/// <summary>
/// Check if the VAT number is valid or not
/// </summary>
/// <returns>True if the VAT number could be validated otherwise false</returns>
public bool CheckVat()
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(VATNumber) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(CountryCode))
{
return(false);
}
//If the country code is AT for Austria we need a U before the UID
if (CountryCode.ToUpper().Equals("AT"))
{
if (!VATNumber.StartsWith("U"))
{
VATNumber = "U" + VATNumber;
}
}
string strVat = VATNumber;
string strCountry = CountryCode;
bool bValid = false;
string strName = string.Empty;
string strAddress = string.Empty;
try
{
checkVatService visService = new checkVatService();
RetDate = visService.checkVat(ref strCountry, ref strVat,
out bValid, out strName, out strAddress);
IsValid = bValid;
Name = strName;
Address = strAddress;
return(IsValid);
}
catch (Exception err)
{
System.Diagnostics.Trace.TraceError(err.ToString());
return(false);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Check if the VAT number is valid or not
/// </summary>
/// <returns>True if the VAT number could be validated otherwise false</returns>
public bool CheckVat()
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(VATNumber) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(CountryCode))
{
Log.Instance.LogDebug("CheckVat() FALSE: string.IsNullOrEmpty(VATNumber) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(CountryCode)");
return(false);
}
//If the country code is AT for Austria we need a U before the UID
if (CountryCode.ToUpper().Equals("AT"))
{
if (!VATNumber.StartsWith("U"))
{
VATNumber = "U" + VATNumber;
}
}
string strVat = VATNumber;
string strCountry = CountryCode;
try
{
var visService = new checkVatService();
bool bValid;
string strName;
string strAddress;
RetDate = visService.checkVat(ref strCountry, ref strVat, out bValid, out strName, out strAddress);
IsValid = bValid;
Name = strName;
Address = strAddress;
Log.Instance.LogDebug("CheckVat() IsValid: " + IsValid);
return(IsValid);
}
catch (Exception err)
{
Trace.TraceError(err.ToString());
Log.Instance.LogDebug("CheckVat() FALSE: EXCEPTION");
return(false);
}
}