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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