A new release of OBOE Open Business Objects for EDI has been posted on the American Coders web site. For more information visit http://www.OpenBusinessObjects.com This release adds more functionality to EDI/XML development and related parsing rules. OBOE translates between several Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) document formats and EDI/XML files. The package is targeted at legacy EDI users who want to integrate their systems with the Internet quickly and easily using standards based technology. The OBOE engine comes with an Open Source license. Release 1.5.0 August 30, 2000 Added the ability to parse valid EDI/XML rules files. Replaced all references to the IBM XML4J parser classes with the Apache Group XERCES parser classes. You will need to get the XERCES XML parser from The Apache XML Project Replaced all SAX1 objects and methods with SAX2 objects and methods. Added to the constructor of all base EDI object classes a new String argument inName. The argument always appears after the inID argument. Added constant value to TransactionSet class TransactionSet.VALID_XML_FORMAT Added logic to getFormattedText to generate valid XML formatted files. Created new object EDIVliadXMLParser to parse Valid XML EDI files. Renamed Rules file DTD from tranasactionSet.dtd to transactionSetRules.dtd Replaced table attribute section value "trailer" with "summary." Created new DTD for Valid XML EDI Files. File name is transactionset.dtd Added new parameter to all dataelement constructors. The name parameter is passed to all constructors. The parameter occurs after the ID parameter. getCodes and getValues methods split and incorrect for IDList object. Added new constructor to Table class. This constructor accepts one String argument - xmlTag. --- Joe McVerry, President and Chief Technical Officer American Coders Ltd. POBox 97462 Raleigh, NC 27624 USA 919.846.2014 AOL-IM: USACoder http://www.americancoders.com Home Of OBOE - an EDI and EDI/XML Translator and xBaseJ - xBase Database Engine For Java ======================================================================= To signoff the EDI-L list, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list owner: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/edi-l%40listserv.ucop.edu/