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EDIFACTReader Class

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The EDIFACTReader class is optimized for EDIFACT documents, providing a simple way to parse EDIFACT documents.

Syntax

EDIFACTReader

Remarks

The class allows you to parse an incoming EDI document. This class works in two states, loading an entire document at once, or streaming portions of the document. These states are controlled by the BuildDOM property. By default BuildDOM is set to bdEntireDocument which parses the entire document at once, allowing you to use the XPath property to navigate the document.

To save memory for larger documents, you can choose to parse only sections of the document, instead of the entire document. When BuildDOM is set to per interchange (bdInterchange ) or per transaction (bdTransaction), the respective section of the document will be available for use with XPath from within the corresponding Start and End events. Finally, you may choose to set BuildDOM to bdNone, which means no DOM will be built and all data will be available only through events, but also will use very little memory. Below are example steps to parse an entire document:

  1. First, use LoadSchema to load a schema file into the class. (Only necessary when preserving document structure).
  2. Open an EDI document or stream by setting input via InputFile or InputData and calling Parse.
  3. If BuildDOM is set to bdEntireDocument, the events of the class will fire as the document is parsed, and XPath may be set to access any part of the document.

    If bdInterchange or bdTransaction are specified, and Input or ParseFile is called the entire document will be parsed, with only the specified section being saved in memory at any given time. This means if you wish to set XPath to navigate within the section of the document, you will need to do so within the events of the class to prevent further processing of the document while you access the section. When parsing is completely, only the most recently parsed section will be available for use with XPath

    If bdNone is specified, then all document information must be obtained through the events fired during parsing.

During parsing, the class performs basic validation of the incoming document. If validation fails, a warning is generated (fired as an event).

The XPath navigation is done through the XPath property. For example:

EDIReader.XPath = "/IX[1]/FG[1]/TX[2]/N1Loop1[1]/N1[1]";
This example path means the following: Select the first N1 segment within the first iteration of the N1Loop1, within second transaction in the first functional group and interchange.

You can also make use of XPath conditional statements to locate the first element which matches a name=value. For example, you could use the following XPath to locate the path of the first element within any N1Loop1 that has a name=N101 and value=BT:

EDIReader.XPath = "IX[1]/FG[1]/TX[1]/N1Loop1[N101='BT']";

Note that the conditional statements will search the children, but not the grand children of the element on which the conditional statement is applied. For instance in the above example the children of N1Loop1 will be searched, but the grandchildren will not.

Additionally if the schema loaded is a ArcESB JSON schema the element Id (from the schema) can be used in the conditional statement. For instance instead of N101 the following is also acceptable:

EDIReader.XPath = "IX[1]/FG[1]/TX[1]/N1Loop1[98='BT']";

To display the structure of the parsed document use DisplaySchemaInfo. This is helpful when deciding how to navigate the document.

Property List


The following is the full list of the properties of the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

BuildDOMWhen True, an internal object model of the EDI document is created.
EDIStandardVersionThe version of the EDI specification.
ExtraDataExtra data that has not been parsed by the class.
InputDataThe data to parse.
InputFileThe file to parse.
OffsetCurrent offset of the document being parsed.
SchemaFormatThe format of the schema file.
XChildrenNumber of child elements of the current segment.
ElementCountThe number of records in the Element arrays.
ElementComponentCountNumber of classes in the current element.
ElementComponentIndexThe index of the selected class of the current element.
ElementComponentNameThe name of the class selected by ClassIndex , according to the Transaction Set schema.
ElementComponentSchemaDescThe textual description of the class from the loaded ArcESB JSON schema.
ElementComponentSchemaNameThe name of the class as taken from the schema.
ElementComponentTypeThe data type of class selected by ClassIndex , according to the Transaction Set Schema.
ElementComponentValueThe value of the class selected by ClassIndex .
ElementDataTypeThe data type of this EDI element, according to the Transaction Set Schema.
ElementNameThe name of this EDI element, according to the Transaction Set schema.
ElementRepeatCountThe number of times this element is repeated in the in the segment.
ElementRepeatIndexThe index of the selected instance of this repeatable element.
ElementSchemaDescThe textual description of the element from the loaded ArcESB JSON schema.
ElementSchemaNameThe name of the element as taken from the schema.
ElementValueThe value directly associated with this EDI element.
XPathProvides a way to point to a specific segment in the document.
XSegmentThe name of the current segment.
XSegmentNumberThe number of the current segment.
XSegmentTypeIndicates the current segment type.
XTagThe tag of the current segment.
XTransactionCodeThe transaction code of the current segment.

Method List


The following is the full list of the methods of the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

CompileSchemaCompiles an existing XSD schema into an optimized binary representation.
ConfigSets or retrieves a configuration setting.
DisplaySchemaInfoReturns a string showing the structure of the schema defining the document.
DisplayXMLInfoReturns a string showing the structure of the parsed document as XML.
FlushFlushes the parser and checks its end state.
GenerateAckGenerates an EDI acknowledgement.
HasXPathDetermines whether a specific element exists in the document.
LoadSchemaLoads a schema file describing a Transaction Set.
ParseParse the specified input data.
ResetResets the parser.
TryXPathNavigates to the specified XPath if it exists.

Event List


The following is the full list of the events fired by the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

EndFunctionalGroupFires whenever a control segment is read that marks the end of an interchange.
EndInterchangeFires whenever a control segment is read that marks the end of an interchange.
EndLoopFires when the end of a loop is detected in a transaction set.
EndTransactionFires whenever a control segment is read that marks the end of a transaction.
ErrorInformation about errors during data delivery.
ResolveSchemaFires whenever a new transaction set is encountered and no schema is found for it.
SegmentFires whenever a data segment in a transaction set is read.
StartFunctionalGroupFires whenever a control segment is read that marks the start of a functional group.
StartInterchangeFires whenever a control segment is read that marks the start of an interchange.
StartLoopFires when the starting of a loop is detected in a transaction set.
StartTransactionFires whenever a control segment is read that marks the start of a transaction.
WarningFires whenever a validation warning is encountered.

Configuration Settings


The following is a list of configuration settings for the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

ComponentDelimiterThe delimiter separating classes.
CrossFieldValidationEnabledEnables cross-field validation rules.
EDIStandardThe document format.
ElementDelimiterThe delimiter character separating data elements.
EncodingThe character encoding to be applied when reading and writing data.
HasXPathDetermines if the specified XPath exists.
ReleaseCharThe character used to escape delimiters within values.
ResolveXPathOnSetDetermines whether or not the XPath is resolved when set.
SegmentDelimiterThe delimiter character separating segments within the EDI document.
StrictSchemaValidationSpecifies the behavior during schema validation.
BuildInfoInformation about the product's build.
CodePageThe system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations.
LicenseInfoInformation about the current license.
ProcessIdleEventsWhether the class uses its internal event loop to process events when the main thread is idle.
SelectWaitMillisThe length of time in milliseconds the class will wait when DoEvents is called if there are no events to process.
UseInternalSecurityAPITells the class whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

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