Visual Basic 6.0

Transition from Crypt2.GetSignerCertChain to Crypt2.LastSignerCert

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated GetSignerCertChain method calls with LastSignerCert. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

Dim crypt2 As New ChilkatCrypt2

' ...
' ...
Dim index As Long
index = 0

' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
' The GetSignerCertChain method is deprecated:

Dim certchainObj As ChilkatCertChain
Set certchainObj = crypt2.GetSignerCertChain(index)
If (crypt2.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print crypt2.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' ...
' ...

' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Do the equivalent using LastSignerCert, and then get the certificate chain from the cert.
' Your application creates a new, empty Cert object which is passed 
' in the last argument and filled upon success.

Dim signerCert As New ChilkatCert
success = crypt2.LastSignerCert(index,signerCert)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print crypt2.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim certChain As New ChilkatCertChain
success = signerCert.BuildCertChain(certChain)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print signerCert.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If