Cloud Storage Account Management

• Oct 29, 2020
• 2 minutes to read

This topic describes how to connect the ASPxUploadControl, ASPxFileManager and ASPxHtmlEditor controls to popular cloud storage services such as Amazon, Azure, Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive. This functionality, which allows end-users to work with files stored on a cloud storage service, can be implemented via the steps below.

1. Register a cloud storage account in the global.asax file on the Application_Start event using the following methods of the AccountManager class.

   • AccountManager.Register
   • AccountManager.RegisterAzure
   • AccountManager.RegisterAmazon
   • AccountManager.RegisterDropbox
   • AccountManager.RegisterGoogleDrive
   • AccountManager.RegisterOneDrive

   The example below illustrates how to register cloud storage accounts in the global.asax file.

   C#

   void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e) {
       DevExpress.Web.AccountManager.RegisterAzure("Azure1", "StorageName1", "AccessKey1");
       DevExpress.Web.AccountManager.RegisterAmazon("Amazon1", "AccessKeyID1", "SecretAccessKey1");
       DevExpress.Web.AccountManager.RegisterDropbox("Dropbox1", "AccessTokenValue1");
           DevExpress.Web.AccountManager.RegisterGoogleDrive("FileManagerGoogleDriveAccount", "[e-mail]", "..MIIEvQIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAASCBKcwggSjAgEAAoIBAQCVoaYrE7fEgu...");
           DevExpress.Web.AccountManager.RegisterGoogleDrivePersonal("FileManagerGoogleDrivePersonalAccount", "customClientID", "..MIIEvQIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAASCBKcwggSjAgEAAoIBAQCVoaYrE7fEgu...");
           DevExpress.Web.AccountManager.RegisterOneDrive("FileManagerOneDriveAccount", "f49c387c-1c25-4f27-855b-dfd3fd3", "..+SKN3n5H0/KZVb6c=...");
   }
   

2. Use a control’s AccountName property to specify the storage account to be used by a control. The following table lists AccountName properties for each control.

   Control	Settings
   ASPxUploadControl	UploadControlAmazonSettings.AccountName UploadControlAzureSettings.AccountName UploadControlDropboxSettings.AccountName UploadControlGoogleDriveSettings.AccountName UploadControlGoogleDrivePersonalSettings.AccountName (UploadControlGoogleDriveSettings.AccountName) UploadControlOneDriveSettings.AccountName UploadControlOneDrivePersonalSettings.AccountName (UploadControlOneDriveSettings.AccountName)
   ASPxFileManager	FileManagerAmazonProviderSettings.AccountName FileManagerAzureProviderSettings.AccountName FileManagerDropBoxProviderSettings.AccountName FileManagerGoogleDriveProviderSettings.AccountName FileManagerGoogleDrivePersonalProviderSettings.AccountName (FileManagerGoogleDriveProviderSettings.AccountName) FileManagerOneDriveProviderSettings.AccountName FileManagerOneDrivePersonalProviderSettings.AccountName (FileManagerOneDriveProviderSettings.AccountName)
   ASPxHtmlEditor	ASPxHtmlEditor.SettingsDialogs.InsertImageDialog.SettingsImageSelector.SettingsAzure.AccountName ASPxHtmlEditor.SettingsDialogs.InsertImageDialog.SettingsImageSelector.SettingsAmazon.AccountName ASPxHtmlEditor.SettingsDialogs.InsertImageDialog.SettingsImageSelector.SettingsDropbox.AccountName

   ASPX

   <dx:ASPxUploadControl ID="UploadControl" runat="server" UploadStorage="Azure">
       <AzureSettings AccountName="Azure1" ContainerName="uploadcontainer" />
   </dx:ASPxUploadControl>
   
   <dx:ASPxFileManager ID="FileManager" runat="server" ProviderType="Amazon">
       <SettingsAmazon AccountName="Amazon1" BucketName="filesbucket" Region="us-east-1" />
   </dx:ASPxFileManager>
   
   <dx:ASPxHtmlEditor ID="HtmlEditor" runat="server">
       <SettingsDialogs>
           <InsertImageDialog>
               <SettingsImageSelector Enabled="true" ProviderType="Dropbox">
                   <SettingsDropbox AccountName="Dropbox1" />
               </SettingsImageSelector>
               <SettingsImageUpload UploadStorage="Dropbox">
                   <DropboxSettings AccountName="Dropbox1" />
               </SettingsImageUpload>
           </InsertImageDialog>
       </SettingsDialogs>
   </dx:ASPxHtmlEditor>