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The Input File

Figure 11 shows the line data file currently used to print the telephone bills.

Carriage

Control

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Line ----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8

1

WILLIAM R. SMITH
528 SUNSHINE CANYON DR
BOULDER CO 8

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TOTAL AMOUNT DUE: $56.97
DATE DUE: JAN 29, 1993

5

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1 BASIC SERVICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3 .56
2 LONG DISTANCE CHARGES

. . . . . . . . .$26.41

1

TOTAL . . . .$56.97

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BILL DATE: JAN 11, 1993
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 3 3-222-3456-6B

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15

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$66.79

$66.79

$ .

$ .

$56.97

JAN 29, 1993

$56.97

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2

SUMMARY OF CURRENT CHARGES

RESIDENCE SERVICE

$25. 7

911 SURCHARGE

$ .5

CUSTOMER ACCESS SERVICE

$3.5

WIRING MAINTENANCE PLAN

$ .5

25

FEDERAL EXCISE TAX

$ .5

STATE TAX

$ .49

LONG DISTANCE CHARGES (ITEMIZED BELOW)

$3 .56

LONG DISTANCE CHARGES

NO.

DATE

TIME

TO PLACE

TO AREA NUMBER

MINUTES

AMOUNT

3

1

DEC 11

7:15P

LOVELAND CO

3 3 666-7777

6

$ .82

2

DEC 15

9:16A

NIWOT CO

3 3 555-6666

12

$1.56

3

DEC 24

9:32P

SANTA BARBARA CA

8 5 999-6666

32

$15.8

4

DEC 25

2:18P

LAS VEGAS NV

7 2 888-7654

15

$8.23

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TOTAL . . . . . . .$26.41

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Figure 11. Line-Data Telephone Bill

Specifying ACIF Processing Parameters for ASCII Input Data

You can process the ACIF parameters that are needed to produce the telephone
bill for this example application by using one of the following methods:

Create and specify a parameter file

Enter the acif command, parameters, and values on the command line or in a
shell script

This section describes the creation of a parameter file that can be used to process
ACIF parameters when the input file is in ASCII.

Chapter 3. Example of an ACIF Application in AIX

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