Platform SDK: Transaction Server

Perform Method, Step4 (Visual Basic)

[This product will work only on Windows NT 4.0 versions and earlier. For Windows 2000 and later, see COM+ (Component Services).]

Public Function Perform(ByVal lngPrimeAccount As Long,_
    ByVal lngSecondAccount As Long, ByVal lngAmount _
    As Long, ByVal lngTranType As Long) As String

    Dim strResult As String

    On Error GoTo ErrorHandler

    ' create the account object using our context
    Dim objAccount As Bank.Account
    Set objAccount = _
        GetObjectContext.CreateInstance("Bank.Account")

    If objAccount Is Nothing Then
        Err.Raise ERROR_NUMBER, _
        Description:="Could not create account object"
    End If

    ' call the post function based on the 
    ' transaction type
    Select Case lngTranType

        Case 1
            strResult = objAccount.Post(lngPrimeAccount, 0 - lngAmount)
            If strResult = "" Then
                Err.Raise ERROR_NUMBER, _
                    Description:=strResult
            End If

        Case 2
            strResult = objAccount.Post(lngPrimeAccount, lngAmount)
            If strResult = "" Then
                Err.Raise ERROR_NUMBER, _
                    Description:=strResult
            End If

        Case 3
            Dim strResult1 As String, strResult2 As String
            ' do the credit
            strResult1 = objAccount.Post(lngSecondAccount, lngAmount)
            If strResult1 = "" Then
                Err.Raise ERROR_NUMBER, _
                    Description:=strResult1
            Else
                ' then do the debit
                strResult2 = objAccount.Post(lngPrimeAccount, 0 - lngAmount)
                If strResult2 = "" Then
                ' debit failed
                Err.Raise ERROR_NUMBER, _
                    Description:=strResult2
                Else
                    strResult = strResult1 + "  " + strResult2
                End If
            End If

        Case Else
            Err.Raise ERROR_NUMBER, _
                Description:="Invalid Transaction Type"

    End Select

    ' we are finished and happy
    GetObjectContext.SetComplete
    
    Perform = strResult

    Exit Function
 
ErrorHandler:

    GetObjectContext.SetAbort          ' we are unhappy
    
    Perform = ""       ' indicate that an error occured

    Err.Raise Err.Number, "Bank.MoveMoney.Perform", _
        Err.Description

End Function