XML is just another EDI protocol, like X12, EDIFACT, ODETTE, whatever. Just one that uses up a lot more bandwidth! The decision which one to use is often dictated by the trading partner or specific needs. EDI will never go away!
Dave Records Records Consulting, LLC Phone: 616.583.0090 Email: [email protected] On Jul 1, 2011, at 11:15 AM, socal_ediguy wrote: > Ah, great... another thread about "XML vs. EDI".... and we'll get a plethora > of replies - some touting the benefits of XML and how EDI is an ancient and > complex concept that needs to be done away with and others rallying around > the venerable and valid old way.... > > On a serious note, this does show that XML is not any better than EDI - just > a different way to do the same thing - send data between trading partners. > It's just another way to package the data and get it sent. Big deal. EDI is > not dead, XML is not the newer and better way of doing things... it's the > same stuff, different box... > > But... can't we get different "vs" posts and threads...? > > Maybe > > "Godzilla vs. Mothra" > "Freddy vs. Jason" > "Rocky vs. Bullwinkle" > "Army vs. Navy" > "USC vs. UCLA" > "Cal vs. Stanford" > "East vs. West" > "Batman vs. Riddler" > > and any other "vs" comparisons...? They'd probably be more interesting... > > Happy Friday for all... > > Craig Dunham > EDI Sherpa > SoCal EDI Guy > Bear Necessities Computing > > --- In [email protected], "Neeraj Mishra" <neeraj_mishra@...> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I was browsing through web and found something interesting related to > > XML vs EDI. I was thinking that it would be a good idea to share new > > things within this group of EDI professionals. > > > > Here is link which does a right kind of comparision between EDI and XML. > > > > http://www.edidev.com/XMLvsEDI.html > > > > I was bit surprised to see that how an XML file can grow to its > > equivalent EDI file... see below snapshot: > > <snip>----- > > ------<end snip> > > > > Thanks > > Neetaj > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ... 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: [email protected] [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/
