Microsoft KB Archive/162898

OFC Data Format Invalid Characters Passed in Memo Field

PSS ID Number: Q162898 Article last modified on 09-12-1997

5.00 1.00

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 Microsoft Money, version 5.0 == Open Financial Connectivity 1.0 == 

This information is intended for use by banks and solution providers who are evaluating or implementing a home banking server solution using OFC and Microsoft Money. For a fuller description of Open Financial Connectivity (OFC)please see the OFC specification. The specification is available for download on the Microsoft Web site by searching on the keyword OFC.

= SUMMARY =

The specification states that the “<” and “>” are invalid characters in the OFC data format. If the user enters one of these symbols in Money, in a Memo field for example, the “<” and “>” characters are converted by Money into “[&quot; and &quot;]” respectively prior to writing the OFC request file.

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