stripping out numerical data in OBR.13

[Jase Pribble]

Hey all,

I’m currently trying to see if there is a way to strip out any numerical data that comes over in the OBR.13.  I know a xlate table this can be done, but i’d preferably want to do this via a tcl script.

Thanks.

Jase

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[Jase Pribble]

I meant to say, not letting the message pass through if it has numerical data in the OBR.13.  I don’t care if the numerical data is stripped, just want the message blocked or killed.

[David Barr]

Yes, this can be done. Grab the value out of the message, check if it’s a number, set the disposition to KILL or CONTINUE based on your check. Which part of this are you having problems with?

[Josh Deere]

Assuming you’ve placed the value of that field into a variable of name ‘obr_13’:

Code:

if {[string is integer $obr_13]} {
 return “{KILL $mh}”
} else {
 # whatever non-killing magic you want here
}

[Charlie Bursell]

You should add the -strict flag to the string is command unless you want the empty string to also be true

[Josh Deere]

Charlie Bursell wrote:

You should add the -strict flag to the string is command unless you want the empty string to also be true

Good stuff, thanks Charlie.

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