The simplest way to test your Java plugin is to start the plugin from the command line. To do this, first ensure that your plugin has compiled successfully by running a command similar to the one below:

set CLASSPATH=.;"C:\Program Files\iNTERFACEWARE\Chameleon\java\classes.jar";"C:\Program Files\iNTERFACEWARE\Chameleon\java\IGC_java_classes.jar";.

javac -classpath %CLASSPATH% DestinationPluginExample.java

After the plugin has compiled successfully, you can run it from the command line. For example, the following sequence of commands runs the destination plugin that is generated by Chameleon's stubcode generation wizard:

set CLASSPATH=.;"C:\Program Files\iNTERFACEWARE\Chameleon\java\classes.jar";"C:\Program Files\iNTERFACEWARE\Chameleon\java\IGC_java_classes.jar";.

java -classpath %CLASSPATH% DestinationPluginExample localhost 6123 plugin_test

When you run these commands, output similar to the following appears in the command prompt window:

	If you used the Chameleon stubcode generator to generate your plugin, you may need to ensure that the VMD file that you used to generate the stubcode is located in the same directory as your generated Java classes.

If the source component for your channel is LLP Listener, you can use the HL7 Simulator to send a test message to this component. The HL7 Simulator is included with your Iguana installation. See HL7 Simulator for a detailed description.

To use the HL7 Simulator to send a test message:

• From your Windows desktop, select Start, All Programs, iNTERFACEWARE, HL7 Analytical Tools and HL7 Simulator.
• In the Host field, type the host that your Iguana server is running on.
• In the Port field, type the number of the port that is being used by the LLP Listener source component.
• Locate, or create, a file containing one or more test messages to be sent. (If you have used this VMD file and Chameleon's Stubcode Generation Wizard to create a destination plugin, you can use this test message to test your plugin: hl7_to_database_sample.txt.)

• Click Start to send the test message. The test message should appear in the command prompt window:

• In Iguana, click the Logs tab to view the logs. The logs should indicate that the test message was processed properly:

• If this message appears, the plugin works properly. At this point, you can close the plugin.

If this test is successful, you are ready to test whether the plugin works when started from the Iguana channel. The next section describes how to do this.