Metro 2 file validator  (moov-io / metro2.exe)
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WHAT THIS IS
  validate_metro2.bat runs the official moov-io Metro 2 validator
  (metro2.exe) against Metro 2 files and shows the results. This is an
  INDEPENDENT check, separate from the validator built into Collections MAX.

HOW TO USE
  1) Put a Metro 2 file (.dat / .txt / .metro) in this folder.
  2) Double-click  validate_metro2.bat
       It validates every Metro 2 file in this folder and prints
       "the file is valid" or the specific error for each one.
       (This README and any *.validation.txt report files are skipped,
       so they are never mistaken for Metro 2 data.)
  OR
     Drag a single file onto validate_metro2.bat to validate just that
     one (the file can live anywhere).

  The window stays open with the results; press any key to close it.

WHAT GETS CHECKED
  metro2.exe parses the file and runs moov's full Metro 2 edit suite
  (record structure, field formats, allowable codes, trailer
  reconciliation, etc.).

FILES IN THIS FOLDER
  validate_metro2.bat  - the launcher (double-click this)
  metro2.exe           - moov-io Metro 2 tool, v0.9.2  (do not delete)
  
  collectionsmax_experian_DEMO_500.dat
                       - a DEMO file with 500 accounts of made-up data
                         (no real consumers), for showing clients what a
                         full Experian submission looks like. moov validated
                         it as "the file is valid". Safe to share.

OTHER metro2.exe COMMANDS (open a command prompt in this folder first)
  metro2.exe print   --input yourfile.dat
  metro2.exe convert out.json --format json --type character --input yourfile.dat
  metro2.exe --help

moov-io/metro2 is Apache-2.0 open source:  https://github.com/moov-io/metro2
