# ADL Parsing using the reference parser

**URL:** https://discourse.openehr.org/t/adl-parsing-using-the-reference-parser/14857
**Category:** Technical (archive)
**Created:** [28 November 2008 16:02 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/adl-parsing-using-the-reference-parser/14857 "2008-11-28T16:02:25Z")
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### Author: ![Oxford\_Partnership](https://discourse.openehr.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@Oxford\_Partnership](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/Oxford_Partnership)
#### Post date: [28 November 2008 16:02 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/adl-parsing-using-the-reference-parser/14857/1 "2008-11-28T16:02:25Z")

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I have seen on the website that there is a reference ADL parser available. When Googling for more details I notice that there used to be documentation that described how to use this parser, this does not seem to be around any more.

Does anyone know of any publicly accessible information that shows how to read an ADL file using the reference parser. I am looking for examples of usage within a .NET language ( i.e C~ or VB.NET )

any help appreciated  
OxfordPartnership

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### Author: ![Seref](https://discourse.openehr.org/user_avatar/discourse.openehr.org/seref/32/13_2.png) [@Seref](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/Seref)
#### Post date: [28 November 2008 17:13 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/adl-parsing-using-the-reference-parser/14857/2 "2008-11-28T17:13:58Z")

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Hi there  
My humble suggestion: download Ocean’s archetype editor source, along with a couple of archetypes. Fire up your Visual Studio and walk through the code as you load a single archetype to the editor.  
I know this is not what you want, but it is probably shortest path to the information you want.

Kind regards  
Seref

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### Author: ![thomas.beale](https://discourse.openehr.org/user_avatar/discourse.openehr.org/thomas.beale/32/35_2.png) [@thomas.beale](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/thomas.beale)
#### Post date: [28 November 2008 23:56 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/adl-parsing-using-the-reference-parser/14857/3 "2008-11-28T23:56:44Z")

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See  
[http://www.openehr.org/svn/ref\_impl\_eiffel/TRUNK/apps/doc/adl\_workbench\_help.htm](http://www.openehr.org/svn/ref_impl_eiffel/TRUNK/apps/doc/adl_workbench_help.htm)  
for access to the parser built as a standalone compiler tool.

- thomas beale

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