SCardIntroduceReader (Windows CE 5.0)

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This function introduces a new name for an existing smart card reader. Smart card readers are automatically introduced to the system.

LONG SCardIntroduceReader(SCARDCONTEXThContext, LPCTSTRszReaderName, LPCTSTRszDeviceName);

Parameters

  • hContext
    [in] Handle to the resource manager context. The resource manager context is set by a previous call to SCardEstablishContext.
  • szReaderName
    [in] Null-terminated string that contains the friendly name to be assigned to the reader.
  • szDeviceName
    [in] Null-terminated string that contains the system name of the smart card reader device. For example, SCReader0.

Return Values

The following table shows the possible return values.

Value Description
SCARD_S_SUCCESS Succeeds
An error value (see Smart Card Error Values for a list of all error values). Fails

Remarks

SCardIntroduceReader is a database management function.

To remove a reader, see SCardForgetReader.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE 3.0 and later.
Header: Winscard.h.
Link Library: Winscard.lib.

See Also

SCardEstablishContext | SCardIntroduceCardType | SCardForgetReader

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