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PC/SC Check the Status of each Smart Card Reader (and USB token)

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Demonstrates how to list the smart card readers and USB tokens connected to the computer, and check the status of each.

Note: This functionality was introduced in Chilkat v9.5.0.87.

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Local $bSuccess = False

; This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
; See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$oScard = ObjCreate("Chilkat.SCard")

; First establish a context to the PC/SC Resource Manager
$bSuccess = $oScard.EstablishContext("user")
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oScard.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

$oStReaders = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringTable")
$bSuccess = $oScard.ListReaders($oStReaders)
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oScard.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

Local $iNumReaders = $oStReaders.Count
Local $i = 0
While $i < $iNumReaders
Local $sReader = $oStReaders.StringAt($i)

    ConsoleWrite($i & ": " & $sReader & @CRLF)

    ; Connect to this reader.
    If ($oScard.Connect($sReader,"shared","no_preference") = True) Then

        ; Check the status to get the reader state, active protocol, and card ATR (if a card is inserted).
        If ($oScard.CheckStatus() = True) Then
            ConsoleWrite("ReaderStatus: " & $oScard.ReaderStatus & @CRLF)
            ConsoleWrite("CardAtr: " & $oScard.CardAtr & @CRLF)
            ConsoleWrite("ActiveProtocol: " & $oScard.ActiveProtocol & @CRLF)
        Else
            ConsoleWrite($oScard.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
            ConsoleWrite("CheckStatus failed." & @CRLF)
        EndIf

        ; Disconnect from this reader.
        $bSuccess = $oScard.Disconnect("leave")
    Else
        ConsoleWrite($oScard.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
        ConsoleWrite("Connect failed." & @CRLF)
    EndIf

    ConsoleWrite("---------------------------------------" & @CRLF)
    $i = $i + 1
Wend

; Sample output:

; 0: Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0
; ReaderStatus: specific
; CardAtr: 3B7F96000080318065B0855956FB120FFE829000
; ActiveProtocol: T0
; ---------------------------------------
; 1: Generic Smart Card Reader Interface 0
; ReaderStatus: specific
; CardAtr: 3BFC180000813180459067464A00641606F2727E00E0
; ActiveProtocol: T1
; ---------------------------------------
; 2: SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0
; ReaderStatus: specific
; CardAtr: 3BDF96FF8131FE455A018048494443313158587300011B09
; ActiveProtocol: T1
; ---------------------------------------

; Applications should always release the context when finished.
$bSuccess = $oScard.ReleaseContext()
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oScard.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
EndIf