# \[ODK Community\] Loop index or position **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [August 19, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-community-loop-index-or-position/4652 "2015-08-19T15:26:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yanokwa](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/yanokwa/32/1695_2.png) [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-community-loop-index-or-position/4652/1 "2015-08-19T15:26:58Z")
Hanan, I haven't looked at your form, but in general, if something is not working, you should try outputting to a debug variable to make sure variables are what you think they are. In this case, you might want position(..) not position(). Yaw > **ยทยทยท** > > -- Need ODK services? http://nafundi.com provides form design, server setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. > > On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 5:30 AM, Hanan Aqilan [hjameelq@gmail.com](mailto:hjameelq@gmail.com) wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > I have a condition inside my repeat as follows: if it is the first loop, > > then do this, not do something else. I tried to use position but it didn't > > work for me, I did it as shown in the image attached. > > > > Thanks, -Hanan > > > > ## -- > > > > Post: [opendatakit@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit@googlegroups.com) > > Unsubscribe: [opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com) > > Options: [http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en) > > > > * * * > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "ODK Community" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout).