It's possible to set up a cross-reference on the upper-case text if you wish, but I don't believe it was ever the case that VistA (originally DHCP) stored data in upper-case only.
--- Thurman Pedigo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > ===== A practical man is a man who practices the errors of his forefathers. --Benjamin Disraeli ==== Greg Woodhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- 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
