Re: Open Source Data Structures EDI

[Gqcy <gmufasa01@xxxxxxxxx>]

Scott,
You are correct, (and you are correctly confused by what I wrote).
I do need to wind up with a list of records in a delimited file format.
The two current programs use data structures, allowing for either zero 
fill, or blank fill to the "standard size" of the fields.  (I'm told 
that the data structures are "self documenting")

It may be the very best for me, to just start from scratch and evaluate 
the string.

Thanks,
-gerald



Scott Klement wrote:
> (confused)  Last I checked, EDI data isn't arranged into a data 
> structure.  It's a delimited file format...
>
> Example:
>
>   TD5*B*2*MWRA*M*MIDWEST REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT~
>
> I don't see how a DS would help here...  it doesn't have values at 
> fixed-positions in the string, like a data structure provides.  It's 
> just delimited values.
>
> Building this yourself would involve something like:
>
>   Segment = %trimr(SegId) + '*'
>           + %trimr(Elem01 + '*'
>           + %trimr(elem02)
>      ... etc ...
>
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> Gqcy wrote:
> > I'm looking for data structures for EDI x.12 856 (shimpent details)
> >
> > I know I can buy formatters and translators.
> > We already have 2 programs that format different EDI trans
> > (payment, order placement) so if I just had the data structures
> > I would be 94% there (ok, maybe 93%)...
> >
> >
> > I have googled for a while this morning, but I haven't found any hits.