Azure Blob Connector 25.3
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# Insert Data into Azure

The connector's `insert` fetch action can insert blobs into Azure Blob Storage. To use the `insert` action, you must construct some XML that specifies where to add each blob, and specifies the information to insert.

To insert a blob, specify the name of the file to insert using the `filename` property, and the name of the container using the `container` property. Use the `file` element to specify the content to insert. There are several ways to do this, such as specifying the path to a file or providing the content base-64 encoded. For more information about how to specify the source file, refer to the Azure Blob Connector Reference.

NOTE: The `insert` action does not create containers. Any container you specify must already exist.

The following example inserts a blob named `file.txt` in a container named `container1`. The file would contain the content "This is my file".

    <insertXML>
      <insert>
        <property name="container" value="container1" />
        <property name="filename" value="file.txt" />
        <file>
          <type>content</type>
          <content>VGhpcyBpcyBteSBmaWxl</content>
        </file>
        <insert_id>012345</insert_id>
      </insert>
    </insertXML>

The following example is the same, but uses the `reference` element specify where to insert the data. The reference must be in the form `http://accountname.blob.core.windows.net/container/filename`, where `container` is the container name and `filename` is the file name:

    <insertXML>
      <insert>
        <reference>http://account.blob.core.windows.net/container1/file.txt</reference>
        <file>
          <type>content</type>
          <content>VGhpcyBpcyBteSBmaWxl</content>
        </file>
        <insert_id>012346</insert_id>
      </insert>
    </insertXML>

Add the XML to the `insert` fetch action as the value of the `insertXML` action parameter. The XML must be URL encoded before being used in the action command. For example:

    http://host:port/action=Fetch&FetchAction=Insert
                                 &ConfigSection=MyTask
                                 &InsertXML=[URL encoded XML]

For more information about using the `insert` fetch action, refer to the Azure Blob Connector Reference.

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Azure Blob Connector 25.3

Topic Title: Insert Data into Azure