Greetings, A few years ago, I started using PERL as an Any-to-Any Mapper. Because it is a scripting language, it permits any number of inputs, in every type of format that I have ever used, (or thought of), and writes any number of files in any number of formats.
It will work with any translator that outputs some sort of file. The only negative is that it does not have EDI formats prebuilt. One of the biggest positives is that it is already used by thousands of people, it is easy to get Perl talent. (do a search on Monster.com and find out the number of jobs available). In reality, most of the formats I have used are EDI, CSV, Fixed length file, and XML (just a few..a lot of talk, but just a few). A few folks want data base tables built (DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL), but these are almost flat files put into a data base. Oh yes, back to Perl. It executes very quickly.Perl is also open source....and free. Regards, Richard Hug New Tampa Consulting On 12/8/05, any_2_any <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > Many EDI/XML translators in today's market offer the feature to map > from 'any' format to 'any' other format. Popular mappings include: > > 1. Flat file (fixed length, positional, CSV) <--> EDI (EDIFACT, X12, > UCS etc.,) > 2. XML <--> EDI > 3. XML <-->XML > - > - > etc., > > While in theory there are countless permutations, I would like to > understand what formats are really usefull/meaningfull in real > business situations. In particular, the XML <--> XML mapping - what > kinds of XML formats are mapped from/to in real world scenario ? > > Please share your experiences in this regard to throw light on this > subject. > > Thanks & Regards, > Jack > > > > > > > > > . > 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 > > > - Visit your group "EDI-L <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L>" on > the web. > > - To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > - Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > > ------------------------------ > -- Richard Hug [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 1.2 million kids a year are victims of human trafficking. Stop slavery. http://us.click.yahoo.com/.QUssC/izNLAA/TtwFAA/OIFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> . 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/
