Generated Code for XAdES Signing Certificates
Question: I am user of your component and I have problem with signing XML files. I got (invalid) ds:Signature with same not replaced text “TO BE GENERATED BY CHILKAT” in tree node...
View ArticleWorking with Huge (Extremely Large) JSON Files
Question: I am using the following calls in Visual FoxPro with Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject (9.5.0.80) and the resulting JSON is writing only {} oChilkatJson=Createobject('Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject')...
View ArticleGMail “Allow Access for Less Secured Apps”
Question: I created a Gmail account and I am SendEmailAsync to send email via that Gmail account through a VB6 program. I had to turn on “allow access for less secured apps” for that Gmail account but...
View ArticleGetting OAuth2 Token in Desktop App vs. Web App
Question: I have done some Dataflex development for the UK ‘Making Tax Digital’ functions that require oAuth2 authorisation. I’ve used your example code for the Windows work but I now need to get this...
View ArticleChilkat PHP Extension on MacOSX Catalina with SIP (System Integrity Protection)
Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan and later protects system files and processes with a new feature named System Integrity Protection. SIP is a kernel-level feature that limits what the “root” account can do....
View ArticleDelphi DLL PercentDone Callbacks
The Chilkat Delphi DLL (non-ActiveX) supports callbacks starting in version 9.5.0.82, to be released in Feb 2020. Pre-release Beta builds are available upon request. Also see: Delphi DLL AbortCheck...
View ArticleDelphi DLL AbortCheck Callbacks
The Chilkat Delphi DLL (non-ActiveX) supports callbacks starting in version 9.5.0.82, to be released in Feb 2020. Pre-release Beta builds are available upon request. Also see: Delphi DLL PercentDone...
View ArticleDelphi DLL ProgressInfo Callbacks
The Chilkat Delphi DLL (non-ActiveX) supports callbacks starting in version 9.5.0.82, to be released in Feb 2020. Pre-release Beta builds are available upon request. Also see: Delphi DLL AbortCheck...
View ArticleDelphi DLL TaskCompleted Callbacks
The Chilkat Delphi DLL (non-ActiveX) supports callbacks starting in version 9.5.0.82, to be released in Feb 2020. Pre-release Beta builds are available upon request. Also see: Delphi DLL AbortCheck...
View ArticleAccurate Date/Time with Timezone when Downloading Files from FTP?
Question: Can you please confirm when downloading file(s) from FTP using Chilkat component, the date/time stamp of the file (creation/modified date) is communicated after download? For example, a PC...
View Article.NET Core Async Method Call with TaskCompleted Callback
Here is a complete example showing how to write a call to an asynchronous Chilkat method in .NET Core. (Note: This is .NET Core, not .NET Framework.) This example uses the TaskCompleted callback to get...
View ArticleChilkat v9.5.0.82 Pre-Release Notes
The previous version release notes: Chilkat v9.5.0.80 Release Notes (Chilkat v9.5.0.81 was a hotfix specific to UWP (Universal Windows Platform) on NuGet.) Chilkat v9.5.0.82 Pre-Release Notes...
View ArticleO365 IMAP Authentication: OAuth and MFA Solution
There is much confusion and worry about Microsoft’s plans to disable standard password authentication for the IMAP, and POP3 protocols. Here is the announcement posted on 20-Sept-2019 on the Office...
View ArticleChilkat v9.5.0.83 Pre-Release Notes
The previous version release notes: Chilkat v9.5.0.82 Release Notes Chilkat v9.5.0.83 Pre-Release Notes 25-Mar-2020 SHA3: Added the SHA3 hash algorithms: sha3-224, sha3-256, sha3-384, sha3-512. The...
View ArticlePython Error: UnicodeEncodeError: ‘charmap’ codec can’t encode character
Question: I’ve discovered an error on your example ( https://www.example-code.com/chilkat2-python/xml_i.asp ) as follows… AccountID: f1f489fb-9267-429e-a1dc-bc63a7c3f71e Traceback (most recent call...
View ArticleDNS Error: failed to get host address info, gai_error 8
If your MacOSX/iOS Swift application gets this error in the Chilkat LastErrorText: smtpSocketConnect: socket2Connect: connect2: connectImplicitSsl: connectSocket: connect_ipv6_or_ipv4: getAddressInfo:...
View ArticleStart Browser from Client-Side PHP Script
Let’s say you have a PHP script (not PHP on a web server, but simply a .php script that you run from a command line), this is one way to start/launch a browser and automatically load/navigate to a URL....
View ArticleOAuth2 Request Access Token w/ Basic Authentication
Some OAuth2 token endpoints want the Client ID/Client Secret to be included using HTTP Basic Authentication. For example, we can look at the documentation for the GoToMeeting API at...
View Article0x80090016 – Keyset does not exist
This blog post describes one possible cause for the “Keyset does not exist” error when trying to access/use a non-exportable private key via the Microsoft CNG or CryptoAPI. The situation was that the...
View ArticleConvert VB6 Date to Timestamp used by Amazon?
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...
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