EncodingChars

Object: EHL7.HL7Vendors

FileName: EHL7.dll

PROPERTY

Name: EncodingChars

DataType: String

Mode: Readonly

Description: The 4 character encoding characters.  Refer to the HL7 guidelines for encoding characters as well as your vendor's implementation guide.

The value almost universally employed is: "^~\&"

Example:

Private Sub VendorTest()

Dim myVendorObj As New EHL7.HL7Vendors

Dim strVendorID As String

myVendorObj.VendorPath = "C:\EasyHL7"

strVendorID = myVendorObj.GetVendorID("Default","2.3")

If strVendorID = "" Then

    MsgBox myVendorObj.LastError

    Set myVendorObj = Nothing

    Exit Sub

End If

If Not MyVendorObj.OpenVendor(strVendorID) Then

    MsgBox myVendorObj.LastError

    Set myVendorObj = Nothing

    Exit Sub

End If

MsgBox myVendorObj.EncodingChars

End Sub