Reading eID card from VBA using Middleware ActiveX control

Sample code from godot.be

Private Sub Command1_Click(ByVal eventSender As System.Object, ByVal eventArgs As System.EventArgs) Handles Command1.Click
 ' Written by Sylvain Kusters 
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    Dim lHandle As Integer

        'BEID_ Kaart Info
        Dim strCardNumber As String
        Dim strBegValDag, strBegVal, strBegValMaand As Object
        Dim strBegValJaar As String
        Dim strEndValDag, strEndVal, strEndValMaand As Object
        Dim strEndValJaar As String
        Dim strIssuingMunicipality As String
        'BEID Persoons Info
        Dim strName As String
        Dim strFirstName1 As String
        Dim strBirthPlace As String
        Dim strBirthDate As String
        Dim strGender As String
        Dim strNationality As String
        Dim strNationalNumber As String
        'BEID Adres Info
        Dim strStreet As String
        Dim strZIPCode As String
        Dim strMunicipality As String
        'BEID PICTURE
        Dim PictureFileName As String
        Dim FirstPath As String
        Dim EndPath As String
        Dim Path As String

        Dim RetStatus As EIDLIBCTRLLib.RetStatus
        Dim MapColPicture As New EIDLIBCTRLLib.MapCollection
        Dim MapColID As New EIDLIBCTRLLib.MapCollection
        Dim MapColAddress As New EIDLIBCTRLLib.MapCollection
        Dim CertifCheck As New EIDLIBCTRLLib.CertifCheck

        RetStatus = EIDlib1.Init("", 0, 0, lHandle)
        If (RetStatus.GetGeneral = 0) Then
            RetStatus = EIDlib1.GetID(MapColID, CertifCheck)
            strChipNumber = MapColID.GetValue("ChipNumber")
            strCardNumber = MapColID.GetValue("CardNumber")
            strBegVal = MapColID.GetValue("BeginValidityDate")
            strEndVal = MapColID.GetValue("EndValidityDate")
            strIssuingMunicipality = MapColID.GetValue("IssuingMunicipality")
            strName = MapColID.GetValue("Name")
            strFirstName1 = MapColID.GetValue("FirstName1")
            strBirthDate = MapColID.GetValue("BirthDate")
            strBirthPlace = MapColID.GetValue("BirthPlace")
            strGender = MapColID.GetValue("Gender")
            strNationality = MapColID.GetValue("Nationality")
            strNationalNumber = MapColID.GetValue("NationalNumber")

            'Opsplitsen begindatum

            strBegValDag = VB.Right(strBegVal, 2)
            strBegValMaand = Mid(strBegVal, 5, 2)
            strBegValJaar = VB.Left(strBegVal, 4)
            'Opsplitsen einddatum

            strEndValDag = VB.Right(strEndVal, 2)
            strEndValMaand = Mid(strEndVal, 5, 2)
            strEndValJaar = VB.Left(strEndVal, 4)
            txtbxCardNumber.Text = strCardNumber
            txtbxBeginValidityDate.Text = strBegValDag & "/" & strBegValMaand & "/" & strBegValJaar
            txtbxEndValidityDate.Text = strEndValDag & "/" & strEndValMaand & "/" & strEndValJaar
            txtbxIssuingMunicipality.Text = strIssuingMunicipality
            txtbxName.Text = strName
            txtbxFirstName1.Text = strFirstName1
            txtbxBirthDate.Text = strBirthDate
            txtbxBirthPlace.Text = strBirthPlace
            txtbxGender.Text = strGender
            txtbxNationality.Text = strNationality
            txtbxNationalNumber.Text = strNationalNumber

        End If

        RetStatus = EIDlib1.GetAddress(MapColAddress, CertifCheck)

        strStreet = MapColAddress.GetValue("Street")

        strZIPCode = MapColAddress.GetValue("ZIPCode")

        strMunicipality = MapColAddress.GetValue("Municipality")

        txtbxStreet.Text = strStreet
        txtbxZIPCode.Text = strZIPCode
        txtbxMunicipality.Text = strMunicipality
        ' Picture inladen

        FirstPath = "(unknown)_BELPIC_"
        EndPath = "_4035"
        Path = "c:\Documents and settings\gebruiker\eid-cache"
        PictureFileName = FirstPath & strChipNumber & EndPath
        RetStatus = EIDlib1.GetPicture(MapColPicture, CertifCheck)
        Picture1.Image = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(Path & "\" & PictureFileName)

        RetStatus = EIDlib1.Exit()

    End Sub