Framework EDI Reference. Methods and Properties
ediSyntaxLevels.AddDefaultSyntaxLevelA

Adds a syntax level containing all the default values for Syntax Level A as defined in the standard.

Syntax:

• Set <oSyntaxLevel> = object.AddDefaultSyntaxLevelA

Controlling Agency:

• UN/EDIFACT

 Returns

Returns an object of type FREDI.ediSyntaxLevel.  If this method fails then the object returns empty.

 Remarks

This method adds a new syntax level with its default values defined for Syntax Level A.  The syntax level added will have an identifier of “A”, and if a syntax level of “A” already exists, then the method will fail.

The default values for syntax level A are:

• Component element separator = Colon (“:”)
• Segment terminator = Apostrophe (“’”)
• Data element terminator = Plus sign (“+”)
• Release indicator = Question mark (“?”)
• Alphabetic Repertoire = A to Z
• Numeric Repertoire = 0123456789
• Special Characters = <space>.,-()/=!<quote>%&*;<>