Absolutely EDI is human readable. Much more so than XML with the tag structure. One of the reasons I like it so much. :)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Rachel Foerster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 2:01 PM > To: 'Timothy Cronin'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [EDI-L] Is EDI dead? > > > > Gee, whiz....binary XML sounds suspiciously like ED doesn't it?I!!!! > > "Could you define binary XML? > Leventhal: An off-the-cuff definition is that this is XML at > the sacrifice > of human readability that encodes XML information in a more > efficient way > for processing by computer programs. The main concerns are > processing speed > and compactness." > > Tim, would you say that EDI (X12 or UN/EDIFACT) is human > readable? I would! > > Rachel > Rachel Foerster & Associates, Ltd. > 39432 North Avenue > Beach Park, IL 60099 > Voice: 847-872-8070 > Fax: 847-589-8081 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Timothy Cronin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 11:28 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [EDI-L] Is EDI dead? > > > > Just for fun. Is XML still human readable in its binary format? > > From > SearchSAP.com: Today's News > January 03, 2005 > > Enterprises are expected in 2005 to spend more on XML acceleration > appliances to offload performance hits until a single binary > XML format is > ratified. > http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,2891 > 42,sid26_gci10 > 32797,00.html?track=NL-137&ad=500010 > > > Tim Cronin > > > > "Hurd, Richard [SLCUS]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I > don't think the > ultimate downfall to EDI will be a new > > format, but rather > > the slowness of it as it was originally a batch oriented system. > > The format of the messages doesn't have a lot to do with > whether it's batch > oriented; I wager that I could write a very efficient and > robust realtime > processing system that chewed on X12 and EDIFACT transactions > just as easily > as XML. (Not saying it'd be as easy to write, just that the > transactions > would be processed realtime in a similar fashion to XML.) > > > Most sales people and business people frankly don't care > what standard > > they use as long as you load their data correctly. > > Darn right! It's all about the Benjamins. Business people > don't care about > XML, EDI or $INSERT_MARKUP_LANGUAGE_HERE. Just provide > results, accurately > and quickly. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > . > Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: > <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> > Access the > list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms > of Service. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > . > Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: > <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> > Access the > list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > . > Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject > prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> > Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] . Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
