The following is a sample file layout for the SCOUT.EXE Version 1.1 program.
Program: SCOUT.EXE
Data File: CRO.DAT (created using the Computer Readable Output program
with the Detail option on a Scout telphone system)
File Type: Fixed Length (Record Length = 74 bytes)
Note: The first line of the CRO.DAT file is a file header.
Header Record Layout:
Field Name Start Len Used Field Notes
------------------- ----- --- ---- -----------------------------------------
Identifier 1 5 No It contians the text "SCOUT".
Software Version 6 3 No This field is ignored.
CRO Format Version 9 3 No This field is ignored.
Scout Serial Number 12 6 No This field is ignored.
Customer Name 18 20 No This field is ignored.
File Creation Date 38 6 No This field is ignored.
From Date 44 6 Yes This date is in MMDDYY format - the YY is
used on most transactions.
To Date 50 6 Yes This date is in MMDDYY format - the YY is
used on some transactions.
Delete Flag 56 1 No Either "Y" for delete or "N" for do not
delete.
Call Flag 57 1 No Either "Y" for all calls or "C" for
client only calls.
Detail Flag 58 1 No Either "D" for detail or "S" for summary.
Client Flag 59 1 No If the Detail Flag is "S", either "C" for
client, "E" for extension - otherwise
it is blank.
Filler 60 13 No This field is ignored.
CR/LF 73 2 No Carriage Return/Line Feed
Call Detail Record Layout:
Field Name Start Len Used Field Notes
------------------- ----- --- ---- -----------------------------------------
Department Number 1 8 No This field is ignored.
Extension Number 9 4 No This field is ignored.
Call Date 13 4 Yes This date is in MMDD format.
Call Time 17 4 No This field is ignored.
Trunk Number 21 6 No This field is ignored.
Dialed Digits 27 16 No This field is ignored.
City 43 6 No This field is ignored.
State 49 2 No This field is ignored.
Duration in Minutes 51 3 No This field is ignored.
Cost in Cents 54 5 Yes $1.23 is stored as 00123.
Client Code 59 12 Yes Client/matter 101.23 is stored as 10123
(padded with leading spaces).
Filler 71 2 No This field is ignored.
CR/LF 73 2 No Carriage Return/Line Feed
Note: The transaction date is converted from a combination of the "Call Date"
(in MMDD format) and the year from either the "From Date" or the "To Date"
located in the header line. If the month in the Call Date is "01", then the
year is converted from the To Date; otherwise, the year from the From Date is
used.
End of Text Record Layout:
Field Name Start Len Used Field Notes
------------------- ----- --- ---- -----------------------------------------
Identifier 1 3 Yes It contains the text "EOF".
Number of Records 4 6 No This field is ignored.
Total Cost of Records 10 9 No This field is ignored.
Filler 19 54 No This field is ignored.
CR/LF 73 2 No Carriage Return/Line Feed
Note: When the "EOF" text is encountered, the program ends.
Sample CRO.DAT file:
Note: The first 3 lines are not part of the CRO.DAT file.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOUT3.11.0100415Soft-Com Inc. 021397020297020397NYOC
02 2502020958 05 3057264500POMPNBFL00100049 10000
02 2502020959 05 3057264500POMPNBFL00200087 10100
02 2502021210 05 7164246006ROCHSTNY00500201 10200
02 2502021217 05 6123414144MINNPLMN00500201 10300
02 2502021321 05 7145573300SANT NCA00200095 20001
02 2502021534 05 3054422000MIAMI FL00700277 20002
02 2502021542 05 3057264500POMPNBFL00100049 20003
02 2502031719 05 3127741212CHCAGOIL00600070 30000
02 2502031916 05 3033937260DENVERCO00200026 35000
02 2702021113 03 7162239652FARPRTNY00100057 40000
02 2702021113 04 7162239652FARPRTNY00700273 40200
02 2702021120 03 8097840428LEVTTWPR01200467 50000
02 2702021140 03 7033445563RONOKEVA00800296 55000
02 2702021220 03 3047445340CHRLSTWV00100047 60000
02 2702021345 02 2015633579BONDBRNJ00100032 60001
02 2702021349 03 2073779911WINTHRME00100044 60002
02 2702031647 02 2019917400KEARNYNJ00400073 75000
02 2702031651 02 2019917400KEARNYNJ00500091 75100
EOF000018000002435