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

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Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOS

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var cert = new chilkat.Cert();

    var success = cert.LoadFromFile("qa_data/certs/example.cer");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(cert.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var certStoreCU = new chilkat.CertStore();
    var readOnlyFlag = false;

    // "CurrentUser" and "My" are the exact keywords to select your user account's certificate store.
    success = certStoreCU.OpenWindowsStore("CurrentUser","My",readOnlyFlag);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log("Failed to open the CurrentUser/My certificate store for read/write.");
        return;
    }

    // Import the certificate into the CurrentUser/My certificate store.
    success = certStoreCU.AddCertificate(cert);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(certStoreCU.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Imported " + cert.SubjectCN);
    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();