ResponsePreviousBalance Property

Contains the balance that was on the gift card before this transaction was completed.

Syntax

fdmsgiftcardcontrol.ResponsePreviousBalance

Default Value

""

Remarks

Contains the balance that was on the gift card before this transaction was completed.

This property contains the balance of funds that was on the card immediately before the transaction that was just authorized. When redeeming a card with the RedeemCard method and RedemptionType set to rtPartialRedemption, the merchant must use the ResponseNewBalance and ResponsePreviousBalance propertiesto determine if full amount was authorized, or if an additional amount needs to be tendered by the customer. (via cash, credit, another gift card, etc).

Note that ResponseNewBalance and ResponsePreviousBalance will display the same value in response to a call a Balance Inquiry or Lock Card transaction.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String