SCardSetCardTypeProviderName

This function specifies the name of the module (dynamic link library) containing the provider for a given card name and provider type.

LONG SCardSetCardTypeProviderName(
  SCARDCONTEXT hContext,
  LPCTSTR szCardName,
  DWORD dwProviderId,
  LPCTSTR szProvider 
);

Parameters

• hContext
  [in] Supplies the handle that identifies the resource manager context. The resource manager context can be set by a previous call to SCardEstablishContext. This value can be NULL if the call to SCardSetCardTypeProviderName is not directed to a specific context.
• szCardName
  [in] Supplies the name of the card type with which this provider name is associated.
• dwProviderId
  [in] Supplies the identifier for the provider associated with this card type. The following table shows the possible values for dwProviderId.

  Value	Action
  SCARD_PROVIDER_PRIMARY	The function specifies the name of the primary smart card service provider as a GUID string.
  SCARD_PROVIDER_CSP	The function specifies the name of the cryptographic service provider.

• szProvider
  [in] String variable being assigned as the provider name, representing the cryptographic service provider (CSP).

Return Values

The following table shows the possible return values.

Remarks

This function sets the provider name, while SCardGetCardTypeProviderName can be used to retrieve the provider name.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE 3.0 and later.
Header: Winscard.h.
Link Library: Winscard.lib.

 Last updated on Saturday, April 10, 2004

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