Using XML with Legacy Business Applications

Running the Utility

This section provides instructions for running the XML to X12 utility from the command line.

For Java:

java -DBBHOME=BBHomeDirectory XMLToX12 InputDirectory

OutputFile.X12 FileDescription.XML

or

java XMLToX12 -h

Note: The -D option for the Java virtual machine defines the BBHOME system property. Replace BBHomeDirectory with the directory path on your system for the Babel Blaster Home directory. The utility uses this path to retrieve the EDIControl.xml file.

For C++ on Win32:

XMLToX12 InputDirectory OutputFile.X12 FileDescription.XML

or

XMLToX12 -h

Note: The BBHOME environment variable must be set to the directory path on your system for the Babel Blaster Home directory. The utility uses this path to retrieve the EDIControl.xml ...