This blog post describes a general procedure for writing code that calls an HTTP/HTTPS POST REST API and parses the JSON or XML response. Step 1: Form the CURL Command A POST request in the form of a CURL command will look like this: curl -X POST https://test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk/organisations/vat/123456789/returns \ -H “Accept: application/vnd.hmrc.1.0+json” \ -H “Content-Type: application/json” \ -H “Authorization: Bearer […]
This blog post describes a general procedure for writing code that calls an HTTP/HTTPS GET REST API and parses the JSON or XML response. Step 1: Form the CURL Command A GET request in the form of a CURL command will look like this: curl -X GET https://test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk/organisations/vat/123456789/obligations \ -H “Accept: application/vnd.hmrc.1.0+json” \ -H “Authorization: Bearer hmrc_app_server_token” Some notes: Header […]
The v9.5.0.74 release notes are available here: Chilkat v9.5.0.74 Release Notes v9.5.0.75 Release Notes: Important: This release accidentally breaks Amazon MWS (not AWS) authentication. If using MWS, send email to support@chilkatsoft.com for a hotfix, or revert back to v9.5.0.73. Smartcard/USB Tokens Support for Smartcard and USB tokens is much improved. Note: At this point, smartcards and USB tokens are supported […]
Question: One use is for unzip a resource embed into an assembly (.dll). The resource is approximately 224MB in size. The program sometimes throws an out-of-memory exception. The exception is thrown by Chilkat.Zip.OpenFromMemory and OpenFromByteData methods. How can this problem be solved? Answer: First, this is truly an out-of-memory condition. The two possible solutions are (1) to allow […]
Question from User: Is there some sample code for Stripe Webhooks in classic ASP? I looked around, and didnt see anything. Specifically, validating the signatures https://stripe.com/docs/webhooks/signatures Answer: A Webhook is an HTTP POST that will get sent to your server when a particular event occurs. You would write an ASP page to receive the HTTP POST. The ASP code […]