I would also include the following:
Typically, there are three separators/terminators in X12.
1. element: most use '*'
2. subelement: most use '~' OR '>'
3. segment terminator: most use cr/lf OR '~'
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Deb
-----Original Message-----
From: Lee LoFrisco [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 7:08 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Odd character as sub-element separator
Why would you want a *subelement separator* to accommodate more than 1
char.?
Typically, there are three separators/terminators in X12.
1. element: most use '*'
2. subelement: most use '~'
3. segment terminator: most use cr/lf
Hope this helps.
Lee LoFrisco
Sterling Commerce Service Partner Consultant
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-----Original Message-----
From: Electronic Data Interchange Issues
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robert Dakin
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 6:08 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Odd character as sub-element seperator
On Tue, 7 Nov 2000 08:13:54 -0600, you wrote:
>What exactly was the problem when you translated that file? what is the
>separator on the mainframe?
>
>Yes there is a transliteration conversation between Mainframe (EBCIDIC) and
the
>pc (ASCII) but a translator should be able to handle that due to the fact
that
>any character can be used as a separator or terminator.
>
>Is it valid? yes it is valid, there are no rules (unfortunately) when it
comes
>to separators!
No rules? The only documentation I have to hand is for 3010, but
it certainly has rules. For a start, it "I15 Subelement Seperator"
in ISA is format AN 1/1 - so is subgect to the character set
restrictions of string data elements - so ASCII 0xAD, or any other
Hi-ASCII character, would seem to be excluded.
Moreover, the Appendix to Interchange Control Structures, further
restricts Subelement Separator to:
<us> ::= <special_char>|<other-special_char>|<control_char>|
<extended_control_char>
although this appears to be "recommended", not obligatory.
Have these restrictions been dropped in later releases, or am I
misunderstanding something?
Cheers,
Robert Dakin
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