File extension EDI
| File type | EDI Engine Electronic Data Interchange Format |
| Developer | N/A |
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What is a EDI file?
Files with the .EDI extension contain data saved as pure text in a structured form, according to one of several EDI standards, which stand for Electronic Data Interchange. The most popular EDI standards are: ENACOM, EDIFACT, IDOC (SAP), TRADACOMS, EDITRANS, ETIS, XML, xCBL, VDA, OAGIS, ANSI, CSV.
The EDI format is used for transferring different types of data between organizations. Since it is not homogenous, organizations that choose to exchange information should confirm with each other that they are using the same EDI standard. This means that there are no programs that read all types of EDI files.
Program(s) that can open the .EDI file
Mac OS
Linux
How to open EDI files
If you cannot open the EDI file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports EDI among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the EDI file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the EDI format files
The inability to open and operate the EDI file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the EDI Engine Electronic Data Interchange Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a EDI file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the EDI file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the EDI from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the EDI format
- The EDI file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the EDI file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a EDI file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the EDI file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the EDI file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the EDI file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.EDI) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected EDI file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the EDI file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. EDI) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.