In message <c320ba870f5d61468f3c5450bf0263290f3a5...@psexmbx01.netmaster.corp.easyli nk.com>, Matt Brown <[email protected]> writes >In my early days (as an EDI Coordinator), I got pretty good at writing >polite but firm e-mails to our buyers that they needed to use '+' >instead of '*' in their Text Messages (for NTE or MSG) and/or Product >Descriptions.
Our converter for constructing outgoing EDI , when processing X12, examines all data fields to see if they contain a syntax character. If it finds one it substitutes a blank and raises an exception; by default just a warning but all exceptions can have their severity level varied dynamically by the user. Being a UK firm we handle little X12, but when the substitution kicks in the result has so far been found to be acceptable; certainly preferable to rejecting the transaction. There is no equivalent for the translation of incoming EDI. If the sender's converter allowed a syntax character in data then we have no realistic method of distinguishing real syntax characters from spurious ones. Regards Chris -- Chris Johnson mobile:+44 (0)7785 302122 Fax: +44 (0)870 0519 818 EDI website http://www.edimatrix.co.uk EDIMatrix Ltd work: 0844 414 6386 or +44 20 8778 1402 Registered in UK no. 2777624 Reg.Office: 34 Sydenham Rd, London SE26 5QF ------------------------------------ ... 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/
