PSS ID Number: 160742
Article Last Modified on 3/10/2000
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Merchant Server 1.0
This article was previously published under Q160742
SYMPTOMS
When you use a validation structure to test the minimum or maximum values
of currency, the structure takes an integer and always assumes the basic
monetary unit to be cents.
CAUSE
Merchant Server stores currency amounts in the smallest meaningful
denomination (pennies in the case of dollar/penny currencies).
As an example, consider the following validation structure:
{'test_money': {'type': 'money', 'min': '$10', 'label': 'Money
testing($min)'}}
If the value of test_money is then given as -200, the following error
message is generated:
The value for Money testing($min) must be greater than or
equal to
$0.10.
WORKAROUND
The expected result is achieved using the following structure:
{'test_money': {'type': 'money', 'min': '$10.00', 'label': 'Money
testing($min.cents)'}}
If the value of test_money is then given as -200, the following error
message is generated:
The value for Money testing($min.cents) must be greater than
or
equal to $10.00.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Merchant Server
version 1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
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