As one of those 800 lb. gorillas..... No, XML will never replace EDI.... As Eileen mentioned (and somebody agreed) that their system handles XML documents..... So does Mine....
and Leah really has it right, however, when she says "XML can be EDI, EDI can be XML....".. and to this, one merely needs to look back to the meaning of EDI (covered in other topics, including "HERE WE GO AGAIN - IS IT EDI?)... EDI is simply ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT INTERCHAGE - so whatever format the document is created in - whether X12/ANSI or VICS or XML or CSV or _______ - if it is transmitted electronically - it IS EDI. So, to our original poster, you're fine. Don't worry... EDI has been around for years and years and years and years and.... And EDI will STILL be around for many years, decades and ? to come..... Oh, and Leah - VANS are not the enemy here... If you don't pay for the transmission through a VAN, you pay for it someplace else - by having to have big bandwidth on a T1 or wherever.... No matter what anybody sells you ... TELLS you - there still ain't no such thing as a free lunch! Craig Dunham (a dog owner, but not a poodle!) EDI Coordinator Big 5 Sporting Goods (an 800 lb gorilla). --- In [email protected], Leah Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When VANs stop charging by the kc (or go away) or when your local 800lb gorilla decides to change, that's when XML will replace X12 or EDIFACT or any other standard. XML can be EDI, EDI can be XML, but not all dogs are poodles. > > Happy Monday everybody! > > Leah ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
