C# Signature:
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
static extern bool DeviceIoControl(IntPtr hDevice, uint dwIoControlCode,
IntPtr lpInBuffer, uint nInBufferSize,
IntPtr lpOutBuffer, uint nOutBufferSize,
out uint lpBytesReturned, IntPtr lpOverlapped);
C# Signature:
[DllImport("Kernel32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Auto, SetLastError=true)]
public static extern bool DeviceIoControl( IntPtr hDevice, uint dwIoControlCode, ref long InBuffer,
int nInBufferSize, ref long OutBuffer, int nOutBufferSize,
ref int pBytesReturned, [In] ref NativeOverlapped lpOverlapped);
VB Signature:
<DllImport("kernel32.dll", ExactSpelling:=True, SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Auto)> _
Private Shared Function DeviceIoControl(ByVal hDevice As IntPtr, _
ByVal dwIoControlCode As Int32, ByVal lpInBuffer As IntPtr, _
ByVal nInBufferSize As Int32, ByVal lpOutBuffer As IntPtr, _
ByVal nOutBufferSize As Int32, ByRef lpBytesReturned As Int32, _
ByVal lpOverlapped As System.Threading.NativeOverlapped) As Boolean
End Function
User-Defined Types:
None.
Notes:
hDevice - To retrieve a handle to a volume, call CreateFile with the lpFileName parameter set to a string of the following form: \\.\DriveLetter:. DriveLetter is not case-sensitive and does not require a colon after it.
Example:
tHandle = CreateFile(@"\\.\C:", FileAccess.Read, FileShare.ReadWrite, IntPtr.Zero, FileMode.Open, 0, IntPtr.Zero)
lpOverlapped - Main use in assynchronous deviceIoControl. NativeOverlapped is the managed version of the structure and use is the same.
Tips & Tricks:
This is great for interacting with devices; now perhaps someone can help with the SetupDi calls to actually discover the device handles, etc...? If you are able to conquer it (I wasn't) toss me a mail at dotnet at richardgoodwin dot com
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Sample Code:
Public ReadOnly Property CardID() As String
Get
Dim dwErrorCode As FarcConstants
Dim dwBytesReceived As Int32
Dim ip As IntPtr = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(13)
Dim erg As String
If DeviceIoControl(hDriver, IOCTL_FARC_GET_CARDID, Nothing, 0, ip, 13, dwBytesReceived, Nothing) Then
erg = Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(ip)
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ip)
Else
dwErrorCode = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ip)
Throw New InvalidOperationException("Get Card ID fails. Errorcode: " & _
dwErrorCode.ToString, New System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception(dwErrorCode))
End If
Return erg
End Get
End Property
Sample Code:
public bool DeviceIoControl( IntPtr hDevice, uint dwIoControlCode, ref long buffer, int bufferSize, ref NativeOverlapped pOverlapped)
{
int NoReturn = 0;
return DeviceIoControl( hDevice, dwIoControlCode, ref buffer, bufferSize, ref buffer, bufferSize, ref NoReturn, ref pOverlapped );
}
public bool PlxIntrAttach(IntPtr handle, PlxIntr intrType)
{
// Call to PLX card to attach wait event to an Interrupts
// Declare control code
uint Control;
DriverMsgs AttachMsg = DriverMsgs.MsgIntrAttach;
Control = CtrCode( cFileDeviceUnknown, (int)AttachMsg, cMethodBuffered, cFileAnyAccess );
// Set return variable up
bool Status = false;
// Initialize the "buffer"
long DeviceBuffer = 0;
// Fill the buffer with the interrupt bitflag
DeviceBuffer = (long)intrType;
// Call the P/Invoked function through masking method
Status = DeviceIoControl( handle, Control, ref DeviceBuffer, 8, ref AdcOverlapData );
// Return with Status
return Status;
}
Alternative Managed API:
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