RE: [Hardhats-members] Cost to convert CPRS to Java

2005-10-14 Thread Todd Berman
On Fri, 2005-10-14 at 02:11 -0400, Ruben Safir wrote: Who is working on the Pharmacy Benefits management stuff? Does this have anything to do with Converting CPRS to Java, or creating a crossplatform client at all? If not, why is it not its own thread with its own subject, and without inline

Re: [Hardhats-members] Thoughts on use of our postings

2005-10-14 Thread Nancy Anthracite
Greg, when you say lifting threads, you mean basically taking the contents of those threads and posting them elsewhere as well, correct? I think that is what is meant, but I wanted to be sure. I also think you are not referring to just the WorldVistA wiki, but any wiki started by folks

Re: [Hardhats-members] Open Development Software WAS: Cost to convert CPRS to Java

2005-10-14 Thread Nancy Anthracite
I would like to point out that if anyone is interested in influencing the VA in a positive manner, that this mailing list is read by many within the VA and that a more circumspect manner of dealing with controversy would be appropriate. I do not think the recent flame wars are doing anyone

Re: [Hardhats-members] AHIC meets for the first time

2005-10-14 Thread Dr Molly Cheah
Cameron, Can VistA be set up to serve a Screening Registry Server for say, Cervical Cancer and allow remote access by GPs to populate the registry? Molly Cameron Schlehuber wrote: It is, though Clinical Case Registries only covers Hep C and HIV registries at this time. But the foundation is

Re: [Hardhats-members] AHIC meets for the first time

2005-10-14 Thread Chris Richardson
Molly; I know you asked Cameron, but I really don't see why VistA wouyld not be ideal for such an application. Best wishes; Chris - Original Message - From: Dr Molly Cheah [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 3:46 AM

[Hardhats-members] Re: Common Grounds Clinic in Algeirs LA (New Orelans)

2005-10-14 Thread alric
Good day all, I have become aware of a medical clinic in Algiers LA (New Orleans), providing care for the residents in that area. I have contacted them regarding getting a EMR setup. I am interested in hearing from persons or organizations that would be able to donate some time, personel, or

[Hardhats-members] Pharmacy Systems

2005-10-14 Thread Ruben Safir
On Fri, 2005-10-14 at 02:00, Todd Berman wrote: On Fri, 2005-10-14 at 02:11 -0400, Ruben Safir wrote: Who is working on the Pharmacy Benefits management stuff? Does this have anything to do with Converting CPRS to Java, or creating a crossplatform client at all? If not, why is it not

Re: [Hardhats-members] Cost to convert CPRS to Java

2005-10-14 Thread Kevin Toppenberg
On 10/13/05, Greg Woodhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Components in Delphi are basically COM objects. The closest analog in Java is a bean. I do not believe this is true. The only COM components are those that are wrappers for an ActiveX object. This would be things like TWebBrowser. But this

[Hardhats-members] how to pass DUZ between applications?

2005-10-14 Thread Anna Joseph
I have done the settings in VistA (using ORWT TOOLS MENU) to call another GUI (CP User) from the CPRS Tools menu, which is working fine. When CP User starts up, it asks for the Access Verify code of the User for login. Sincethis GUI has been initiated from CPRS, which passes the patient

Re: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy Systems

2005-10-14 Thread whitten
Ruben, could you please elaborate on what you need re Pharmacy Benefits Management? It is a relatively large application... On Fri, 2005-10-14 at 02:00, Todd Berman wrote: On Fri, 2005-10-14 at 02:11 -0400, Ruben Safir wrote: Who is working on the Pharmacy Benefits management stuff?

Re: [Hardhats-members] how to pass DUZ between applications?

2005-10-14 Thread Kevin Toppenberg
There is a windows message that is broadcast that I believe contains the currently selected patient. But that would only happen when a new patient is selected. I have commented before that it would be great if CPRS could be modified such that command line parameters could contain variables, i.e.

RE: [Hardhats-members] how to pass DUZ between applications?

2005-10-14 Thread Palmer, Mike
There is a way. There is an RPC Broker application contains a windows application called the client agent. If that is installed on the workstation and the DEFAULT AUTO SIGN-ON parameter in the KERNEL SYSTEM PARAMETERS is set to yes or the parameter is set to no - and the AUTO SIGN-ON is set to yes

Re: [Hardhats-members] how to pass DUZ between applications?

2005-10-14 Thread Nancy Anthracite
This client is called XWB1_1WS.zip and is found at ftp.va.gov/vista/Software/Packages/RPC Broker - XWB/PROGRAMS/ There is an interesting trick I learned recently from Rick Marshall. After your connection number turns from 0 to 1 or more, click on the number and the window will enlarge and

Re: [Hardhats-members] Cost to convert CPRS to Java

2005-10-14 Thread Gregory Woodhouse
On Oct 14, 2005, at 5:43 AM, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: On 10/13/05, Greg Woodhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Components in Delphi are basically COM objects. The closest analog in Java is a bean. I do not believe this is true. The only COM components are those that are wrappers for an

Re: [Hardhats-members] Open Development Software WAS: Cost to convert CPRS to Java

2005-10-14 Thread Ben Mehling
On 10/14/05, Nancy Anthracite [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to point out that if anyone is interested in influencing the VAin a positive manner, that this mailing list is read by many within the VAand that a more circumspect manner of dealing with controversy would be appropriate.I do not

[Hardhats-members] The Great Software Naming Contest

2005-10-14 Thread Maury Pepper
*** The Great Software Naming Contest *** Help WorldVistA name its open source version of VistA. That body of code which will be upgraded and repackaged at the end of October -- that code, which we have been calling OpenVistA since 2001 -- needs a new name. Please send your ideas to:

RE: [Hardhats-members] CCOW and Application context has not been created!

2005-10-14 Thread Palmer, Mike
CPRS still isnt using a CCOW passcode, so that shouldnt be an issue. I dont think that using the SDK seems a likely problem either, since youve been successful with the non-FOIA stuff. Id start out by comparing the data from the acceptor between sessions - one that doesnt work against the

Re: [Hardhats-members] Open Development Software WAS: Cost to convert CPRS to Java

2005-10-14 Thread Ruben Safir
I believe Todd and Ruben are referring to VA Software -- not *The VA* we all know and love. Yeah, isn't that weird? It confused the heck out of me years ago when the companies name was just VA Linux Now its GNU/Linux Ruben As Todd mentioned, Medsphere's CEO has some connection with

[Hardhats-members] No globals allowed

2005-10-14 Thread Gregory Woodhouse
If you are not allowed to user persistent data structures (i.e., globals) what is the most convincing case you can make for the utility of MUMPS vs. other programming languages? === Gregory Woodhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] Prediction is difficult, especially of the future. --Niels Bohr

Re: [Hardhats-members] No globals allowed

2005-10-14 Thread Kevin Toppenberg
I have heard M as described as a language with one cool language type. I can't imaging any allure of M without globals. Kevin On 10/14/05, Gregory Woodhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you are not allowed to user persistent data structures (i.e., globals) what is the most convincing case you

Re: [Hardhats-members] No globals allowed

2005-10-14 Thread Ruben Safir
On Fri, 2005-10-14 at 14:15 -0700, Gregory Woodhouse wrote: If you are not allowed to user persistent data structures (i.e., globals) Globals are not user persistent data structs. Globals are evil name space polution, debugging traps. Ruben

RE: [Hardhats-members] how to pass DUZ between applications?

2005-10-14 Thread David Sommers
And just to be clear, this doesn't just pass in the DUZ - this logs you in automatically. You can then retrieve DUZ from the active connection. David Sommers, Architect | Dialog Medical -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Palmer, Mike

RE: [Hardhats-members] Cost to convert CPRS to Java

2005-10-14 Thread David Sommers
www.eclipse.org From their web site: Eclipse is an open source community whose projects are focused on providing an extensible development platform and application frameworks for building software. Eclipse provides extensible tools and frameworks that span the software development lifecycle,

[Hardhats-members] SSH on Windows

2005-10-14 Thread Kevin Toppenberg
We had a discussion before about using SSH on Windows. PuTTY has long been the best (IMHO) client. Nancy recently posted that the CygWin SSH had gotten much easier to install. But I just found this: http://freesshd.com/ It seems to be a great free SSH server for windows. Thought this might

Re: [Hardhats-members] No globals allowed

2005-10-14 Thread Dan
sparse arrays, powerful yet simple string handling At 05:15 PM 10/14/2005, Greg wrote: If you are not allowed to user persistent data structures (i.e., globals) what is the most convincing case you can make for the utility of MUMPS vs. other programming languages?

Re: [Hardhats-members] The Great Software Naming Contest

2005-10-14 Thread Dr Molly Cheah
Maury, You mean WorldVistA is going to give up the name OpenVistA just like that? Where is the good faith on the part of Medsphere when it collaborated with WorldVistA and pacific HUI on OpenVistA? Shocking behaviour from a member of the community - not a flame but a statement of utter

Re: [Hardhats-members] The Great Software Naming Contest

2005-10-14 Thread John Leo Zimmer
I have a couple of ideas, but I'd almost want to establish ownership before running them up the flagpole. :-( johnleo Look alive, here comes a buzzard. -- Pogo --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Power Architecture Resource Center:

Re: [Hardhats-members] No globals allowed

2005-10-14 Thread Ruben Safir
On Fri, 2005-10-14 at 17:15, Gregory Woodhouse wrote: If you are not allowed to user persistent data structures (i.e., globals) what is the most convincing case you can make for the utility of MUMPS vs. other programming languages? Well VISTA is already written in it. That's one thing

RE: [Hardhats-members] No globals allowed

2005-10-14 Thread Roy Gaber
Why can't you write a persistent data structure in a temporary global array and reference as needed? Maybe I missed the question. No matter where you go, there you are -- Buckaroo Banzai -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ruben Safir Sent:

Re: [Hardhats-members] CPRS alternatives (was: Cost to convert CPRS to Java

2005-10-14 Thread Jim Self
Michael D. Weisner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would appreciate it if you would expand on your reasoning for the selection of a particular product or library rather than just spar with each other. There is much to be learned from an appropriate exchange of ideas. I have no clue as to the

Re: [Hardhats-members] CPRS alternatives (was: Cost to convert CPRS to Java

2005-10-14 Thread Jim Self
Mark Dalton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was hoping to find a simple solution and to help make development quicker and easier for us to work on it and have it truely portable (versus via wine). I keep hoping to interest VistA programmers in helping with development of a web interface to VistA

Re: [Hardhats-members] No globals allowed

2005-10-14 Thread Chris Richardson
That plus the automatic capture of the error trap of the environment is a BIG plus in improving support. No blank stare when something fails. There is much involved in providing environmental information about what is happening in the environment at run-time. Plus MUMPS being a very symbolic

Re: [Hardhats-members] No globals allowed

2005-10-14 Thread whitten
On Fri, 2005-10-14 at 14:15 -0700, Gregory Woodhouse wrote: If you are not allowed to user persistent data structures (i.e., globals) Globals are not user persistent data structs. Globals are evil name space polution, debugging traps. Ruben Ruben, are you sure you aren't thinking

Re: [Hardhats-members] Eclipse as a Java IDE

2005-10-14 Thread whitten
At one of our meetings, we actually had someone who was working on a MUMPS level interface that used eclipse. If anyone wants to follow up on this, I think it is on one of our CDs, or on my hard disk at home... David 713-870-3834 www.eclipse.org From their web site: Eclipse is an open

RE: [Hardhats-members] Eclipse as a Java IDE

2005-10-14 Thread Roy Gaber
I interfaced into VistA using Eclipse but found it far easier to write the code using NetBeans. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 11:41 PM To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Subject:

Re: [Hardhats-members] No globals allowed

2005-10-14 Thread chuck5566
It's not C, or a derivative thereof? On Oct 14, 2005, at 4:15 PM, Gregory Woodhouse wrote: If you are not allowed to user persistent data structures (i.e., globals) what is the most convincing case you can make for the utility of MUMPS vs. other programming languages? === Gregory

RE: [Hardhats-members] CPRS alternatives (was: Cost to convert CPRS to Java

2005-10-14 Thread David Sommers
From my perspective, web apps (unless you're talking ASP.NET) still require a lot of goo work. Coding in classic ASP, PHP, Python, and Perl requires a lot of [what .NET calls] View State management. Stuff like, entering a string into a text box. You have to code in the form post, validate it,