Checking for Repeating Fields OBR

[Femina Jaffer]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knew how one can go about checking if there are multiple occurrences in a repeating field – for example OBR 28.  I need to check if there are multiple Doctors (ID) listed in this field before continuing the message.  This is a repeating field.  I am writing a tcl proc and I can only change the first occurence.

Thanks

Femina

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[Robert Kersemakers]

Hi Femina,

I think you need to iterate over the field. Try something like:

ITERATE Type:field Basis:1(0).OBR.00260 Variable:%f1

Within this Iterate you can access each occurrence by using %f1:

COPY 1(0).OBR.00260(%f1).[0] -> @ID

Hope this helps,

Zuyderland Medisch Centrum; Heerlen/Sittard; The Netherlands

[Femina Jaffer]

Thank you Robert.  I will give this a try.

Femina

[Jim Kosloskey]

Femina,

Why not just check the second repetition of a required field?

If the data repeats multiple times, there has to be a second occurrence. That will save you an iteration just to find out if there are more than one repetitions.

Jim Kosloskey

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

[Femina Jaffer]

Jim,

Could you elaborate, I couldn’t follow what you were saying?

fsj

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