Framework EDI Reference. Methods and Properties
ediFileSystem. GetDocumentType

Indicates what type of document a given file is formatted in.

Syntax:

• <document type> = object.GetDocumentType(<sFile>)

Parameters:

• sFile – Full path name of file.

Returns

Returns one of the document types specified in the Document Type Constants.

Remarks

For information on how FREDI determines a document type, please see the Remarks section under the following topic:

• For information on how an ASC/X12 is quickly determined, see ediFile.IsAscX12.
• For information on how a UN/EDIFACT is quickly determined, see ediFile.IsUnEdifact.
• For information on how an XML file is quickly determined, see ediFile.IsXml.
• For information on how an Internet Mail file is quickly determined, see ediFile.IsInternetMail.

 

Example

Dim oEdiDoc As Fredi.ediDocument
Dim oFileSystem As Fredi.ediFileSystem
Dim oFile As Fredi.ediFile
Dim eFileType As Fredi.DocumentTypeConstants

' Create instance of Framework EDI.
Set oEdiDoc = New Fredi.ediDocument

' Get file system object.
Set oFileSystem = oEdiDoc.GetFileSystem

' Determine document type.
eFileType = oFileSystem.GetDocumentType(sFileName)

If eFileType = DocumentType_AscX12 Then

MsgBox "File is ASC/X12 document"

ElseIf eFileType = DocumentType_UnEdifact Then

MsgBox "File is UN/EDIFACT document"

ElseIf eFileType = DocumentType_Xml Then

MsgBox "File is XML document"

ElseIf eFileType = DocumentType_InternetMail Then

MsgBox "File is Internet Mail document"

Else

MsgBox "File is some other document"

End If

Samples

• M_GetDocumentType.zip