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+package C4::Accounts2; #asummes C4/Accounts2
+
+#requires DBI.pm to be installed
+#uses DBD:Pg
+
+use strict;
+require Exporter;
+use DBI;
+use C4::Database;
+use C4::Stats;
+use vars qw($VERSION @ISA @EXPORT @EXPORT_OK %EXPORT_TAGS);
+  
+# set the version for version checking
+$VERSION = 0.01;
+    
+@ISA = qw(Exporter);
+@EXPORT = qw(&recordpayment);
+%EXPORT_TAGS = ( );     # eg: TAG => [ qw!name1 name2! ],
+		  
+# your exported package globals go here,
+# as well as any optionally exported functions
+
+@EXPORT_OK   = qw($Var1 %Hashit);
+
+
+# non-exported package globals go here
+use vars qw(@more $stuff);
+	
+# initalize package globals, first exported ones
+
+my $Var1   = '';
+my %Hashit = ();
+		    
+# then the others (which are still accessible as $Some::Module::stuff)
+my $stuff  = '';
+my @more   = ();
+	
+# all file-scoped lexicals must be created before
+# the functions below that use them.
+		
+# file-private lexicals go here
+my $priv_var    = '';
+my %secret_hash = ();
+			    
+# here's a file-private function as a closure,
+# callable as &$priv_func;  it cannot be prototyped.
+my $priv_func = sub {
+  # stuff goes here.
+};
+						    
+# make all your functions, whether exported or not;
+
+sub displayaccounts{
+  my ($env)=@_;
+}
+
+sub recordpayment{
+  #here we update both the accountoffsets and the account lines
+  my ($env,$bornumber,$data)=@_;
+  my $dbh=C4Connect;
+  my $updquery = "";
+  my $newamtos = 0;
+  my $accdata = "";
+  my $amountleft = $data;
+  # begin transaction
+  my $nextaccntno = getnextacctno($env,$bornumber,$dbh);
+  # get lines with outstanding amounts to offset
+  my $query = "select * from accountlines 
+  where (borrowernumber = '$bornumber') and (amountoutstanding<>0)
+  order by date";
+  my $sth = $dbh->prepare($query);
+  $sth->execute;
+  # offset transactions
+  while (($accdata=$sth->fetchrow_hashref) and ($amountleft>0)){
+     if ($accdata->{'amountoutstanding'} < $amountleft) {
+        $newamtos = 0;
+	$amountleft = $amountleft - $accdata->{'amountoutstanding'};
+     }  else {
+        $newamtos = $accdata->{'amountoutstanding'} - $amountleft;
+	$amountleft = 0;
+     }
+     my $thisacct = $accdata->{accountno};
+     $updquery = "update accountlines set amountoutstanding= '$newamtos'
+     where (borrowernumber = '$bornumber') and (accountno='$thisacct')";
+     my $usth = $dbh->prepare($updquery);
+     $usth->execute;
+     $usth->finish;
+     $updquery = "insert into accountoffsets 
+     (borrowernumber, accountno, offsetaccount,  offsetamount)
+     values ($bornumber,$accdata->{'accountno'},$nextaccntno,$newamtos)";
+     my $usth = $dbh->prepare($updquery);
+     $usth->execute;
+     $usth->finish;
+  }
+  # create new line
+  $updquery = "insert into accountlines 
+  (borrowernumber, accountno,date,amount,description,accounttype,amountoutstanding)  
+  values ($bornumber,$nextaccntno,now(),0-$data,'Payment,thanks',
+  'Pay',0-$amountleft)";
+  my $usth = $dbh->prepare($updquery);
+  $usth->execute;
+  $usth->finish;
+  UpdateStats($env,'branch','payment',$data);
+  $sth->finish;
+  $dbh->disconnect;
+}
+
+sub getnextacctno {
+  my ($env,$bornumber,$dbh)=@_;
+  my $nextaccntno = 1;
+  my $query = "select * from accountlines
+  where (borrowernumber = '$bornumber')
+  order by accountno desc";
+  my $sth = $dbh->prepare($query);
+  $sth->execute;
+  if (my $accdata=$sth->fetchrow_hashref){
+    $nextaccntno = $accdata->{'accountno'} + 1;
+  }
+  $sth->finish;
+  return($nextaccntno);
+}
+			
+END { }       # module clean-up code here (global destructor)