Seen on news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.xml. The next day David Valera would've voted for both Gore and Buchanan if only he were a Floridian. William J. Kammerer FORESIGHT Corp. 4950 Blazer Memorial Pkwy. Dublin, OH USA 43017-3305 +1 614 791-1600 Visit FORESIGHT Corp. at http://www.foresightcorp.com/ "Commerce for a New World" ----- Original Message ----- From: David Valera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.xml Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 6:17 AM Subject: Re: xml vs edi Patrick Kooman says... > Hello, > > I hope some of you can answer the following question: > > what are more advantages (if any) of XML over EDI (Electronic Data > Interchange) except wordwide standard and far more ease to use? For sending EDI messages you will need to use a (expensive) network, lines and systems that work with EDI. XML does not have such disadvantages. Also if you try to read an EDI message as a programmer you will have to be an expert, EDIFACT standaard is for example 2000 pages, while the XML standaard is about 40 pages. XML is even without special tools quite readable...EDI is not. Take also a look at http://www.ebxml.org/ -- David Valera ======================================================================= To contact the list owner: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/edi-l%40listserv.ucop.edu/
