pid.rb in ruby-hl7-0.2.44

- old
+ new

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# $Id: pid.rb 21 2007-03-17 04:49:50Z segfault $
+# $Id: pid.rb 29 2007-05-06 23:13:04Z segfault $
 require 'ruby-hl7'
 class HL7::Message::Segment::PID < HL7::Message::Segment
   weight 1
   add_field :name=>:set_id
   add_field :name=>:patient_id
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
   add_field :name=>:alt_patient_id
   add_field :name=>:patient_name
   add_field :name=>:mother_maiden_name
   add_field :name=>:patient_dob
   add_field :name=>:admin_sex do |sex|
-    unless /^[FMOUAN]$/.match(sex) || sex == nil
+    unless /^[FMOUAN]$/.match(sex) || sex == nil || sex == ""
       raise HL7::InvalidDataError.new( "bad administrative sex value (not F|M|O|U|A|N)" )
     end
     sex = "" unless sex
     sex
   end