Hello,
For the last version of EPIDATA ANALYSIS (24 May 2013) :
- the first veiwer screen is black (it changes after le first
commands..) : why ?
- in Help, I don't find for the tables command : /t, /c, /o, /r.. Why ?
Ok I seen "set statistics="OR CHI...", but I have a message error.
- Idem for epitables or etab command, I have a message error.
Thank you for your help.
Bernard BRANGER, Nantes, France
PS : the new link for "Course Materials in Franch" is :
http://www.reseau-naissance.fr/module-pagesetter-viewpub-tid-2-pid-28.html
Thank you
Whereas the former mail concerned the public production version, this
mail is an exciting additional feature to be tested by users.
Assume you have a special situation where you need to do a particular
calculation to show the entry person, e.g. calculation of BMI or the
summation of 10 items for an index.
With the experimental version now available from:
http://www.epidata.dk/testing.php
You can create such scripts.
Attached is an example file using integers.
Example script is:
if V1 = 4 then goto V3 missing
else
if V1 = 3 then goto V3 clear;
Another example:
V4 := V1 + V2 + V3 ;
V5 := V1*V2*V3;
Notice that the way the syntax is written resembles pascal, which is a
deliberate choice. We have tried a few other variants, including R, but
too many problems were created at the implementation.
The syntax is intended to be implemented in exactly the same way later
in Analysis, once this software has also been rewritten.
Quite many functions are already implemented. These are explained on the
wiki page:
Users are encouraged to work over the next months challenging the
scripting engine. And discuss on this list if the new scripting engine
is too experimental or of actual use.
To write a script:
1 add a field in Manager version : Program Version: 1.5.0.10 r684
2 hightligh that field and hit Enter button
3 on the tab pages of the properties of the field you will see a tab
page next to "notes" saying script.
this is where you write your scripts.
4 then save the file and open in EntryClient which MUST be the
experimental version as well:
EpiData Entry Client
Program Version: 1.5.0.10 r292
Core version: 1.5 r767
FPC Version: 2.6.2
Platform: x86_64-Linux
The following has been updated:
New functionality in Manager:
Expand current Dataform, - shown on the toolbar with two triangles
pointing downwards.
This will add blank space at the bottom of the dataform- A tecx
indicator is shown. When you save the file the indicator is NOT saved.
EntryClient and Manager:
* Added commandline options -i, -r, -h and -v
* Added commandline options -i, -r, -h and -v
Which allows to specify inifile, recentfile, help and version. One use
of this would be to use separate recentfiles for experimental and
runtime latest public version.
A bug in Manager in relation to copy structure for double entry and
another in relation to copy/paste has been fixed.
Users should be aware that on export to SPSS, SAS etc there can be
difficulties in creating systemfiles in these softwares, since EpiData
Manager and EntryClient now base all text on the UTF-8 principles. Later
some recipies will be added on "how-to" manage this.
The version mentioned above is available from the general "production"
page: Http://www.epidata.dk/download.php
A separate mail will follow regarding a new experimental version - which
can run scripts before and or after entry.
regards
Jens Lauritsen
Torsten Christiansen
EpiData Association