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.

[DllImport("winscard.dll", EntryPoint="SCardConnect", CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]

static extern int SCardConnect(

rv = SCardConnect(hContext, "Reader X", SCARD_SHARE_SHARED,

error CS1502: The best overloaded method match for 'PCSC_ContactlessNet.SmartCard.SCardConnect(System.IntPtr, string, uint, uint, out int, out uint)' has some invalid arguments

Documentation

[SCardConnect] on MSDN

2: SCardEstablishContext

static extern int SCardConnect(IntPtr hContext,

result = SCardConnect(hContext, readerName, 2, 3, ref phCard, ref ActiveProtocol);

3: SCardGetAttrib

IntPtr hCard, // Reference value returned from SCardConnect

4: SCardStatus

Summary

The SCardStatus function provides the current status of a smart card in a reader. You can call it any time after a successful call to SCardConnect and before a successful call to SCardDisconnect. It does not affect the state of the reader or reader driver.

5: SCardTransmit

// Paste here code for SCardEstablishContext, SCardConnect

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