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I have a contract which has transferFrom function

    mapping(address => uint) balances;

    mapping(address => mapping(address => uint)) allowed;

    mapping (address => bool) public frozenAccount;

   // Transfer token from spender account to receiver account
    function transferFrom(address from, address to, uint tokens) public returns (bool success) {
        require(!transactionLock);         // Check for transaction lock
        require(!frozenAccount[from]);     // Check if sender is frozen
        require(!frozenAccount[to]);       // Check if recipient is frozen
        balances[from] = balances[from].sub(tokens);
        allowed[from][msg.sender] = allowed[from][msg.sender].sub(tokens);
        balances[to] = balances[to].add(tokens);
        emit Transfer(from, to, tokens);
        return true;
    }

When i execute this function i am getting error :

Gas estimation errored with the following message (see below). The transaction execution will likely fail. Do you want to force sending?

gas required exceeds allowance or always failing transaction

I have read many answers in StackOverflow . No solution work for me

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    how is the transactionLock defined? is that set to false? Nov 7, 2018 at 12:48
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    yes it is initailized to false in constructor
    – Ajit Soman
    Nov 7, 2018 at 12:49

1 Answer 1

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Maybe the account from has not allowed the to account to withdraw funds. I recommend to add some extra verifications:

  function transferFrom(
    address from,
    address to,
    uint256 tokens
  )
    public
    returns (bool)
  {
    require(!transactionLock);         // Check for transaction lock
    require(!frozenAccount[from]);     // Check if sender is frozen
    require(!frozenAccount[to]);       // Check if recipient is frozen

    require(tokens <= _balances[from]);
    require(tokens <= _allowed[from][msg.sender]);
    require(to != address(0));

    _balances[from] = _balances[from].sub(tokens);
    _balances[to] = _balances[to].add(tokens);
    _allowed[from][msg.sender] = _allowed[from][msg.sender].sub(tokens);
    emit Transfer(from, to, tokens);
    return true;
  }

Also, make sure that the from account allows the to account to withdraw the tokens amount and it should work

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    I am following this link for this contract. theethereum.wiki/w/index.php/ERC20_Token_Standard
    – Ajit Soman
    Nov 7, 2018 at 12:53
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    When i am executing the same code with javascriptVM . it gives me this error The constructor should be payable if you send value.
    – Ajit Soman
    Nov 7, 2018 at 12:57
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    the transferFrom() function I gave you is the one from openZeppelin: github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-solidity/blob/master/… plus your added modifications Nov 7, 2018 at 12:57
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    Is there any restriction in choosing these from and to address OR i can use any address . I have sent some token to from address and to address is a new address which has no token. when i make transaction it gives this error .
    – Ajit Soman
    Nov 7, 2018 at 14:03
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    you can use any address, but before calling the transferFrom(from, to, amount), you also have to call approve(to, amount), from the above from address. Nov 7, 2018 at 14:24

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