Dear EpiData list -
I'm working with a couple of people who need to run EpiData for data entry only (not analysis) and who have a Macbook. Could you tell me which version of EpiData they should download to be able to open REC and CHK files to do data entry? Unfortunately, not having a Mac, I've not been much help to them.
Thank you!
Lauren Maxwell
Dear Jens Lauritsen,
I have 2 more comments for the newly released versions 1.3.0.11:
1. We can not edit (i.e. rename / copy / paste) the name of the value label,
only add and delete available.
2. The “Show field names” option should align the variable name to the
left of the line. It will be easy for the users to find a variable they
want.
Best regards,
Truc
Thai Thanh Truc (♂), MPH
Department of Biostatistics - Faculty of Public Health - HCMC University of
Medicine and Pharmacy
Email: thaithanhtruc(a)gmail.com or thaithanhtruc(a)fphhcm.edu.vn or
thai(a)connect.qut.edu.au
Mobile: +84 908 381 266
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Hello,
I have two questions and I want to understand the design "EpiData Manager".
- I have three variables: "Date of birth mother" (date) "Date of delivery"
(date) "Age (the mother in childbirth)" (numeric).
In the "Edit/Calculate" of "Age" variable, I do not find the variable "Age".
But I find the calculation of "Age" in the "Edit/Calculate" of "Date of
birth mother" and "Date of delivery". It is anti-educational and very
intriguing for me.
- In the "Edit/Calculate", I cannot find time difference, but fractions of a
day. Is this expected ? Otherwise why not put a program each variable like
in "Check" in the old "Epidata Entry"?
In the current state, for during my very frequent EpiData lessons, I do not
recommend new programs and I keep the old EpiData Entry.... Sorry Best
regards.
Bernard BRANGER, Nantes, France
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Hello Bernard
I am sure we will get the new software to work appropriately and your
comment and observation is very welcomed.
Obviously we need to be open to criticism, but also to take appropriate
decisions during the development. And until now there has been so many other
aspects to take care of that the implementation of a chk command language
has not been possible.
The specific question you have in relation to age at birth can be solved
like this:
a. add the variables/fields (dates) to be included in the calculation
e.g. :
two date fields: dbirth "date of birth mother", dchild "Date of
giving birth to the child"
one integer: age
b. now move the cursor to the field where you would like to have the
calculation done. Here: dchild
(this would be the same as where you in the old software would put the
"AFTER ENTRY ....END" block
d You then specify the calculation under properties for that field.
d1 Specify result as "age" field and base the calculation on: dchild
- dbirth
d2 Specify "return value" as "years"
Since we are not using time fields for age here, just omit
specification of these.
If you can give more examples of your reasons for "not suggesting to use the
new versions" please let us know.
regards
Jens Lauritsen
On 01/26/2013 03:35 PM, epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca wrote:
> Hello,
> I have two questions and I want to understand the design "EpiData
Manager".
>
> - I have three variables: "Date of birth mother" (date) "Date of delivery"
> (date) "Age (the mother in childbirth)" (numeric).
> In the "Edit/Calculate" of "Age" variable, I do not find the variable
"Age".
> But I find the calculation of "Age" in the "Edit/Calculate" of "Date
> of birth mother" and "Date of delivery". It is anti-educational and
> very intriguing for me.
>
> - In the "Edit/Calculate", I cannot find time difference, but
> fractions of a day. Is this expected ? Otherwise why not put a
> program each variable like in "Check" in the old "Epidata Entry"?
>
> In the current state, for during my very frequent EpiData lessons, I
> do not recommend new programs and I keep the old EpiData Entry....
> Sorry Best regards.
>
> Bernard BRANGER, Nantes, France
>
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Hello,
I have two questions and I want to understand the design "EpiData Manager".
- I have three variables: "Date of birth mother" (date) "Date of delivery"
(date) "Age (the mother in childbirth)" (numeric).
In the "Edit/Calculate" of "Age" variable, I do not find the variable "Age".
But I find the calculation of "Age" in the "Edit/Calculate" of "Date of
birth mother" and "Date of delivery". It is anti-educational and very
intriguing for me.
- In the "Edit/Calculate", I cannot find time difference, but fractions of a
day. Is this expected ? Otherwise why not put a program each variable like
in "Check" in the old "Epidata Entry"?
In the current state, for during my very frequent EpiData lessons, I do not
recommend new programs and I keep the old EpiData Entry.... Sorry
Best regards.
Bernard BRANGER, Nantes, France
Dearl all:
I have been using epidata entry for some time, but I never wrote to the
mailing list before.
I am about to start a new project and was wondering whether I should keep
using epidata entry or switch to epidata manager, after read the announce
on the download website: "The EpiData Database Manager (short:EpiData
Manager) will replace current EpiData Entry for database and data
documentation management, such as development of new data files, modifying
structures, documentation etc."
Specifically, I would be pleased if you can advice me about:
1) how stable is EpiData Manager in comparisson with Entry (particularly
the linux version).
2) Are the new features in Manager worthy enough to switch.
3) Shall I have to learn it all over again (is it too different)
4) My project is essentially the final version of a previous pilot study,
the questionnaires I used were modified, but a substantial part of them
weren't modified. I was planning to adapt my old .qes and .chk files for
this project. Is this possible if I switch to manager?
Thank you very much for your attention and kind regards
Nicolás Montalva.
Dear Nicolás,
Nice that you use the mailing list.
To add just few lines on Jamie's suggestions.
Use the EpiData Entry (classic) for your serious project until the all
functions are implemented in the Data Manager (just to avoid frustration
going through each variable to add the check, work that you have already
done). Unless that you can import the check file too with your rec.file.
2) Are the new features in Manager worthy enough to switch.
J) If you are not using related files or calculations within your .chk
file, the answer is yes. Those two features are not yet implemented.
T) For time saving in designing form: yes, you can copy and paste your text
from MS Word/Notepad into EpiData Manager and move easily the fields.
3) Shall I have to learn it all over again (is it too different)
J) Not that different; the concepts are the same.
T) Very intuitive, you are not going to spend much time on finding out how
it is easy to use the EpiData Manager.
4) My project is essentially the final version of a previous pilot study,
the questionnaires I used were modified, but a substantial part of them weren't
modified. I was planning to adapt my old .qes and .chk files for this
project. Is this possible if I switch to manager?
J) You can import your existing .rec files, including data, and then modify
your project entry screen; or you could start from scratch. It is worth
figuring out how to create new fields with the shortcut keys.
T) Yes it is possible, but you can copy and paste the text from
questionnaire (.qes) then setting your check in the appropriate fields
(where you will spend some times doing it for each variable). My suggestion
is that you stick to the old version then modify or add few
variables/check for your project.
After that you can continue exploring how to use the new version and see
its functionality during your spare time (if any).
I hope this helps
Tieble
On 7 January 2013 18:00, <epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> wrote:
> Nicolás Montalva
Dear all,
I would like to import data from the clipboard to Epidata analysis but it
is not working.
The data is in excel; I select and copy the range of cells that I need to
import to Epidata analysis
With Epidata analysis I select import from clipboard in the file drop down
menu but i get the message below:
"Separators: (tab: 7153)(semicolon: 0)(comma: 0)(space: 0) Lines: 14753
Cannot define number of variables"
What could I be doing wrong?
WK