(VB.NET) Extract XML from FatturaPA .p7m

Demonstrates how to verify the signature and extract the XML from a FatturaPA .p7m file.

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

Dim bd As New Chilkat.BinData
Dim success As Boolean = bd.LoadFile("qa_data/p7m/IT01879020517_abc.xml.p7m")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed to load the .p7m file")
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim crypt As New Chilkat.Crypt2

' Verify and extrct the payload contained within the .p7m.
' In this case, the payload is the FatturaPA XML.
' If successful, the resulting bd will contain only the XML.
Dim bVerified As Boolean = crypt.OpaqueVerifyBd(bd)
If (bVerified <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(crypt.LastErrorText)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed to extract and verify.")
    Exit Sub
End If


' Save the XML to a file.
bd.WriteFile("qa_output/zIT01879020517_abc.xml")

' Alternatively, load into an XML object and emit.
Dim xml As New Chilkat.Xml
xml.LoadXml(bd.GetString("utf-8"))

Debug.WriteLine(xml.GetXml())