I'd learn the extremely painful EDI way. There's lots of very good paying jobs for people who know EDI.
----- Original Message ----- From: Tony Schreiber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, June 10, 2002 3:03 pm Subject: Re: Help with EDI formats > Well, after doing a bit more research and going into a mild panic, I > actually found a way out. ;p > > Turns out that the EDI Provider for the company we're using is SPS > Commerce which, in addition to providing EDI exchange, also > provides an > FTP/Flat-file service! Yay. (Which happens to be the "native" way > that the > other company sends their data to SPS in the first place...) > > So, I won't have to do any EDI after all. Whew. > > But thanks for the help! > > > I got suckered into this same trap, Tony. EDI is quite a bit > more, i'm > > afraid, than just text files (and quite a bit more expensive > too). Will you > > be using a traditional VAN for your exchanges? What is it that you > > specifically have questions about? > > > > Brian > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tony Schreiber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 1:28 PM > > Subject: Help with EDI formats > > > > > > > Ok, I have a requirement to add some EDI functionalilty into a > system we > > > already use (and that I built), but after receiving the EDI > specs from the > > > vendor, I'm afraid I don't know what EDI means... > > > > > > The specs talk about loops and HL loops and whatnot. WTF??? > Any pointers > > > or primers? I had thought it was just text files. Now I don't > know...> > Positions and Segments, oh my. > > > > > > > > > Tony Schreiber, Senior Partner Man and > Machine, Limited > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.technocraft.com> > > > > http://www.simplemessageboard.com ___Free Forum Software for > Cold Fusion > > > http://www.is300.net ___________The Enthusiast's Home of the > Lexus IS300 > > > http://www.digitacamera.com ______________DigitA Camera > Scripts and Tips > > > http://www.linklabexchange.com _____________Miata Link ECU > Data Exchange > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists

