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Question: I used compiler from here for windows: http://mingw-w64.org/doku.php I built the application I described earlier. Looks like I have to supply libstdc++.dll along with the exe. Is it possible to build everything statically ? Answer: Yes, see here: https://blog.madewithdrew.com/post/statically-linking-c-to-go/ Specifically: $ go build –ldflags ‘-extldflags “-static”‘ file.go
Question: Do you know of an easy way to package up the python chilkat so that AWS Lambda supports it? Answer (Generously provided by Chilkat’s customer) “It ended up being easier than expected. Just untar the chilkat python download you provide, cd into the dir and zip the contents. With that zip file you can provide that to AWS Lambda […]
Question: We are about using Chilkat C++ library for an FTPS connection. I read on online documentation that there is method CkFtp2::put_AuthTls which allows setting TLS connection. Some questions about client behavior according to this method: if we don’t call this method, transmission is in clear text? Is it equivalent to CkFtp2::put_AuthTls(false)? If we call this method with parameter true […]
Question: I work with C++ Builder There are no problems with chilkatLib in IDE version XE8 but I still have some code in C++ Builder 2007 Is it possible to solve this case somehow: [ilink32 Error] Error: Unresolved external ‘__fseeki64’ referenced from LIB-WIN32\CHILKAT_CLASSIC_WIN32.LIB|ChilkatHandle ? Answer: The Chilkat static library for C++ Builder not intended for C++ Builder 2007, so it’s […]
The following error can be caused by firewall restrictions. I do not know the specifics of the firewall restrictions, but the TLS connection completes successfully in the prior call to Chilkat.Rest.Connect(). In other words, the TLS handshake completes successfully and then the firewall closes (or blocks) the connection. ChilkatLog: FullRequestFormUrlEncoded: DllDate: Jul 24 2019 ChilkatVersion: 9.5.0.79 UnlockPrefix: Start […]
Question: We are using your software with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, and it works on the client side, but not on the server. The server is started as a Windows service, but raises at start EventId 193 saying the assembly or one of its components could not be loaded, without further details. Can you tell me what the problem may […]
Here’s a YouTube video showing how to Generate Chilkat code from a working Postman request. https://youtu.be/DhfFTqt0Ihg
Chilkat v9.5.0.80 adds a new BinData function named GetBytesPtr. It returns a pointer to the internal bytes contained within the BinData. This post shows one way of writing those bytes to a Delphi TStream (using the Chilkat non-ActiveX Delphi DLL). procedure TForm1.Button2Click(Sender: TObject); var rawBytes: PByte; ItemCount: Integer; binDat: HCkBinData; Stream: TMemoryStream; Writer: TBinaryWriter; byteArr: TBytes; numBytes: Integer; i: Integer; […]
If you see the error lines “The connection already exists, as far as we know..” followed by “socketError: Broken pipe” in any LastErrorText for a method that sends an HTTP request, it means the following: The server replied to the previous request without a “Connection: close” header, thus allowing the client to keep the connection open for the next request. […]
This post explains the OAuth2 flow for desktop apps. It begins by calling OAuth2.StartAuth. The oauth2.StartAuth method does two things: 1) Returns a URL that should be displayed in a browser. 2) Starts a background thread to receive the redirect callback from the browser. The flow of control is like this: 1) The browser (popped up and displayed by the […]