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

Dim scard As New Chilkat.SCard

// First establish a context to the PC/SC Resource Manager
Dim success As Boolean
success = scard.EstablishContext("user")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(scard.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim stReaders As New Chilkat.StringTable
success = scard.ListReaders(stReaders)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(scard.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim numReaders As Int32
numReaders = stReaders.Count
Dim i As Int32
i = 0
While i < numReaders
    Dim reader As String
    reader = stReaders.StringAt(i)

    System.DebugLog(Str(i) + ": " + reader)

    // Connect to this reader.
    If (scard.Connect(reader,"shared","no_preference") = True) Then

        // Check the status to get the reader state, active protocol, and card ATR (if a card is inserted).
        If (scard.CheckStatus() = True) Then
            System.DebugLog("ReaderStatus: " + scard.ReaderStatus)
            System.DebugLog("CardAtr: " + scard.CardAtr)
            System.DebugLog("ActiveProtocol: " + scard.ActiveProtocol)
        Else
            System.DebugLog(scard.LastErrorText)
            System.DebugLog("CheckStatus failed.")
        End If

        // Disconnect from this reader.
        success = scard.Disconnect("leave")
    Else
        System.DebugLog(scard.LastErrorText)
        System.DebugLog("Connect failed.")
    End If

    System.DebugLog("---------------------------------------")
    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.
success = scard.ReleaseContext()
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(scard.LastErrorText)
End If