Find Method

Description

Searches the specified certificate store for the specified Certificate and returns the result.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Sub Find( _ ByVal Name As String, _ ByVal Location As StoreLocationConstants, _ ByVal IssuedBy As String, _ ByVal SerialNumber As String, _ ByVal Value As Certificate _ )

Visual Basic

Public Sub Find( _
   ByVal Name As String, _
   ByVal Location As StoreLocationConstants, _
   ByVal IssuedBy As String, _
   ByVal SerialNumber As String, _
   ByVal Value As Certificate _
)

Parameters

Name

Name of the certificate store.

Location

Value	Description
locationCurrentUser	Store is located in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry key.
locationLocalMachine	Store is located in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry key.
locationRemote	Used by a Certificate that is not part of a store.

Registry location of the certificate store.

IssuedBy

Name of the Certificate Authority that issued/signed the certificate. Matches the IssuedBy property of the returned certificate.

SerialNumber

Serial number of the certificate. Matches the SerialNumber property of the returned certificate.

Value

Returned Certificate.

Remarks

This method is used to do a quick lookup of the specified certificate.

Error Codes

This method may generate the following error code (refer to CertificateErrorConstants for a complete list of error codes):

ptNoCertificate (no matching certificate found)