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The v9.5.0.71 release notes are available here: Chilkat v9.5.0.71 Release Notes v9.5.0.72 Release Notes: FTP2 Fixed FTP implicit SSL/TLS uploads for some FTP servers. CkString Fixed: In the Delphi DLL build, the CkString.split* and tokenize* methods caused a crash. Encryption Modification: Encrypting 0 bytes for block cipher algorithms with padding now results in one block of output, rather than 0 […]
Here’s a C# class for persisting a TreeView to JSON, and for restoring a TreeView from JSON.
The v9.5.0.70 release notes are available here: Chilkat v9.5.0.70 Release Notes v9.5.0.71 Release Notes: FileAccess Added the GetFileTime method to get the last-modified, created, or last-access file date/time. Email Automatically fixes FROM email addresses to prevent email spoofing as described at https://www.mailsploit.com/index FileAcccess If FileSize() returns -1 (failed), then the LastMethodSuccess property was not properly set. (The LastMethodSuccess is a […]
Programmers using Chilkat to send email can do some simple things, and can avoid common mistakes to optimize the time it takes to send an email. 1) A common mistake is when a programmer calls mailman.VerifySmtpConnection and mailman.VerifySmtpLogin prior to actually sending the email. The intent of the Verify methods is for an application to examine connectivity and login success […]
The v9.5.0.69 release notes are available here: Chilkat v9.5.0.69 Release Notes v9.5.0.70 Release Notes: WebSocket Added the WebSocket class. FTP2 The LargeFileMeasures property now applies to uploads. (It originally applied only to FTP downloads.) FTP2 For synchronization uploads, such as for the SyncRemoteTree method, the AutoGetSizeForProgress property now applies. The local directory tree is only scanned to determine the total […]
The v9.5.0.68 release notes are available here: Chilkat v9.5.0.68 Release Notes v9.5.0.69 Release Notes: XML Digital Signatures Chilkat introduces two new classes for creating and verifying XML Digital Signatures: XmlDSig (for verification) and XmlDSigGen for generating XML signatures. More examples will be available soon. S/MIME The ability to get the digest and encryption algorithms encountered when verifying signatures and decrypting […]
A software developer had trouble getting started using Chilkat with his application for Google Drive. He gave me his login/password to help get him started. This blog post is a recording of the steps I’ve taken to set things up on the Google side to allow an application to access Google Drive files using a Client_ID and Client_Secret. A Client_ID/Secret […]
The Chilkat online reference documentation for the CkByteData class, concerning the methods for copying Java byte arrays into and out of a CkByteData object, are incorrect. This is the correct way to do it:
The v9.5.0.67 release notes are available here: Chilkat v9.5.0.67 Release Notes v9.5.0.68 Release Notes: Version 9.5.0.68 is virtually the same as 9.5.0.67, but with one important bug fix in the JsonOjbect.UpdateString method that warranted a new release. Some additional methods were added to JsonObject and Http to help in handling potentially large amounts of data. JsonObject.UpdateString — The passed-in string […]
The Chilkat Mono assembly can be used in a Visual Studio project (any version of Visual Studio). (From a programming perspective, using the Chilkat Mono classes is the same as using the Chilkat .NET classes. The Chilkat .NET assemblies (available from Chilkat .NET Downloads are mixed-mode assemblies. The outer-layer is fully managed, and the inner core contains the native C++ […]