CloneSegment

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New in version 2.x of Commando

EasyHL7 Object

EHL7.EHL7Message

Method

CloneSegment(strSegmentGUID)

Parameters

(see below)

Returns

String. The cloned segment in XML format OR "" on failure.

Example

strClone = oMSG.CloneSegment(strPIDKey)  -- Returns the cloned Segment XML

 

 

Name: CloneSegment()

 

Parameters:

 

1.        strSegmentGUID (String) the name of the HL7 Segment to add.

 

Returns: String.  The cloned segment in XML format.

 

Description: Creates an exact copy of a segment which can be passed to the InsertSegment(), InsertSegmentAfter(), InsertSegmentBefore() methods.

 

Programming Notes:

 

1.The segment handle name passed in strSegmentGUID must exist in the message object. 
2.Use the CloneSegment method to transfer entire segments between message objects.

 

SeeAlso: oUTILITIES.NewMessageObject()

 

For further information, please see the EasyHL7 documentation http://www.hermetechnz.com/Documentation/EasyHL7/index.html.