how to get handle to usb device for reading and writing purpose ??
i m using hid.ll and setupapi.dll !!!!
i am getting "-1" value for the handle!!
need help!!

Post some code, perhaps

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles;


namespace WindowsFormsApplication4
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1() : base()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
           
        }

        

        [ StructLayout( LayoutKind.Sequential ) ]
        internal class DEV_BROADCAST_HDR
        {
            internal Int32 dbch_size;
            internal Int32 dbch_devicetype;
            internal Int32 dbch_reserved;
        }
        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
        internal class DEV_BROADCAST_DEVICEINTERFACE_1
        {
            internal Int32 dbcc_size;
            internal Int32 dbcc_devicetype;
            internal Int32 dbcc_reserved;
            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValArray,
           ArraySubType = UnmanagedType.U1,
           SizeConst = 16)]
            internal Byte[] dbcc_classguid;
            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValArray,
            SizeConst = 255)]
            internal Char[] dbcc_name;
        }

        
        [DllImport("hid.dll", SetLastError = true)]
        public static extern void HidD_GetHidGuid(ref System.Guid HidGuid);

        [DllImport("setupapi.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
        internal static extern IntPtr SetupDiGetClassDevs
        (ref System.Guid ClassGuid,
        IntPtr Enumerator,
        IntPtr hwndParent,
        Int32 Flags);


        public struct SP_DEVINFO_DATA
        {
            public int cbSize;
            public System.Guid ClassGuid;
            public int DevInst;
            public int Reserved;
        } 

        internal struct SP_DEVICE_INTERFACE_DATA
        {
            internal Int32 cbSize;
            internal Guid InterfaceClassGuid;
            internal Int32 Flags;
            internal IntPtr Reserved;
        }


        [DllImport("setupapi.dll", SetLastError = true)]
        internal static extern Boolean SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces
        (IntPtr DeviceInfoSet,
        IntPtr DeviceInfoData,
        ref System.Guid InterfaceClassGuid,
        Int32 MemberIndex,
        ref SP_DEVICE_INTERFACE_DATA DeviceInterfaceData);



        internal struct SP_DEVICE_INTERFACE_DETAIL_DATA
        {
            internal Int32 cbSize;
            internal String DevicePath;
        }



        [DllImport("setupapi.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
            internal static extern Boolean SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetail
            (IntPtr DeviceInfoSet,
            ref SP_DEVICE_INTERFACE_DATA DeviceInterfaceData,
            IntPtr DeviceInterfaceDetailData,
            Int32 DeviceInterfaceDetailDataSize,
            ref Int32 RequiredSize,
            IntPtr DeviceInfoData);

        [DllImport("setupapi.dll", SetLastError = true)]
        internal static extern Int32 SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList
        (IntPtr DeviceInfoSet);

        [DllImport("setupapi.dll", SetLastError = true)]

           internal static extern Boolean SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo(
                IntPtr DeviceInfoSet,
                Int32 MemberIndex,
                SP_DEVINFO_DATA DeviceInfoData);




        internal const Int32 DBT_DEVTYP_HANDLE = 6;
        internal const Int32 DBT_DEVTYP_DEVICEINTERFACE = 5;
        internal const Int32 DEVICE_NOTIFY_WINDOW_HANDLE = 0;
        internal const Int32 DIGCF_PRESENT = 2;
        internal const Int32 DIGCF_DEVICEINTERFACE = 0X10;
        internal const Int32 WM_DEVICECHANGE = 0X219;

              [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
              internal class DEV_BROADCAST_DEVICEINTERFACE
              {
                  internal Int32 dbcc_size;
                  internal Int32 dbcc_devicetype;
                  internal Int32 dbcc_reserved;
                  internal Guid dbcc_classguid;
                  internal Int16 dbcc_name;
              }

              [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
              internal static extern IntPtr RegisterDeviceNotification
              (IntPtr hRecipient,
              IntPtr NotificationFilter,
              Int32 Flags);


              internal const Int32 DBT_DEVICEARRIVAL = 0X8000;
              internal const Int32 DBT_DEVICEREMOVECOMPLETE = 0X8004;
               public static Guid
               GUID_DEVINTERFACE_USB_DEVICE = new Guid("A5DCBF10-6530-11D2-901F-00C04FB951ED");

              internal const Int32 FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL = 0X80;
               internal const Int32 FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED = 0X40000000;
               internal const Int32 FILE_SHARE_READ = 1;
               internal const Int32 FILE_SHARE_WRITE = 2;
               internal const UInt32 GENERIC_READ = 0X80000000;
               internal const UInt32 GENERIC_WRITE = 0X40000000;
               internal const Int32 OPEN_EXISTING = 3;


               [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
               internal static extern SafeFileHandle CreateFile
               (String lpFileName,
               UInt32 dwDesiredAccess,
               Int32 dwShareMode,
               IntPtr lpSecurityAttributes,
               Int32 dwCreationDisposition,
               Int32 dwFlagsAndAttributes,
               Int32 hTemplateFile);


               [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
               internal struct HIDD_ATTRIBUTES
               {
                   internal Int32 Size;
                   internal UInt16 VendorID;
                   internal UInt16 ProductID;
                   internal UInt16 VersionNumber;
               }

               [DllImport("hid.dll", SetLastError = true)]
               internal static extern Boolean HidD_GetAttributes
                   (SafeFileHandle HidDeviceObject, ref HIDD_ATTRIBUTES Attributes);
              
        SafeFileHandle deviceHandle;







          private Boolean Find(Message m)
        {Boolean deviceFound ;
            Int32 bufferSize = 0;
            IntPtr detailDataBuffer;
            String[] devicePathName = new String[128];
            Int32 memberIndex = 0;
             IntPtr deviceInfoSet ;

            deviceInfoSet = SetupDiGetClassDevs
            (ref GUID_DEVINTERFACE_USB_DEVICE,
            IntPtr.Zero,
            IntPtr.Zero,
            DIGCF_PRESENT | DIGCF_DEVICEINTERFACE );

             deviceFound = false;

            SP_DEVICE_INTERFACE_DATA MyDeviceInterfaceData = new SP_DEVICE_INTERFACE_DATA();
            Boolean success = false;

            MyDeviceInterfaceData.cbSize =  Marshal.SizeOf( MyDeviceInterfaceData );

               success = SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces
                (deviceInfoSet,
                IntPtr.Zero,
                ref GUID_DEVINTERFACE_USB_DEVICE,
                memberIndex,
                ref MyDeviceInterfaceData);

                    if (!success)
                {
                    return false;
                }


                else
                {
                    success = SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetail
                    (deviceInfoSet,
                    ref MyDeviceInterfaceData,
                    IntPtr.Zero,
                    0,
                    ref bufferSize,
                    IntPtr.Zero);

                    detailDataBuffer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(bufferSize);
                    Marshal.WriteInt32
                    (detailDataBuffer, (IntPtr.Size == 4) ? (4 + Marshal.SystemDefaultCharSize) : 8);


                    success = SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetail
                    (deviceInfoSet,
                    ref MyDeviceInterfaceData,
                    detailDataBuffer,
                    bufferSize,
                    ref bufferSize,
                    IntPtr.Zero);


                   IntPtr pDevicePathName = new IntPtr(detailDataBuffer.ToInt32() + 4);

                    devicePathName[memberIndex] = Marshal.PtrToStringAuto(pDevicePathName);
                    
                    MessageBox.Show("path of device " + devicePathName[memberIndex]);


           deviceFound = true ;
                }

               if (deviceFound)
            {
                
               
                MessageBox.Show(devicePathName[0]);
                
                MessageBox.Show("inside file handle");
                deviceHandle = CreateFile
                    (devicePathName[0], GENERIC_WRITE | GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
                    IntPtr.Zero, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL | FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED, 0);
  
                MessageBox.Show("file handle " + deviceHandle.ToString());
                MessageBox.Show("handle value : " + deviceHandle.DangerousGetHandle().ToString());

                if (!deviceHandle.IsInvalid)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("valid");
                    HIDD_ATTRIBUTES attribs = new HIDD_ATTRIBUTES();
                    attribs.Size = Marshal.SizeOf(attribs);

                    HidD_GetAttributes(deviceHandle, ref attribs);


                    MessageBox.Show("vendor id " + Convert.ToString(attribs.VendorID, 16));

                }
                else
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("in else");
                }
               
            
            }
            return deviceFound;

        }


        private void Register()
        { 
            DEV_BROADCAST_DEVICEINTERFACE devBroadcastDeviceInterface =
            new DEV_BROADCAST_DEVICEINTERFACE();
            IntPtr devBroadcastDeviceInterfaceBuffer;
            IntPtr deviceNotificationHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
            Int32 size = 0;
            size = Marshal.SizeOf( devBroadcastDeviceInterface );
            devBroadcastDeviceInterface.dbcc_size = size;
            devBroadcastDeviceInterface.dbcc_devicetype = DBT_DEVTYP_DEVICEINTERFACE;
            devBroadcastDeviceInterface.dbcc_reserved = 0;
            devBroadcastDeviceInterface.dbcc_classguid = GUID_DEVINTERFACE_USB_DEVICE;
            devBroadcastDeviceInterfaceBuffer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal( size );
            Marshal.StructureToPtr
            ( devBroadcastDeviceInterface,
            devBroadcastDeviceInterfaceBuffer,
            true );

            deviceNotificationHandle = RegisterDeviceNotification
            (new Form1().Handle,
            devBroadcastDeviceInterfaceBuffer,
            DEVICE_NOTIFY_WINDOW_HANDLE);

            
        }
     

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Register();

        }

        protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
        {
            if (m.Msg == WM_DEVICECHANGE)
            {
                
                OnDeviceChange(m);
            }
            base.WndProc(ref m);
        }



        private void OnDeviceChange(Message m)
        {

            if ((m.WParam.ToInt32() == DBT_DEVICEARRIVAL))
            {
                
                MessageBox.Show("device arrived");
                
                
                if (Find(m))
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("my device arrived");
                }

            }
            else if ((m.WParam.ToInt32() == DBT_DEVICEREMOVECOMPLETE))
            {
                
                MessageBox.Show("device removed");
            }
        }

    }
}

here is the code!!! pls chk it!!

can anyone help me in the problem written above???

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