Chilkat 32-bit ActiveX Components

Chilkat Components Documentation

This download contains DLLs for each of the Chilkat 32-bit ActiveX components.

Install Instructions

ActiveX DLL's need to be registered via Microsoft's regsvr32 utility program. This creates entries in the Windows registry that point to the location of the DLL in the filesystem. Because the Windows registry is modified, administrative priviledges are required to register the DLLs.

On Windows7 and Vista systems, run the register batch script as Administrator. To run as administrator, open an Administrator command prompt by going to the Start Menu, enter "cmd" in the search box and instead of pressing Enter, press Ctrl+Shift+Enter. Change directories to where the DLL's and this batch script are located, and run the registration batch file from there.

Installing on a 32-bit Windows OS

To install on a 32-bit Windows operating system, run the register_win32.bat script. To verify success, run the testCreateObjects.vbs script (by double-clicking on the .vbs file from Windows Explorer)

Installing on a 64-bit Windows OS

To install on a 64-bit Windows operating system, run the register_x64.bat script. To verify success, run the testCreateObjects_x64.bat

* The testCreateObjects.vbs is a VBScript that instantiates and displays the Version property of a number of Chilkat objects.

Example Programs

Example programs can be found online at http://www.example-code.com/.

Demo Version vs. Full Version

Chilkat does not distribute demo versions of its software. This package is the full version. The full versions of all Chilkat products are publicly available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/downloads.asp

Some Chilkat ActiveX components are freeware, but most are commercial components that must be licensed. All commercial components can be tested for 30 days by calling the UnlockComponent method and passing an arbitrary string to it. For example:

set zip = CreateObject("Chilkat.Zip2")
zip.UnlockComponent "anything works for 30-day trial"

There are no limitations when testing for 30 days. Upon purchase, you will receive a permanent unlock code that is valid for all future versions of the Chilkat component.