SCardGetProviderId.md

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Function name : SCardGetProviderId

Group: Authentication - Library: winscard

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Returns the identifier (GUID) of the primary service provider for a given card.

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Code examples:

Smart Card Database Query Functions

Declaration:

LONG SCardGetProviderId(
  __in   SCARDCONTEXT hContext,
  __in   LPCTSTR szCard,
  __out  LPGUID pguidProviderId
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE LONG SCardGetProviderId IN Winscard;
	INTEGER hContext,;
	STRING szCard,;
	STRING @pguidProviderId  

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Parameters:

hContext [in] Handle that identifies the resource manager context for the query.

szCard [in] Name of the card defined to the system.

pguidProviderId [out] Identifier (GUID) of the primary service provider. This provider may be activated using COM, and will supply access to other services in the card.

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Return value:

Returns SCARD_S_SUCCESS (0) or error code.

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Comments:

The SCardGetProviderId function is a database query function.

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