On Mar 24, 2:05 pm, "mkppk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MICR = The line of digits printed using magnetic ink at the bottom of > a check. > > Does anyone know of a Python function that has been written to parse a > line of MICR data? > Or, some financial package that may contain such a thing? > Or, in general, where I should be looking when looking for a piece of > Python code that may have already been written by someone? > > I'm working on a project that involves a check scanner the produces > the raw MICR line as text. > > Now, that raw MICR needs to be parsed for the various pieces of info. > The problem with MICR is that there is no standard layout. There are > some general rules for item placement, but beyond that it is up to the > individual banks to define how they choose to position the > information. > > I did find an old C program written by someone at IBM... But I've read > it and it is Not code that would nicely convert to Python (maybe its > all the Python I'm used to, be it seems very poorly written). > > Here is the link to that C > code:ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/retail/poseng/4610/4610micr.zip > > I've even tried using boost to generate a Python module, but that > didn't go well, and in the end is not going to be a solution for me > anyway.. really need access to the Python source. > > Any help at all would be appreciated, > > -mkp
Is there a spec somewhere for this data? Googling for "MICR data format specification" and similar gives links to specifications for the MICR character *fonts*, but not for the data content. And you are right, reverse-engineering this code is more than a 10- minute exercise. (However, the zip file *does* include a nice set of test cases, which might be better than the C code as a starting point for new code.) -- Paul -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
