CardCreateFile Function

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The CardCreateFile function, defined by a smart card module, creates a file in the specified directory of a smart card.

Syntax

DWORD WINAPI CardCreateFile(
  __in  PCARD_DATA pCardData,
  __in  LPSTR pszDirectoryName,
  __in  LPSTR pszFileName,
  __in  DWORD cbInitialCreationSize,
  __in  CARD_FILE_ACCESS_CONDITION AccessCondition
);

Parameters

  • pCardData [in]
    A pointer to the CARD_DATA structure received from a call to the CardAcquireContext function.

  • pszDirectoryName [in]
    A pointer to a null-terminated string that contains a directory name. The CardCreateFile function creates the new file in this directory. The function fails if the specified directory does not exist.

  • pszFileName [in]
    A pointer to a null-terminated string that contains the name of the file to create.

  • cbInitialCreationSize [in]
    The size, in bytes, of the new file.

  • AccessCondition [in]
    A member of the CARD_FILE_ACCESS_CONDITION enumeration that specifies access control permissions for the new file.

Return Value

If the function succeeds, the function returns zero.

If the function fails, it returns a nonzero error value or one of the following possible error values.

Return code/value Description
ERROR_FILE_EXISTS 1280x80

A file with the same name as the value of the pszFileName parameter already exists.

Requirements

Minimum supported client Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional with SP4
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server with SP4
Header Cardmod.h

See Also

Microsoft Base Smart Card Cryptographic Service Provider

CARD_DATA

CardAcquireContext

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