/// <summary>
/// Generate and write EDI document to a file
/// </summary>
static void WriteSingleInvoiceToFile()
{
Debug.WriteLine("******************************");
Debug.WriteLine(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name);
Debug.WriteLine("******************************");
// 1. Construct the invoice message with data from database, service or domain objects\logic.
var invoice = CreateInvoice("00000001");
const string folder = @"C:\test";
if (!Directory.Exists(folder))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(folder);
}
// 2. Validate it to ensure the object adheres to the rule
// Always skip trailer validation because all trailers are automatically generated by the writer
MessageErrorContext errorContext;
if (invoice.IsValid(out errorContext, true))
{
Debug.WriteLine("Message {0} with control number {1} is valid.", errorContext.Name,
errorContext.ControlNumber);
// 3. Use default encoding and no segment postfix
// Write directly to a file
var writer = new X12Writer(string.Format("{0}\\output.txt", folder), false);
writer.Write(Helpers.CreateIsa("000011111"));
writer.Write(Helpers.CreateGs("111111111"));
writer.Write(invoice);
// 4. Always flush at the end to release the cache
writer.Flush();
writer.Dispose();
Debug.WriteLine("Written to file.");
}
else
{
// The purchase order is invalid
}
}
