And I say AGAIN what you are describing is NOT the XML/edi approach. What you are describing is doing EDI using XML tags. No surprises that replacing one veneer with another leaves the old problems unchanged. Please stop confusing XML-EDI for XML/edi and the completely different paradigm that this brings. DW. =================================================== Message text written by "Steve L. Bollinger" > At 09:21 AM 1/31/2001 -0500, Scott Meade wrote: Wal-Mart will still be saying, "It's our way or the highway!". That is exactly correct! the differences between trading partnerships will still exist in XML the same as X12 and that is what is so labor intensive and costly to the SMEs. Steve At 09:21 AM 1/31/2001 -0500, Scott Meade wrote: >Thank you Steve. I have been working in EDI for 12 years now and I am now >learning XML, because of all the hype of XML replacing traditional EDI. As >a consultant I have worked with major Corporations and smaller ones, so I >know the EDI frustrations of being able to dictate, and being dictated to, >what is sent and received. Now getting into XML I could not see what all >the hype was about. I did not see any ease of use. Instead of segment now >its tags. The real headaches will still be there. Wal-Mart will still be >saying, "It's our way or the highway!". While someone will say "no use >this tag or that tag". Anyway, thank you. I was starting to feel as if I >was missing the big picture. > >Scott T. Meade < ------ XML/edi Group Discussion List ------ Homepage http://www.XMLedi-Group.org Unsubscribe send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Leave the subject and body of the message blank Questions/requests: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To receive only one message per day (digest format) send the following message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], (leave the subject line blank) digest xmledi-group your-email-address To join the XML/edi Group complete the form located at: http://www.xmledi-group.org/xmledigroup/mail1.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------- Plan on attending the upcoming meeting during DISA's conference: http://www.disa.org/conference/annual_conf/index.htm
