It can be done, but it could be contra productive, you may find that some companies may not accept that, how big is this field..?, what transaction are you talking about..?. I find it hard that you cannot use an REF or some other element to store this field, that is why I ask how big the field is. WDM -----Original Message----- From: jat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 5:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FIXED LENGTH RECORDS Importance: High VERY IMPORTANT. We are finding a potential requirement to expand field to accommodate the X12 maximum fields lengths! How does X12 handle fixed length fields? Can trading partners agree on field lengths? Have do implementators (mappers) accommodated the maximum lengths specified in the implementation guides? Does the K3 segment definition provide for fixed length records? How does this process work? ======================================================================= 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/ ======================================================================= 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/
