Billy, Not really XML... more like the pre-cursor to XML. It's a widely used data exchange format where all the meta-data and structure is specified in the header. It's also not necessarily file-based, nor does it primarily use HTTP.
Mark -----Original Message----- From: Cravens, Billy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 1:35 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Help with EDI formats I believe it stands for "Electronic Data Interchange"; primarily using XML. Here's a decent site: http://www.xmledi-group.org/xmledigroup/index.html --- Billy Cravens Web and Software Consulting www.Architechx.com -----Original Message----- From: Tony Schreiber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 1:28 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Help with EDI formats Ok, I have a requirement to add some EDI functionalilty into a system we already use (and that I built), but after receiving the EDI specs from the vendor, I'm afraid I don't know what EDI means... The specs talk about loops and HL loops and whatnot. WTF??? Any pointers or primers? I had thought it was just text files. Now I don't know... Positions and Segments, oh my. Tony Schreiber, Senior Partner Man and Machine, Limited mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.technocraft.com http://www.simplemessageboard.com ___Free Forum Software for Cold Fusion http://www.is300.net ___________The Enthusiast's Home of the Lexus IS300 http://www.digitacamera.com ______________DigitA Camera Scripts and Tips http://www.linklabexchange.com _____________Miata Link ECU Data Exchange ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
