Private Sub cmdStart_Click() 'This is just an example program to show how to acknowledge a UN/EDIFACT EDI file 'in VB6 using the Framework EDI component Dim oEdiDoc As Fredi.ediDocument Dim oSegment As Fredi.ediDataSegment Dim oSchemas As Fredi.ediSchemas Dim oAck As Fredi.ediAcknowledgment Dim sSefFile As String Dim sEdiFile As String Dim sAckfile As String Dim sPath As String cmdStart.Enabled = False Me.MousePointer = vbHourglass sPath = App.Path & "\" sSefFile = "INVOIC_S93A.SEF" sEdiFile = "INVOIC.TXT" sAckfile = "Ack_CONTRL_" & sEdiFile 'instantiate edi document Set oEdiDoc = New Fredi.ediDocument 'Set cursor type to forward only to save RAM memory oEdiDoc.CursorType = Cursor_ForwardOnly 'Stops FREDI from using the internal standard reference Set oSchemas = oEdiDoc.GetSchemas oSchemas.EnableStandardReference = False 'Load all SEF files oEdiDoc.ImportSchema sPath & "CONTRL.SEF", Schema_Standard_Exchange_Format oEdiDoc.ImportSchema sPath & sSefFile, Schema_Standard_Exchange_Format 'By default, FREDI uses the universal coordinated time (UTC), however you can change it to local time oEdiDoc.Option(OptDocument_UseLocalTime) = 1 'Enable acknowledgment Set oAck = oEdiDoc.GetAcknowledgment oAck.EnableFunctionalAcknowledgment = True 'Set start of interchange control number oAck.Property(PropertyAck_StartInterchangeControlNum) = 100 'Define terminators oEdiDoc.SegmentTerminator = "'" & vbCrLf oEdiDoc.ElementTerminator = "+" oEdiDoc.CompositeTerminator = ":" oEdiDoc.ReleaseIndicator = "?" 'Load EDI file oEdiDoc.LoadEdi sPath & sEdiFile 'Iterate thru all segments of EDI File Set oSegment = oEdiDoc.FirstDataSegment Do While Not oSegment Is Nothing Set oSegment = oSegment.Next Loop 'oAck object can also be modified ' 'modify acknowledgmet object ' Set oSegment = oAck.GetFirstContrlDataSegment ' 'modify UNB segment ' Set oSegment = oSegment.GetDataSegmentByPos("UNB\UNB") ' oSegment.DataElementValue(4) = "050322" ' Change date in UNB segment ' 'modify UNH segment ' Set oSegment = oSegment.GetDataSegmentByPos("UNH\UNH") ' oSegment.DataElementValue(5, 1) = "12345" 'Change message subset id 'Save the acknowledgment into a file oAck.Save sPath & sAckfile Me.MousePointer = vbNormal MsgBox "Done. Output file = " & sPath & sAckfile cmdStart.Enabled = True End Sub