>I am faced with the task of implementing E.D.I. for an accounting application that I maintain. I would like to hear from anyone who has had experience doing this with VFP.
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>Are there any third party products that I should consider? What are the pros and cons of E.D.I. service providers? Has anyone tried going the XML/EDI route?
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>Any tips and/or warnings will be greatly appreciated.

I'm doing the same in the Healthcare Field. I've just joined a co and that is my first task. They had purchased a great tool EDIDEV that parses the file and shortcuts the coding process. Also an analyzer that lets you view the data as individual data elements with comments. http://www.edidev.com/


If you are interested in "the" doc on the standards this is the co that documents the ANSI standards. You can download the docs here: http://www.wpc-edi.com

Good Luck, Jeffrey