Just my opinion here, but working directly with globals seems a bit raw and risky. I think a well developed API should have standard interfaces to get information--that do not require the programmer to understand the format of the files etc.
Kevin --- James Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am curious about the rationale for this code for > getting a patient's name. > > DEM(DFN,VADM) ; Calls DEM^VADPT > D DEM^VADPT > Q > NAME(DFN) ; Patient NAME > I '$D(VADM(1)) D DEM(DFN,.VADM) > Q $S(VADM(1)]"":VADM(1),1:"NAME UNKNOWN") > > Why not just pull it out of the ^DPT global? > > Jim Gray > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- 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
