Hi,

basically you have to parse the HL7 files or the data that comes over TCP/IP or UDP and store the data you need. An alternative to this would be to use a communication server (often provided by the manufacturer of the hospital information system), that can give you plain ASCII files instead of HL7 data. I don't know of any ready to use VFP classes for parsing HL7.

HTH,
Armin

>Hi all,
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>Has anyone experience in implementing communications with the HL7 (Health Level 7) protocol within VFP ?
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>If so, how is this done ?
>
>Walter,