Introduction To Programming VistA with MUMPS

MUMPS

 * Start by putting Mumps on your Linux desktop using one of the GTM installation guides.
 * Buy a book: M Programmer's Guide @ Amazon
 * The GT.M Programmer's Guide is an easily usable browser-based language reference with a clickable index in a frame.
 * All Fidelity GT.M Documentation.
 * GT.M Acculturation Live CD Spend a few hours roaming through this virtual machine. It uses VistA as an example of how to use Mumps!
 * M/Mumps Overview
 * The Annotated M/Mumps Standards -- by Ed de Moel
 * M/Mumps language reference -- older version.
 * COSTAR and the beginnings of MUMPS in 1966

VistA

 * Programming VistA Issues
 * Hardhats Online Fileman Manuals
 * VistA Database Globals
 * The Astronaut Installer suite pre-installs multiple programming assistants like Victory Programming Environment and Kevin Toppenberg's TMGIDE debugger.
 * Victory Programming Environment
 * Kevin Toppenberg's TMGIDE debugger.
 * Delphi with VistA Developer's Guide Delphi with VistA Developer's Guide.

Programming Examples

 * Hello World and Hello Texas with VistA
 * Page Numbering Example
 * Object Oriented Programming Example