PATCH: MIFST Sample BankMailSyncRS Not Accepted By MS Money

ID: Q186837

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Finance Server Toolkit, versions 1.0, 1.01

SUMMARY

BankMail.exe is a patch that corrects the TestBank sample FII such that an OFX-compliant BankMailSyncRS will be sent.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

 ~ BankMail.exe (size: 25104 bytes)

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

This file contains the updated SQL_BankMailSyncRQ.cpp file for the TestBank sample in the Microsoft Internet Finance Server Toolkit (MIFST). The TestBank sample FII can be found at [CD root]\Gateway\OFX SDK\OFX_BI_SqlBank_COM).

To use this file, simply delete or rename the original SQL_BankMailSyncRQ.cpp, and copy the new file in its place. Then recompile the new file, and rebuild OFX_BI_SqlBank_COM.dll. This new .dll should then be replaced in your Translation Server(s).

The original file contains a canned response, which does not return the exact TRNUID and CLTCOOKIE tags included in the request (a violation of the OFX specification). This causes Microsoft Money to reject the response. The new file extracts the TRNUID and CLTCOOKIE values from the request, and properly includes them in the response.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

To reproduce the problem with the original SQL_BankMailSyncRQ.cpp file, follow these steps:

1. Set up a new Microsoft Money file that points to an installation of

   MIFST.

2. Go to the Connect tab of the Online Banking area and click the Write

   Letter button.

3. In the Write Letter dialog box, select "general-purpose" letter (the

   only option available) and click Continue.

4. In the Letter dialog box, enter some text in the subject and message

   fields and click OK (your letter should now appear among the list of
   transactions to send on the next call).

5. Click the Connect button.

6. Enter the password and then click the Continue button while holding down

   the CTL and SHIFT keys (holding down the keys causes Money to save the
   resulting request and response files in the same directory as the Money
   executable file).

The following error message will appear:

   There is a problem with the data received from your financial
   institution. If this problem persists, call the Customer Support number
   for your financial institution, listed on the Contact Information tab in
   the Online Banking Area.

The response with the new file should be properly accepted by Money.

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbdsi

Keywords          : kbpatch
Technology        : kbInetDev
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,1.01
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: June 8, 1998