NAV - How to create a Codeunit to export to Text File for X12 EDI

https://ediacademy.com/blog/ansi-x12-manual/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46L_e832dGk

• XMLPorts cannot meet the requirements of the EDI structure
• Instead, build  a codeunit that writes a text file in the exact format you need
• Sender/Receiver qualifier ID's and DUNS
• https://medium.com/orderful/edi-transaction-setup-isa-id-20d0ba0b7716
• Qualifier codes
• http://ecomgx17.ecomtoday.com/edi/EDI_4010/elI05.htm
• Examples
• http://www.excellware.com/docs/dynamo/tech/EDI.htm
• Resources to help identify the file structure
• http://www.excellware.com/docs/dynamo/tech/EDI.htm
• https://secure.edidev.net/edidev-ca/samples/vbWebGen810/files/VbNetGen810Sourcecode.htm

• Download EDI Notepad to view EDI files and confirm if they meet the basic structure requirements
• https://liaison.opentext.com/products/integrate/edi-notepad/

• CAL to Create Text file and write to it
• http://www.navision-girl.com/2007/08/create-and-write-to-text-file-from.html

File1.CREATE( 'C:\Output.txt');
File1.CREATEOUTSTREAM(OutStreamObj);

OutStreamObj.WRITETEXT ('First line of text that you want to write to text file');
OutStreamObj.WRITETEXT ('This is not the second line of text to be outputed but to concatenate with the first line');

OutStreamObj.WRITETEXT(); // This command is to move to next line
OutStreamObj.WRITETEXT('Second line will start here') ;

File1.Close; // To end the writing and write out to the file.