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BroadWorks CDR Decoder By: Mark Lindsey 1 min read May 13, 2016 If you use BroadWorks with CSV CDRs, you're probably accustomed to reading these: ``` 00255943365CF3FC1CF15820160404194616.3061-040000,ECG,Normal,+12296543428,+19125293400,Originating,+12296543428,Public,+12296543409,20160404194616.306,1-040000,Yes,20160404194624.106,20160404194650.684,016,VoIP,,3409,private,,,,local,Group,,PCMU/8000,216.128.52.5,fd390cb4-eb6d3d15-f8fb7fd2@10.23.6.217,,,,Hermes Communications,,,,,,,,,,n,,,17552886061:0,17552886091:0,Ordinary,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2296543428@vwave.net,Chris Brice,Public,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,33.292,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,+19125293400,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2296543428@vwave.net,Primary Device,33.292,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,PolycomSoundPointIP-SPIP_650-UA/3.2.2.0477,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,10626401:2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ``` Should you tire of counting commas, here's a CDR decoder meant to run on Mac or Linux systems with gawk:[bwcdrdecoder script](https://www.dropbox.com/s/gwkpwfw0d0tta8t/bwcdrdecoder?dl=0) With it, you can get output like this: ![](https://www.ecg.co/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/d6b36afc-688b-4a5f-89ec-cebafd6a444e-1-1.png) *bwcdrdecoder* was made to understand BroadWorks Release 21 CDRs; and generally older CDRs as well. ## How To Make *bwcdrdecoder* Your Own 1. Download [bwcdrdecoder script](https://www.dropbox.com/s/gwkpwfw0d0tta8t/bwcdrdecoder?dl=0) 2. Save it as "bwcdrdecoder" someplace in your path, or in your home directory, ~ 3. Change the permission on the file to allow execution, e.g., ``` chmod o+x ~/bwcdrdecoder ``` 4. Execute it to read in some BroadWorks CSV CDRs, e.g., ``` ~/bwcdrdecoder BW-CDR-20160501000000-2-5CF3FC1CF158-001455.csv ``` ## Troubleshooting If you don't have GNU awk "gawk" installed, you're probably using Mac OS X, and you should install it. [I recommend using "brew"](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gawk#default) If gawk is installed in another location besides /usr/local/bin/gawk, then you'll need to edit *bwcdrdecoder* to change the first line. For example, if *bwcdrdecoder* is in /usr/bin, you can change the first line to reflect that. 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