SmartCard.GetActiveProtocol
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Queries the active protocol.

| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [SmartCard](component_SmartCard.md) | [6.3](newinversion63.md) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, on macOS and Windows | ❌ No |

MBS( "SmartCard.GetActiveProtocol"; SmartCardContext ) 

**MBS**( **"SmartCard.GetActiveProtocol";** /\* Queries the active protocol. \*/  
**$SmartCardContext**) /\* The smartcard context reference number. \*/ 

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| SmartCardContext | The smartcard context reference number. | $SmartCardContext |

### Result

Returns value or error.

### Description

Queries the active protocol.  
The result is undefined, Raw, T0, T1 or T15.  
### See also

- [SmartCard.Connect](SmartCardConnect.md)
- [SmartCard.Init](SmartCardInit.md)
- [SmartCard.Reconnect](SmartCardReconnect.md)
- [SmartCard.Transmit](SmartCardTransmit.md)

### Example Databases

- [SmartCard/Belgian EID Reader](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/SmartCard/Belgian%20EID%20Reader.shtml#5ScriptAnchor_)
- [SmartCard/SmartCard ReadFile](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/SmartCard/SmartCard%20ReadFile.shtml#2ScriptAnchor_)
- [SmartCard/SmartCard Signatures](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/SmartCard/SmartCard%20Signatures.shtml#2ScriptAnchor_)

### Blog Entries

- [Talking to a SmartCard in FileMaker Pro](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2016-08-03/Talking_to_a_SmartCard_in_File/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)

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Created 13th June 2016 , last changed 19th June 2016

  
[SmartCard.EndTransaction](SmartCardEndTransaction.md) - [SmartCard.GetAttribute](SmartCardGetAttribute.md)

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