(VBScript) Transition from Cert.ExportPrivateKey to Cert.GetPrivateKey

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated ExportPrivateKey method calls with GetPrivateKey.

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

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Cert")
set cert = CreateObject("Chilkat.Cert")

' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
' The ExportPrivateKey method is deprecated:

' privatekeyObj is a Chilkat.PrivateKey
Set privatekeyObj = cert.ExportPrivateKey()
If (cert.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' ...
' ...

' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Do the equivalent using GetPrivateKey.
' Your application creates a new, empty PrivateKey object which is passed 
' in the last argument and filled upon success.

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.PrivateKey")
set privatekeyOut = CreateObject("Chilkat.PrivateKey")
success = cert.GetPrivateKey(privatekeyOut)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(cert.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If


outFile.Close