SetFieldValue

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EasyHL7 Object	EHL7.EHL7Message
Method	SetFieldValue(strValue, hSegment, nFieldNumber, nFieldComponent)
Parameters	(see below)
Returns	Boolean
Example	oMSG.SetEscFieldValue("DAVIS", strPIDHandle, 5, 1) -- sets the value of field 5 component 1 of the segment referenced in strPIDHandle

Name: SetFieldValue()

Parameters:

1) strValue (String) the field data in string format

2) hSegment (Segment Handle)

3) nFieldNumber (Long) index of the data field in the segment (1-xxx) to set the value of

4) nFieldComponent (Optional Long) default = 1, which component of the field element to set value of

Returns: Boolean

Description: Used in the creation of HL7 Messages sets the value of Component (nFieldComponent) in field element (nFieldNumber) of segment (oSegment) to strValue.