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.

Requirements

See also

Microsoft Base Smart Card Cryptographic Service Provider

CARD_DATA

CardAcquireContext