From 1b6a77f6740738cbd16107103d64a7fc26d21490 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Schulze Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 14:52:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] This file contains some general explanations. --- README | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8800c8a --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +$Id$ + +This package contains a library that can read and write german DTAUS +files. DTAUS is an acronym for DatenTrägerAUStausch. It is used by +credit institutes in order to transfer commands for money exchange +between 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 +integer variables. Therefore I've written a small library that acts +on big 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 can be +found at ftp://ftp.infodrom.north.de/pub/clib/math/bigint-0.1.tar.gz + +You need to extract it into the same directory where the dtaus files +are. After that just run make and you should get an executable named +dtaus. + +Supported Currency +------------------ + +At the moment the only currency supported is DM. There are some hooks +for supporting the new european currency Euro but it is not yet +implemented. + +What needs to be done: + + . Simple support for Euro in record A + . When writing records C and E, divert the field for amount + . Ignore specified currency for record C + . Reading dtaus, simple support for currency field + . When reading dtaus, divert the field for amount + +Good luck! + -- 2.20.1