01317

Alternate Character Set Handling Scheme

2000-12-20
Definition: When any alternative character sets are used (as specified in the second or later components of MSH-18 character sets), and if any special handling scheme is needed, this component is to specify the scheme used, according to HL7 Table 0356- Alternate character set handling scheme as defined below:

HL7 Table 0356 - Alternate character set handling scheme

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<null>This is the default, indicating that there is no character set switching occurring in this message.Deprecated
2.3The character set switching mode specified in HL7 2.3, sections 2.8.28.6.1, and 2.9.2. Note that the escape sequences used in this mode do not use the ASCII "esc" character. They are "HL7 escape sequences" as defined in HL7 2.3, sec. 2.9 as defined in I
ISO 2022-1994This standard is titled "Information Technology - Character Code Structure and Extension Technique". This standard specifies an escape sequence from basic one byte character set to specified other character set, and vice versa. The escape sequence explic
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