my $transaction_record_fields = { 'Batch_Agency' => { COL => 0, POS => [ 1 .. 3], VALUE => "AAA" }, 'Batch_Date' => { COL => 1, POS => [ 4 .. 11], VALUE => "BBBBBBBB"}, 'Batch_Type' => { COL => 2, POS => [ 12 .. 12], VALUE => "C"}, };