gistfile1.cs

using System.IO;
using Microsoft.WindowsAzure;
using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient;

namespace SimpleWCFService
{
    public class Service1 : IService1
    {
        string storageConnectionString =
        "DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName={Storage Account Name};" +
        "AccountKey={PRIMARYKEY}";

        public bool SaveText(string content, string blobName, string containerName)
        {
            CloudStorageAccount storageAccount = 
                CloudStorageAccount.Parse(storageConnectionString);
            CloudBlobClient blobClient = storageAccount.CreateCloudBlobClient();
            // Retrieve a reference to a container 
            CloudBlobContainer container = 
                blobClient.GetContainerReference(containerName);
            // Create the container if it doesn't already exist
            container.CreateIfNotExist();
            // Retrieve reference to a blob named "myblob"
            CloudBlob blob = container.GetBlobReference(blobName);
            // Create or overwrite the blob with content
            blob.UploadText(content);
            return true;
        }

        public string RetrieveText(string containerName, string blobName)
        {
            CloudStorageAccount storageAccount = 
                CloudStorageAccount.Parse(storageConnectionString);
            CloudBlobClient blobClient = storageAccount.CreateCloudBlobClient();
            // Retrieve a reference to a container 
            CloudBlobContainer container = 
                blobClient.GetContainerReference(containerName);
            // Create the container if it doesn't already exist
            container.CreateIfNotExist();
            // Retrieve reference to a blob named "myblob"
            CloudBlob blob = container.GetBlobReference(blobName);
            StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(blob.OpenRead());
            return reader.ReadToEnd();
        }
    }
}