(Python) Using strings returned from sqlite3

In  the Python programming language, the strings returned from sqlite3 are unicode, not 8-bit strings. Chilkat API methods with string arguments expect either ANSI or utf-8 8-bit strings.  See these Python examples: http://www.example-code.com/python/python-source-file-encoding.asp http://www.example-code.com/python/python-charset.asp A unicode string returned from sqlite3 must be converted to an 8-bit string by using “str”, as shown below: … email.put_Subject(str(unicodeStr)) …

Mapped network drives are specific to the user account that created them

Question regarding SMTPQ: On the new server I mapped a network drive that was connected to the NAS box that holds the queue: s:\  =  \\xyz\smtpq\ When I set the folders in smtpQ Manager as follows the service will not start Queue Directory:    s:\queue Undelivered Directory:    s:\undelivered However if I use the network paths as follows: Queue Directory: \\xyz\smtpq\queue Undelivered […]

Unresolved External Solution for Chilkat in Visual Studio 2008 with C++ against Pocket PC 2003 (ARM)

Including Microsoft’s ccrtrtti.lib in the list of libraries for linking will solve unresolved externals such as the following: Chilkat_PPC_2003.lib(OutputFile.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol “const type_info::`vftable'” (??_7type_info@@6B@) Chilkat_PPC_2003.lib(FileDataSource.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol “const type_info::`vftable'” (??_7type_info@@6B@) Chilkat_PPC_2003.lib(zipCRC.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol “const type_info::`vftable'” (??_7type_info@@6B@) Chilkat_PPC_2003.lib(MemoryDataSource.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol “const type_info::`vftable'” (??_7type_info@@6B@) Chilkat_PPC_2003.lib(OutputDataBuffer.obj) : […]

GMail POP3 Authentication — Must Unlock Captcha

If captcha is enabled on your GMail account (and it is enabled by default), then GMail POP3 authentication will fail with this error (even though a correct login/password is provided) **** Connected to pop.gmail.com:995 < +OK Gpop ready for requests from 57.215.212.123 c23pf1097242ibu.22 > USER myaccount@something.com < +OK send PASS > PASS **** < -ERR [AUTH] Username and password not […]

Chilkat is available for the Android™ OS

The Chilkat libraries have been released for the Android™ mobile operating system. Go to Chilkat for Android The Chilkat for Android library supports Android Platform 2.0 (API Level 5) and above. Chilkat has been tested on Honeycomb (Android 3.0, API Level 11). The Chilkat library should be compatible with future versions of Android.

How to Compute a URL Signature for the Google Maps API

Examples for computing a URL signature for the Google Maps API: ASP: URL Signing for Google Maps API SQL Server: URL Signing for Google Maps API C#: URL Signing for Google Maps API C++: URL Signing for Google Maps API Objective-C: URL Signing for Google Maps API PowerShell: URL Signing for Google Maps API MFC: URL Signing for Google Maps […]

Linking C Language Windows DLL’s with Chilkat’s MinGW libs

(A helpful note from a Chilkat customer, reproduced in slightly edited form with permission) The primary issue was that I was creating a Windows DLL (using MinGW) rather than a Windows executable. Now, whilst I agree this shouldn’t make any difference it seems that it does. On the web site (http://www.chilkatsoft.com/downloads_mingw.asp) you indicate that MinGW systems should be linked with: […]