OutboundFormat

Object: EHL7.EHL7Processor

FileName: EHL7.dll

PROPERTY

Name: OutboundFormat

DataType: Enumerator: EHL7OutputFormat

Mode: Read/Write

Description: Return/Set the format that the processor should translate HL7 messages into.  The values are HL7 or XML.

*Note: the question has been frequently asked "Why would I translate from HL7 into HL7?".  The answer is simple; when the HL7File object processes an inbound HL7 file it 'scrubs' it.  So all HL7 messages exported are formatted exactly the same way, that is to say exactly according to HL7 guidelines.  There are no vendor specific 'Start of message' or 'End of message' characters.  The segments are all delimited by a single carriage return (ASCII Character 13 or HEX [0D]).

Example:

Dim x As New EHL7.EHL7Processor

x.IniFileName = "C:\EasyHL7\Profile1.ini"

If Not x.OpenProfile() Then

  Msgbox x.LastError

  Set x = Nothing

  Exit Sub

End If

x.OutboundFormat = OutputXML 

See Also: PollingInterval, MessageIN event