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DeviceIoControl (kernel32)
 
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C# Signature:

[DllImport("kernel32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
static extern bool DeviceIoControl(IntPtr hDevice, uint dwIoControlCode,
IntPtr lpInBuffer, uint nInBufferSize,
IntPtr lpOutBuffer, uint nOutBufferSize,
out uint lpBytesReturned, IntPtr lpOverlapped);

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Tips & Tricks:

This is great for interacting with devices; now perhaps someone can help with the SetupDi calls to actually discover the device handles, etc...? If you are able to conquer it (I wasn't) toss me a mail at dotnet at richardgoodwin dot com

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