BalanceInquiry Method

Performs a Balance Inquiry Request using the specified Card data.

Syntax

[VB.NET]
Public Sub BalanceInquiry()

[C#]
public void BalanceInquiry();

Remarks

This methods allows you to perform a Balance Inquiry Request using the specified Card data. The balance amount will be returned via Balance. Note that Balance Inquiries do not place a hold on a cardholder's funds and are not captured.

  FDMSHealthCare.Card.MagneticStripe = "B4444333322221111^SMITH/JOHN M         ^031210100000033301000000008000000";
  FDMSHealthCare.Card.EntryDataSource = edsTrack1; 
  FDMSHealthCare.BalanceInquiry(); 

Industry regulations do not allow merchants or processors to store track data in any form of persistent storage. Failure to abide by this regulation can result in significant fines and other penalties.

NOTE: This method has a corresponding asynchronous version (BalanceInquiryAsync) for use in the Xamarin environment.