Can I check if my understanding is correct here.
To create an Azure Storage table I have to C# or Javacript, PHP etc.
There is no GUI for simply creating a table? And if there is a GUI, is it popular/recommended approach or a niche thing?
What you're looking for is a Storage Explorer. There are many storage explorers available in the market today - There are both open source and commercial (both paid and free) storage explorers available. Please see this blog post from Windows Azure Storage Team about the list of storage explorers: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazurestorage/archive/2010/04/17/windows-azure-storage-explorers.aspx.
Apart from these, Visual Studio also has a storage explorer built into it. You can find that in the Server Explorer. I haven't used Eclipse but I have heard that there's a storage explorer there as well.
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On MacOS, I'm trying to restore Microsoft Azure File Explorer settings/configurations from an old hard drive backup. I'd like to get all the previous account connections back without having to set them up again manually. Where is this data stored in the MacOS directory structure so I can copy it to the new hard drive?
Not sure if that's doable as of today but this is definitely a much-requested feature:
Feature request : backup file #754
Export Settings (include Quick Access) #2880
Persisting the Transfer and such Explorer settings at machine level. #4169
Feel free to comment on any/all of the above issues adding more context or create a new issue for the Storage Explorer Team to evaluate and prioritize.
I am looking to do the following in Azure however I should point out that on my local machine I have no visual studio, no admin rights, no IT support and no tools (except SSMS) but I have a VERY strong drive to complete this work if its possible.
I have created an Azure blob which receives a file each day (zipped) from a 3rd party. I am looking to do the following:
1)Unzip the data in an automated fashion
2)Get the data into an Azure SQL database (already created) in an automated fashion
What I want to know is if this is possible to do using Azure alone or am I going to need admin rights / Visual Studio? If it is possible any directions that you could point me in would be greatly received!
Thanks
Dave
Based on your description, one approach would be to create a Blob Triggered Azure Function through the Azure Portal (Visual Studio is not required), unzip/process the file and save desired data into Azure SQL. Moreover, considering the there is only one new file per day, prefer the Consumption Plan to optimize cost.
Find more details about Azure Function Blob Binding at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-bindings-storage-blob.
Based on your description, one approach would be to create a Blob Triggered Azure Function through the Azure Portal (Visual Studio is not required), unzip/process the file and save desired data into Azure SQL. Moreover, considering the there is only one new file per day, prefer the Consumption Plan to optimize cost.
Find more details about Azure Function Blob Binding at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-bindings-storage-blob.
Spin up your data factory on Azure, unzip function is available on adf
Is there a way to examine an Azure blob's metadata through a web interface or the Azure portal?
I'm running into a problem where I set metadata on a blob programmatically, without any problems, but when I go back to read the metadata in another section of the program there isn't any. So I'd like to confirm that the metadata was, in fact, written to the cloud.
One of the simplest ways to set/get an Azure Storage Blob's metadata is by using the cross-platform Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer, which is a standalone app from Microsoft that allows you to easily work with Azure Storage data on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Just right click on the blob you want to examine and select Properties, you will see the metadata list if they exist.
Note: Version tested - 0.8.7
There is no way to check this on the portal, however you can try the Storage Explorer tool.
if you want to check the metadata in your code, please try this Get blob metadata
Is it not possible to rename an Azure Storage Table?
I cannot seem to find anything online (not even cmdlets). There are no options for this in Visual Studio Server Explorer, Cloud Storage Studio or TableXplorer.
You're correct. It is not possible to rename an Azure Storage Table (or Blob Container or Queue for that matter).
Possible solution would be to download all entities from the table and upload them again in another table. Once all entities are uploaded, you can then delete the old table. When downloading entities, please do keep Continuation Token in mind as querying table would return up to 1000 entities per request.
You can download all entities using either Cloud Storage Studio (or Azure Management Studio) from Cerebrata or TableXplorer. If you want, you can use Azure Management Cmdlets from Cerebrata as well. It has cmdlets to export a table (Export-Table) and restore a table (Restore-Table).
Now, you can rename Azure Tables with Microsoft's "Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer" (after version 0.8.3). You can also rename containers and file shares with this tool. See the release notes here.
Note that this feature has the following disclaimer during usage.
Renaming works by copying to the new name, then deleting the source item. Renaming a table currently loses the table's properties and metadata, and may take a while if there are lots of entities.
Therefore this is not an actual renaming behind the scenes and incurs read/write/transaction costs.
You can also use AzCopy, which is a Microsoft command line tool for downloading/moving table data.
I've just discovered that I have 100's of GB of log files/failed request logs on Azure Blob storage that have been accumulating over the years. Is there a tool or technique for managing them - the directory structure is convoluted so its not as easy as just sorting by date (I use Cloud Storage Studio as an Azure management tool)
[With apologies in advance if it feels like product plug] You could possibly look into Azure Diagnostics Manager (http://www.cerebrata.com/Products/AzureDiagnosticsManager). This tool is built specifically for viewing/managing Windows Azure Diagnostics. You could also look into Azure Management Studio (http://www.cerebrata.com) which combines Cloud Storage Studio and Azure Diagnostics Manager into one product and is currently in public beta.
Both tools allow you to purge old data, search for logs data based on date ranges.
(Disclosure: I'm part of Cerebrata team)