // Process shares here. } } while (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(azurefile.ShareMarker));

PutRange Method (AzureFile Component)

Uploads a range of data to a file.

Syntax

procedure PutRange(FilePath: String; WriteOffset: Int64);

Remarks

This method uploads a range of data to the file at the specified FilePath in the share currently selected by Share. The data to upload cannot be larger than 4MB (4194304 bytes), and is written to the file at the given WriteOffset (specified in bytes).

The server tracks ranges of file data in 512-byte chunks, aligned to the absolute beginning of the file. However, neither the WriteOffset nor the length of the data to upload need be a multiple of 512. Any portions of a chunk not written to will be populated with 0s.

Note that, according to the Azure File Storage documentation, this operation requires a write lock on the entire file in order to complete successfully.

Reset Method (AzureFile Component)

Resets the component to its initial state.

Syntax

procedure Reset();

Remarks

This method resets the component to its initial state.

ResizeFile Method (AzureFile Component)

Resizes a file.

Syntax

procedure ResizeFile(FilePath: String; NewSize: Int64);

Remarks

This method resizes the file at the specified FilePath in the share currently selected by Share. NewSize, which is specified in bytes, cannot be negative.

SetDownloadStream Method (AzureFile Component)

Sets the stream to which downloaded data will be written.

Syntax

procedure SetDownloadStream(DownloadStream: TStream);

Remarks

If a download stream is set before data is downloaded, the downloaded data will be written to the stream. The stream should be open and normally set to position 0.

Note: Passing a non-null value for DownloadStream will cause LocalFile to be cleared. Similarly, setting LocalFile to a non-empty value will discard any stream set using this method.

SetShareQuota Method (AzureFile Component)

Sets a share's space quota.

Syntax

procedure SetShareQuota(Quota: Integer);

Remarks

This method sets the size, in GB, of the space quota imposed on the share currently selected by the Share property. Quota must be greater than 0.

It is legal to lower a share's quota to a value less than its current space usage. However, doing so will prevent new space from being allocated until either the space usage falls below quota or the quota is raised above the space usage.

SetUploadStream Method (AzureFile Component)

Sets the stream from which data is read when uploading.

Syntax

procedure SetUploadStream(UploadStream: TStream);

Remarks

If an upload stream is set before data is uploaded, the content of the stream will be read by the component and uploaded to the server. The stream should be open and normally set to position 0.

Note: Passing a non-null value for UploadStream will cause LocalFile to be cleared. Similarly, setting LocalFile to a non-empty value will discard any stream set using this method.

UpdateMetadata Method (AzureFile Component)

Sets the metadata for a file, folder, or share.

Syntax

procedure UpdateMetadata(Path: String; ResourceType: Integer);

Remarks

This method sets the metadata for a file, folder, or share to the items currently held by the Metadata* properties. The ResourceType parameter indicates the kind of resource the component should prepare the request for; possible values are:

• 0: Set the metadata for the file at the specified Path in the share currently selected by Share.
• 1: Set the metadata for the folder at the specified Path in the share currently selected by Share.
• 2: Set the metadata for the share currently selected by Share (Path is ignored).

Note that it is not possible to do a partial metadata update. That is, all metadata currently associated with the remote entity will be replaced with the metadata sent in the request.

UploadFile Method (AzureFile Component)

Uploads a new file resource.

Syntax

function UploadFile(NewFilePath: String): String;

Remarks

This method uploads a new file resource at the specified NewFilePath in the share currently selected by Share. The path of the newly-created file is returned.

Any parent folders included in NewFilePath must already exist.

If the SendMetadata configuration setting is enabled when this method is called, all items in the Metadata* properties will be sent along with the creation request.

If SetUploadStream has been used to set an upload stream, it will take priority as the file data source. If LocalFile is set the file will be uploaded from the specified path. If LocalFile is not set the data in ResourceData will be used.

To encrypt the file before uploading it, set EncryptionAlgorithm and EncryptionPassword.

Upload Notes

The UploadFile method is a convenience method that performs a resumable file upload. When called, the component first uses CreateFile to initialize a new file entry on the server; and then it fragments the file data into smaller pieces and calls PutRange multiple times in succession to upload those fragments. The fragment size is fixed at 4MB (this is a server limitation that cannot be changed).

During the upload, the FragmentComplete event fires after each fragment is uploaded to indicate overall progress. The component also updates StartByte as necessary to indicate the current offset in the file.

If the upload is interrupted for any reason, resuming it is easy. First, verify that StartByte is populated (if the same instance of the component is used, they should already be populated, and no special action should be needed). If uploading from a stream, be sure to reset its position to where it was the first time the upload was started (typically the beginning). Then call UploadFile again to resume the upload at the specified StartByte offset. azurefile.LocalFile = "../MyFile.zip"; azurefile.UploadFile("MyFile.zip"); //The transfer is interrupted and UploadFile() above fails. Later, resume the download. //Using the same instance StartByte is already populated from the previous upload attempt. azurefile.UploadFile("MyFile.zip"); MemoryStream uploadStream = new MemoryStream(File.ReadAllBytes("../MyFile.zip")); azurefile.SetUploadStream(uploadStream); azurefile.UploadFile("MyFile.zip"); //The transfer is interrupted and UploadFile() above fails. Later, resume the download. //Using the same instance StartByte is already populated from the previous upload attempt. //You MUST reset the stream's position to where it was when you first started the upload! uploadStream.Position = 0; azurefile.UploadFile("MyFile.zip");

EndTransfer Event (AzureFile Component)

This event fires when a document finishes transferring.

Syntax

type TEndTransferEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  Direction: Integer
) of Object;

property OnEndTransfer: TEndTransferEvent read FOnEndTransfer write FOnEndTransfer;

Remarks

The EndTransfer event is fired when the document text finishes transferring from the server to the local host.

The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.

Error Event (AzureFile Component)

Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

type TErrorEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  ErrorCode: Integer;
  const Description: String
) of Object;

property OnError: TErrorEvent read FOnError write FOnError;

Remarks

The Error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing. Normally the component raises an exception.

The ErrorCode parameter contains an error code, and the Description parameter contains a textual description of the error. For a list of valid error codes and their descriptions, please refer to the Error Codes section.

FragmentComplete Event (AzureFile Component)

Fires after each fragment of a resumable upload is completed.

Syntax

type TFragmentCompleteEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  FragmentNumber: Integer;
  FragmentCount: Integer;
  var Interrupt: Boolean
) of Object;

property OnFragmentComplete: TFragmentCompleteEvent read FOnFragmentComplete write FOnFragmentComplete;

Remarks

When UploadFile is called, this event will fire after each fragment is uploaded, providing an indication of overall upload progress.

FragmentNumber is the number of the current fragment that has completed. This value begins at 1.

FragmentCount is the total number of fragments that will be uploaded.

Interrupt can be set to True to interrupt the upload. The upload may be resumed later.

Header Event (AzureFile Component)

This event is fired every time a header line comes in.

Syntax

type THeaderEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  const Field: String;
  const Value: String
) of Object;

property OnHeader: THeaderEvent read FOnHeader write FOnHeader;

Remarks

The Field parameter contains the name of the HTTP header (which is the same as it is delivered). The Value parameter contains the header contents.

If the header line being retrieved is a continuation header line, then the Field parameter contains '' (empty string).

Log Event (AzureFile Component)

This event fires once for each log message.

Syntax

type TLogEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  LogLevel: Integer;
  const Message: String;
  const LogType: String
) of Object;

property OnLog: TLogEvent read FOnLog write FOnLog;

Remarks

This event fires once for each log message generated by the component. The verbosity is controlled by the LogLevel setting.

LogLevel indicates the level of message. Possible values are as follows:

The value 1 (Info) logs basic information, including the URL, HTTP version, and status details.

The value 2 (Verbose) logs additional information about the request and response.

The value 3 (Debug) logs the headers and body for both the request and response, as well as additional debug information (if any).

Message is the log entry.

LogType identifies the type of log entry. Possible values are as follows:

• "Info"
• "RequestHeaders"
• "ResponseHeaders"
• "RequestBody"
• "ResponseBody"
• "ProxyRequest"
• "ProxyResponse"
• "FirewallRequest"
• "FirewallResponse"

Progress Event (AzureFile Component)

Fires during an upload or download to indicate transfer progress.

Syntax

type TProgressEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  Direction: Integer;
  BytesTransferred: Int64;
  TotalBytes: Int64;
  PercentDone: Integer
) of Object;

property OnProgress: TProgressEvent read FOnProgress write FOnProgress;

Remarks

This event fires during an upload or download to indicate the progress of the transfer of the entire request. By default, this event will fire each time PercentDone increases by one percent; the ProgressStep configuration setting can be used to alter this behavior.

Direction indicates whether the transfer is an upload (0) or a download (1).

BytesTransferred reflects the number of bytes that have been transferred so far, or 0 if the transfer is starting (however, see note below).

TotalBytes reflects the total number of bytes that are to be transferred, or -1 if the total is unknown. This amount includes the size of everything in the request like HTTP headers.

PercentDone reflects the overall progress of the transfer, or -1 if the progress cannot be calculated.

Note: By default, the component tracks transfer progress absolutely. If a transfer is interrupted and later resumed, the values reported by this event upon and after resumption will account for the data that was transferred before the interruption.

For example, if 10MB of data was successfully transferred before the interruption, then this event will fire with a BytesTransferred value of 10485760 (10MB) when the transfer is first resumed, and then continue to fire with successively greater values as usual.

This behavior can be changed by disabling the ProgressAbsolute configuration setting, in which case the component will treat resumed transfers as "new" transfers. In this case, the BytesTransferred parameter will always be 0 the first time this event fires, regardless of whether the transfer is new or being resumed.

ResourceList Event (AzureFile Component)

Fires once for each resource returned when listing resources.

Syntax

type TResourceListEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  const Name: String;
  const Path: String;
  const Share: String;
  ResourceType: Integer;
  const ModifiedTime: String;
  Size: Int64;
  const ETag: String
) of Object;

property OnResourceList: TResourceListEvent read FOnResourceList write FOnResourceList;

Remarks

This event fires once for each resource returned when ListResources, GetFileInfo, or GetFolderInfo is called.

Name is the name of the resource.

Path is the full path of the resource (not including the share).

Share is the name of the share the resource resides in.

ResourceType reflects the resource's type. Possible values are:

ModifiedTime is the last modified time of the resource, formatted according to RFC 1123. (Note: this parameter is not populated by calls to ListResources.)

Size is the size of the file. Always 0 for folders.

ETag is the ETag of the resource. (Note: this parameter is not populated by calls to ListResources.)

ShareList Event (AzureFile Component)

Fires once for each share returned when listing shares.

Syntax

type TShareListEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  const Name: String;
  const ModifiedTime: String;
  const ETag: String;
  Quota: Integer
) of Object;

property OnShareList: TShareListEvent read FOnShareList write FOnShareList;

Remarks

This event fires once for each share returned when ListShares or GetShareInfo is called.

Name is the name of the share.

ModifiedTime is the last modified time of the share, formatted according to RFC 1123.

ETag is the ETag of the share.

Quota is the share's space quota, in GB.

SSLServerAuthentication Event (AzureFile Component)

Fired after the server presents its certificate to the client.

Syntax

type TSSLServerAuthenticationEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  CertEncoded: String;
  CertEncodedB: TBytes;
  const CertSubject: String;
  const CertIssuer: String;
  const Status: String;
  var Accept: Boolean
) of Object;

property OnSSLServerAuthentication: TSSLServerAuthenticationEvent read FOnSSLServerAuthentication write FOnSSLServerAuthentication;

Remarks

During this event, the client can decide whether or not to continue with the connection process. The Accept parameter is a recommendation on whether to continue or close the connection. This is just a suggestion: application software must use its own logic to determine whether or not to continue.

When Accept is False, Status shows why the verification failed (otherwise, Status contains the string OK). If it is decided to continue, you can override and accept the certificate by setting the Accept parameter to True.

SSLStatus Event (AzureFile Component)

Fired when secure connection progress messages are available.

Syntax

type TSSLStatusEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  const Message: String
) of Object;

property OnSSLStatus: TSSLStatusEvent read FOnSSLStatus write FOnSSLStatus;

Remarks

The event is fired for informational and logging purposes only. This event tracks the progress of the connection.

StartTransfer Event (AzureFile Component)

This event fires when a document starts transferring (after the headers).

Syntax

type TStartTransferEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  Direction: Integer
) of Object;

property OnStartTransfer: TStartTransferEvent read FOnStartTransfer write FOnStartTransfer;

Remarks

The StartTransfer event is fired when the document text starts transferring from the server to the local host.

The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.

Transfer Event (AzureFile Component)

This event is fired while a document transfers (delivers document).

Syntax

type TTransferEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  Direction: Integer;
  BytesTransferred: Int64;
  PercentDone: Integer;
  Text: String;
  TextB: TBytes
) of Object;

property OnTransfer: TTransferEvent read FOnTransfer write FOnTransfer;

Remarks

The Text parameter contains the portion of the document text being received. It is empty if data are being posted to the server.

The BytesTransferred parameter contains the number of bytes transferred in this Direction since the beginning of the document text (excluding HTTP response headers).

The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.

The PercentDone parameter shows the progress of the transfer in the corresponding direction. If PercentDone can not be calculated the value will be -1.

Note: Events are not re-entrant. Performing time-consuming operations within this event will prevent it from firing again in a timely manner and may affect overall performance.

AzureFileResource Type

An Azure File service file or folder.

Remarks

This type represents an Azure File service file or folder.

Fields

Constructors

constructor Create();

AzureFileShare Type

An Azure File service share.

Remarks

This type represents an Azure File service share.

Fields

Constructors

constructor Create();

AzureMetadata Type

An Azure metadata item.

Remarks

This type represents an Azure metadata item.

Fields

Constructors

constructor Create();

constructor Create(valName: String; valValue: String);

AzureRange Type

An Azure byte range.

Remarks

This type represents an Azure byte range.

Fields

Firewall Type

The firewall the component will connect through.

Remarks

When connecting through a firewall, this type is used to specify different properties of the firewall, such as the firewall Host and the FirewallType.

Fields

Constructors

constructor Create();

Header Type

This is an HTTP header as it is received from the server.

Remarks

When a header is received through a Header event, it is parsed into a Header type. This type contains a Field, and its corresponding Value.

Fields

Constructors

constructor Create();

constructor Create(valField: String; valValue: String);

Proxy Type

The proxy the component will connect to.

Remarks

When connecting through a proxy, this type is used to specify different properties of the proxy, such as the Server and the AuthScheme.

Fields

Constructors

constructor Create();

constructor Create(valServer: String; valPort: Integer);

constructor Create(valServer: String; valPort: Integer; valUser: String; valPassword: String);

QueryParam Type

A query parameter to send in the request.

Remarks

This type represents a query parameter to send in the request.

Fields

Constructors

constructor Create();

constructor Create(valName: String; valValue: String);

Config Settings (AzureFile Component)

AzureFile Config Settings

<firstlevel>
  <one>value</one>
  <two>
    <item>first</item>
    <item>second</item>
  </two>
  <three>value three</three>
</firstlevel>

{
  "firstlevel": {
    "one": "value",
    "two": ["first", "second"],
    "three": "value three"
  }
}

HTTP Config Settings

TCPClient Config Settings

SSL Config Settings

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
..
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
..
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

Socket Config Settings

Base Config Settings

Trappable Errors (AzureFile Component)

Common Errors

The component may also return one of the following error codes, which are inherited from other components.

HTTP Errors

The component may also return one of the following error codes, which are inherited from other components.

TCPClient Errors

SSL Errors

TCP/IP Errors