Re: Flat File Formats definitions

While prying the lemmings from hir ankles 31 May 1996 06:08:01 -0700, porterf@primenet.com (Mark E. Porterfield) wrote: >>We are doing a survey on the structure of inhouse flat-file formats >>people use when transfering data betwen applications. >>We are a Messaging company working mostly with EDI. I know this question > There is a "standard" format for EDI as I recall. Yes--some software packages describe it--I believe some come with subsets of the ANSI X.12 spec. > Each company > tends to enhance it a bit. What I've seen is minor but annoying variations--one vendor uses the tenth element of the line item line for the item #, another uses the eleventh, a third might use the tenth or the twelvth, depending on whether or not there's a value in the ninth field, and so on. > Please don't send any to me...was this really important to include? I suppose that some people might find this more of an incentive to send this guy the info he wants. -- pixel@shore.net pixel@gnu.ai.mit.edu pixel@basenji.com An it harm none, do as thou wilt. Will newgroup for CPU upgrades. "Do not thump the book of G'kwan. It is disrespectful."