WinBioEnumDatabases function (winbio.h)

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10/13/2021

Enumerates all registered databases that match a specified type.

Syntax

HRESULT WinBioEnumDatabases(
  [in]  WINBIO_BIOMETRIC_TYPE Factor,
  [out] WINBIO_STORAGE_SCHEMA **StorageSchemaArray,
  [out] SIZE_T                *StorageCount
);

Parameters

[in] Factor

A bitmask of WINBIO_BIOMETRIC_TYPE flags that specifies the biometric unit types to be enumerated. Only WINBIO_TYPE_FINGERPRINT is currently supported.

[out] StorageSchemaArray

Address of a variable that receives a pointer to an array of WINBIO_STORAGE_SCHEMA structures that contain information about each database. If the function does not succeed, the pointer is set to NULL. If the function succeeds, you must pass the pointer to WinBioFree to release memory allocated internally for the array.

[out] StorageCount

Pointer to a value that specifies the number of structures pointed to by the StorageSchemaArray parameter.

Return value

If the function succeeds, it returns S_OK. If the function fails, it returns an HRESULT value that indicates the error. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table. For a list of common error codes, see Common HRESULT Values.

Return code	Description
E_INVALIDARG	The bitmask contained in the Factor parameter contains one or more an invalid type bits.
E_OUTOFMEMORY	There was insufficient memory to complete the request.
E_POINTER	The StorageSchemaArray and StorageCount parameters cannot be NULL.

Remarks

Only WINBIO_TYPE_FINGERPRINT is currently supported in the Factor parameter.

If information about multiple databases is returned in the array of structures pointed to by the StorageSchemaArray parameter, the databases are not guaranteed to be in any particular order.

After you are finished using the structures returned to the StorageSchemaArray parameter, you must call WinBioFree to release the memory allocated internally for the array.

Examples

The following code example calls WinBioEnumDatabases to enumerate the biometric databases on the system. The example also includes a function, DisplayGuid, to display the database ID. Link to the Winbio.lib static library and include the following header files:

Windows.h
Stdio.h
Conio.h
Winbio.h

HRESULT EnumDatabases( )
{
    // Declare variables.
    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
    PWINBIO_STORAGE_SCHEMA storageSchemaArray = NULL;
    SIZE_T storageCount = 0;
    SIZE_T index = 0;

    // Enumerate the databases.
    hr = WinBioEnumDatabases( 
            WINBIO_TYPE_FINGERPRINT,    // Type of biometric unit
            &storageSchemaArray,        // Array of database schemas
            &storageCount );            // Number of database schemas
    if (FAILED(hr))
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\nWinBioEnumDatabases failed. hr = 0x%x\n", hr);
        goto e_Exit;
    }

    // Display information for each database.
    wprintf_s(L"\nDatabases:\n");
    for (index = 0; index < storageCount; ++index)
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n[%d]: \tBiometric factor: 0x%08x\n", 
                 index, 
                 storageSchemaArray[index].BiometricFactor );
        
        wprintf_s(L"\tDatabase ID: ");
        DisplayGuid(&storageSchemaArray[index].DatabaseId);
        wprintf_s(L"\n");

        wprintf_s(L"\tData format: ");
        DisplayGuid(&storageSchemaArray[index].DataFormat);
        wprintf_s(L"\n");

        wprintf_s(L"\tAttributes:  0x%08x\n", 
                 storageSchemaArray[index].Attributes);

        wprintf_s(L"\tFile path:   %ws\n", 
                 storageSchemaArray[index].FilePath );

        wprintf_s(L"\tCnx string:  %ws\n", 
                 storageSchemaArray[index].ConnectionString );

        wprintf_s(L"\n");
    }

e_Exit:
    if (storageSchemaArray != NULL)
    {
        WinBioFree(storageSchemaArray);
        storageSchemaArray = NULL;
    }

    wprintf_s(L"\nPress any key to exit...");
    _getch();

    return hr;
}


//------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The following function displays a GUID to the console window.
//
VOID DisplayGuid( __in PWINBIO_UUID Guid )
{
    wprintf_s(
        L"{%08X-%04X-%04X-%02X%02X-%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X}",
        Guid->Data1,
        Guid->Data2,
        Guid->Data3,
        Guid->Data4[0],
        Guid->Data4[1],
        Guid->Data4[2],
        Guid->Data4[3],
        Guid->Data4[4],
        Guid->Data4[5],
        Guid->Data4[6],
        Guid->Data4[7]
        );
}

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	winbio.h (include Winbio.h)
Library	Winbio.lib
DLL	Winbio.dll