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Gather Smartcard Debug Information for Chilkat

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This example demonstrates how to gather information to send to support@chilkatsoft.com about your smartcard.

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<?php

$success = 0;

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

//  First, Chilkat recommends downloading the MGTEK Smartcard Minidriver Tool to get information 
//  about your smartcard. 

//  The tool can be downloaded from https://www.mgtek.com/smartcard

//  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  1. Select the smartcard as shown below and send Chilkat a screenshot of the basic smartcard information.
//  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  
//  image
//  
//  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  2. Select the cmapfile (if present) as shown below and send Chilkat a screenshot of the CSP container map
//  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  
//  image
//  

//  ---------------------------------------------------------
//  Chilkat provides functions to get information about the smartcard, and what it contains.
//  Send Chilkat the output of the following source code:

$scmd = new COM("Chilkat.ScMinidriver");

//  Reader names (smart card readers or USB tokens) can be discovered
//  via PCSC List Readers or PCSC Find Smart Cards
$readerName = 'Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0';
$success = $scmd->AcquireContext($readerName);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $scmd->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->EmitCompact = 0;

//  ------------------------------------------------------
//  3. Send Chilkat the JSON returned by GetCardProperties
//  ------------------------------------------------------
$success = $scmd->GetCardProperties($json);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $scmd->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $json->emit() . "\n";

//  ------------------------------------------------------
//  4. Send Chilkat the JSON returned by GetCspContainerMap
//  ------------------------------------------------------
$json->Clear();
$success = $scmd->GetCspContainerMap($json);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $scmd->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $json->emit() . "\n";

?>