NAME
ACH::Parser - Parse an ACH formatted file to ACH perl object
VERSION
Version: 0.01 May 2006
DESCRIPTION
ACH::Parser is a simple, generic ACH file to ACH object parser. It's intentional use is for testing purposes ONLY. ACH-Parser will allow a developer to look at the particular fields in an ACH formatted file.
USING ACH-Parser
use ACH::Parser;
my $file = 'RETODC0104A.ACH';
my $ach = new ACH;
$ach->parse($file);METHODS
parse
Parses the ACH data into the ACH object
CAVEATS
This package is created for testing purposes only. It shouldn't be used for production programs or scripts. There are other commercial products out there that may be a more efficient solution for accomplishing your goals.
All records in an ACH file must be formatted in the following sequence of records. IF the file is not formatted in this exact sequence, it may be rejected.
ACH File Layout: 1 - File Header Record 5 - First Company/Batch Header Record 6 - First Entry Detail Record 7 - First Entry Detail Addenda Record (optional) | Multiples of Entry Detail Records | 6 - Last Entry Detail Record 7 - Last Entry Detail Addenda Record (optional) 8 - First Company/Batch Control Record | Multiples of Company/Batches | 5 - Last Company/Batch Header Record 6 - First Entry Detail Record 7 - First Entry Detail Addenda Record (optional) | Multiples of Entry Detail Records | 6 - Last Entry Detail Record 7 - Last Entry Detail Addenda Record (optional) 8 - Last Company/Batch Control Record 9 - File Control Record 9999...9999 (optional)
AUTHOR
Author: Christopher Kois Date: May, 2006 Contact: cpkois@cpan.org
COPYRIGHTS
The ACH-Parser module is Copyright (c) May, 2006 by Christopher Kois. http://www.christopherkois.com All rights reserved. You may distribute this module under the terms of GNU General Public License (GPL).
SUPPORT/WARRANTY
ACH-Parser is free Open Source software. IT COMES WITHOUT WARRANTY OR SUPPORT OF ANY KIND.
KNOWN BUGS
This is version 0.01 of ACH::Parser. There are currently no known bugs.