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The SimUnlockPhonefunction sends a password to unlock the phone. This function is part of the SIM Manager API set that enables access to information stored on the SIM card.

Syntax 

HRESULT SimUnlockPhone (
  HSIM 
hSim,
  LPTSTR 
lpszPassword,
  LPTSTR 
lpszNewPin
);

Parameters

hSim

Points to a valid HSIM handle.

lpszPassword

Points to a password string.

lpszNewPin

Points to a second password string. Some locked states require a second password. for example, a pointer to an unknown (PUK) requires a new PIN to replace the old, presumably forgotten, PIN. The values can be NULL.

Return Value

HRESULTs are either S_OK for success, or one of the SIM_Eerror constants defined in the SIM Manager Error Constantstable.

Remarks

This is a privileged function.

Requirements

Header simmgr.h
Library cellcore.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows Embedded CE 6.0 and later
Windows Mobile Pocket PC 2002 and later, Smartphone 2002 and later

See Also