Load Certificate from .cer, .p7b, or .der File

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VB.NET example program to load a certificate from a file.

        ' Load a digital certificate from a .cer file.
        ' Also supports loading from .p7b or .der files.
        Dim cert As New Chilkat.Cert()

        Dim success As Boolean
        success = cert.LoadFromFile("myCert.cer")
        If Not success Then
            MsgBox(cert.LastErrorText)
        Else
            MsgBox("Loaded " & cert.SubjectDN)
        End If

Important: The download for this example does not contain the ChilkatDotNet.dll which
must be downloaded and installed separately at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/downloads.asp.
Once installed, add a reference to the DLL in the project by following the instructions at
http://www.example-code.com/vbdotnet/step2.asp