Demonstration #2 with Zoho Invoice

For my next scenario, I plan to use the XML format of Zoho invoice as input, to be translated into EDIFACT INVOIC D.96A again.

Again, any other suggestions are more than welcome ;-)

Babelabout Demonstration #1 is LIVE ;-)

Please click on http://www.babelabout.com/demo.html and have a try ;-)

Demonstration #1: Send to your customer an EDIFACT INVOIC via AS2, by uploading to Babelabout.net a CSV file with FTP.

Many thanks in advance!

I am about to be back ;-)

I have not yet gave up with Babelabout!

I am still struggling about how to transform this night-shift activity into a successful business, but at least, a new - not really different - web site will be launch this week-end, with a working demonstration!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2011!

I wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous Happy New Year 2011, including a successful business running a lot of EDI connections ;-)

My XML/EDIFACT Serializer written in XSLT is open!

The source XSLT code of my XML/EDIFACT Serializer is open at Google Code ;-)

If you want to have try, you can use the test XML/EDIFACT instance available here. It's the result of the parsing of the ORDERS D.97A sample instance from Seagate by parse-EDIFACT.net.

Then, you can process it with your favorite XSLT processor ;-)

By the way, what is your favorite XSLT processor?

One of My Favorite Quote

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.

Albert Einstein

For us, programmers, I think it's the first part of this sentence, which is the most challenging. We all know very well how easy it is to create a complex/long/unstructured solution, and on the other hand, how difficult (and time-consuming) it is to create a simple/elegant solution to a given need ;-)

I am currently working on my EDIFACT parser and serializer - sorry for the delay on my Babelabout demonstration (see my previous post) - challenged by Mathias, and I am again realizing how a few extra thinking can save you hundred thousands of lines of code!

I am currently testing this re-design of my EDIFACT parser and serializer. I will hopefully then take some time writing a post explaining the "architecture shift" and how it saves hundred thousands of lines of code. Then, I will probably finally share the code as open-source ;-)

Babelabout Demonstration #1 (Upcoming...)

I would like to start developing a series of live demonstrations based on different scenarios. My first scenario would a supplier who is required to send his invoices to a customer as EDIFACT messages with the AS2 transport protocol.

Demonstration #1: Send to your customer an EDIFACT INVOIC via AS2, by uploading to Babelabout.net a CSV file with FTP.

New scenarios should then be added shortly including ORDERS and DESDAV, as well as other EDI flavors, any other suggestions are welcome ;-)