$Id$ This package contains one executable that is able to read and write DTAUS files that are commonly used in Germany. DTAUS is an acronym for DatenTrägerAUStausch. It is used by credit institutes in order to transfer commands for money exchanges between bank accounts. DTAUS files use a special but simple and freely documented format. I've attached a written down version in dtaus.txt in this distribution. As DTAUS uses very long integer values you can't rely on regular C long integer variables. Therefore this package includes a small (and incomplete) library that deals with large integer numbers. At the moment it only contains routines that are needed by dtaus but you're invited to improve it and send back appropriate patches to me. The library is called bigint and is included in this package. I've been told that one can use StarFinanz to transmit DTAUS files (via W32, though) to the bank without the need to use T-Online. More Information ---------------- I have set up a couple of web pages describing the dtaus package as well as collecting additional information that may be useful to dtaus users. Please check out: There is a mailing list set up on lists.infodrom.org that deals with DTAUS and appropriate issues. If you have questions or suggestions please subscribe to the list and post there. The source code for this package is also available through anonymous CVS at :pserver:anonymous@cvs.infodrom.org:/var/cvs/infodrom using the module dtaus. Accessing this is described in detail at the web pages mentioned above. Please don't contact me personally if you don't have confidential questions or information. Please use the mailing list from above instead. Using the mailing list has a couple of advantages. Your question and comments are archived publically and properly so they can be used later as well. As another bonus somebody else than me could answer a question, hence not incrementing my workload and it's more difficult to forget about it. The submission address for the mailing list is: infodrom-dtaus@lists.infodrom.org To subscribe, send a mail to majordomo@lists.infodrom.org with the body "subscribe infodrom dtaus" -- or send a mail to SmartList at infodrom-dtaus-request@lists.infodrom.org with the subject "subscribe". Good luck! Martin Schulze