Windows Azure Storage Client Library for C++

The Windows Azure Storage Client Library for C++ allows you to build Windows Azure applications that take advantage of scalable cloud computing resources. Please note that this library is a CTP (Community Technology Preview) release.

Features

• Tables
  • Create/Delete Tables
  • Query/Create/Read/Update/Delete Entities
• Blobs
  • Create/Read/Update/Delete Blobs
• Queues
  • Create/Delete Queues
  • Insert/Peek Queue Messages
  • Advanced Queue Operations

Getting started

For the best development experience, developers should use the official Microsoft NuGet packages for libraries. NuGet packages are regularly updated with new functionality and hotfixes.

Requirements

• Windows Azure Subscription: To call Windows Azure services, you need to first create an account. Sign up for a free trial or use your MSDN subscriber benefits.

Need Help?

Be sure to check out the Windows Azure Developer Forums on MSDN if you have trouble with the provided code or use StackOverflow.

Collaborate & Contribute

We gladly accept community contributions.

• Issues: Please report bugs using the Issues section of GitHub
• Forums: Interact with the development teams on StackOverflow or the Windows Azure Forums
• Source Code Contributions: Please follow the contribution guidelines for Windows Azure open source that details information on onboarding as a contributor

For general suggestions about Windows Azure please use our UserVoice forum.

Download & Install

Via Git

To get the source code of the SDK via git just type:

git clone git://github.com/WindowsAzure/azure-storage-cpp.git
cd azure-storage-cpp

Via NuGet

To get the binaries of this library as distributed by Microsoft, ready for use within your project you can also have them installed by the package manager NuGet.

Install-Package wastorage -Pre

Code Samples

How-Tos focused around accomplishing specific tasks are available in the samples folder.