Thomas Beale wrote: > Bert Verhees wrote: > >> >> Now I must tell them they have to recognize the InsuranceNumbere >> from the OID which points to InsuranceCompany, somewhere??. >> >> There has to be a service on the Internet where one can translate >> OID's to friendly names, something like DNS for IP. Or else, this >> system cannot work > > > right - this is the problem with OIDs - they only really work if they > are in global, ubiquitous use. I don't see this happening.
Another problem with OID, not everyone may agree, is that they contain no meta-information, betters said, the problem is with II, it offers no property for meta-information meant for automated processing. You can never find out what kind of number you are processing. I wonder, what does CEN say about this, about your, in their eyes, must be, controversial meaning? What do they say about OID at all? They have to believe in the system, they are advising the Dutch government to start implementing CEN-standards next year. And I am already implementing it, but in a special way. regards Bert Verhees > > - thomas > > - > If you have any questions about using this list, > please send a message to d.lloyd at openehr.org > > - If you have any questions about using this list, please send a message to d.lloyd at openehr.org
