Hello!
The file is done now and I am sending it to test it.
If someone is interested to have a copy, please write me back with your email address so I can email it to you (it is around 5.5Mb size) in PDF format.
It is free for distribution as well!
And anyone is welcome to write back with questions and/or suggestions!
Note: I have intention to go further in guidelines development in case there is interest and fund (maybe?) to keep the work on?
Best regards!
/Ziad
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm - Sweden
The reason for problems of importing Stata files with defined value labels
can be that in Stata one can attach a label like:
1 female
2 male
to a real variable. e.g. #.####
But in EpiData this would mean that the legal value should be:
1.0000 female
2.0000 male
So to avoid this before saving the data file in Stata do this:
a. read the file (use yourfile)
b. compact the file (compress)
c. save the file (save newfile)
Then you can import the file into epidata and use the labels as defined
with 1 for female and 2 for male.
Alternatively you can import the first file into EpiData and then make a
qes file from the recfile and remove the decimals from that variable.
regards Jens Lauritsen
The EpiData Association, (EpiData Foreningen)
If there is a problem in this respect, please
send a copy of that Stata file to
info(a)epidata.dk and
Just include a few cases, e.g. 5
That is in Stata:
use xxxxx
keep in 1/5
save epidataexport
And then send the epidataexport.dta file as an attachment to me. All
defined labels in Stata that I have tested are appropriately used in
EpiData and vica versa.
The only problem I have recently encountered was that EpiC renamed the
names of the labels to epd1 epd2 etc, such that when exporting several
files from epidata to stata format and doing a merge in stata there were
problems with the labels. That error will be fixed in epic.
regards Jens Lauritsen
info(a)epidata.dk
Initiator and Coordinator for EpiData
>>> <epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> 29-11-04 8:32 >>>
dear Epidata
when importing a STATA file into Epidata the value labels are
incorporated
into the check file but the values are not set as legal values, so even
if
you enter what F9 suggests you should, epidata keeps saying illegal
entry.
So this is a problem when a STATA file with value labels is imported.
Simple
to fix (just put in legal value sin the check file)but not if you have
a
large
file with many variables. Any advice?
Paul Rheeder
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dear Epidata
when importing a STATA file into Epidata the value labels are incorporated
into the check file but the values are not set as legal values, so even if
you enter what F9 suggests you should, epidata keeps saying illegal entry.
So this is a problem when a STATA file with value labels is imported. Simple
to fix (just put in legal value sin the check file)but not if you have a
large
file with many variables. Any advice?
Paul Rheeder
I am in Dakar until Tuesday 7/12/2004 (incl.)and will probably have
little time to access to my E-mail.
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Kind regards
Kristof
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Hello Ziad.
Could I please have a copy.
Many thank.
Best regards.
Henrik Lauridsen
Institut for Idræt og Biomekanik
Syddanks Universitet
Campusvej 55
5230 Odense M
Danmark
e-mail: hlauridsen(a)health.sdu.dk
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Emne: [EpiData-list] EpiData guideline - released for testing
Hello!
The file is done now and I am sending it to test it.
If someone is interested to have a copy, please write me back with your email address so I can email it to you (it is around 5.5Mb size) in PDF format.
It is free for distribution as well!
And anyone is welcome to write back with questions and/or suggestions!
Note: I have intention to go further in guidelines development in case there is interest and fund (maybe?) to keep the work on?
Best regards!
/Ziad
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm - Sweden
I am in Washington until Wednesday 10/11/2004 and will probably have
little time to access to my E-mail.
If there is anything requiring urgent attention please contact:
Rebecca.Collins(a)lshtm.ac.uk +44 020 7927 22 14 or
Rachel.Clarke(a)lshtm.ac.uk +44 020 7927 22 14
Kind regards
Kristof
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>Question: when you export data from EpiData, can you export "notes" as well?
The "notes" file is plain text, so there is no need to export it. You can
open that type of file in any textprocessor, such as notepad, word,
openoffice etc.
To have your notes on using EpiData placed on the EpiData web server either
send:
a. A link to where you publish yourself on your own web server
b. A copy to me (info(a)epidata.dk)
Often the problem is not to make a note first time, but to keep it updated
the whole time. So if you have acces to a web page at your institution
option a is easiest for you since you can post updates without having to
send a new copy to me.
regards Jens Lauritsen
Jens M. Lauritsen, Consultant,MD. PhD.
The EpiData Association, (EpiData Foreningen)
e-mail: info(a)epidata.dk