Windows Azure Storage Connection String

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If you are not using Visual Studio Cloud Projects (where one cloud project and n-number of Web/Worker Role project(s)) and building simple WebSite, you may need this.

This is the connection string you need in your Web.Config file under ConnectionStrings

 DefaultEndpointsProtocol=http;AccountName=[account_name];AccountKey=[account_key]

After which you need to initiate by doing

 CloudStorageAccount csa = CloudStorageAccount.Parse(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["DataConnection"].ConnectionString);

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