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Regarding automatically filling of fields by a helping database
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 07 Jan '07

07 Jan '07

*** *** *** Comments to the suggested procedures: Regarding Jens Lauritsens' comment- I am working with a great number of 'brand names' of about 3.000. It will be a very big CHK file and a lot of work to do to arrange the file. I did not tried the model. As to Hans' comment- I tried the model and used the following syntax in the MedicineQues.CHK file: MEDNVN MUSTENTER COMMENT LEGAL AutoFillMedGenATC.rec SHOW TYPE COMMENT MedGen END MedGen NOENTER END My NameGenericATC.CHK looked like this: MedNvn KEY 1 END GenNvn KEY 2 END My MedicineQues.QES file looked like this: MedNvn the name of the Drug ___________________ MedGen The Generic name ___________________ MedATC The ATC code _____________ and my NameGenericATC.REC looked like this: MedNvn Aspirin MedGen acetylic salicylic acid n02ba01 MedNvn Beuron MedGen acetaminophen n02be01 MedNvn Efferalgan MedGen acetaminophen n02be01 MedNvn Panadol MedGen acetaminophen n02be01 MedNvn Paralen MedGen acetaminophen n02be01 MedNvn Tyelenol MedGen acetaminophen n02be01 However, I could not find out to get the ATC codes to appear on the MedATC field.

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Generic and brand names
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

Make a QES files with three fields: brandname ___________ genername ___________ otherfield _ Make your CHK file: brandname MUSTENTER COMMENT LEGAL brandgeneric.rec SHOW TYPE COMMENT genername END genername NOENTER END otherfield MUSTENTER END In the field "brandname" you refer to another REC file "brandgeneric.rec". This latter REC files has 2 fields: brand ________ generic ________ and the BRANDGENERIC.CHK file must be: brand KEY 1 END generic KEY 2 END This presumes that you have imported the list of brandnames with the corresponding generic name into the BRANDGENERIC.REC file, e.g. brand Aspirin generic acetylic salicylic acid brand Beuron generic acetaminophen brand Efferalgan generic acetaminophen brand Panadol generic acetaminophen brand Paralen generic acetaminophen brand Tyelenol generic acetaminophen If the data entry person starts entering, the list will show as a labelblock and starting writing will go to the brandname, once reached, ENTER suffices, the brandname is entered into the field BRANDNAME and the field GENERNAME is automatically completed. Hope this helps, Hans Just arrived on the list. I am about to construct a questionnaire on Epi-Data. Never worked with = it before, but it seems to be quite straight forward simple, as long as = the requirements are simple However, for some years ago I was constructing similar questionnaire on = the Paradox DB. It was possible to simplify the type work by cross = tabulating. e.g. Instead of typing the patients address, telephone number, and so = forth, these data was auto-filled in the database that was linked to = another database with the mentioned informations. I create a medication questionnaire. As the patients normally knows the = 'trade names', and I am interested in the 'generic names' (as many of = you knows e.g. one of the most used pain killers acetaminophen exists as = multiple brands). I have a database consisting of these two variables.=20 It will be 100.000 times easier for the persons typing the = questionnaires to type one of the brand names of acetaminophen and the = generic name automatically will be filled. Is it possible to create this lin on the Epi-data?? -- Hans L Rieder, MD, MPH Jetzikofenstr. 12 3038 Kirchlindach Switzerland Tel: +41 31 829 4577 Mob: +41 79 321 9122 Web: http://www.tbrieder.org

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looking up information based on entry in a field
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

It is quite easy to set up a system where information is converted based on input in a field Look in the help file for EpiData Entry under "comment legal". e.g. qes: v1 entered information _______________________ v2 converted information ________________________________ chk file: v1 comment legal AMA "Aminoacetophen" ABA "Aminoacetophen" PC "Penicillin A" PC1 "Penicillin A" end type comment v2 end v2 noenter end if you enter "AMA" or "ABA" in v1 then the equivalent "AminoAcetophen" will be copied into field v2. Kind regards and happy new year to all Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association

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Cross tabulating
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Just arrived on the list. I am about to construct a questionnaire on Epi-Data. Never worked with it before, but it seems to be quite straight forward simple, as long as the requirements are simple. However, for some years ago I was constructing similar questionnaire on the Paradox DB. It was possible to simplify the type work by cross tabulating. e.g. Instead of typing the patients address, telephone number, and so forth, these data was auto-filled in the database that was linked to another database with the mentioned informations. I create a medication questionnaire. As the patients normally knows the 'trade names', and I am interested in the 'generic names' (as many of you knows e.g. one of the most used pain killers acetaminophen exists as multiple brands). I have a database consisting of these two variables. It will be 100.000 times easier for the persons typing the questionnaires to type one of the brand names of acetaminophen and the generic name automatically will be filled. Is it possible to create this lin on the Epi-data?? Thanks *¸..· ´¨)) -:¦:- * ¸.·´ . (( -:¦:- * Ishay * -:¦:- ´·.. ..·´ ((¸¸.·´* -:¦:-

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Cross tabulating
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 01 Jan '07

01 Jan '07

Just arrived on the list. I am about to construct a questionnaire on Epi-Data. Never worked with it before, but it seems to be quite straight forward simple, as long as the requirements are simple. However, for some years ago I was constructing similar questionnaire on the Paradox DB. It was possible to simplify the type work by cross tabulating. e.g. Instead of typing the patients address, telephone number, and so forth, these data was auto-filled in the database that was linked to another database with the mentioned informations. I create a medication questionnaire. As the patients normally knows the 'trade names', and I am interested in the 'generic names' (as many of you knows e.g. one of the most used pain killers acetaminophen exists as multiple brands). I have a database consisting of these two variables. It will be 100.000 times easier for the persons typing the questionnaires to type one of the brand names of acetaminophen and the generic name automatically will be filled. Is it possible to create this lin on the Epi-data?? Thanks *¸..· ´¨)) -:¦:- * ¸.·´ . (( -:¦:- * Ishay * -:¦:- ´·.. ..·´ ((¸¸.·´* -:¦:-

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Error opening newly created recfile
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 27 Dec '06

27 Dec '06

Hi all, After entering data using the data entry module of epidata, I open the recfile (file1.rec) with the stat module, sorted it on some numeric variable and then saved it with the "savedata" command to another recfile (file2.rec). Then I try to open the newly created and sorted file with the dataentry module, but this causes ane error, saying "List index out of bounds (9)". I have to most recent version of the epidata dataentry module installed. What could be wong? Ben.

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Alyshia Landry is out of the office.
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 23 Dec '06

23 Dec '06

I will be out of the office starting 12/23/2006 and will not return until 01/02/2007. If you require immediate assistance, please contact Rachel McCormick at extension 5829 or Lewinda Knowles at extension 5167. Happy Holidays!

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French users - Guide
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 23 Dec '06

23 Dec '06

Hello, For the French users. A l'occasion de cours, j'ai réalisé deux documents en Français sur l'utilisation de Epi-Data. L'un, de 8 pages, sur la saisie et l'analyse (brève), et l'autre, plus complet de 12 pages, sur l'analyse seule. Ces deux guides sont disponibles sur le site du Réseau "Sécurité Naissance" des Pays de la Loire au www.reseau-naissance.fr Rubrique Epidemio-Stats. Si des personnes pouvaient compléter ces guides directement ou en créer d'autres (par exemple une partie "Contrôle" ou une partie "Fichiers relationnels"), ce serait sympathique, histoire de mutualiser les ressources (selon le même format). A en discuter. Bon Noël à tous et toutes. Bernard Branger Médecin coordinateur Réseau Sécurité Naissance 1, allée Baco 44000 NANTES Tel 02 40 48 55 81

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Creating MS Access-style menus in epidata
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 21 Dec '06

21 Dec '06

Is it possible to create menus for series of linked Epidata screens like in MS Access? Thanks Martin Adjuik Statistician Navrongo Health Research Centre P. O. Box 114, Navrongo UER, Ghana Tel: +233 742 22310 Fax:+233 742 22496

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relate and showing dates
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 13 Dec '06

13 Dec '06

I would experiment with autosearch and autosearch list Let us know how your experiments turn out. Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association

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