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  • October 28, 2010 at 8:18 pm #52080
    Bevan Richards
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      Has anyone ever tried to call a Visual Basic app/script from a tcl proc in the engine? Also passing it the hl7 message?

      I need to automate a process that takes an ORM and generates a printed form from it.

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      • October 29, 2010 at 11:10 am #72984
        garry r fisher
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          Hi,

          You should be able to do this. I’ve called external programs before from Tcl -Not sure of format but will along the lines of:

          “exec script.vb message”

          Quotes will be important but I may have them in the wrong place. Bit of trial and error for you.

          Regards

          Garry

        • October 29, 2010 at 1:38 pm #72985
          Bevan Richards
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            Thanks, that at least get me to a starting point to start experimenting.

          • October 29, 2010 at 3:04 pm #72986
            Charlie Bursell
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              I haven’t tried it but I don’t think you will be able to do that.

              In Windows Tcl can only exec .bat, .exe and .com files.

              You will have to exec VB and pass it your script as an argument.

              This is the same way we have to exec Tcl and Perl scripts in Windows

            • October 29, 2010 at 3:14 pm #72987
              Bevan Richards
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                What I was thinking on was using the free VB 2010 and making a compiled exe for what I need to do and call the exe from tcl.

              • October 29, 2010 at 3:17 pm #72988
                Charlie Bursell
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                  That should work

                • November 1, 2010 at 11:08 am #72989
                  garry r fisher
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                    Hi,

                    Interesting to know that. I’ve only ever called .exe and .bat files so haven’t come across that issue before.

                    Regards

                    Garry

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