It would be good to form a kind of "EpiData Linux group" -
I have allocated some of the development funding for getting into "linux".
This is expected to start mid 2008. If we are to be succesfull it is of
utmost importance, that some key users in each operating system will
take part of the testing etc.
Therefore the question yesterday on experiences comes in very handy,
since the experiences will be part of "how and what to consider", when
converting EpiData Entry from a "windows only" to a "multiplatform
software".
regards
Jens Lauritsen
EpiData Association
I saw an earlier thread on the list suggesting a date time variable in epi analysis or the option to show two variables such as day and hours in an epicurve. I would find this very helpful as for an outbreak I was asked to produce an epi curve, preferably grouped in 3 hourly lots, but certainly showing both date and hour of onset on one graph.
The outbreak data was entered into Epidata and as Epidata doesn't have a datetime field information about when people first became sick was stored in two different fields - onsetday (a date field) and onsettime (a numeric field entered as a 24 hour clock). There are three different onset days and a range of onsettimes in each day. I couldn't think of a way of putting both pieces of information on one graph in either epidata analysis or epi info (though in epi info you can group the hours and it will make you a different graph for each day), so finally I exported the data to Excel, grouped the data manually and then graphed it that way.
Does anyone have a better suggestion about how to make an epicurv that includes both date and time information?
thanks
Christine
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You are absolutely correct, once a duplicated number is entered, it will pop up "Number already exists, do you want to go to record?????
As long as you type "key Unique 1"
A Key Unique number can be altered if it was entered by mistake but if you select the ID as AUTO select, then that number which is generated by the computer can not be altered.
Sandy
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Pedro:
Am I incorrect in opinionating that actually KEY UNIQUE gives you all
answers as well, that an identifier value is already in existence and in
which record it is and allowing you to go to precisely that previous record.
Hans
epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca wrote:
> Gilles,
>
> All the anterior answers are correct. Hoewever I have a preference for
> another command:
>
> idnumber
> autosearch list
> end
>
> This command does not exactly the same thing as key unique. I have this
> preference because key unique does not allow U to enter a previous entered
> number and does not warn you which record this number is. Autoserach warns
> that this number is already in the dataset and gives you the option to edit
> this one or to generate a new one. This is handy when the mistake is in the
> first one.
> For example... suppose you are entering data of questionnaire number 12,
> but by mistake you enter 22 at the ID number. When you get on 22, key
> unique only tells you U cant enter 22, becasue it is already in the
> databank. Autosearch list will show you the record with ID 22 for you to
> compare and see if this is the same you entering and allow you to go to this
> 22 and change it to 12 if necessary.
>
> Also, you may use them both at the same check if u like ...
>
> id
> key unique
> autosearch list
> end
>
> Best regards,
> Pedro Emmanuel
>
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Hello all,
I tryed to install Epidata in Ubuntu today and it seems to work fine at
first. I looked at the web page and old messages at the list but latest one
were from 2004. The installation looked pretty simlpe with wine already
installed. Just click on it and wine seems to do the rest. Choose the
directory as in windows .... press continue...
At first it seems a little weird ... the installation and the program were
not in portuguese but in english. There is a lot of violations errors when
opening and closing files and sometimes epidata just dont open the files.
Some simple commands in windows such as Ctrl+Z dont work.
I try to import a simple dataset from a csv file with 6 variables and 45
observations and the same error did not allow me to complete the import....
the ID variable is not compatible. The ID variable was a number from 1 to
45. I try even to delete some variables eand most of observations to make it
simple but it didnt work out.
Does anyone have recent experiences with Epidata in Linux? Good or bad?
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Hello all,
I tryed to install Epidata in Ubuntu today and it seems to work fine at
first. I looked at the web page and old messages at the list but latest one
were from 2004. The installation looked pretty simlpe with wine already
installed. Just click on it and wine seems to do the rest. Choose the
directory as in windows .... press continue...
At first it seems a little weird ... the installation and the program were
not in portuguese but in english. There is a lot of violations errors when
opening and closing files and sometimes epidata just dont open the files.
Some simple commands in windows such as Ctrl+Z dont work.
I try to import a simple dataset from a csv file with 6 variables and 45
observations and the same error did not allow me to complete the import....
the ID variable is not compatible. The ID variable was a number from 1 to
45. I try even to delete some variables eand most of observations to make it
simple but it didnt work out.
Does anyone have recent experiences with Epidata in Linux? Good or bad?
--
Abraço forte e que a força esteja com você,
Pedro Emmanuel
Gilles,
All the anterior answers are correct. Hoewever I have a preference for
another command:
idnumber
autosearch list
end
This command does not exactly the same thing as key unique. I have this
preference because key unique does not allow U to enter a previous entered
number and does not warn you which record this number is. Autoserach warns
that this number is already in the dataset and gives you the option to edit
this one or to generate a new one. This is handy when the mistake is in the
first one.
For example... suppose you are entering data of questionnaire number 12,
but by mistake you enter 22 at the ID number. When you get on 22, key
unique only tells you U cant enter 22, becasue it is already in the
databank. Autosearch list will show you the record with ID 22 for you to
compare and see if this is the same you entering and allow you to go to this
22 and change it to 12 if necessary.
Also, you may use them both at the same check if u like ...
id
key unique
autosearch list
end
Best regards,
Pedro Emmanuel
Hello,
When creating a questionnaire, in the field pick list, in the "other"
tab, select ID auto number
Alternatively in the questionnaire create a field with this specific
field marker:
<IDNUM>
Example
ID <IDNUM>
Best regards
Gilles Desve
Yes, in the "checks" option, click on Edit, Type in "Key Unique " - save and this will prevent duplicates from being entered.
Sandy
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Dear EpiData lister, thank you for your kind reply for my previous query.
There is new question.
Can I have variable for ID numbers, called id, and to make sure the
value entered is unique to avoid duplicates during data entry?
Thank you in advance and best regards
ziad
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Hello,
When creating a questionnaire, in the field pick list, in the "other"
tab, select ID auto number
Alternatively in the questionnaire create a field with this specific
field marker:
<IDNUM>
Example
ID <IDNUM>
Best regards
Gilles Desve
epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca a écrit :
> Dear EpiData lister, thank you for your kind reply for my previous query.
>
> There is new question.
> Can I have variable for ID numbers, called id, and to make sure the
> value entered is unique to avoid duplicates during data entry?
>
> Thank you in advance and best regards
> ziad
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Hallo,
Just use
key unique command
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Dear EpiData lister, thank you for your kind reply for my previous query.
There is new question.
Can I have variable for ID numbers, called id, and to make sure the
value entered is unique to avoid duplicates during data entry?
Thank you in advance and best regards
ziad