Visual Basic 6.0

Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - Delete a Secret

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On Windows, deletes a secret in the Windows Credentials Manager.

On MacOS or iOS, deletes a secret in the Apple Keychain.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.0 or later.

Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim secrets As New ChilkatSecrets

' On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
' On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
secrets.Location = "local_manager"

' Specify the name of the secret.
' service and username are required.
' appName and domain are optional.
' Note: The values are arbitrary and can be anything you want.
Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("appName","Test")
success = json.UpdateString("service","Something")
success = json.UpdateString("domain","Xyz")
success = json.UpdateString("username","Abc")

' Delete the secret.
success = secrets.DeleteSecret(json)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print secrets.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Success."