✨ 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 — […]
The main features of this release focus on Chilkat’s Ai class, enabling interactive AI response streaming directly into embedded desktop application browsers. It supports Azure, custom base URLs for OpenAI-compatible providers, and local providers like Ollama. ✨ New Features Ai Real-Time Streaming AI Responses to Embedded Browsers in Desktop Apps — Stream AI responses […]
Previous Version: Chilkat v11.1.0 Release Notes The main addition in v11.2.0 is the Chilkat.Ai class, and the Chilkat.StringBuilder.MarkdownToHtml method. Ai: The Chilkat AI class provides a unified API for interacting with different AI providers: OpenAI, Google, Claude, xAI, Perplexity, and DeepSeek. It provides functionality for conversation management, multimodal inputs, and streaming mode. Markdown to HTML […]
Starting with the v10.0.0 release (end of September 2024), Chilkat moves to standard semantic versioning. Prior to this release, for various technical reasons, Chilkat was stuck with versions 9.5.0.xx, where only xx changed. For this first leap to semantic versioning, where the major version changes to 10 (from 9), there are no backward incompatible changes. […]
“Could not load file or assembly ‘ChilkatDotNet2, Version=9.3.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=eb5fc1fc52ef09bd’ or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.” The “incorrect format” error is a 32-bit vs. 64-bit mismatch. It means the application is trying to load a 64-bit .NET assembly into a 32-bit process, or the […]
NOTE: If this error occurred while trying to establish an FTP data connection, also see this: https://cknotes.com/?p=282 A WSAEWOULDBLOCK error when trying to establish a TCP/IP socket connection indicates one of the following conditions: A firewall at either the client or server side is blocking the connection. There is no server listening at the remote […]
This error message is usually an indication that the VC++ runtime is missing on a system. Downloading and installing the Microsoft VC++ runtime that matches the version you need will fix this problem. To find the redistributable at microsoft.com, Google using this search string “visual c++ redistributable 2005”. Substitute “2008”, “2002”, or “2003” for different […]
This note applies to the instantiation of ActiveX components (not .NET assemblies). If a call to CreateObject (VBScript) or Server.CreateObject (ASP) or sp_OACreate (SQL) fails with the following errors: Invalid class string Invalid ProgID It indicates that the ActiveX has not been registered via regsvr32 on the computer, or the registry permissions on the ProgID […]
One of the most common problems with FTP data transfers (including downloading directory listings) has to do with Passive vs. Active mode. Depending on your client/server/firewall situation, it’s probable that only one of the two modes will work (Active or Passive). Normally, if you choose the mode that doesn’t work, the data connection is blocked […]
