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The previous version release notes: Chilkat v9.5.0.78 Release Notes Chilkat v9.5.0.79 Release Notes 21-May-2019 HttpResponse: (fixed) The FullMime property did not return the full MIME of the HTTP response. Instead, it returned the BodyStr. 27-May-2019: SFtp, Ssh: Added the LastJsonData method. This provides the ability to get additional information for some method calls. For example, after calling Connect the LastJsonData […]
(The previous version release notes: Chilkat v9.5.0.77 Release Notes ) v9.5.0.78 Release Notes 2-April-2019 CkString: The appendHexData method would terminate with an unnecessary LF if the passed in data was a multiple of 16. 2-April-2019 Imap: Fixed a problem parsing IMAP server responses when fetching emails with AutoDownloadAttachments=false where the email is empty without attachments. 2-April-2019 PrivateKey: Fixed a problem […]
This blog post serve’s as Chilkat’s bookmark/reminder to this tutorial: http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?852949-VB6-Tutorial-Using-OCX-Files-with-SxS-Technology It shows how to use the Chilkat ActiveX DLL with a VB6 application in such a way that the DLL can be located (side-by-side) with the .exe and no Windows registration is necessary. It requires a manifest XML file, which can be downloaded here: https://www.chilkatdownload.com/chilkat_activex_manifest.zip I haven’t actually stepped […]
Chilkat v9.5.0.76 Release Notes Chilkat v9.5.0.78 Release Notes v9.5.0.77 Release Notes: Email: The NumRelatedItems property was 1 too large in some cases. Bz2: PercentDone callbacks were not working. MailMan: If the connection is idle for 1 minute or more, the next email sent will automatically use a fresh connection. (When a method to send email is called, such as SendEmail, […]
The /etc/ssh/sshd_config file has an entry called AuthenticationMethods. Typically you would enter either: to indicate which authentication method should be required. You can also enter: to indicate that either authentication method should be required. You can also enter: to indicate that both authentication methods should be required. If a server requires both publickey and password, then call AuthenticatePwPk. If a […]
The v9.5.0.75 release notes are available here: Chilkat v9.5.0.75 Release Notes v9.5.0.76 Release Notes: Csr: The Certificate Signing Request class (Csr) now supports ECC based certificates. (bug fix) Xml: For the HasChildWithTag method, if the tagPath ended with array brackets, then the method failed. For example, if the tagPath was “something[i]”, then it did not work. If however, the tagPath […]
Question: I am trying to send email via GMail using the SMTP protocol. I am sending the correct GMail login credentials, but I get this error: … smtpAuthenticate: login_method: LOGIN auth_login: smtpSendGet2: sendCmdToSmtp: SmtpCmdSent: AUTH LOGIN –sendCmdToSmtp readSmtpResponse: SmtpCmdResp: 334 VXNlcm5hbWU6 –readSmtpResponse –smtpSendGet2 sendCmdToSmtp: SmtpCmdSent: *** –sendCmdToSmtp readSmtpResponse: SmtpCmdResp: 334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6 –readSmtpResponse sendCmdToSmtp: SmtpCmdSent: {PasswordOrCredentials} –sendCmdToSmtp readSmtpResponse: SmtpCmdResp: 534-5.7.14 <https://accounts.google.com/signin/continue?sarp=1&scc=1&plt=AKgnsbsG […]
This post shows how to install the 32-bit Chilkat ActiveX using the 32-bit MSI installer here: https://www.chilkatsoft.com/downloads_ActiveX.asp Step 1. Download and run the MSI installer. Step 2. In Windows Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Chilkat Software, Inc\Chilkat 32-bit ActiveX Double-click on CheckChilkatActiveX.exe You should see the following dialog: Step 3. Choose an ActiveX class from the “Choose an ActiveX Object” dropdown. For […]
Question: When using asynchronous socket methods, VFP crashes. Try running the code from the example under VFP https://www.example-code.com/foxpro/socket_async.asp What else do I need to configure? Answer: The older IDE’s such as VB6 and FoxPro don’t take kindly to background threads. The solution is to clean up the threads at the end of your program by doing this: loGlobal = CreateObject(‘Chilkat_9_5_0.Global’) […]
Question: I get the following error in the LastErrorText for domain “something.com”. … connectSocket: connect_ipv6_or_ipv4: resolveHostname6: getAddressInfo: Failed to get host address info. (3) SocketError: WSANO_DATA The requested name is valid, but no data of the requested type was found. WSANO_DATA typically indicates a problem with DNS — possibly a missing CNAME record for the host. hostOrIpAddr: something.com port: 587 […]