AuthAzureSAS Delphi ActiveX Reference Documentation

TChilkatAuthAzureSAS

Current Version: 10.1.2

Requires Chilkat Bundle License

Provides general functionality for Azure Shared Access Signature (SAS) Authorization.

This class is introduced in Chilkat v9.5.0.65.

Importing the Chilkat ActiveX into Delphi

Important: When upgrading to a new version of Chilkat, make sure to re-imported ActiveX DLL into Delphi to regenerate the files described below.

Chilkat v9.5.*: If using Chilkat v9.5.*, then use "Chilkat_v9_5_0_TLB" instead of "Chilkat_TLB", and the DLLs are named ChilkatAx-9.5.0-win32.dll (or ChilkatAx-9.5.0-x64.dll).

Two things are required to use an ActiveX in Delphi:

The ActiveX DLL needs to be registered via regsvr32 on the system where the Delphi application runs. See How To Register ActiveX DLLs for detailed information.
See also: ActiveX Registration Tutorial
The ActiveX component needs to be "imported". Use the Delphi Import Component Wizard to import the Chilkat type library. This creates the following files: Chilkat_TLB.pas and Chilkat_TLB.dcr. The Chilkat_TLB.pas should be added to your project.

To import the Chilkat type library, do the following:

In the Delphi RAD Studio, select the menu item "Component" --> "Import a Type Library".
Find "Chilkat ActiveX" in the list and select it. This will only appear in the list if the ChilkatAx-win32.dll (or ChilkatAx-x64.dll) has been registered w/ regsvr32.
Check the "Generate Component Wrappers" checkbox.
Select a directory where the unit files (.pas and .dcr) should be generated.
Select "Create Unit" and then "Finish".
Add the .pas to your Delphi project.

To use a Chilkat ActiveX object in your Delphi code, add "Chilkat_TLB" to the "uses" statement. For example:

uses
  Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
  Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

Object Creation

var
obj: TChilkatAuthAzureSAS;
...
begin
obj := TChilkatAuthAzureSAS.Create(Self);
...
// When finished, free the object instance.
obj.Free();

Properties

AccessKey

property AccessKey: WideString

Introduced in version 9.5.0.65

This is the signing key (access key) that must be kept private. It is a base64 string such as "abdTvCZFFoWUyre6erlNN+IOb9qhXgDsyhrxmZvpmxqFDwpl9oD0X9Fy0hIQa6L5UohznRLmkCtUYySO4Y2eaw=="

More Information and Examples

How to Generate an Azure Service Bus Shared Access Signature (SAS)How to Generate an Azure Storage Account Shared Access Signature (SAS)

DebugLogFilePath

property DebugLogFilePath: WideString

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.

More Information and Examples

Example showing how to use DebugLogFilePath.

LastBinaryResult

property LastBinaryResult: OleVariant readonly

This property is mainly used in SQL Server stored procedures to retrieve binary data from the last method call that returned binary data. It is only accessible if Chilkat.Global.KeepBinaryResult is set to 1. This feature allows for the retrieval of large varbinary results in an SQL Server environment, which has restrictions on returning large data via method calls, though temp tables can handle binary properties.

LastErrorHtml

property LastErrorHtml: WideString readonly

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.

LastErrorText

property LastErrorText: WideString readonly

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.

More Information and Examples

Concept of LastErrorText LastErrorText Standard Information

LastErrorXml

property LastErrorXml: WideString readonly

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.

LastMethodSuccess

property LastMethodSuccess: Integer

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.

LastStringResult

property LastStringResult: WideString readonly

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.

More Information and Examples

Long Strings Returned by ActiveX Methods in SQL Server

LastStringResultLen

property LastStringResultLen: Integer readonly

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

StringToSign

property StringToSign: WideString

Introduced in version 9.5.0.65

Defines the format of the string to sign.

The format is specified as a comma-separated list of names. For example:

signedpermissions,signedstart,signedexpiry,canonicalizedresource,signedidentifier,signedIP,signedProtocol,signedversion,rscc,rscd,rsce,rscl,rsct

This will result in an actual string-to-sign that is composed of the values for each name separated by newline (LF) chars. For example:

signedpermissions + "\n" +  
signedstart + "\n" +  
signedexpiry + "\n" +  
canonicalizedresource + "\n" +  
signedidentifier + "\n" +  
signedIP + "\n" +  
signedProtocol + "\n" +  
signedversion + "\n" +  
rscc + "\n" +  
rscd + "\n" +  
rsce + "\n" +  
rscl + "\n" +  
rsct

VerboseLogging

property VerboseLogging: Integer

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.

Version

property Version: WideString readonly

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

More Information and Examples

How to get the Chilkat version at runtime.

Methods

Clear

procedure Clear();

Introduced in version 9.5.0.65

Clears all params set by the methods SetNonTokenParam and SetTokenParam.

Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.

GenerateToken

function GenerateToken(): WideString;

Introduced in version 9.5.0.65

Generates and returns the SAS token based on the defined StringToSign and params.

Returns a zero-length WideString on failure

More Information and Examples

How to Generate an Azure Service Bus Shared Access Signature (SAS)How to Generate an Azure Storage Account Shared Access Signature (SAS)Create an Azure Service SAS Use an Azure Service SAS

SetNonTokenParam

function SetNonTokenParam(name: WideString; value: WideString): Integer;

Introduced in version 9.5.0.65

Adds a non-token parameter name/value. This is a value that is included in the string to sign, but is NOT included as a parameter in the Authorization header.

Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.

SetTokenParam

function SetTokenParam(name: WideString; authParamName: WideString; value: WideString): Integer;

Introduced in version 9.5.0.65

Adds a token parameter name/value. This is a value that is included in the string to sign, and is also included as a parameter in the Authorization header.

Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.

More Information and Examples

Create an Azure Service SAS Use an Azure Service SAS