CreateVendor

Object Method - CreateVendor()

Parent Object - HL7Vendor

Returns - String

Name: CreateVendor(ByVal sNewVendorName, ByVal sNewVendorVersion, ByVal sCopyFromID, ByVal blnDeleteIfExists)

Parameters: 1. sNewVendorName (String - The name of the new vendor EX: "My Vendor")

2. sNewVendorVersion (String - The HL7 Version EX: "2.3")

3. sCopyFromID (String - The VendorID to copy from)

4. blnDeleteIfExists (Boolean - Overwrite if the name and version already exist).

Returns: String - The newly created VendorID or an empty string ("") if it fails.

Description: This method allows you to create a 'clone' of an existing vendor. If you wish to alter the Vendor Definitions, we strongly advise you to create your own leaving the "Default" definitions untouched. If you need to move vendor definitions from one VendorPath to another use ExportVendor and ImportVendor.