The following sections describe how to set up a plugin to connect to an Iguana channel.

If you do not have a plugin, but want to learn how to connect a plugin to a channel, use the following steps to create a test plugin:

• Copy this sample VMD file to a directory on your system.
• Use Chameleon to open this file.
• In Chameleon, from the toolbar, select Stubcode.
• In the Stubcode Generation window, from the Language list box, select your language and development environment.
• From the Project Type list box, select Iguana Source Plugin to create a sample plugin that sends HL7 messages, or select Iguana Destination Plugin to create a sample plugin that receives HL7 messages.

• Click Generate.
• A dialog box will appear, asking you whether you want to overwrite any existing stubcode files. Click Yes.
• When Chameleon has finished generating your plugin, click Close to close the Stubcode Generation window.

At this point, you can either open the project immediately, or follow the steps described in the appropriate tutorial below to open your project.