Helping you get your data where it needs to be
I was reading an article the other day about checksums. I touched on why you may want to use checksums briefly in my book and thought I would go into a little more detail in this blog post. A checksum is a binary or hexadecimal number derived from the contents of a file. If you want more details about what they are and how to create them I will … [Read more...]
What is the definition of EDI? I know that it stands for Electronic Data Interchange. But I keep hearing it referred to in other ways. I hear that EDI applies to documents such as purchase orders, invoices, etc. I have heard that EDI competes with XML and that it competes with APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). So in this sense, I … [Read more...]
I thought this would be an ideal first post on my new EDI web site, because I'm not sure anyone will ever show up and read these words. If not, I am okay with that. During the course of my work I have created many interfaces for customers that never panned out. I have created many accounts that were never logged into. Just because someone says … [Read more...]