Data/Validator/Item version 0.7
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VERSION 0.7 First (alpha) release

This is an attempt to create an object which will permit semi-automatic verification of a data value.

Many people work with data organised as records, each containing
(potentially many) variables. It is often necessary to process files
of such records, and to test every variable within every record to ensure that
each one is valid. I do this before putting data from very large flat files into my databases.
For each variable I had a need to define specific, sometimes complex rules for validity,
then implement them, and check them. This is what Data::Validator::Item is for.

INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

   perl Makefile.PL
   make
   make test
   make install

On Windows try 'nmake'

DEPENDENCIES

This module requires these other modules and libraries:

  None for operation.
  Test::More for installation.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Copyright (C) 2002 Anthony Staines.

Contact me as anthony.staines@ucd.ie

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
terms of the Perl Artistic License or the GNU General Public License as published
by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
See the GNU General Public License for more details.

If you do not have a copy of the GNU General Public License write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

