Automatically upload files in local directory to Azure Storage Explorer blob storage

Question

I wrote Python code to upload files from a local directory to a blob container in Azure Storage Explorer, and am now trying to do this automatically (i.e. if there are files in the directory, they are automatically uploaded). Is there any way I can do this?

import os
from azure.storage.blob import BlockBlobService
from azure.storage.blob import ContentSettings


accountName = "accountName"
ContainerSAS = "SAS_Key"
containerName = "containerName"

# Create reference to container using account name and SAS key
try:
    sas_service = BlockBlobService(account_name=accountName, 
    sas_token=ContainerSAS)
except Exception as e:
    print("Error during SAS service creation. Details: {0}".format(e))
print("Created SAS service with account {0}".format(accountName))

# Upload files to container from path
# directory_path = "< path to your directory >"
directory_path = "F:/dat_files_test"
for filename in os.listdir(directory_path):
    print(filename)
    blobName = filename
    localFile = directory_path + "/" + filename

    try:
        sas_service.create_blob_from_path(
        containerName,
        blobName,
        localFile,
        content_settings=ContentSettings(content_type='DPS/dat')
        )
    except Exception as e:
        print("Error during blob uploading. Details: {0}".format(e))
print("All files uploaded")

You would need something always running and listening on your local computer for files. What you do with those files is an implementation detail. In other words, this isn't a cloud computing or Azure problem — OneCricketeer
@cricket_007 thanks.. do you know any such software that constantly checks for files? or any suggestions for how I could do implement such a program on python? — Mridula Gunturi
When you said local files, you mean you file are on a VM (OnPrem/Cloud) or FTP or ??? — Thomas
@Thomas No, they’re in a local directory, as in a folder in my C drive. I need the program to run automatically whenever I start my computer. — Mridula Gunturi
I gurss you can find some watcher file service like this one: stackoverflow.com/questions/182197/… ??? — Thomas

GuruCharan94 GuruCharan94 · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-28T07:00:30

If I understand the problem, you want to constantly keep checking if files are present in a folder and if so, do something with the files (like send to Azure).

If that is the case, then Scheduler should help you.

Automatically upload files in local directory to Azure Storage Explorer blob storage

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