Hello!
>> Correct me if I am wrong - you are talking about using XSLT in >> combination with custom Java code - the purpose of the Java code >> being to pre-parse the EDI into XML so that the XSLT can then >> process the EDI? There are different products on the market which are offer tools for read EDI datastream and create XML code from it. For example our XML/EDI converter work this way and use a formatdescription which define the EDI data. Then the EDI data merged with the formatdescription and create XML code. This then can be translated to another XML structure via XSLT. Also the back way for create EDI data from XML data is available with the same formatdescription. So this way the real mapping will be done only between XML<->XML! It seems that this technologies used at many products now and this is very good, because then you have a standard way for make EDI conversions and the customer doesn't have to learn different converter and after decide to use a special software vendor never can change him! :)) JE> XSLT totally fails in this area. XSLT can only be used with XML inputs JE> (although the transformation outputs are not so restricted). Depending JE> on your performance requirements, XSLT might not provide the ideal The XSLT processors are still now much better and have no real problems with performance. We still convert files which are bigger then 1 MB by this way and it work fine! But by now youu can't use it for files which are much biger. If you realy need to convert data which are about 100 MB, maybe you realy have to look for other ways to handle them! :) Leo -- mendelson-e-commerce GmbH Your partner for JAVA/XML B2B integration software http://www.mendelson.de/ ------ 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
