azure mobile services with xamarin.forms
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AZURE MOBILE SERVICES WITH
XAMARIN.FORMS
Prepared by
Eng Soon Cheah
Microsoft MVP
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Prerequisites
• Azure account
• Visual Studio 2015 with Xamarin
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Select New, then Select Web + Mobile and then Mobile App.
1
In the Mobile App account Tab, specify the desired configuration
for the Mobile App account (Name, & Resource Group). Click Create
button at the bottom of the screen to create the Mobile App.
2
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Your “firstazurexamarin” Mobile App Successful Created.
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In the Settings Tab for the new Mobile App backend, click Quick start > your client app
platform (Xamarin.Forms) > Connect a database,
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In the Add data connection Tab, click SQL Database, then create a new database, type the database Name, choose a pricing tier and then click Server and New
server blade, type a unique server name in the Server name field, provide a secure Server admin login and password.
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Step 1: Back in the Mobile App backend settings, click Quick start > your client platform (Xamarin.Forms).
Step 2: Under Create a table API, select your Backend language, either C# or Node.js.
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This is your result running in UWP
&You also can test in Android
Emulator
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References
• Getting Started with Azure Mobile Services
https://components.xamarin.com/gettingstarted/azure-mobile-services
• Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA)
https://mva.microsoft.com/colleges/xamarin
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