How can I perform a drug update for the addVantage SDK?
An explanation of the drug update process may help your process. These instructions apply to Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Windows XP. Each month, Multum distributes a “Drug Update” CD, which contains the cumulative clinical data for all of Multum’s services (Allergy, Interactions, etc.) The clinical content for each of the services (except Patient Education Leaflets) is stored in a series of object oriented database files that are marked with a “.dat” file extension. When the drug update “setup” program (usually found in the root directory of the CD) is run, it first checks to see if the latest Multum server patch is installed. If the patch is not installed, the user is prompted with a warning message. (Note: The drug update cannot be applied without the latest patch, which is also included on every drug update CD.) After the user installs the patch, the drug update setup program can be re-run. The transfer of the new clinical content from the CD to the server machine is completed b
