SCardAddReaderToGroup

The SCardAddReaderToGroup function adds a reader to an existing reader group.

LONG SCardAddReaderToGroup(
  IN SCARDCONTEXT hContext,
  IN LPCTSTR szReaderName,
  IN LPCTSTR szGroupName
);

Parameters

hContext
Supplies the handle that identifies the resource manager context. The resource manager context is set by a previous call to SCardEstablishContext.
szReaderName
Supplies the friendly name of the reader that you are adding.
szGroupName
Supplies the friendly name of the group to which you are adding the reader.

Return Values

If the function… The return value is…
Succeeds SCARD_S_SUCCESS.
Fails An error code (see Error Codes for a list of all error codes).

Remarks

SCardAddReaderToGroup is a database management function. For a description of other database management functions, see Smart Card Database Management Functions.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Use version 4.0 SP3 and later.
  Windows: Use Windows 95 OSR2.1.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in winscard.h.
  Import Library: Link with winscard.lib.

See Also

SCardEstablishContext, SCardIntroduceReader, SCardIntroduceReaderGroup, SCardRemoveReaderFromGroup