The correct way to delete and recreate a Windows Azure Storage Table = Error 409 Conflict - Code : TableBeingDeleted

Question

Im really new to Windows Azure development and have a requirement to store some data in a windows azure storage table.

This table will really only exist to provide a qu

Answer 1

From MSDN: "Note that deleting a table is likely to take at least 40 seconds to complete. If an operation is attempted against the table while it was being deleted, the service returns status code 409 (Conflict), with additional error information indicating that the table is being deleted."

The only way to deal with this is to create a table with a different name. This could be as simple as appending a timestamp or GUID to your name. Just be careful to clean up your garbage.