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# Parse the ACH file formatted text into an ACH object
sub ACH::parse {
  # Get the file name
  my $self = shift; 
  my $file = shift or _croak "Need an ACH file";
  
  # Open the file
  if ( open(INPUT, "$file") ) {}
  else { print "Error:  Couldn't open file $file\n"; die; }

  # Get the file contents
  my @data = <INPUT>;
  my $dataline = $data[0];
  my $pos = 0;
  
  # Loop Through all entries
  while ($pos < length($dataline)) {
    # Get the correct ACH format array and store all parsed data in a hash
    my $desc = substr($dataline, $pos, 1);