Cancel Code Signing

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Not sure if this has come up before.

I call the code signing procedure several times while compiling. If I cancel the compile or close the window while a code signing
process is taking place (auto-filled fields), the window closes but the process goes into a loop re-calling the code signing
continually, and it is very difficult to break out of it. I've even had to resort to re-booting on occasion.

Also I find it rather annoying that the code signing brings up a window when I have set it to fill in the fields automatically. My
knee-jerk reaction is to click the OK button which stops the automatic process. Is it possible to hide the window if the fields are
auto-filled?

Mike Loney
Perth Australia

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If the code signing is bringing up a window, you're using the default
PKEY.EXE for signing.

Look at the "What's wrong with PKEY.EXE" thread for today. In it, Friedrich
has a link to some explanations about using signtool.exe, which is much
better but which Microsoft won't allow to be distributed separately. (If
you have a clarionmag.com subscription, my articles in late 2006 illustrate
using a batch file and signtool.)

Jane

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Thank you. I'll check.

Mike

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Mike,

What Jane said.

BTW, we developed the PKEY.EXE help tool so you don't have to manually enter
the password again and again if you code sign with signcode.exe. The
Microsoft signcode.exe does not allow to pass the password to the
code-signing process. Hiding the window is not possible because in this
case it would not be possible to send the password.

The best solution for you is to use signtool.exe in SetupBuilder.

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