Iteration Problem: Post Variable outside of loop

[Gordon Koch]

Hello All,

   I have a problem that I hope someone has solved already. I need to populate the value in the field of one OBX iteration across all the OBX iterations if present. In the Xlate, I am interrogating if OBX.5 contains a certain value and then capturing this value in a variable. When present, I need to populate this value across all OBX iterations in another field (OBX.8).

Right now, I can just populate OBX.8 of the OBX segment that contains the value, not the other OBX segments. Basically I cannot escape the interation loop of the segment in question.

Any suggestions??

Thanks.

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[Jim Kosloskey]

Gordon,

ITERATE twice over the OBX. The first time to discover if the value exists and set the temp variable.

In the second ITERATE check of that temp variable is not null and act accordingly.

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

[Gordon Koch]

Hello Jim,

   Thanks for the input. Are the Basis values for the two iterates the same? I am not sure how the variable is carried over to the second iterate.

Thanks.

[Jim Kosloskey]

Same basis. If you feel more comfortable using a different counter that is fine but not necessary as each ITERATE treats its counter separately.

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

[Gordon Koch]

Hello Jim,

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