Add new OBX in an ORU message BEFORE the OBX iterate

[Tucker Sack]

Hello All,

Does anyone have any slick advice on adding an OBX segment to an ORU message before the regular OBX iterate?

I need to create a (or a couple) of new OBX segments with data from the OBR segment. The newly created OBX’s need to appear in the outbound message before the OBX’s from the original message.

I’ve seen advice, and used it, on adding OBX’s after the iterate, but I haven’t had luck with this new problem.

Thanks,

Tucker.

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[Jim Kosloskey]

Tucker,

email me and we can chat.

What you want to do is doable – without Tcl.

Jim Kosloskey

email: jim.kosloskey@jim-kosloskey.com 29+ years Cloverleaf, 59 years IT - old fart.

[Robert Kersemakers]

What I mostly do is keep track of the number of OBX’s that are translated by means of a list-variable (%l1). For example:

# initialize variable

COPY =0 -> $%l1

# Iterate through OBR

ITERATE group basis 3 variable %g1

 # Create new OBX

 COPY ={new info} -> 3(%g1).1(%l1).OBX

 MATH: ADD $%l1 =1 -> $%l1

 # Iterate through normal OBX

 ITERATE group basis 3.(%g1).1 variable %g2

   # Create new OBX

   PATHCOPY 3(%g1).1(%g2).OBX -> 3(%g1).1(%l1).OBX

   MATH: ADD $%l1 =1 -> $%l1

I hope you get the drift…

Zuyderland Medisch Centrum; Heerlen/Sittard; The Netherlands

[Tucker Sack]

Thanks Robert,

I’ve put together an xlate in a similar fashion with Jim’s help using the group variable (%g3), and it’s almost working. I’m getting some phantom blank OBR segments though. I’m going to keep tinkering with it, and will post the solution once I have it working and tested.

Thanks,

Tucker.

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