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DynamoDB - DeleteTable

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The DeleteTable operation deletes a table and all of its items. After a DeleteTable request, the specified table is in the DELETING state until DynamoDB completes the deletion.

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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -X POST https://dynamodb.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ \
//   -H "Accept-Encoding: identity" \
//   -H "Content-Type: application/x-amz-json-1.0" \
//   -H "Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=<Credential>, SignedHeaders=<Headers>, Signature=<Signature>" \
//   -H "X-Amz-Date: <Date>" \
//   -H "X-Amz-Target: DynamoDB_20120810.DeleteTable" \
//   -d '{
//     "TableName": "Thread"
// }'

// Use the following online tool to generate REST code from a CURL command
// Convert a cURL Command to REST Source Code

Dim authAws As New Chilkat.AuthAws
authAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"
authAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY"
// Don't forget to change the region to your particular region. (Also make the same change in the call to Connect below.)
authAws.Region = "us-west-2"
authAws.ServiceName = "dynamodb"
// SetAuthAws causes Chilkat to automatically add the following headers: Authorization, X-Amz-Date
success = rest.SetAuthAws(authAws)

// URL: https://dynamodb.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
Dim bTls As Boolean
bTls = True
Dim port As Int32
port = 443
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean
bAutoReconnect = True
// Don't forget to change the region domain (us-west-2.amazonaws.com) to your particular region.
success = rest.Connect("dynamodb.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog("ConnectFailReason: " + Str(rest.ConnectFailReason))
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Note: The above code does not need to be repeatedly called for each REST request.
// The rest object can be setup once, and then many requests can be sent.  Chilkat will automatically
// reconnect within a FullRequest* method as needed.  It is only the very first connection that is explicitly
// made via the Connect method.

// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
// Generate Code to Create JSON

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "TableName": "Thread"
// }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("TableName","Thread")

success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/x-amz-json-1.0")
success = rest.AddHeader("X-Amz-Target","DynamoDB_20120810.DeleteTable")
success = rest.AddHeader("Accept-Encoding","identity")

Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)
Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim respStatusCode As Int32
respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode
System.DebugLog("response status code = " + Str(respStatusCode))
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    System.DebugLog("Response Status Code = " + Str(respStatusCode))
    System.DebugLog("Response Header:")
    System.DebugLog(rest.ResponseHeader)
    System.DebugLog("Response Body:")
    System.DebugLog(sbResponseBody.GetAsString())
    Return
End If

Dim jsonResponse As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)

jsonResponse.EmitCompact = False
System.DebugLog(jsonResponse.Emit())

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "TableDescription": {
//     "TableArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/Thread",
//     "ItemCount": 0,
//     "ProvisionedThroughput": {
//       "NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0,
//       "ReadCapacityUnits": 5,
//       "WriteCapacityUnits": 5
//     },
//     "TableName": "Thread",
//     "TableSizeBytes": 0,
//     "TableStatus": "DELETING"
//   }
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

Dim TableDescriptionTableArn As String
TableDescriptionTableArn = jsonResponse.StringOf("TableDescription.TableArn")
Dim TableDescriptionItemCount As Int32
TableDescriptionItemCount = jsonResponse.IntOf("TableDescription.ItemCount")
Dim TableDescriptionProvisionedThroughputNumberOfDecreasesToday As Int32
TableDescriptionProvisionedThroughputNumberOfDecreasesToday = jsonResponse.IntOf("TableDescription.ProvisionedThroughput.NumberOfDecreasesToday")
Dim TableDescriptionProvisionedThroughputReadCapacityUnits As Int32
TableDescriptionProvisionedThroughputReadCapacityUnits = jsonResponse.IntOf("TableDescription.ProvisionedThroughput.ReadCapacityUnits")
Dim TableDescriptionProvisionedThroughputWriteCapacityUnits As Int32
TableDescriptionProvisionedThroughputWriteCapacityUnits = jsonResponse.IntOf("TableDescription.ProvisionedThroughput.WriteCapacityUnits")
Dim TableDescriptionTableName As String
TableDescriptionTableName = jsonResponse.StringOf("TableDescription.TableName")
Dim TableDescriptionTableSizeBytes As Int32
TableDescriptionTableSizeBytes = jsonResponse.IntOf("TableDescription.TableSizeBytes")
Dim TableDescriptionTableStatus As String
TableDescriptionTableStatus = jsonResponse.StringOf("TableDescription.TableStatus")