Framework EDI Reference. Methods and Properties
ediAcknowledgment. GetFirstDataSegmentByAck

Gets the first data segment of the specified acknowledgment document.

Syntax:

• Set <oDataSegment> = object.GetFirstDataSegmentByAck(<sAckID>)

Parameters:

• sAckID – Transaction Set/Message identifier of the acknowledgment document.

Returns

Object of type FREDI.ediDataSegment.

Remarks:

This method returns the ediDataSegment object for the acknowledgment document specified by sAckID, which can be one of the following:

• 997 - Functional Acknowledgment for ASC/X12.  If used, this method works exactly like GetFirst997DataSegment.
• 999 - Implementation Acknowledgment for ASC/X12.
• CONTRL - Functional Acknowledgment for UN/EDIFACT.  If used, this method works exactly like GetFirstContrlDataSegment.