Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!occrsh!uokmax!apple!usc!cs.utexas.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: uvm-gen!teletech!dhk@uunet.uu.net (Don H Kemp) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Want Homegrown Itemised Billing System Message-ID: <11958@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 10 Sep 90 02:42:24 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Organization: TELECOM Digest Lines: 15 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 634, Message 1 of 14 There is a kuldge called "TRACE" available from NYNEX operating companies that does what the original poster wanted, but not at much of a cost savings. TRACE is essentially the contents of the standard billing tape, on diskette, in dBase III format. There is a rudimentary application included with the procuct, but to say that it is _extreeeemly_ limited is to be too generous. The cost is ~$70.00/mo. If you want to write your own reports, and you haven't a 9 track tape drive, I suppose it's worth it but ... Don H Kemp B B & K Associates, Inc. Rutland, VT uunet!uvm-gen!teletech!dhk