DataFlex

Import a Certificate (.cer file) into a Windows Certificate Store

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Demonstrates how to import a certificate (without private key) into a Windows certificate store. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Variant vCert
    Handle hoCert
    Handle hoCertStoreCU
    Boolean iReadOnlyFlag
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatCert)) To hoCert
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoCert))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoCert
    End

    Get ComLoadFromFile Of hoCert "qa_data/certs/example.cer" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoCert To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatCertStore)) To hoCertStoreCU
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoCertStoreCU))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoCertStoreCU
    End
    Move False To iReadOnlyFlag

    // "CurrentUser" and "My" are the exact keywords to select your user account's certificate store.
    Get ComOpenWindowsStore Of hoCertStoreCU "CurrentUser" "My" iReadOnlyFlag To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Showln "Failed to open the CurrentUser/My certificate store for read/write."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Import the certificate into the CurrentUser/My certificate store.
    Get pvComObject of hoCert to vCert
    Get ComAddCertificate Of hoCertStoreCU vCert To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoCertStoreCU To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComSubjectCN Of hoCert To sTemp1
    Showln "Imported " sTemp1
    Showln "Success."


End_Procedure