This is an interesting observation. The application to which I refer didn't have DHCP/VISTA, only Kernel/FileMan which did include a PATIENT file. I did get the FM from VAH. My recollection is it came on a set of 8" floppies. That would have been in the early 80's, though we did update them periodically. My first installation of VistA was December 1999.
I recall that in our early computer days (pre-circa 1982) most terminals had a cap-lock switch (not as convenient as cap-lock today) and we left it on so that all input was uppercase. Of course output is pretty easy to format. Has there been no internal discussion of the VA formatting of patient name? How about DOD? Just curious. thurman > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardhats- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Leo Zimmer > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 7:35 AM > To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Hardhats-members] RE: UPPERCASE / Mixed Case > > Thurman, > To my knowledge, DHCP/VISTA has always been uppercase only... throughout > the > whole 20+ years. It's even likely that the first systems were only capable > of > uppercase ;-) > > I would be fairly confident that "someone local" did convert your patient > file > to allow both. I've had that tendency for years myself. I think we lose a > little information by not having mixed case. > > regards, jlz > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: "Thurman Pedigo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] Unusual search failure. > > > I have an older version of the patient file that allows lower case > > and "." > > (can't be sure someone local didn't make that change). I wonder if there > > isn't some good reason for that change. > > > > > > Anyone know the rational behind why the patient file changed? > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the post-holiday blues > Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt from ThinkGeek. > It's fun and FREE -- well, almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the post-holiday blues Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt from ThinkGeek. It's fun and FREE -- well, almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
