Sample Flat File

Sample flat file is available at:

• Sample Flat File

Sample Flat File Template

Sample flat-file template is available at:

• Sample Flat File Template

EDI Tools for .NET C# Examples

The example below is part of the EDI Tools for .NET C# Code Examples.

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The Generate Custom Flat File code is also available on GitHub

Additional operations for Flat Files

• Parse Custom Flat File
• Split Custom Flat File

How to generate custom Flat File with EDI Tools for .NET

using EdiFabric.Examples.FlatFile.Common;
using EdiFabric.Framework.Writers;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Text;

namespace EdiFabric.Examples.FlatFile.Write
{
    class WriteCSVFile
    {
        public static void Run()
        {
            Debug.WriteLine("******************************");
            Debug.WriteLine(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name);
            Debug.WriteLine("******************************");

            using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
            {
                using (var writer = new StreamWriter(stream, Encoding.UTF8, 4096, true))
                {
                    using (var flatWriter = new FlatWriter(writer, null))
                    {
                        var flatPO = POBuilder.BuildFlatPO();
                        flatWriter.Write(flatPO);
                    }

                    Debug.Write(stream.LoadToString());
                }                
            }
        }
    }
}

using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace EdiFabric.Examples.FlatFile.Common
{
    public class POBuilder
    {
        public static FlatPO BuildFlatPO()
        {
            var result = new FlatPO();

            //  Header
            result.Header = new Header();
            result.Header.Tag = "PO";
            result.Header.Date = "2019-12-17";

            //  Customers
            result.Customers = new List<Customer>();

            //  Customer 1
            var customer1 = new Customer();
            customer1.FullName = "David Pastrnak"; 
            customer1.Street = "100 Legends Way";
            customer1.City = "Boston";
            customer1.PostCode = "02114";
            customer1.State = "MA";
            customer1.Country = "US";
            result.Customers.Add(customer1);

            //  Customer 2
            var customer2 = new Customer();
            customer2.FullName = "Nathan MacKinnon";
            customer2.Street = "1000 Chopper Cir";
            customer2.City = "Denver";
            customer2.PostCode = "80204";
            customer2.State = "CO";
            customer2.Country = "US";
            result.Customers.Add(customer2);

            //  Items
            result.Items = new Items();
            result.Items.Tag = "ITEMS";
            result.Items.ItemDetails = new List<ItemDetail>();

            //  Item 1
            var item1 = new ItemDetail();
            item1.Description = "Bauer Nexus 2N Pro";
            item1.ProductCode = "ITEM213-CC";
            item1.Quantity = "1";
            item1.UnitPrice = "168.95";
            item1.Notes = "Hockey stick";
            result.Items.ItemDetails.Add(item1);

            //  Item 2
            var item2 = new ItemDetail();
            item2.Description = "CCM RibCor 70K";
            item2.ProductCode = "ITEM323-CC";
            item2.Quantity = "1";
            item2.UnitPrice = "500.98";
            item2.Notes = "Hockey skates";
            result.Items.ItemDetails.Add(item2);

            return result;
        }
    }
}