NAME

Finance::Bank::Barclays - Check your Barclays bank accounts from Perl

SYNOPSIS

            

              
              
use Finance::Bank::Barclays;
my @accounts = Finance::Bank::Barclays->check_balance(
 memnumber => "xxxxxxxxxxxx",
 passcode => "12345",
 surname => "Smith",
 password => "xxxxxxxx"
);
foreach (@accounts) {
 printf "%8s %8s : GBP %8.2f\n",
 $_->{sort_code}, $_->{account_no}, $_->{balance};
}
            
          

DESCRIPTION

This module provides a rudimentary interface to the Barclays Online Banking service at https://ibank.barclays.co.uk. You will need either Crypt::SSLeay or IO::Socket::SSL installed for HTTPS support to work. WWW::Mechanize is required.

CLASS METHODS

            

              
              
check_balance(memnumber => $u, passcode => $p, surname => $s,
  password => $w)
            
          

Return an array of account objects, one for each of your bank accounts.

OBJECT METHODS

            

              
              
$ac->sort_code
$ac->account_no
            
          

Return the account sort code (in the format XX-YY-ZZ) and the account number.

            

              
              
$ac->balance
            
          

Return the account balance as a signed floating point value.

WARNING

This warning is from Simon Cozens' Finance::Bank::LloydsTSB, and seems just as apt here.

This is code for online banking, and that means your money, and that means BE CAREFUL. You are encouraged, nay, expected, to audit the source of this module yourself to reassure yourself that I am not doing anything untoward with your banking data. This software is useful to me, but is provided under NO GUARANTEE, explicit or implied.

THANKS

Simon Cozens for Finance::Bank::LloydsTSB and Perl hand-holding. Chris Ball for Finance::Bank::HSBC.

AUTHOR

Dave Holland dave@biff.org.uk