PowerBuilder AWS S3: Delete File from an S3 Bucket

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Demonstrates how to delete a file from an S3 bucket. This example deletes the file /chilkat.ocean/starfishCopy.jpg. A response status code equal to 204 is returned for success (with an empty response body).

Documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/RESTObjectDELETE.html

CURL Command

curl -X DELETE https://chilkat.ocean.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/starfishCopy.jpg

PowerBuilder Example

integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Rest
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_AuthAws
integer li_BTls
integer li_Port
integer li_BAutoReconnect
oleobject loo_SbResponseBody
integer li_RespStatusCode

loo_Rest = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Rest.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Rest")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Rest
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

loo_AuthAws = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_AuthAws.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.AuthAws")

loo_AuthAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"
loo_AuthAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY"
loo_AuthAws.Region = "us-west-2"
loo_AuthAws.ServiceName = "s3"
loo_Rest.SetAuthAws(loo_AuthAws)

//  URL: https://chilkat.ocean.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/starfishCopy.jpg
li_BTls = 1
li_Port = 443
li_BAutoReconnect = 1
li_Success = loo_Rest.Connect("chilkat.ocean.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",li_Port,li_BTls,li_BAutoReconnect)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug "ConnectFailReason: " + string(loo_Rest.ConnectFailReason)
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_AuthAws
    return
end if

loo_SbResponseBody = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbResponseBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")

li_Success = loo_Rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("DELETE","/starfishCopy.jpg",loo_SbResponseBody)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_AuthAws
    destroy loo_SbResponseBody
    return
end if

li_RespStatusCode = loo_Rest.ResponseStatusCode
if li_RespStatusCode >= 400 then
    Write-Debug "Response Status Code = " + string(li_RespStatusCode)
    Write-Debug "Response Header:"
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.ResponseHeader
    Write-Debug "Response Body:"
    Write-Debug loo_SbResponseBody.GetAsString()
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_AuthAws
    destroy loo_SbResponseBody
    return
end if



destroy loo_Rest
destroy loo_AuthAws
destroy loo_SbResponseBody