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README  view on Meta::CPAN

	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.

lib/ACH/Generator.pm  view on Meta::CPAN

	my $newACHfile = 'newACHFile.ACH';	# The name of the ACH file to be generated
	
	...
	
	$newACH->generate($newACHfile);

=head1 METHODS

=head2 generate

Generates an ACH file from the data in the ACH object

=cut

# Generate the ACH file 
sub ACH::generate {
  # Get the file name
  my $self = shift; 
  my $file = shift or _croak "Need an ACH file";
  
  # File data
  my $data = "";
  
  # Iterate through the ACH Data
  foreach my $item (@{$self->{_achData}}) { # Array of ACH file Sections
    my @achSections = map { defined $_ ? $_ : '' } @{$item};
    my $sectionValue = 0;
    
    for (my $y=0; $y < @achSections; $y++) { # Array of ACH file Section data
      my %hash = map { defined $_ ? $_ : '' } %{$achSections[$y]};
      
      # Use the appropriate file Format size for the appropriate ACH file section
      foreach my $hashItem (keys (%hash)) { # Hash containing the ACH field name and value
        chomp $hash{$hashItem};
        my $dataValue = "";

		# Get the section header in the first field, else get the data        
        if ($y == 0) { $dataValue = $sectionValue = $hash{$hashItem}; }
        else { 
          # Get the field length and data
		  my $field = ${$self->{_achFormats}{$sectionValue}}[$y];
          my ($field_length);  while ( my ($key, $value) = each(%$field) ) { $field_length = $value; }
          $dataValue = substr($hash{$hashItem}, 0, $field_length); 
        }
        
        # Store the data in the file data variable
        $data .= $dataValue;
      }
    }
  }
  
  # Open the file
  if ( open(OUTPUT, ">$file") ) {}
  else { print "Error:  Couldn't open file $file\n"; die; }

  # Print data out to ACH file
  print OUTPUT "$data";

  # Close the ACH file
  close (OUTPUT);
}


=head2 CAVEATS

This package is created for testing purposes only.  It shouldn't be used 
for production programs or scripts.  There are other commercial products