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Environment Variable Functions

The functions defined for this object are listed in the table below:

MethodDescription
input_segment_iterator()

Returns an iterator object that can be used to iterate over the segments in an incoming HL7 message.

For more information on this function, see Iterating Over Message Segments.

count_of_generated_segment() Returns the number of segments in the current HL7 message being generated.
get_default_database()

Connects to and returns the default database object.

For more information on how to use this function, see Working With the Default Database.

get_database(DatabaseType, DatabaseName, UserName, Password)

Connects to and returns a database object.

For more information on how to use this function, see Working With Any Database.

date_time_to_double(String, Format)

Converts a date from a string to floating point (double precision).

For more information on how to use this function, see Converting a Date from String to Double.

double_to_date_time(DoubleDate, Format)

Converts a date from floating point (double precision) to a string.

For more information on how to use this function, see Converting a Date from Double to String.

format_date_time(DoubleDate, FormatString)

Converts a date from floating point (double precision) to a formatted string.

For more information on how to use this function, see Converting a Date from Double to String.

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