Getting error WebClient.Execute: -2147210493 (11011 / 80042b03), An error occurred during execute

[dert72]

Hi contributors !

I'm getting the following error when trying to execute a GET request using HTTPS protocol
WebClient.Execute: -2147210493 (11011 / 80042b03), An error occurred during execute

[edit] the rest of the error message is the following : -2146885628 (80092004): Impossible de trouver l’objet ou la propriété. (Unable to find object or property)

When using HTTP protocol (and appropriate URL) everything is fine.

Any idea of what I'm doing wrong ?

Many thanks.

[zgrose]

If the only difference between the HTTP and HTTPS urls is the ‘s’ then perhaps it is an SSL handshake problem? Are you running the latest OS?

[dert72]

If the only difference between the HTTP and HTTPS urls is the ‘s’ then perhaps it is an SSL handshake problem? Are you running the latest OS?

Hi zgrose,

Sorry, I didn't saw your reply...

Yes, I'm running the latest OS. Sometimes I'm also getting an error relating to certificate. But the thing is that, whan I copying the URL to my browser (Chome or IE), the request is correctly processed... Seems like an issue with certificate management in WebClient classes ?

[zgrose]

It's certainly possible. I mostly use the XmlHttpRequest object instead of the WinHTTP API that the WebClient leverages.
You can try running a quick test against https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/ to keep if the problem appears to be on the client side or the server side. After that, it's probably time to set some breakpoints.

[mmustala]

My users are sometimes seeing this error message also. When I try the same macro on my computer, it works. So, the issue is environment dependent. I would like to get this issue solved, but I cannot go to my users computers to test it, so I would just need to find out the most reliable way to make https requests from the macro. The WinHTTP API doesn't seem to be it.

[ScoobyQ]

Experiencing same issue. None of the provided examples seem to be ones that currently run.