Chilkat v11.2.0 Release Notes

Pinned November 3, 2025

Previous Version: Chilkat v11.1.0 Release Notes The main addition in v11.2.0 is the Chilkat.Ai class, and the Chilkat.StringBuilder.MarkdownToHtml method. Ai: The Chilkat AI class provides a unified API for interacting with different AI providers: OpenAI, Google, Claude, xAI, Perplexity, and DeepSeek. It provides functionality for conversation management, multimodal inputs, and streaming mode. Markdown to HTML […]

Semantic Versioning Starting with Chilkat 10.0.0

Pinned September 26, 2024

Starting with the v10.0.0 release (end of September 2024), Chilkat moves to standard semantic versioning.   Prior to this release, for various technical reasons, Chilkat was stuck with versions 9.5.0.xx, where only xx changed. For this first leap to semantic versioning, where the major version changes to 10 (from 9), there are no backward incompatible changes.  […]

Unlock Chilkat at the Start of Each ASP Page

September 4, 2024 in Classic ASP

In Classic ASP, if you want to run the same code at the start of each web page, the best approach is to create an include file containing the code and then include that file at the beginning of each page. This way, you can centralize the code and ensure it runs on every page. […]

Explaining the Concept of Folders in AWS S3

August 30, 2024 in AWS S3

In AWS S3 (Simple Storage Service), the concept of folders does not exist in the traditional sense as it does in a typical file system. Instead, S3 is a flat storage system where all objects (files) are stored in a single, global namespace. However, AWS S3 simulates a folder-like structure through the use of object […]

Background Threads (Async) in Classic ASP

August 30, 2024 in Classic ASP

* Chilkat recommends avoiding the use of Async methods in Classic ASP.  In summary, the Chilkat Async methods run in a background thread (within Chilkat) and you don’t want the background thread to be running after the processing of the ASP page is completed. In Classic ASP, creating and managing background threads is not natively […]

HTTP GET Works in Browser but not in Application

August 29, 2024 in HTTPS

If an HTTP GET works in a browser, but does not work from your application, then check to see if your site uses Cloudfare with the Browser Integrity Check turned on.   If so, then for testing purposes, temporarily turn BIC off, and try again. The Browser Integrity Check (BIC) feature in Cloudflare is a security […]

Solution for Azure OAuth2 Error: Public clients can’t send a client secret.

August 4, 2024 in OAuth2

Problem: When trying to do get the initial OAuth2 authorization token from Azure (using Chilkat.OAuth2), I get the following error: {“error”:”invalid_request”,”error_description”:”AADSTS90023: Public clients can’t send a client secret. Trace ID: … Solution: Chilkat.OAuth2 is for desktop apps and scripts (i.e. not code that runs on a web server), but it still behaves as a “Web […]

Avoid Non-usascii Literal Strings in Source Code

July 30, 2024 in Chilkat

It’s generally not a good idea to use literal strings containing non-usascii chars in your source code, regardless of programming language. For example, in C++ a literal string would be like this: const char *s = “44ης Οδός, αρ.2”; Or perhaps in another programming language, such as DataFlex, it looks like this: Move “44ης Οδός, […]

GMail OAuth2 Scope for SMTP vs REST API

July 29, 2024 in GMail

There’s confusion about the OAuth2 scope required to send email via GMAIL. There are two ways to programmatically send email using your GMail account: Connecting to smtp.gmail.com using the SMTP protocol (i.e. using Chilkat.MailMan) Calling the GMail REST API over HTTPS using Chilkat.Http or Chilkat.Rest.   The scope for IMAP, POP, and SMTP access is […]

How to Get Malaysia MyInvois Validation Link

July 29, 2024 in tools.chilkat.io

Question: How is it possible to get the validation link for MyInvois? Answer: See the information here:   https://sdk.myinvois.hasil.gov.my/faq/#how-to-get-validation-link-and-generate-qr-code “The QR code (quick response code) can be generated from the validation link using any QR code generator. The validation link can be created using the format below: {envbaseurl}/uuid-of-document/share/longid The {envbaseurl} will need to be replaced with […]

Perl DynaLoader.pm: The specified module could not be found

July 23, 2024 in Perl

Question: I get the following error when trying to install the Chilkat Perl 5.24 module in ActiveState Perl on Windows C:\chilkat-9.5.0-perl-5.20-x86_64-mingw32>perl Makefile.pl Checking if your kit is complete… Looks good Generating a dmake-style Makefile Writing Makefile for chilkat Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json C:\chilkat-9.5.0-perl-5.20-x86_64-mingw32>dmake cp lib/chilkat.dll blib\lib\chilkat.dll cp lib/chilkat.pm blib\lib\chilkat.pm C:\chilkat-9.5.0-perl-5.20-x86_64-mingw32>dmake install Appending installation info to […]