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+<?php 
+require_once("../../../interface/globals.php");
+require_once("../../../library/pnotes.inc");
+require_once("../../../library/log.inc");
+require_once("./Utils.php");
+
+$parameters = GetParameters();
+$oemrdb = $GLOBALS['dbh'];
+?>
+
+<html>
+<body>
+
+<?php
+// check for required data
+if (! isset($parameters['masterid'])) { echo "Missing a Master Merge ID"; exit; }
+if (! isset($parameters['otherid'])) { echo "Missing a Other matching IDs"; exit; }
+
+// get the PID matching the masterid
+$sqlstmt = "select pid from patient_data where id='".$parameters['masterid']."'";
+$qResults = mysql_query($sqlstmt, $oemrdb);
+if (! $qResults) { echo "Error fetching master PID."; exit; }
+$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($qResults);
+$masterPID = $row['pid'];
+
+$commitchanges = false;
+if ($parameters['confirm'] == 'yes') { $commitchanges = true; }
+
+// loop over the other IDs and alter their database records
+foreach ($parameters['otherid'] as $otherID) {
+
+    // get info about the "otherID"
+    $sqlstmt = "select lname, pid from patient_data where id='".$otherID."'";
+    $qResults = mysql_query($sqlstmt, $oemrdb);
+    if (! $qResults) { echo "Error fetching master PID."; exit; }
+    $orow = mysql_fetch_assoc($qResults);
+    $otherPID = $orow['pid'];
+    
+    echo "Merging PID ".$otherPID." into the master PID ".$masterPID."<br>";
+
+    UpdateTable("batchcom", "patient_id", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+    UpdateTable("immunizations", "patient_id", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+    UpdateTable("prescriptions", "patient_id", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+    UpdateTable("claims", "patient_id", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+
+    UpdateTable("ar_activity", "pid", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+    UpdateTable("billing", "pid", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+    UpdateTable("drug_sales", "pid", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+    UpdateTable("issue_encounter", "pid", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+    UpdateTable("lists", "pid", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+    UpdateTable("payments", "pid", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+    UpdateTable("pnotes", "pid", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+    UpdateTable("transactions", "pid", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+
+    UpdateTable("chart_tracker", "ct_pid", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+    UpdateTable("openemr_postcalendar_events", "pc_pid", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+    UpdateTable("documents", "foreign_id", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+   
+    // update all the forms* tables
+    $sqlstmt = "show tables like 'form%'";
+    $qResults = mysql_query($sqlstmt, $oemrdb);
+    while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($qResults)) {
+        UpdateTable($row['Tables_in_'.$sqlconf["dbase"].' (form%)'], "pid", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+    }
+    
+    // How to handle the data that should be unique to each patient:
+    //  Demographics, Employment, Insurance, and History ??
+    //
+    //UpdateTable("patient_data", "pid", $otherID, $$parameters['masterid']);
+    //UpdateTable("employer_data", "pid", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+    //UpdateTable("history_data", "pid", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+    //UpdateTable("insurance_data", "pid", $otherPID, $masterPID);
+
+    // alter the patient's last name to indicate they have been merged into another record
+    $newlname = "~~~MERGED~~~".$orow['lname'];
+    $sqlstmt = "update patient_data set lname='".$newlname."' where pid='".$otherPID."'";
+    if ($commitchanges == true) $qResults = mysql_query($sqlstmt, $oemrdb);
+    echo "<li>Altered last name of PID ".$otherPID." to '".$newlname."'</li>";
+
+    // add patient notes regarding the merged data
+    $notetext = "All related patient data has been merged into patient record PID# ".$masterPID;
+    echo "<li>Added note about the merge to the PID ".$otherPID."</li>";
+    if ($commitchanges == true) addPnote($otherPID, $notetext);
+
+    $notetext = "All related patient data has been merged from patient record PID# ".$otherPID;
+    echo "<li>Added note about the merge to the Master PID ".$masterPID."</li>";
+    if ($commitchanges == true) addPnote($masterPID, $notetext);
+
+    // add a log entry regarding the merged data
+    if ($commitchanges == true) newEvent("data_merge", $_SESSION['authUser'], "Default", "Merged PID ".$otherPID." data into master PID ".$masterPID);
+    echo "<li>Added entry to log</li>";
+
+    echo "<br><br>";
+} // end of otherID loop
+
+function UpdateTable($tablename, $pid_col, $oldvalue, $newvalue) {
+    global $commitchanges, $oemrdb;
+
+    $sqlstmt = "select count(*) as numrows from ".$tablename." where ".$pid_col."='".$oldvalue."'";
+    $qResults = mysql_query($sqlstmt, $oemrdb);
+
+    if ($qResults) { 
+        $row = mysql_fetch_assoc($qResults);
+        if ($row['numrows'] > 0) {
+            $sqlstmt = "update ".$tablename." set ".$pid_col."='".$newvalue."' where ".$pid_col."='".$oldvalue."'";
+            if ($commitchanges == true) {
+                $qResults = mysql_query($sqlstmt, $oemrdb);
+            }
+            $rowsupdated = mysql_affected_rows($oemrdb);
+            echo "<li>";
+            echo "".$tablename.": ".$rowsupdated." row(s) updated<br>";
+            echo "</li>";
+        }
+    }
+
+
+}
+
+?>
+
+<?php if ($commitchanges == false) : ?>
+Nothing has been changed yet. What you see above are the changes that will be made if you choose to commit them.<br>
+Do you wish to commit these changes to the database?
+<form method="post" action="mergerecords.php">
+<input type="hidden" name="masterid" value="<?php echo $parameters['masterid']; ?>">
+<input type="hidden" name="dupecount" value="<?php echo $parameters['dupecount']; ?>">
+<?php
+foreach ($parameters['otherid'] as $otherID) {
+    echo "<input type='hidden' name='otherid[]' value='$otherID'>";
+}
+?>
+<input type="submit" name="confirm" value="yes">
+<input type="button" value="no" onclick="javascript:window.close();"?>
+</form>
+<?php else: ?>
+<a href="" onclick="javascript:window.close();">Close this window</a>
+<?php endif; ?>
+
+</body>
+<?php if ($commitchanges == true) : ?>
+<script language="javascript">
+window.opener.removedupe(<?php echo $parameters['dupecount']; ?>);
+window.close();
+</script>
+<?php endif; ?>
+</html>
