| Framework EDI Reference. Methods and Properties |  |
| ediDataElement. First |
| Framework EDI Reference. Methods and Properties | |
| ediDataElement. First |
Gets the first data element in the collection.
Syntax:
Returns
Returns an object of type FREDI. ediDataElement.
Remarks
The first data element returned is in the same collection as this data element. If this data element is already the first data element then it returns itself.
Example
Dim oEdiDoc As Fredi.ediDocument
Dim oSchemas As Fredi.ediSchemas
Dim oSchema As Fredi.ediSchema
Dim oDataElement As Fredi.ediDataElement
Dim oDataSegment As Fredi.ediDataSegment
' Create instance of Framework EDI.
Set oEdiDoc = New Fredi.ediDocument
' Disable standard reference library.
Set oSchemas = oEdiDoc.GetSchemas
oSchemas.EnableStandardReference = False
' Load the schema that the EDI file will use.
Set oSchema = oEdiDoc.LoadSchema(App.Path & "\SampleSefX12_850.SEF", Schema_Standard_Exchange_Format)
' Process the EDI file.
oEdiDoc.LoadEdi App.Path & "\SampleEdiX12_850.X12"
' Get first data segment in document.
Set oDataSegment = oEdiDoc.FirstDataSegment
' Get the data element that is the 5th position of the BEG data segment.
Set oDataElement = oDataSegment.GetDataElementByPos("\ISA\GS\ST\BEG<373>")
' Get the first data element in the collection.
Set oDataElement = oDataElement.First
MsgBox "First data element is " & oDataElement.ID
Sample