Inbound Process: multiple messages in one file

[Matthew Brophy]

We’ve done this many times outbound appending msgs to one file. We’ve done this many times using individual messages inbound to a process.

We have never done multiple messages contained in one file.  Seeking assistance on the best way to tackle this.  The file terminates each message within the file with a FS [file separator].

 

I assume we would parse a local directory for the file, then on the TPS inbound data invoke a tcl. proc to foreach through the message looking to rebuild each message until it finds a file separator?

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[Jim Kosloskey]

First thing I think is you will need to use the ‘single’ style in your Fileset Protocol configuration so that you can parse out the ‘messages’.

That means you will get the entire file into your Tps proc (might not be desirable with large files) as a single Cloverleaf ‘message’.

You probably will want to get rid of the BHS segment as it appears to be worthless.

Also the %EOF% is curious and needs to be ignored.

To me this is a abomination of an HL/7 batch. If one were to use the BHS segment one should also use the BTS segment at the end of the batch to provide count, etc. No Control ID in the BHS either. So not of any value whatsoever.

I don’t see the need to get this so whacked out other than it makes it easier to read in a standard file editor. I would think the sending system should be able to be create a file to match the nl or hl7 style of the Fileset protocol.

But if not – then you will need to use an IB Tps Tcl proc I think to break out the file retrieved as a single Cloverleaf ‘message’ into multiple HL/7 messages using the FS to split on and clean up the BHS and %EOF% as well as the segment and HL/7 message terminators  so that the ‘messages’ presented back to the engine can be routed and potentially Xlated.

email: jim.kosloskey@jim-kosloskey.com

[Charlie Bursell]

Try this:  I haven’t had a lot of luck with uploads so I will put it inline as well as upload

proc doBatch { args } {
keylget args MODE mode

switch -exact — $mode {

start {
# Nothing specific
return “”
}

run {
keylget args MSGID mh

# Get whole file
set msg [msgget $mh]

# Always KILL original
set dispList

msgset $mh “”

# Split on <FS>
set lst [split $msg \x1c]
# Remove first (BHS) and last (EOF)
lvarpop lst
lvarpop lst end

# Loop through each and create valid HL7
foreach el $lst {

# Remove CR if there
set el [string map

$el]

# Trim off any leading/lagging white space
set el [string trim $el]

# Change segment seps to CR
set el [string map

$el]

# Make sure last segment ends with CR
set el “[string trimright $el]\r”

# Build new message using same metadata
set nmh [msgcopy $mh]

# Put HL7 message in
msgset $mh $el

# Add to dispList
lappend dispList “CONTINUE $nmh”
}

# Return the list
return $dispList

}

}
}

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[Matthew Brophy]

Thank you, Jim and Charlie. I appreciate the guidance! I’ll report back what we get working.

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