(Delphi DLL) PC/SC List Smart Card Readers (and USB Tokens)

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Demonstrates how to list the smart card readers and USB tokens connected to the computer.

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

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the non-ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, StringTable, SCard;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
scard: HCkSCard;
success: Boolean;
stReaders: HCkStringTable;
numReaders: Integer;
i: Integer;

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

scard := CkSCard_Create();

// First establish a context to the PC/SC Resource Manager
success := CkSCard_EstablishContext(scard,'user');
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkSCard__lastErrorText(scard));
    Exit;
  end;

stReaders := CkStringTable_Create();
success := CkSCard_ListReaders(scard,stReaders);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkSCard__lastErrorText(scard));
    Exit;
  end;

numReaders := CkStringTable_getCount(stReaders);
i := 0;
while i < numReaders do
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(IntToStr(i) + ': ' + CkStringTable__stringAt(stReaders,i));
    i := i + 1;
  end;

// Sample output:
// 0: Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0
// 1: FS USB Token 0
// 2: FT Java Token 0
// 3: SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0
// 4: Yubico YubiKey OTP+FIDO+CCID 0

// Applications should always release the context when finished.
success := CkSCard_ReleaseContext(scard);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkSCard__lastErrorText(scard));
  end;

CkSCard_Dispose(scard);
CkStringTable_Dispose(stReaders);

end;