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 — […]
Chilkat v10.1.0 / v10.1.1 Release Notes
Next Version: Chilkat v10.1.2 Release Notes Previous Version: Chilkat v10.0.0 Release Notes Prepare for Future Major Version Releases Global.DefaultUtf8: For programming languages where strings are null-terminated byte sequences (e.g., C, C++, Perl, Python 2.*, PHP, Ruby), set the Global.DefaultUtf8 property to true or false at the start of your application, ideally when calling UnlockBundle. The […]
Chilkat Secrets Class added in Version 10.1.0
Introduced in version 10.1.0, the Chilkat Secrets class enables managing secrets like passwords and OAuth2 tokens locally (on Windows and MacOS/iOS) and across various cloud platforms. It offers a unified API for seamless secret storage and supports the following standard operations: Create/Update a Secret List Secrets Delete a Secret Get a Secret’s Value Secrets can […]
Different Ways to Reference HTML Images in Email MIME
When including images in an HTML email , there are multiple ways to reference and embed the images. *** Use Chilkat.Email.AddRelatedFile or ChilkatEmail.AddRelatedBd to add an image referenced using Content-ID *** Use Chilkat.Email.AddRelatedFile2 or ChilkatEmail.AddRelatedBd2 to add an image referenced using Content-Location 1. Inline Data URLs Description: The image is embedded directly in the […]
Wrapping a Chilkat Synchronous Method in C# async/await
Chilkat provides its own Async functions, separate from C#’s async/await. For each synchronous Chilkat function that may take time due to network communication or other factors, an Async version is also available, returning a Chilkat Task object (distinct from C#’s Task object). Chilkat’s Async functionality exists in all of the programming languages: C++, PHP, Ruby, […]
Wasabi: The provided ‘x-amz-content-sha256’ header does not match what was computed.
As of 14-Oct-2024, Wasabi (an S3 compatible service), does not understand that uppercase/lowercase hex should not matter.. <Error> <Code>XAmzContentSHA256Mismatch</Code> <Message>The provided ‘x-amz-content-sha256’ header does not match what was computed.</Message> <ClientComputedContentSHA256>8AFBD736EC2917807F5FF5D8A9018846AA9D6B25EC839506DACE0D588DE491C5</ClientComputedContentSHA256> <S3ComputedContentSHA256>8afbd736ec2917807f5ff5d8a9018846aa9d6b25ec839506dace0d588de491c5</S3ComputedContentSHA256> <RequestId>…</RequestId> <HostId>…</HostId> <CMReferenceId>…</CMReferenceId> </Error>
Returning Binary Data from ActiveX to SQL Server varbinary(max)
The error -2147211494 (hex 0x80040202) in SQL Server when using “sp_OAMethod” typically indicates a type mismatch or invalid data type issue, particularly when interacting with COM objects that return binary data. The Chilkat ActiveX returns a SAFEARRAY of VT_UI1, which causes the problem explained below. The solution is to instead look for the Chilkat method that […]
How to Implement a REST API Function
Question: We are trying to interface with RingCentral to send faxes and they require us to upload the file and also send a JSON message at the same time – is there a function that can do this? Answer: The best way to solve such a problem is as follows: 1. Find the Developer Documentation […]
Error Code 800A01AD trying to CreateObject in VBScript
Question: I got the following error when trying to instantiate an ActiveX object in my VBScript (.vbs) Code “800A01AD”Message “ActiveX component can’t create object: ‘Chilkat.Cert’” Answer: It means the ActiveX is not registered. Yes, you probably registered the ActiveX, but you need to understand if your VBScript is running as a 32-bit process, or a […]
How to Run 32-bit vs 64-bit VBScript
To run a .vbs VBScript explicitly as either a 32-bit or 64-bit process on a 64-bit Windows system, you need to specify which version of the Windows Script Host (wscript or cscript) to use. By default, the script runs using the version of the Windows Script Host that matches the bitness of the environment in […]
Explaining .p7m and .p7s Files
.p7m and .p7s files are types of files associated with cryptographic signatures and encryption, specifically those based on the PKCS #7 standard. These files are commonly encountered in contexts like secure email and digitally signed documents. 1. What is a .p7m File? A .p7m file is a digitally signed or encrypted file that uses the […]