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Re: syntax token

From: Chris Johnson <chrisj@...>
Date: Tue Oct 7, 2003  4:57 pm
Subject: Re: [EDI-L] syntax token
Quoted text is from < by
Carl Johnson <
>Can anyone explain the meaning for the "C", "X", "A" in the syntax
>token?

If you are referring to the EDIFACT UNB/S001/0001 element then they
indicate the character set used. The EDIFACT4 R1241 document gives the
code list as:

0001 SYNTAX IDENTIFIER

Desc: Coded identification of the agency controlling the syntax,
and of the character repertoire used in an interchange.

Repr: a4

UNOA UN/ECE level A
As defined in ISO 646 (with the exception of letters,
lower case a to z).
UNOB UN/ECE level B
As defined in ISO 646.
UNOC UN/ECE level C
As defined in ISO 8859-1 : Information processing -
Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1.
UNOD UN/ECE level D
As defined in ISO 8859-2 : Information processing -
Part 2: Latin alphabet No. 2.
UNOE UN/ECE level E
As defined in ISO 8859-5 : Information processing -
Part 5: Latin/Cyrillic alphabet.
UNOF UN/ECE level F
As defined in ISO 8859-7 : Information processing -
Part 7: Latin/Greek alphabet.
UNOG UN/ECE level G
As defined in ISO 8859-3 : Information processing -
Part 3: Latin alphabet.
UNOH UN/ECE level H
As defined in ISO 8859-4 : Information processing -
Part 4: Latin alphabet.
UNOI UN/ECE level I
As defined in ISO 8859-6 : Information processing -
Part 6: Latin/Arabic alphabet.
UNOJ UN/ECE level J
As defined in ISO 8859-8 : Information processing -
Part 8: Latin/Hebrew alphabet.
UNOK UN/ECE level K
As defined in ISO 8859-9 : Information processing -
Part 9: Latin alphabet.
UNOX UN/ECE level X
Code extension technique as defined by ISO 2022 utilising
the escape techniques in accordance with ISO 2375.
UNOY UN/ECE level Y
ISO 10646-1 octet without code extension technique.

Regards
Chris.

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