Now click Queue to get a list of your Azure queues, then click on one of the queues to see queue properties and message information: I leave exploration of those options as an “exercise for the reader.” :-) Managing Queues By clicking on any one of the container names, you can see the blobs in that container and metadata about the container:īy right-clicking a blob name, you have a wide variety of options: …which will show you the blob containers that are in your storage account. Start by clicking on Blob below the Open button… Once you have selected your account, click Open and you should be ready to manage your blobs, queues, and tables. You can add as many accounts as you like and toggle back and forth between them in the Storage Explorer: Now provide your your storage account name and key and click OK: To add an actual Azure storage account, click Manage. This is the local storage account that simulates real Azure storage when you are running an application in the development fabric (an local environment that simulate the Azure environment, usually used for testing purposes).
Note that the storage account shown above is devstorageaccount1. With a bit of moving windows around, you should now be able to see something like this: Open the Windows Azure Perspective from the Windows menu:.
Instructions for doing this are in this post: Using the Windows Azure Tools for Eclipse with PHP. Install the Windows Azure Tools for Eclipse.To access the Windows Azure Storage Explorer, you need to do two things:
Accessing the Windows Azure Storage Explorer Directions for creating one are in the “How do I create a storage account?” section of this post: How to Run PHP in Windows Azure.
Of course, to make use of the Storage Explorer, you need an Azure Storage account. Here’s a screenshot from my Eclipse installation (I’ve minimized the PHP Project Explorer): I have found it very helpful for verifying scripts that interact with my Azure Storage account (Did that script actually upload the image? Was that table entry deleted?) and for cleaning things up after I’ve finished developing a script. It simply gives you a convenient UI for inserting or deleting objects in your Windows Azure storage. The Windows Azure Storage Explorer is a feature of the Windows Azure Tools for Eclipse that allows you to easily manage your Windows Azure blobs, queues, and tables. What is the Windows Azure Storage Explorer? What I didn’t talk about in that post was a nifty Eclipse feature (the Windows Azure Storage Explorer) that allows you easily manage your Windows Azure blobs, tables, and queues. Some time back I wrote a post that showed how to get started with creating Windows Azure PHP projects in Eclipse.
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