String GetFromMerchantIDCookie()
{
String MerchID = "";
HttpCookie cookie = Request.Cookies.Get("MerchantID");
if (cookie != null)
{
MerchID = cookie.Value;
}
MerchantIDAttribute Tester = new MerchantIDAttribute();
if ((!Tester.IsValid(MerchID)) || (MerchID.Length > 46))
{
ModelState.AddModelError("", "Invalid Merchant ID");
MerchID = "";
}
return(MerchID);
}
// we are mixing in both data field validation and content validation
bool ITerminalService.ValidateMerchantID(String MerchantID, out String Message)
{
// first do data field validation
Message = "NO MERCH ID";
if (MerchantID == null)
{
return(false);
}
Message = "BAD MERCH ID";
if (MerchantID.Length > 46)
{
return(false);
}
MerchantIDAttribute MerchantTest = new MerchantIDAttribute();
if (!(MerchantTest.IsValid(MerchantID)))
{
return(false);
}
// then check the database to see if this merchant id is valid
Message = "MID NOT FOUND";
using (GiftEntities GiftEntity = new GiftEntities())
{
IMerchantDAO MerchantData = new MerchantDAO(GiftEntity);
Merchant Merch = MerchantData.GetMerchant(MerchantID);
if (Merch == null)
{
return(false);
}
Message = "MID NOT ACTIVE";
if (Merch.GiftActive != "A")
{
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
}