Hi, Just because a UI is now in neat HTML doesn’t mean that every backend system, and every other system used to access this data, can cope.
I worked on Westpac’s IB upgrade project (the monitoring part) and it’s a huge amount of work just to upgrade one small part of it. Cheers Ken From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of ben.robb...@jlta.com.au Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2010 9:21 AM To: ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com Subject: OT: Rant <Rant> I just ran into the following text on the Westpac Altitude Rewards web site. I am amazed that in this day and age that the developers and/or designers for a banking-related web site have just *given up* and are forcing their customers to clean their data. Note that if your message does include any of the characters you get an 'input error' feedback but you still have to find the offending characters and clean it yourself. Unbelievable! </Rant> -------------------------- Frequently Asked Questions about the Altitude Program and Altitude Rewards website are answered in the Altitude Rewards Help Page<http://altituderewards.com.au/public/info.aspx?name=help>. If you can't find an answer to your question, complete the form below and a Customer Consultant will respond within 2 Business Days. Please note: For security reasons the symbols : - \ $ % ' ~ # [ ] * " + = ^ cannot be used in the form below. If you require further assistance please call the Altitude Rewards centre on 1300 887 820. The information we collect on this form will be used to respond to your query. This information will be disclosed to our Service Providers who respond to your query on our behalf. If you do not provide your information to us, we may not be able to respond to your request. You can view our privacy policy at www.westpac.com.au<http://www.westpac.com.au/internet/publish.nsf/Content/WIPP+Our+Privacy+Policy>.
