Re: [HAPI-devel] Segment Terminator Rules for PIPE format

[Bryan T. <bp...@gm...>]

Hi Jim,=20

Does the interface engine give you a specific error message?=20

There shouldn't be a trailing delimiter (see section 2.6.1 ... the
wording in v2.5 is "if not last ( field ) print field_separator")

Bryan=20

On 7/13/05, Jim Krygowski <ji...@ho...> wrote:
> I just started working with an HL7 interface that requires pipe-delimited
> style messages.  I'm using HAPI to generate the messages being sent and f=
or
> some reason, the receiving gateway doesn't like what it's getting.
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> HAPI is generating a MSH segment with delimiters for MSH.1 thru MSH.12 wi=
th
> a cr/lf immediately following.  It looks perfectly valid, but the interfa=
ce
> chokes on it.  I have to add the MSH.13 pipe delimiter after the MSH.12
> content in order for the message to be accepted.  This is the same for an=
y
> message that doesn't have a value in the last possible field of a segment=
.
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> This is what HAPI produces:
> MSH|^~\&|   |State Laboratory
> Institute^22D0650270^CLIA|ELRMADPH|MA|20050713113529||ORU^R01|20050713113=
52900000|P|2.3.1<hex
> 0D0A>
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> This is what the interface likes:
> MSH|^~\&|   |State Laboratory
> Institute^22D0650270^CLIA|ELRMADPH|MA|20050713113529||ORU^R01|20050713113=
52900000|P|2.3.1|<hex
> 0D0A>
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> I've been delving into the HL7 specification docs on HL7.org but they're =
not
> terribly helpful.  I've got some pull with the interface vendor so if
> they've done it wrong, we can have them change it.
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> So, does anyone know which way is the right way?? Is HAPI failing to put =
a
> trailing delimiter in some cases?
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> thanks in advance.
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> Jim
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