✨ 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. […]
A VB6 Date is an OLE Date (8-byte value, often represented as a double). Use the Chilkat CkDateTime’s SetFromOleDate function to load the VB6 date/time into the CkDateTime object, then call GetAsTimestamp to emit in timestamp format.
Most ActiveX objects, including Chilkat, provide what is called a “dual interface”. A dual interface allows for programs to bind at compile-time (early binding) or at runtime (late binding). The type of binding is determined by how the object is created. For example, compile-time binding in VB6 looks like this: Dim cert As New ChilkatCert […]
To use the Chilkat ActiveX in a Visual Basic 6.0 program, review each of these items to make sure you’re doing everything correctly: Make sure you’re using the 32-bit ActiveX, even on 64-bit Windows. The ActiveX must be registered (via regsvr32) on each computer. If you’re having trouble, try using the .msi installer available here: […]
Question: I’ve been trying to get the progress bar in VB6 to work, based on the code on your website, but I’m having no luck. The event isn’t even being triggered. Answer: Here are some things to try: Test progress monitoring with a large enough file such that the progress does not go from 0 […]
This happens if the Chilkat ActiveX objects are dragged and dropped onto your formvia the “Project–>Components” menu. Instead, add a reference to the objects via the “Project–>References” menu. Instances of the object should be created dynamically. For example: Dim imap as ChilkatImap Set imap = New ChilkatImap
This error occurs if you incorrectly add the ActiveX component to your VB6 project. Follow these rules: 1) If the ActiveX objects are dynamically created (they are not dragged and dropped onto a form from the palette), then add a Reference to the ActiveX. You should NOT see the icons for the ActiveX in the […]
There are two ways to reference an ActiveX in Visual Basic 6.0. The first is to select “Project–>References” from the VB6 menu. The second way is to select “Project–>Components…” from the VB6 menu. Important: You should do one or the other, but not both. Which do you choose? Use “Project–>References” if you are going to […]
The PercentDone event is called when the percentage completion increases by one or more points. To use events in VB6, Dim the variable WithEvents. Then name the event callback using the variable name. (You should already understand how to use VB6 events in general prior to using the Chilkat objects. A good VB6 book is […]
In Visual Basic 6.0, a Variant containing a byte array is different than a byte array. For example, examine this code: ‘ Assume mime is a ChilkatMime object… Set mimePart = mime.GetPart(1) thefile = FreeFile() ‘Get the attachment filename FileName = mimePart.FileName ‘Get the attachment Dim mBody As Variant mBody = mimePart.GetBodyBinary If Len(mBody) > […]
Charset Name Charset Value (Hex) Charset Value (Decimal) Code-Page ID ANSI_CHARSET 0x00 0 1252 DEFAULT_CHARSET 0x01 1 SYMBOL_CHARSET 0x02 2 SHIFTJIS_CHARSET 0x80 128 932 HANGUL_CHARSET 0x81 129 949 GB2312_CHARSET 0x86 134 936 CHINESEBIG5_CHARSET 0x88 136 950 GREEK_CHARSET 0xA1 161 1253 TURKISH_CHARSET 0xA2 162 1254 HEBREW_CHARSET 0xB1 177 1255 ARABIC_CHARSET 0xB2 178 1256 BALTIC_CHARSET 0xBA 186 […]
