Framework EDI Reference. Methods and Properties
ediDocument. ReleaseIndicator

Sets or gets the release indicator used by the document.

Syntax:

• object.ReleaseIndicator = <sIndicator>
• <sIndicator> = object.ReleaseIndicator

Controlling Agency:

• EDIFACT

Remarks

In an EDI file, when characters that are already used for control characters or delimiters are used as part of data, a release indicator character must precede the conflicting character to indicate that it is not a control character, but rather a data of the EDI document.

• EDIFACT – The release indicator must be specified explicitly before loading the EDI document, otherwise if service characters are included in data values, then the document will not be properly translated and an error may get generated.  However, if a UNA service segment is specified then the release indicator specified in the UNA segment will be used instead.  Also, if syntax levels are defined and the document references one of the predefined syntax level then the release indicator defined in the syntax level will be used.  If auto-detect is disabled, the release indicator must be specified regardless because neither the information in the UNA service segment nor the defined syntax level will be used.

• X12 – This is not in the specification, but can be applied.

Example

Set oEdiDoc = New Fredi.ediDocument
oEdiDoc.SegmentTerminator = "~"
oEdiDoc.ElementTerminator = "*"
oEdiDoc.CompositeTerminator = ">"
oEdiDoc.ReleaseIndicator = "?"