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James Zukowski

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External-Only Data Elements
« on: October 08, 2018, 11:19:25 AM »
Since a NOMADS Data Element marked as External-Only is not supposed to take up space in the record, does it matter where in the list of data elements such a field is identified? Beginning, end, middle, mixed?

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Mike King

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Re: External-Only Data Elements
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2018, 01:53:07 PM »
An external only element can be placed anywhere however in general i suggest trying to avoid using external only fields.
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Re: External-Only Data Elements
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2018, 03:20:31 PM »
I agree.
Legacy programming.
'Nuf said.
James Zukowski
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