NAME ACH::Generator - Generates an ACH formatted file from an ACH perl object VERSION Version: 0.01 May 2006 DESCRIPTION ACH::Generator is a simple, generic subclass of ACH used to generate ACH files. It's intentional use is for testing purposes ONLY. ACH-Generator will allow a developer to create an ACH formatted file. USING ACH-Generator use ACH::Generator; my $newACH = new ACH; my $newACHfile = 'newACHFile.ACH'; # The name of the ACH file to be generated ... $newACH->generate($newACHfile); METHODS generate Generates an ACH file from the data in 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-Generator 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-Generator is free Open Source software. IT COMES WITHOUT WARRANTY OR SUPPORT OF ANY KIND. KNOWN BUGS This is version 0.01 of ACH::Generator. There are currently no known bugs. SEE ALSO ACH, ACH::Parser