Chilkat v11.6.0 / v11.6.1 Release Notes
See Release Notes for Versions 11.6.0 and 11.6.1
Chilkat v11.5.0 Release Notes
✨ New Features HttpCurl A new Chilkat class has been added: HttpCurl The Chilkat.HttpCurl class executes curl commands and can automatically resolve dependent values needed by a request. Variables such as {{access_token}}, {{site_id}}, or {{drive_id}} may appear in URLs, headers, query parameters, or request bodies. If a variable is not yet known, HttpCurl builds […]
Chilkat v11.4.0 Release Notes
✨ New Features Js A new Chilkat class has been added: Js is a minimal, standards-compliant JavaScript engine designed to embed JavaScript inside applications with very small footprint and fast startup. It executes JavaScript code inside an application without requiring a browser or large runtime. See About the Chilkat.Js JavaScript Engine Ai Provider — […]
IMAP Login – BAD Command received in Invalid state
A Chilkat customer experienced the following behavior with Exchange Server in response to an IMAP login. This is the (edited) contents of the IMAP object’s SessionLog property: —-INFO—- Connecting to IMAP server at ***:143 —-IMAP RESPONSE—- * OK The Microsoft Exchange IMAP4 service is ready. —-IMAP REQUEST—- aaab LOGIN “***” —-IMAP RESPONSE—- aaab BAD Command […]
FTP Passive vs Active Mode Explained
This page explains Active and Passive mode in the FTP protocol. FTP Active vs. Passive Mode
Non-recursive Directory Tree Traversal
ASP: Iterate over Files and Directories in Filesystem Directory Tree SQL Server: Iterate over Files and Directories in Filesystem Directory Tree C#: Iterate over Files and Directories in Filesystem Directory Tree C++: Iterate over Files and Directories in Filesystem Directory Tree MFC: Iterate over Files and Directories in Filesystem Directory Tree C: Iterate over Files […]
How to use an ActiveX in VB6
There are two ways to reference an ActiveX in Visual Basic 6.0. The first is to select “Project–>References” from the VB6 menu. The second way is to select “Project–>Components…” from the VB6 menu. Important: You should do one or the other, but not both. Which do you choose? Use “Project–>References” if you are going to […]
Converting a PuTTY Private Key (.ppk) to OpenSSH (.pem)
ASP: Convert PuTTY Private Key (ppk) to OpenSSH (pem) SQL Server: Convert PuTTY Private Key (ppk) to OpenSSH (pem) C#: Convert PuTTY Private Key (ppk) to OpenSSH (pem) C++: Convert PuTTY Private Key (ppk) to OpenSSH (pem) MFC: Convert PuTTY Private Key (ppk) to OpenSSH (pem) C: Convert PuTTY Private Key (ppk) to OpenSSH (pem) […]
Error: The system cannot find the file specified
If a Chilkat method fails because a file was not found, the LastErrorText will contain information such as this: ChilkatLog: LoadFromFile: DllDate: Sep 1 2009 filename: myCert.cer Failed to open file (2) filename: myCert.cer currentWorkingDirectory: c:\windows\system32\inetsrv osErrorInfo: The system cannot find the file specified. WindowsError: 0x2 Failed. There are two key pieces of information to […]
Is Calling .Dispose() Recommended for C# and VB.NET?
Question: In your examples online, we have noticed that .Dispose() is never called after using Chilkat classes (we are writing in C#). Is calling .Dispose() recommended? Does your code not need to destroy any native resources or handles that would normally be cleaned up in the Dispose method (the IDisposeable interface) ? Answer: For objects […]
regsvr32 Problems
ActiveX components and controls have been around for many years. Unfortunately, when regsvr32 fails to register a DLL, the only information provided is an error code. Usually in the format of a 32-bit hex number, such as 0x80004005 (although not necessarily that particular error code, I simply picked one at random for this blog post). […]
su Supported by Chilkat SSH for Linux/Unix Servers?
Question: I don’t see anything in the documentation or examples to indicate that “su” is supported w/ SSH? Is it possible to login to a user account and then “su” to root? Answer: “su” is a command just like any other Unix/Linux command. It is typed at the command prompt, it does something, and a […]
Possible to use Email in non-HTML Mode Only?
Question: Is it possible to use the email component in non-HTML mode only? For instance, I don’t want to be seeing HTML in the .Body after downloading the message from the server. Answer: Any given email can have a plain-text body, an HTML body, or both. The emailObject.Body property will contain the HTML body if […]