>Jay
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>This is out of the main discussion, but just curious. Are you getting a file with multiple HL7 messages and processing it rather than a live TCP/IP stream?
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>All of ours are are via tcp/ip and we process each one as they come in.
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>Kirk

Yes, but I was told to prepare for multiple messages also. If something is wrong at the port, it will drop into a directory as a file and may have more than one message. This Hl7 stuff is proving to be quite the challenge for someone with no port communications or EDI experience, but when I'm done, I'll have more under my belt to brag about.