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Files are Flat?
> Also, X12 is most certainly NOT a flat file. Flat file
> typical implies fixed
> field fixed record length. Rather, X12 is a data stream or
> binary file of
> ASCII text characters, except of course, if one uses a
> transaction with the
> BIN segment and flops into the BIN non-ASCII files, such as
> image files, CAD
> files, etc.
Not from where I sit. X12 most certainly IS a flat file.
A flat file, to me, is one that can be viewed and interpreted using a text
editor or other basic tool without the use of the creating program. That's
even imperfectly said. I'll have to come up with a better definition later.
:)
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