I did a pilot project with the state of New Jersey many years ago where they wanted to use EDI to transfer data back and forth. We had an evaluation version of a heavily copy-protected program that would handle the formatting and transfer of the data. It required a LOT of setup work by the consultants, and all I had to do was pass a text file to it and let the program to do the rest.
If you have to code the EDI by hand it would be very exacting and would leave zero margin for error. I looked at the EDI files a few times and couldn't make heads or tails of them. Long story short they never got it to work right. The project ran out of funding before it was completed, and was never implemented. I was neither surprised or disappointed, except when thinking about all the time we wasted on it... LS -----Original Message----- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of addr...@leafe.com Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 7:03 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: EDI Jerry Foote wrote: > Has any one had experience with EDI? > > > > Is it really complicated or just another format for transmitting data? > > Had a bit of experience of EDI in the UK. It is very complicated at the component level if you wanted to code the EDI messages yourself. If you don't want to do that you can go to a supplier who has an EDI product and has dealt with the company you want to exchange EDI information with. They then set up their software so you can do that. This is far easier but will cost you an arm and a leg for setting anything new up, plus yearly maintenance fees. HTH Peter ---------------------------------------------------------------- Rajan Imports has changed - we are now Whispering Smith Ltd. For more information see our website at www.whisperingsmith.com Please update your address book with my new email address: pcush...@whisperingsmith.com . This communication is intended for the person or organisation to whom it is addressed. The contents are confidential and may be protected in law. Unauthorised use, copying or disclosure of any of it may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or email. www.whisperingsmith.com Whispering Smith Ltd Head Office:61 Great Ducie Street, Manchester M3 1RR. Tel:0161 831 3700 Fax:0161 831 3715 London Office:17-19 Foley Street, London W1W 6DW Tel:0207 299 7960 [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/0bac2c1927422843b2c121c8b41684af1475b...@dfw1mbx24.mex07a.mlsrvr.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
