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 […]
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. […]
New examples demonstrating how to create a Zip archive using Unicode filenames: ASP: Create Zip with utf-8 Filenames (Unicode filenames) SQL Server: Create Zip with utf-8 Filenames (Unicode filenames) C#: Create Zip with utf-8 Filenames (Unicode filenames) C++: Create Zip with utf-8 Filenames (Unicode filenames) MFC: Create Zip with utf-8 Filenames (Unicode filenames) C: Create […]
These new examples demonstrate how to use IMAP in an SSH tunnel: ASP: IMAP SSH Tunneling (Port Forwarding) SQL Server: IMAP SSH Tunneling (Port Forwarding) C#: IMAP SSH Tunneling (Port Forwarding) C++: IMAP SSH Tunneling (Port Forwarding) MFC: IMAP SSH Tunneling (Port Forwarding) C: IMAP SSH Tunneling (Port Forwarding) Delphi: IMAP SSH Tunneling (Port Forwarding) […]
Here’s a new example: ASP: Encrypt URL Query Parameters SQL Server: Encrypt URL Query Parameters C#: Encrypt URL Query Parameters MFC: Encrypt URL Query Parameters Delphi: Encrypt URL Query Parameters Visual FoxPro: Encrypt URL Query Parameters Java: Encrypt URL Query Parameters Perl: Encrypt URL Query Parameters PHP: Encrypt URL Query Parameters Python: Encrypt URL Query […]
Here’s an example of uploading a file via a POST to Amazon S3: void TestPostAmazonS3Upload(void) { CkHttpRequest req; CkHttp http; bool success; // Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days. success = http.UnlockComponent(“Anything”); if (success != true) { printf(“%s\n”,http.lastErrorText()); return; } req.SetFromUrl(“http://something.s3.amazonaws.com/”); req.UseUpload(); req.AddParam(“key”,”file1005.dat”); req.AddParam(“AWSAccessKeyId”,”AA6SXJPBBBBGSZHEJ6ZZ”); req.AddParam(“acl”,”private”); req.AddParam(“success_action_redirect”,”http://www.something.com/blahblah.php”); req.AddParam(“policy”,”abcdefhijmF0aW9uIjogIjIwMDktMTItMDFUMTI6MDA6MDAuMDAwWiIsImNvbmRpdGlvbnMiOiBbeyJidWNrZXQiOiAidHlwaG9vbmRyaXZlIn0sWyJzdGFydHMtd2l0aCIsIiRrZXkiLCIiXSx7ImFjbCI6ICJwcml2YXRlIn0seyJzdWNjZXNzX2FjdGlvbl9yZWRpcmVjdCI6ICJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnR5cGhvb250b29scy5jb20vdHlwaG9vbmRyaXZlc3RvcC5waHAifSxbInN0YXJ0cy13aXRoIiwiJENvbnRlbnQtVHlwZSIsIiJdXX0=”); req.AddParam(“signature”,”abcdefwFQPpsAAAuCUY2m7g/kkw=”); req.AddParam(“Content-Type”,”application/octet-stream”); // The file […]
There are two possible ways to create an ActiveX within HTML. The first is via an Object HTML tag: <object name=”crypt2″ width=0 height=0 classid=”clsid:3352B5B9-82E8-4FFD-9EB1-1A3E60056904″ standby=”Loading Chilkat Crypt2…” type=”application/x-oleobject” codebase=”http://www.chilkatsoft.com/download/ChilkatCrypt2.cab”> </object> The 2nd way is to dynamically instantiate it within Javascript: var crypt; crypt = new ActiveXObject(“Chilkat.Crypt2”); If the object is created from within Javascript (via […]
Question: I have a question about ‘binding’ Chilkat EMAIL to a specific socket in .NET. The reason why I’m asking is; the servers on which I’m using the component have multiple NIC’s and each NIC can have multiple IP’s assigned. I need to software-select through which IP the mails shall be sent. Answer: The Chilkat Mailman […]
Charset Name Charset Value (Hex) Charset Value (Decimal) Code-Page ID ANSI_CHARSET 0x00 0 1252 DEFAULT_CHARSET 0x01 1 SYMBOL_CHARSET 0x02 2 SHIFTJIS_CHARSET 0x80 128 932 HANGUL_CHARSET 0x81 129 949 GB2312_CHARSET 0x86 134 936 CHINESEBIG5_CHARSET 0x88 136 950 GREEK_CHARSET 0xA1 161 1253 TURKISH_CHARSET 0xA2 162 1254 HEBREW_CHARSET 0xB1 177 1255 ARABIC_CHARSET 0xB2 178 1256 BALTIC_CHARSET 0xBA 186 […]
The Chilkat XML component library (for C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, ASP, VB6, FoxPro, Delphi, C++, C, Perl, Ruby, Python, Java, etc.) has a number of Search* methods. These methods search for a node in the XML document matching a specific criteria. For example, SearchForTag searches for the 1st node that has a tag with a specific […]
Question: What are the reserved characters we have to be aware of when naming folders? Answer: It depends on the operating system and filesystem-type of the computer. For example, in Windows, open Windows Explorer, select any file, press F2 to change the filename, and then try to insert a ‘?’ into the filename. You’ll see […]
The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and Your Firewall / Network Address Translation (NAT) Router / Load-Balancing Router Wikipedia: File Transfer Protocol Active FTP vs. Passive FTP, a Definitive Explanation The FTP2.DetermineSettings Method Issue when an FTP Server is behind a NAT Router FTP Blockers – TCP/IP Port Filtering and Anti-Virus Deep Inspection Firewalls and Passive […]
