Mike, Well, it's on the ToDo list. But I promised a different session to the VFF trio last year and that fizzled because of, well, life, and I don't want to raise hopes and have me flake out again. I may yet do that last year's planned session. I had actually toyed with this Chilkat idea in late 2019 when I toyed around with using the tool then but then the job I had got Corona'd and that was that. While the subject matter (Chilkat) is much broader, a session would be easier to organize than the subject matter I planned last year. And I can make the argument (in my mind) a higher priority would be to rewrite all the Chilkat example code for VFP and cross reference it to the Chilkat objects/properties/methods via a searchable DBF. Like the wrapping project it'd be "just turn the crank" after a while.
But first let's see if I get documentation together and actually release what I have - then you know I'm serious <g>. Bill Anderson On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 5:04 AM MB Software Solutions, LLC < mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote: > that sounds like a great future Virtual FoxFest session, Bill!!!!! > hint hint.... > > > On 8/1/2022 5:01 PM, Bill Anderson wrote: > > Paul, > > > > Well, I can report that the wrapper coding was finished over the weekend. > > > > There's still lots to do. There's about a dozen classes to review and a > > bunch of how-to-use documentation to write. But I've finally got my arms > > fully around it. Took 7 months to put together. > > > > It's....big. The VCT is approaching 21MB, of which a vast majority is > > Chilkat's own documentation. > > > > I'd say "soon" but my development laptop is getting repaired and who > knows > > what'll happen there, etc. I'd guess it's about a month away. > > > > Bill Anderson > > > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 11:44 AM Paul H. Tarver <p...@tpcqpc.com> wrote: > > > >> Sounds very interesting. Do you have some ETA in mind for > selling/releasing > >> the tool? > >> > >> Paul H. Tarver > >> Tarver Program Consultants, Inc. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of > Bill > >> Anderson > >> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2022 7:05 PM > >> To: profoxt...@leafe.com > >> Subject: Re: Need Help - Foxpro & Chilkat & Rest API > >> > >>>> A Foxpro wrapper would be too much to hope for, but that would be even > >> better if it is exists.<< > >> > >> It exists, you haven't seen it yet. I'm working on a VFP tool that wraps > >> *everything* in the Chilkat library. Over halfway done. There's 103 > classes > >> (1 deprecated) and I've wrapped maybe 61 of them? > >> > >> I too experienced *exactly* what you experienced re: Chilkat. The > upside - > >> They do document well. The downside? They document well. It's all on one > >> web page per class and hard to see the big picture. To their defense, I > >> don't necessarily have a better way to display such information on the > web. > >> > >> Rest is one of the classes I've wrapped, FWIW but that may not > necessarily > >> help clarify your issue. If you think it might, just send me an email - > or > >> I'll take a look at it. > >> > >> If I complete the wrapping I may do something similar with their example > >> code. > >> > >> Bill Anderson > >> > >> On Sat, Jul 9, 2022 at 10:46 AM Paul H. Tarver <p...@tpcqpc.com> wrote: > >> > >>> I have a spec project where I need to build an application using a REST > >> API > >>> to extract data elements and then post those data elements to a > different > >>> system. The API requires me to get a token upfront (which has a > >> five-minute > >>> life span), issue my requests with the token and then get the results > >> back > >>> in a JSON or XML format. Based on recommendations I received at the > >> Virtual > >>> FoxFest earlier this year, I purchased the Chilkat tools and dove into > >> what > >>> has turned out to be the deep end without knowing how to swim. The > >>> documentation at Chilkat while extensive is almost too extensive for me > >> to > >>> understand exactly what I've got to do to make this work. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> So far, I've been unable to even get a token back. All I seem to be > able > >> to > >>> get back from the server is > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> 400 Bad request > >>> > >>> Your browser sent an invalid request. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> That response has been less than helpful. I've reached out to the API > >>> Provider but their answers are focused on requests issued after I get > the > >>> token. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> My question is this: Does anyone have any sample Foxpro code they use > for > >> a > >>> similar process (Request a token, then make requests with the token) > >> using > >>> the Chilkat tools they would be willing to share? A Foxpro wrapper > would > >> be > >>> too much to hope for, but that would be even better if it is exists. > I've > >>> got to get to a point where I'm beyond this initial stage to prove I > can > >>> make this work. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Help! I know this is possible, but so far, I'm not making much headway. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Paul H. Tarver > >>> Tarver Program Consultants, Inc. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > >>> multipart/alternative > >>> text/plain (text body -- kept) > >>> text/html > >>> --- > >>> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/ca+o1engyyfqwzspz3gdzrwx_qkbsw0tcmtos8qhssmcqo9y...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
