ActiveX Component Can't Create Object
When executing a program that uses an ActiveX control, the following error is returned: Run-time error 429: ActiveX component can't create object.
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SocketTools 64-bit Components
SocketTools provides both 32-bit and 64-bit components and libraries for the Windows platform. Although most applications today continue to be 32-bit, there is no question that 64-bit platforms are growing along with demand for native 64-bit applications. It’s estimated that over 90% of Windows 10 desktop installations are the 64-bit version, and virtually all desktop and laptop PCs have 64-bit processors.
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Installation Runtime Error
When attempting to install SocketTools, a message box is displayed with the error number 0x80040707 and the setup immediately terminates. Typically there is no description for the error code.
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Unable to Register ActiveX Controls
When attempting to register a SocketTools ActiveX control, an error is displayed indicating it is not an executable file and no registration helper is registered for this file type. This error typically occurs when registering a 32-bit control on a 64-bit version of Windows.
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Unable to Establish SMTP Connection
An application which uses the SocketTools SMTP client component to submit e-mail messages for delivery fails with error 0x8004274C (10060) or error 0x8004274D (10061). This indicates that the connection has timed out, or was refused by the remote host.
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SocketTools and Multi-threading
One of the errors that developers occasionally ask about is the "Handle not owned by the current thread error"; what it actually means and the situations in which it can occur. This doesn't tend to be an error message that developers using the SocketTools ActiveX controls encounter. It is almost exclusively an issue related to
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SocketTools Message Store
SocketTools includes components for sending e-mail using SMTP, downloading and managing messages using POP3 or IMAP4 and a general purpose MIME component that can be used to parse messages and create new ones. However, one of the problems that developers often face is what to actually do with those messages once they have been sent
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InvalidOperationException Error
When attempting to run an application that uses one of the SocketTools .NET components, an InvalidOperation exception is generated. If the exception is not handled, a message box will be displayed that contains additional information about the error and then the program terminates.
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Unable to Connect Using SSH
When attempting to establish a connection using the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol to a server, the connection fails with an error indicating that the connection could not complete. This error affects both the SocketTools SSH component and file transfers using the SFTP (FTP+SSH) protocol.
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Networking Subsystem Not Initialized
Attempting to initialize a SocketTools .NET class, ActiveX control or library fails with an error indicating that the networking subsystem cannot be initialized. The application cannot establish a connection, and subsequent attempts to reinitialize the component also fails with the same error message.
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