I have a script which processes hundreds of specimens at a time daily via a
process routine within Meditech Magic and it usually encounters this message
box each time it runs.  I simply close the application and rerun.

thank you, Scott Z

-----Original Message-----
From: Rich McNeil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 1:54 PM
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Subject: RE: [Talk] Meditech - Host Computer not Responding message


I've not seen this message for several years, since the conversion from
serial to network connections.  In the serial world, it was a noticeable
problem with entering transactions, and we had to enter text 10
characters at a time and then read them back just to be sure (it's
clinical data afterall).  

For network connections, scripters have had excellent success at keying
data at more like a line at a time (anyone with contrary experience,
please let us know), so I'd suggest this approach.

Rich McNeil
Boston Software Systems
866 653 5105
www.bostonworkstation.com
 

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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Hayman
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 1:38 PM
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Subject: RE: [Talk] Meditech - Host Computer not Responding message

Rich -

I would do it this way, but what happens is when the Host computer is
not responding message comes up, it is some sort of seperate message
window from the actual workstation program and not meditech itself.  I
can't figure out a way to check for this window.  The other problem that
I run into is once I click ok (the only option) on this box the screen
clears and the display is all screwed up so it doesn't know what is
going on other than the cursor is now in the top left hand corner of the
screen.  It seems to follow whatever template was on the screen when it
happened, but the screen doesn't fix itself until you actually log out
of Meditech and back in.  If I could figure out a way to detect when
this box comes up I could send the keys to cancel the current report and
just re-enter all the info again fairly easily.

John




-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rich McNeil
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 12:31 PM
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Subject: RE: [Talk] Meditech - Host Computer not Responding message


I know this is not good news, but I think you'll need to slow down the
keying.  I've seen this happen on old serial connections, but I see it's
also possible when any communication channel is overflowed.

Perhaps a better approach is to let it fail...and if it fails for this
reason, try it again...if it still fails...slow it down.  

Rich McNeil
Boston Software Systems
866 653 5105
www.bostonworkstation.com
 

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Hayman
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 12:56 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Talk] Meditech - Host Computer not Responding message

Has anyone come up with a good way of trapping the "Host computer is not
responding" message from Meditech or better yet, preventing it?  It only
happens when I am enter text into the free text area of OE via the
script.  Apparently it sends this message when Meditech is not able to
keep up with the data being sent.  I don't get it all the time, but it
seems when the network is running slow it does this.

Thanks in advance,
John







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