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IGeneralNotificationResponse::GetPatient method
Retrieves the primary parameters (sex, birth date, SSN,...) and structured address of the patient. The address is defined via an IAddress interface pointer and the address data must be retrieved using the methods of IAddress.

C/C++ calling syntax
HRESULT GetPatient(	SexType DATE BSTR IAddress VARIANT_BOOL	peSexType, pdBirthdate, pbstrSSN, ppIAddress, pbStatus);

Calling argument description
[out] SexType	*peSexType	The patient's gender.
[out] DATE	*pdBirthdate	The patient's birthdate.
[out] BSTR	*pbstrSSN	The social security number (SSN) of the patient in its printed form whereupon 3 distinguished types are possible: the old 11 digit Swiss SSN ("AHV-Nummer") as defined by Federal Social Insurance Office the new 13 digit Swiss SSN ("SV-Nummer") beginning with 756 as defined by Federal Social Insurance Office the new 4-10 digit SSN of Liechtenstein ("AHV-Nummer") as defined by Liechtensteinische AHV-IV-FAK
[out] IAddress	**ppIAddress	The instance of a IAddress interface that allows to read back the structured address data. If no address is defined then the handle is NULL.
[out, retval] VARIANT_BOOL	*pbStatus	Return status of the method. If pbStatus is VARIANT_FALSE then the patient data is undefined.

C/C++ return value
S_OK	This value is returned if the function call was successful or if the return value of a boolean method signalling a true value. In this case the VARIANT_BOOL is set to VARIANT_TRUE.
S_FALSE	This is the return value of a boolean method signalling a false return value. In this case the VARIANT_BOOL is set to VARIANT_FALSE.
E_name	This value is returned if the function call was unsuccessful and an error exception was generated. Note that if you are using SmartPointers an exception is thrown under these conditions.