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Re: EpiData-list Digest, Vol 104, Issue 9
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 27 Jun '12

27 Jun '12

This mail does not make any sense! Am I supposed to find an answer to my question? There is no EpiData-list Digest, Vol 104, Issue 9 to be found in http://lists.umanitoba.ca/pipermail/epidata-list/2012q2/thread.html#start. Regards Dinah Den 26/06/2012 kl. 19.00 skrev <epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> <epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca>: > Send EpiData-list mailing list submissions to > epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > > You can reach the person managing the list at > epidata-list-owner(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of EpiData-list digest..." > > > EpiData-list mailing list > ___________________________________ > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Installation problems on mac (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:12:20 +0200 > From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Subject: [EpiData-list] Installation problems on mac > To: "epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca" > <epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> > Message-ID: <3AFDCA4B-6B46-4B9B-A5AB-B6401A3B4B0D(a)KI.AU.DK> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi, > > I have been trying to install the new Epidata for Mac. I have an intel cor i7. I have tried to install both versions of manager v1.1 (intel and power pc). Every time I get the massage that at step 4: Could not create directory /Users/dinahsherzadkhatir/Epidata/data. And step 9 says installation has failed. I have tried to use a different directory but I still get the same massage. > > Regards > Dinah Sherzad Khatir > L?ge, phd-studerende > Nyremedicinsk Afdeling C > Skejby Sygehus > Mail: dinah.khatir(a)ki.au.dk > Mobil nr.: 22949004 > > > > ------------------------------ > > ________________________________________ > EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list > > > End of EpiData-list Digest, Vol 104, Issue 9 > ******************************************** Dinah Sherzad Khatir Læge, phd-studerende Nyremedicinsk Afdeling C Skejby Sygehus Mail: dinah.khatir(a)ki.au.dk Mobil nr.: 22949004

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how do I do double entry in new version of Epidata 1.1.1
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 23 Jun '12

23 Jun '12

Hello, I am using the new version of epidata on a macbook and I cannot figure out how to create a double entry verification file. When I look under the tools menu there is no "copy structure" or "prepare double entry verification" option. What am I doing wrong? Thank you so much! Sarah Sklar

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Temporary variable
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 19 Jun '12

19 Jun '12

Dear all, I have a relational data base and I want to create a temporary variable in Epidata with the command below: BEFORE FILE DEFINE nameTemp <A > GLOBAL END but I get the error message beleow: Illegal scope in DEFINE command. Use GLOBAL or CUMULATIVE in line 364: DEFINE nameTemp <A > GLOBAL What am I missing? Walter

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Epimanager / Calculated Date
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 18 Jun '12

18 Jun '12

Hello, I created two dates (date of birth of mother (datem), and date delivery (dated)). I also created a variable "age". >From "age", in the field calculation, I can calculate the age field in the results because the variable does not appear (below results, "none" is noted). While, if I create another variable "age2, in the calculation, "age" appears in the window (and I write age = dated - datem). So in Entry, age is noted in variable "age" and not in "age2".... It is quite complicated... Why should I create two variables ???? I miss the ease of entry with a EPIDATA ENTRY 3.1 before with the formula (age2=(dated-datem)/365.25..... Thank you. Kind regards Bernard BRANGER, Nantes, France

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Re: EpiData-list Digest, Vol 104, Issue 2
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

Awesome! Hope this addresses the exporting challenge! Regards, Paulo On Jun 12, 2012, at 1:00 AM, epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca wrote: > Send EpiData-list mailing list submissions to > epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > > You can reach the person managing the list at > epidata-list-owner(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of EpiData-list digest..." > > > EpiData-list mailing list > ___________________________________ > > Today's Topics: > > 1. New versions EpiData Manager and EntryClient. (public > release) (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) > 2. New test (experimental level) releases for EpiData Manager > and EntryClient (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:16:57 +0200 > From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Subject: [EpiData-list] New versions EpiData Manager and EntryClient. > (public release) > To: EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Message-ID: <4FD5FDD9.5070200(a)epidata.dk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Dear List. > > Today we have released new updated versions of EpiData Manager and > EpiData EntryClient. > > Version number: 1.1 - dated June 11th 2012 > > The released versions are available from Http://www.epidata.dk/download.php > and fixes these two bugs: > > 1) "Out of Memory" bug present in Manager in combination with Windows > Vista or 7. > 2) Misplacement of the label for Questions/Variable name - if field was > moved into > a section, the label would jump unconditionally to the top of the section. > > We strongly encourage you to download the new versions to remedy these > problems - in particular the "out of memory" bug. > > Kind regards, > Torsten Bonde Christiansen > Jens Lauritsen > > EpiData Associtaion. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:38:47 +0200 > From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Subject: [EpiData-list] New test (experimental level) releases for > EpiData Manager and EntryClient > To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Message-ID: <4FD602F7.2090202(a)epidata.dk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Dear all > > Further main features NOT included in the current public release are now > included in the experimental level test versions and released for user > testing. > > Please find these at http://www.epidata.dk/testing.php (at the bottom) > Versions are : 1.3.0.1 Dated: June 11th 2012 > > Notice that this is an EXPERIMENTAL RELEASE and should be used ONLY for > testing with copies of data. For real projects use the public release > version. > > Please work on copies of real data, changes could occur to file formats > depending on the coming tests and errors happen. If you encrypt the file > contents you cannot read the file with previous versions of Manager and > EntryClient. > > Changes are: > > EpiData Manager: > * Export (printing) to SVG file format, (click on tool in tool bar) > which can be read by e.g. Inkscape (see inkscape.org) of dataforms > * New export formats (CSV, SPSS, SAS) > * View data > * Encryption of project data (headers are still human readable) > * Key unique including testing of status > * Prepare Double Entry and Validate Double Entry functionality > * Reports may now also be output as Text rather than HTML. > > EntryClient: > * "Escape" key resets field text (to '' ) > * Added read of encrypted project files. > * Adapted function of the search form. > * Field notes may now be displayed either in a windows or as a hint next > to the field > > Following user tests, comments and fixing of reported bugs this could be > expected to be released as the next version software (v1.3). > > > Kind regards, > Torsten Bonde Christiansen > Jens Lauritsen > > EpiData Association. > > > > ------------------------------ > > ________________________________________ > EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list > > > End of EpiData-list Digest, Vol 104, Issue 2 > ********************************************

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New test (experimental level) releases for EpiData Manager and EntryClient
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

Dear all Further main features NOT included in the current public release are now included in the experimental level test versions and released for user testing. Please find these at http://www.epidata.dk/testing.php (at the bottom) Versions are : 1.3.0.1 Dated: June 11th 2012 Notice that this is an EXPERIMENTAL RELEASE and should be used ONLY for testing with copies of data. For real projects use the public release version. Please work on copies of real data, changes could occur to file formats depending on the coming tests and errors happen. If you encrypt the file contents you cannot read the file with previous versions of Manager and EntryClient. Changes are: EpiData Manager: * Export (printing) to SVG file format, (click on tool in tool bar) which can be read by e.g. Inkscape (see inkscape.org) of dataforms * New export formats (CSV, SPSS, SAS) * View data * Encryption of project data (headers are still human readable) * Key unique including testing of status * Prepare Double Entry and Validate Double Entry functionality * Reports may now also be output as Text rather than HTML. EntryClient: * "Escape" key resets field text (to '' ) * Added read of encrypted project files. * Adapted function of the search form. * Field notes may now be displayed either in a windows or as a hint next to the field Following user tests, comments and fixing of reported bugs this could be expected to be released as the next version software (v1.3). Kind regards, Torsten Bonde Christiansen Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association.

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New versions EpiData Manager and EntryClient. (public release)
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 11 Jun '12

11 Jun '12

Dear List. Today we have released new updated versions of EpiData Manager and EpiData EntryClient. Version number: 1.1 - dated June 11th 2012 The released versions are available from Http://www.epidata.dk/download.php and fixes these two bugs: 1) "Out of Memory" bug present in Manager in combination with Windows Vista or 7. 2) Misplacement of the label for Questions/Variable name - if field was moved into a section, the label would jump unconditionally to the top of the section. We strongly encourage you to download the new versions to remedy these problems - in particular the "out of memory" bug. Kind regards, Torsten Bonde Christiansen Jens Lauritsen EpiData Associtaion.

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Question re defining a new variable in EpiData Analysis
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 01 Jun '12

01 Jun '12

Hello, I am a relatively new EpiData user and am now using EpiData Analysis. In EpiData Analysis I would like to create a new variable which will be the number of days between two dates which I have collected in my EpiData dataset. I have started with "define" and the name of the new variable and the new variable will be a numeric variable of length 4. i.e: define smeartoreg1 #### However, I am having difficulty with the code for defining the number of days between two existing dates and would appreciate some advice on this. I think I am making a simple mistake that can easily be fixed. Many thanks. Kind regards, Kerri

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Re: EpiData-list Digest, Vol 103, Issue 10
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 30 May '12

30 May '12

Hello everyone Just to share my experience with you. As you know I had a problem reading my rec file in epidata analysis.We finally solved the problem after my colleague went through all the records (1065) in excel sheet. We found that one numeric field was initially entered in a wrong way, something that epidata entry accepted it when we imported the data from excel into epidata. Thanks all for your suggestions, help and time Mohammed On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 7:00 PM, <epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca>wrote: > Send EpiData-list mailing list submissions to > epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > > You can reach the person managing the list at > epidata-list-owner(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of EpiData-list digest..." > > > EpiData-list mailing list > ___________________________________ > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Re: EpiData-list Digest, Vol 103, Issue 7 > (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) > 2. Re: data export problem still exists in EpiData Manager > 1.1.1? (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) > 3. Skip and fill (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 13:02:55 -0400 > From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Subject: Re: [EpiData-list] Re: EpiData-list Digest, Vol 103, Issue 7 > To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP76ED7500E68885741E88D6FD070(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Do you have text fields in the data - especially fields that may contain > special characters? > > You can import a lot of data from excel - for example, I just loaded a > test data set with 4401 records: > > Loading data from clipboard, please wait... > First line: (clipboard) id n m q r w t u c d e f g h i j k l m > Separator: Tab (tab: 79236)(semicolon: 0)(comma: 0)(space: 0) Lines: 4402 > (incl. field names) > File name :from clipboard > Fields: 19 Total records: 4401 Included: 4401 > > I you can import 50 lines, then I suspect there is a problem with one of > the records that follows. > > if you want me to try to diagnose the problem, you can send your .rec and > .chk files to me > > charlesknightsbridge (at) gmail.com > > I'll have a look and then delete everything, including the e-mail. > > Jamie > > On 2012-05-27, Mohammed wrote: > > > I also exported the file, 1065 records, into excel and when I tried to > copy > > and import it into epidata analysis immediately, the software shut down > > immediately. It only works with 50 records. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 13:16:27 -0400 > From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Subject: Re: [EpiData-list] data export problem still exists in > EpiData Manager 1.1.1? > To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP851C14F03D177087DF4691FD070(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Does Stata support UTF-8 with chinese characters? I see on their support > site a lot of questions about this, but no answers. Stata V12 infile > statement has no support for extended character sets: > > 3. ASCII or EBCDIC data can be read. > (from http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?infiling) > > Jamie > > On 2012-05-26, at 8:23 PM, epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca wrote: > > > in EpiData Manager 1.1.1 I still can't normally export .epx to Stata > .dta file > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 07:35:54 +0430 > From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Subject: [EpiData-list] Skip and fill > To: <epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> > Message-ID: <001801cd3c7e$cfa69880$6ef3c980$(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Will there be some advanced skip and fill routines in future versions of > epidatamanager. > > > > For instance I work currently on a household survey where I ask about > livestock. > > > > V16a Number of cattle > > V16b Number of goats > > V16c Number of sheep > > Etc. > > V17a Number of productive female cattle > > V17b Number of productive female goats > > V17c Number of productive female sheep > > Etc. > > V18a Value of cattle > > V18b Value of goats > > V18c Value of sheep > > > > Suppose V16a equals "0" or is "SYSMIS" V17a and V18a should be system > missing. > > > > I could not find it in the current version. > > > > Regards, > > > > Aiso > > > > ------------------------------ > > ________________________________________ > EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list > > > End of EpiData-list Digest, Vol 103, Issue 10 > ********************************************* > -- * --------------------------------------------------------- I have held many things in my hands, and have lost them all, But whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess. *

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Skip and fill
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 30 May '12

30 May '12

Will there be some advanced skip and fill routines in future versions of epidatamanager. For instance I work currently on a household survey where I ask about livestock. V16a Number of cattle V16b Number of goats V16c Number of sheep Etc. V17a Number of productive female cattle V17b Number of productive female goats V17c Number of productive female sheep Etc. V18a Value of cattle V18b Value of goats V18c Value of sheep Suppose V16a equals "0" or is "SYSMIS" V17a and V18a should be system missing. I could not find it in the current version. Regards, Aiso

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