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How to download Blobs from Windows Azure

In this Post i would like tto explain about Downloading of Blobs using C# Code.

There are so many ways to download the Blob, am going to Explain Using Shared access signature(SAS).

//Using Azure Storage

// Retrieve storage account from connection string.           

 CloudStorageAccount storageAccount = CloudStorageAccount.Parse(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["StorageConnectionString"].ConnectionString);

                    // Create the blob client.

                    CloudBlobClient blobClient = storageAccount.CreateCloudBlobClient();

                    string containerName = (sender as LinkButton).CommandArgument;

                    string fileName = (sender as LinkButton).Text;

                    //getContainer Name

                    CloudBlobContainer container = blobClient.GetContainerReference("myContainer");

                    CloudBlockBlob blockBlob = container.GetBlockBlobReference(fileName);

                    if (blockBlob.Exists())

                    {

                        //set the cache control

                        Response.Cache.SetCacheability(HttpCacheability.Public);

                        Response.Cache.SetValidUntilExpires(true);

                        Response.Cache.SetMaxAge(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(300));

                        Response.Expires = 300;

                       

                        //set the output content type

                        Response.ContentType = blockBlob.Properties.ContentType;

                        Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename="+fileName);

                        //download the asset to the output stream

                        blockBlob.DownloadToStream(Response.OutputStream);

                    }

 

How to Change Configuration mode of Windows Azure website

Today i will explain how to change Configuration mode of Azure Website in Management Portal.

Select the Website which you want to Change and go to Configuration section, Here we can see the Option to Change either Release mode or Debug Mode.

How to debug Windows Azure WebSite with Visual Studio

Remote debugging is very simple with visual Studio 2013 and we can also debug Window azure websites with Visual Stuio 2012 fot this we need some settings to do.

In this article i will explain about how to debug Using Visual Studio 2013.

for this We need to Install Azure SDK from Version 2.2 onwards Remote Debugging is available for Windows Azure  Cloud Service.

We need to Stall Azure SDK 2.2 or latest versions of Azure SDK.

Download Azure SDK

Before Installing SDK, the Server Explorer will be like this

After Installing Now you will New Menu Options.

Remote Debugging :

1. Publish the Website with Configuration mode as debug.
2. Select the Website in Server Explorer and Choose an Option as Attach Debugger.

How to Remove items from the qury string after redirection

Today i will explain about the How to Remove items from the qury string after redirection.
Removing Items from QueryString.

For this we need to add following Using Statements in the Page.

using System.Collections;
using System.Reflection;

PropertyInfo isreadonly = typeof(System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection).GetProperty("IsReadOnly", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);

// Editable

isreadonly.SetValue(this.Request.QueryString, false, null);

// remove the Item

this.Request.QueryString.Remove("QueryStringParam");

The Process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.(Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070020)

The Process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.(Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070020)

This kind of Issue will come with Binding Conflict.There is an another application that is using port number 80.


You can run NETSAT -ano and find out the PID, May be the Process name Skype.exe

Could not load file or assembly 'Newtonsoft.json, Version=4.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed'

Could not load file or assembly 'Newtonsoft.json, Version=4.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed'

This kind of Errors will come if Pointing to the Wrong version of dll's.


In Package manager Console Execute: Update-Package -reinstall Newtonsoft.Json.

If you facing an Error after executing the Command, Change the Version of Json in web.config or app.config.

  <runtime>

    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">

      <dependentAssembly>

        <assemblyIdentity name="Newtonsoft.Json" culture="neutral" publicKeyToken="30ad4fe6b2a6aeed" />

        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.0.0" newVersion="6.0.0.0" />

      </dependentAssembly>

    </assemblyBinding>

  </runtime>

I Think you you are pointing to Wrong version, change it 4.5.0.0 to 6.0.0.0