Re: [mv] Authorize.Net Hell

[peter hicks <peter@libation.com>]

Tev Kaber wrote:

> ******    message to minivend-users from Tev Kaber <tev@acadia.net>     ******
>
> I've stumbled into a pit here, and I'll likely be eaten by a grue.
>
> What has happened is that sales told a customer that we can do
> Authorize.Net with Minivend (which I'd never tried before), and I'm having
> trouble with it.  The system administrator here worked with me for a couple
> days trying to get the modules to work - eventually he admitted defeat.  We
> are using Stronghold on BSDI, and apparently that just doesn't work with
> the available modules.
>
> No problem, I thought, I'll do it a somewhat hacked way, by putting a
> "Complete Order (authorize credit card)" button on the receipt page.  Not
> very clean, but easy enough, right?  Not as easy as I thought.
>
> My troubles are:
> * The variable for the credit card number [value mv_credit_card_number]
> gets cleared upon reaching the receipt page.
>

I believe [value mv_credit_card_info] still carries the information


> * The variable for cost [total-cost] returns a dollar sign at the beginning
> of the price, and I need just a numeric value.
>

you could try [total-cost noformat]