Yes, we do use VFP to read HL7 messages, either through direct TCP/IP messages (winsock control) or text files.

You can just read the files line by line and interpretate them. We have written a piece of software that reads all segments of a message and processes the info in there.

I don't think you should go through the XML adapter unless you're talking about the HL7 3.0 format, which to my knowledge is still experimental

Walter,


>I am wondering if you are using FoxPro to import your HL7 messages? We are looking into a project to use HL7 as a message format to import client data from EMRs to our reporting software. I am thinking that once the message is received then it could be read onto FoxPro through the XMLAdapter, but do not know anything about this process.
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>Any lessons learned that you can share would be appreciated.