(Go) Load Certificate from .cer and Private Key from .pem

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Load a certificate from a .cer and its associated private key from a .pem.

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    cert := chilkat.NewCert()
    success := cert.LoadFromFile("C:/certs_and_keys/Certificate.cer")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(cert.LastErrorText())
        cert.DisposeCert()
        return
    }

    sbPem := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    success = sbPem.LoadFile("C:/certs_and_keys/PrivateKey.pem","utf-8")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println("Failed to load private key PEM")
        cert.DisposeCert()
        sbPem.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    success = cert.SetPrivateKeyPem(*sbPem.GetAsString())
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(cert.LastErrorText())
        cert.DisposeCert()
        sbPem.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("The certificate and associated private key are now loaded and ready for signing.")

    cert.DisposeCert()
    sbPem.DisposeStringBuilder()