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READ ME for TMG Library

;"Kevin Toppenberg MD
;"kdtop3@yahoo.com
;"GNU General Public License (GPL) applies
;"7-12-2005

This code is provided AS-IS.  This is code that I use at my facility, but I make no guarantee 
as to its suitabilty to other situations, or to the soundness of the coding practices user herein.

Note on Coding Style:
1. I use upper and lower case characters in my variable names.  This is not according to VA
   standards (SAC), but it should not cause any problems or name-collisions because I typically
   do not make use of (with rare exceptions) global-scope variables.  Also, I routinely NEW my 
   variables before use, so they will go out of scope quickly.
   
2. I use variable names with length > 8 characters.  But I always make sure the first 8 characters are
   unique.  I feel this aids readability.
   
3. I spell out the full name of functions (e.g. $piece(), not $P() ).  This may take some getting used 
   to for those not used to this, but I think it is better.  :-)
   
4. I try to document each function directly after the declaration of the function name.

5. My style is to be as modular as possible.  I prefer to separate user interface with underlying
   code where possible (within reason).
   
6. At the beginning of each file, I list available public API calls.  There are also private API calls, 
   listed, but I doubt anyone would want to use them.
   
   
PROGRAMS OF INTEREST

1. The GT.M debugger can be launched via: do ^TMGIDE

2. XML Exporter can be lauched via: do EXPORT^TMGXMLEX



SUMMARY OF LIBRARY

TMGCHR    ;"CHRISTEN(INFO)   This library will provide optional NON-INTERACTIVE versions of standard code.
TMGDBAPI  DATABASE API FUNCTIONS
TMGDEBUG  DEBUG UTILITIES
TMGDPRSE  DETAIL XML PARSE FUNCTIONS
TMGDRUG   FUNCTIONS FOR SETTING UP DRUGS/PHARMACY
TMGEDIT   EDITOR FUNCTIONS
TMGFIX    FUNCTIONS FOR FIXING SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
TMGGDFN   GET DFN (TMGGDFN)
TMGIDE    A Debug/Tracer for GT.M
TMGIMPORT
TMGINIT   ;"DINIT(INFO) --  NON-INTERACTIVE versions of standard DINIT code.
TMGIOUTL  IO UTILITIES
TMGMEDIC  MEDIC INTERFACE FUNCTIONS
TMGMGRST  ;"ZTMGRSET(INFO) & ZOSFGUX  -- NON-INTERACTIVE versions of standard code.
TMGMISC   MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS
TMGMKU    ;"ZTMKU code -- NON-INTERACTIVE versions of standard code.
TMGPRNTR  PRINTER API FUNCTIONS
TMGPRPN   PRINT NOTES FUNCTIONS
TMGPUTN0  Document Upload look-up function
TMGPUTN1  Document Upload look-up function
TMGQIO    ;"'QUIET IO   To provide routines for quite (non-interactive) IO that programs can call.
TMGSQL*   Routines for import of demographic data from our billing system.
TMGSTUTL  STRING UTILITIES
TMGTERM   interface
TMGTEST   function for various programming tests
TMGTIUOJ  text objects
TMGTPSTP  GT.M STEP TRAP
TMGTRAN1  ;" TRANSCRIPTION REPORT FUNCTIONS
TMGTRNRP  ;" TRANSCRIPTION REPRINT REPORT FUNCTIONS
TMGUSRIF  USER INTERFACE API FUNCTIONS
TMGVPE    x ^%ZVEMS
TMGXDLG   <--> Xdialog Interface
TMGXINST  XML Configuration Scripting System
TMGXML1   is a test file for working with XML Documents
TMGXMLE2  XML EXPORT FUNCTIONS (CORE FUNCTIONALITY)
TMGXMLEX  XML EXPORT FUNCTION
TMGXMLUI  XML EXPORT -- USER INTERFACE FUNCTIONS
TMGXUP    version of Vista XUP module
TMGXUS2   ;SF/RWF - TO CHECK OR RETURN USER ATTRIBUTES ;07/15/2003  12:20
TMGmake   file for TMG configuration script files.


I would love to know if some of this code has been improved etc.  Send me a copy back with your
modifications.  Thanks

Kevin Toppenberg