SCardConnect (winscard)
Last changed: -60.49.32.216

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Summary
The SCardConnect function establishes a connection (using a specific resource manager context) between the calling application and a smart card contained by a specific reader. If no card exists in the specified reader, an error is returned.

C# Signature:

[DllImport("winscard.dll", EntryPoint="SCardConnect", CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
static extern int SCardConnect(
     IntPtr hContext,
     [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)] string szReader,
     UInt32 dwShareMode,
     UInt32 dwPreferredProtocols,
     out IntPtr phCard,
     out UInt32 pdwActiveProtocol);

User-Defined Types:

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