assign bash variables from output in function

Sports/Concept2/PM5/pm5conv.bash

@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-cmd="/home/alexander/Spielewiese/laymanshex/laymanshex"
+cmd="laymanshex"
 
 accTable="LogDataAccessTbl.bin"
 storage="LogDataStorage.bin"
 
+function assignVariables {
+  while read -r line; do
+    typeset -g "$line"
+  done <<< "$1"
+}
+
 i=0
 while : ; do
   offset=$(($i*32))
@@ -13,17 +19,13 @@ while : ; do
   if [ $status -ne 0 ]; then
     break
   else
-    while read -r line; do
-      typeset -x "$line"
-    done <<< "$output"
+    assignVariables "$output"
     echo "Workout $Index"
     echo "============="
     outputHeader="$($cmd -nopadding -fvar=offset=$Offset $storage-HeaderWorkout$WorkoutType.layhex $storage 2>/dev/null)"
     status=$?
     if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then
-      while read -r line; do
-        typeset -x "$line"
-      done <<< $outputHeader
+      assignVariables "$outputHeader"
       echo "TotalDuration=$HeaderTotalDuration"
       echo "TotalDistance=$HeaderTotalDistance"
       echo "SplitSize=$HeaderSplitSize"