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Credit Card Transactions Help

Hey Experts

I am making POS software for a company

There are four ways to pay they are

1 - Cash
2 - Cheque
3 - Credit Card
4 - Voucher

How do i make visual basic charge/process to a credit card if that is possible?

Thanks

Nothern_Lights

Carl Tawn

You'll probably need to use a third-party system to actually send the transaction. I've used CommsXL in the past:

http://www.commsxl.com/

With CommsXL you write out a file with the details of the transaction, CommsXL then processes the transaction and returns a result file indicating success/failure and details of the transaction.

Nothern_Lights

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carl_tawn

but i have a keyboard with a card reader built into it can visual basic not talk to that then uses some component to charge the card

Thanks

Nothern_Lights

Carl Tawn

The actual charging of the card is carried out by the bank. CommsXL is an app that communicates with the bank to authorize/execute the transaction.

Your VB app would communicate with the Card Reader to get the details off of the card and build the Request file that contains the card and payment details. You then write out a request file that CommsXL sends to the card merchants for authorization and execution of the transaction.

Nothern_Lights

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carl_tawn

Can you guide me through the reading the details from the card reader to my vb app and what CommsXL software application I would need for a high street store because I have got no idea what I need this is my first POS program.

I would be much appreciated

Thanks

Northern_Lights

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Carl Tawn

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