(SQL Server) Example: Http.GetServerCert method

Demonstrates how to call the GetServerCert method.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

    DECLARE @http int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @cert int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Cert', @cert OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'GetServerCert', @success OUT, 'chilkatsoft.com', 443, @cert
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @cert, 'SubjectDN', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @cert, 'ValidToStr', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- Output:

    -- CN=*.chilkatsoft.com
    -- Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:59:59 GMT

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert


END
GO