HL7DataTypesXML()

Object: EHL7.HL7Vendors

FileName: EHL7.dll

METHOD

Name: HL7DataTypesXML()

Parameters: 1) strDataType (optional String) specify a specific datatype to return

Returns: XML String

Description: Returns an XML string with information for all of the HL7 Datatypes defined for the currently opened vendor. 

See Also: OpenVendor(), EasyHL7.exe

Example:

Private Sub VendorTest()

Dim myVendorObj As New EHL7.HL7Vendors

Dim strVendorID As String

Dim strXML As String

myVendorObj.VendorPath = "C:\EasyHL7"

'Process the XML        

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

strXML = myVendorObj.HL7DataTypesXML()

If strXML = "" Then

    MsgBox myVendorObj.LastError

    Set myVendorObj = Nothing

    Exit Sub

End If

End Sub

Example XML String:

<DATATYPES COUNT="53">

<DATATYPE ID="3BBE1E1C-C64E-43C3-910D-4E38D88DEAD1" HL7TYPE="AD" BASETYPE="Demographics" DESCRIPTION="Address" MAXCOMPONENTS="8" INSTRUCTIONS="2.8.1 <street address (ST)> ^ < other designation (ST)> ^ <city (ST)> ^ <state or province (ST)> ^ <zip or postal code (ST)> ^ <country (ID)> ^ <address type (ID)> ^ <other geographic designation (ST)>" />

<DATATYPE ID="90EC74E6-6BDA-46D3-A1D0-5ABEA0D0755F" HL7TYPE="CD" BASETYPE="Waveform" DESCRIPTION="Channel definition" MAXCOMPONENTS="8" INSTRUCTIONS="2.8.2 For waveform data only, see Chapter 7, Section 7.15.3. <channel identifier (*)> ^ <channel number (NM)> & <channel name (ST)> ^ <electrode names (*) > ^ <channel sensitivity/units (*) > ^ <calibration parameters (*)> ^ <sampling frequency (NM)> ^ <m" />

<DATATYPE ID="3F09BF0E-2D17-49E1-B854-D6FE2F41E961" HL7TYPE="CE" BASETYPE="Code Values" DESCRIPTION="Coded element" MAXCOMPONENTS="6" INSTRUCTIONS="2.8.3 <identifier (ST)> ^ <text (ST)> ^ <name of coding system (ST)> ^ <alternate identifier (ST)> ^ <alternate text (ST)> ^ <name of alternate coding system (ST)>" />

...MORE...

</DATATYPES>