/// <summary>
/// Verifies a VAT number using the EU Comission service. Note, this call is not error free
/// and can throw errors, so it's important to use try catch. You can see current health of
/// the service at http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/monitoring.html.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="VATId">The VAT id, eg SE559116174901.</param>
public static VATResponse IsValidVAT(string VATId)
{
// all requests sent to http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/checkVatService.wsdl
// tech docs at http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/help.html
if (VATId == null || VATId.Length < 3)
{
Debug.WriteLine("VATId cannot be null or less 3 chars in length.");
return(new VATResponse {
IsValid = false
});
}
var param = new VATCheck.checkVatRequest(VATId.Substring(0, 2), VATId.Substring(2));
var service = new VATCheck.checkVatPortTypeClient();
var result = Task.Run(async() => await service.checkVatAsync(param)).Result;
return(new VATResponse
{
IsValid = result.valid,
CompanyName = result.name != "---" ? result.name : null,
Address = result.address != "---" ? result.address : null
});
}
public System.Threading.Tasks.Task <VATCheck.checkVatResponse> checkVatAsync(VATCheck.checkVatRequest request)
{
return(base.Channel.checkVatAsync(request));
}
