I believe the original question related to a mechanism for escaping
delimiter characters in an X12 data stream.....there is no method
within the X12 standards for escaping delimiter characters. The
UN/EDIFACT syntax is the only EDI standard that has such a mechanism.
Thus, the originator of the X12 interchange and enclosed transactions
has the responsibility to ensure that the delimiter characters used
(now include element separator, sub-element separate, segment
terminator, and repeating element separator) are NOT also embeded
within any of the data elements.
In short, in X12 you cannot escape any of the delimiter characters.
Rachel
Actually Linda is remembering a function of the STX DOS (SupplyTech)
software we used to support together. In view raw edi mode from
print-view
incoming/outgoing, STX was smart enough to display a '?' before the
data
character which was the same as a seperator character. I'm a little
worried
that I still remember that.
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Pokraka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 10:07 AM
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Linda,
That 'land far away' is the key to your confusion - it would have been
EDIFACT-land. We do indeed believe in using a ? for that purpose :-)
Michael
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From: Linda Leckrone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 18 December 2000 14:18
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: X12 method for escaping delimiters
A LONG time ago, in a land far away, I used to see a ? used as an
escape
character. So if your part number is 123*48 but you're using * as the
element
separator, for example, the part would appear as 123?*48 in the data.
This was a LONG time ago, and when I first started working with EDI.
At the
time, I thought this was a standard thing, but that isn't based on any
research,
just assumption. Maybe someone else can verify?
Linda
Chuck Boucos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 12/18/2000 07:47:06
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Samir...
You really have two options;
a) If you can (i.e. if your Trading Partners will let you), make your
delimiter something that you know won't ever be in your data, or....
b) If your Trading Partners insist on the '*', take pains to make sure
'*'
doesn't appear anywhere in your data.
There really is no other option that I know of.
Chuck Boucos
Willow Farm Solutions
http://www.willowfarmsolutions.com
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Behalf Of Bayes, Charles (GXS)
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 11:07 PM
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Subject: Re: X12 method for escaping delimiters
Hello Samir,
The key to the delimiters in an X12 document is found in the
ISA
record. The 4th character of the ISA record is always your element
separator. That is one of three key characters that CAN NOT be
anywhere in
your data. The standards give a variety of values that can be used,
including some non-printable values, to help you select a value that
won't
be in your data. The second "key character" is the 105th character of
the
ISA record. This is the sub-element separator. Although sub-elements
are
not used as extensively in X12 as they are in EDIFACT, there are times
when
they can be used, so this value is always defined. Again, this
character
CAN NOT be used anywhere in your data. The third "key character" is
the
106th character. This is your segment terminator, and is typically a
"CR/LF" or "~" value, but can be just about anything, as long as it is
NOT
(a) the same as the 4th or 105th character of the ISA record, or (b)
found
in the data.
Hope this helps,
Chuck
-----Original Message----
From: Samir Gulrajani [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 9:15 PM
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Subject: X12 method for escaping delimiters
This is a bit of newbie question. What is the correct
way to send fields in X12 that have delimiter characters
like '*' in the middle of them. i.e. what's the proper
way to escape these characters?
Thanks in advance to your answers on this question.
Samir
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