(MFC) Find a Certificate in the "Other People" Windows Certificate Store

Demonstrates how to open the "Current User --> Other People" Windows certificate store, and locates a certificate matching an email address.

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#include <CkCertStore.h>
#include <CkCert.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

    CkCertStore certStore;

    // The "AddressBook" is the "Other People" certificate store as shown in certmgr.msc
    bool readOnly = true;
    bool success = certStore.OpenWindowsStore("CurrentUser","AddressBook",readOnly);
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(certStore.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    CkCert *cert = 0;
    cert = certStore.FindCertByRfc822Name("sales.edifact@somewhere.com");
    if (certStore.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        strOut.append(certStore.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    strOut.append("Found certificate: ");
    strOut.append(cert->subjectDN());
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    delete cert;


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }