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Select Field for Validation
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 12 Sep '13

12 Sep '13

Dear Jammie, I tried copying a pair but it required re-arraging the check file. I thought there was another way out. Thank you! Kizito.

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EpiC data export fails on STATA8 option
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 09 Sep '13

09 Sep '13

Dear listers, I'm trying to convert EpiData files to Stata format. I've stumbled upon a problem similar to the one described by Jan in a post from 2008: http://lists.umanitoba.ca/pipermail/epidata-list/2008q3/001082.html (This is the only reference I've been able to find on the list and Google) My command and output are as follows: ------------------------------- C:\test>EpiC.exe e STATA8 PEDPATIENT28032012ES * REPLACE EpiC - the EpiData command application version 3.1.2 14. Nov. 2006 (C) Copyright 2002-2006 - EpiData Association, http://www.epidata.dk Programmed by M.Bruus. Design: JM.Lauritsen & M.Bruus 0 % doneException EAccessViolation in module EpiC.exe at 00061B3F. Access violation at address 00461B3F in module 'EpiC.exe'. Write of address 022AC000. ------------------------------- The files are converted correctly when I use "STATA" option, but since it converts to Stata 6 version I don't get the correct variable names whenever they are too long. I've tested it on two machines: one running Windows Server 2008, and one on Linux (using Wine). The files are converted correctly using EpiData 3.1 GUI. Are there any solutions to this problem? Thanks a lot for help, radek

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Combine 2 or more rec files together
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 09 Sep '13

09 Sep '13

Dear members of theEpiData-Mailing list, I do my first steps with EpiData so please be tolerant with my disability. I just made some data entry when I recognized that I forgot to write down a variable in the qes-file. My way to handle the problem is to write a new qes-file than a new rec-file and start the data entry again from the beginning. But this can't be the accurate way, right? In your help-area I saw this hint here, but I really don't know how to find "Analysis" and I don't know, whether I can use this hint for my problem... /Richard, // //You can use Analysis to merge the files. It's easy to do manually: // //// //cd c:\directory with the files // //read file1 // //append file2 // //append file3 // //* etc // //savedata mergefile // //close // //// //If your file names are always the same, you can put those commands into // //a .pgm file to do this. // /// It would be very great if you can answer me my question, thank you very much in advance! Some of my colleagues said that I can combine several rec-files by exporting them to SPSS and than copy and paste the content - I hope you can recommend me an easier way! Greeting from Germany, Lea Dipper -- Dipl.-Psych. Lea Dipper Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften und Informatik Institut für Psychologie und Pädagogik Abteilung Entwicklungspsychologie Albert-Einstein-Allee 47 Raum 47.0.423 Telefon: 0731/50 31726 Fax: 0731/50 23072 Universität Ulm

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Epidata manager export to SPSS issues
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 06 Sep '13

06 Sep '13

Dear All I am unable to export data created in epidata manager to SPSS In the SPSS data file created,many variables get compressed into 1 variable, for example 2 or 3 nearby varaibles are all shown in the same column in SPSS However, the variable view of the same file it appears that all variables, variable labels and codes are seperate??? Perhaps i am making some elemenary error in the way i am doing things-if anyone has experienced this/could help me i would be much obliged Thanks Thambu Dr Thambu David S Professor and Head Medicine Unit 2 Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, India ________________________________________ From: epidata-list-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [epidata-list-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca] Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 10:32 PM To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: EpiData-list Digest, Vol 119, Issue 2 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: Epidatamanager to PSPP or SPSS issues (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 12:32:05 +0530 From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [EpiData-list] RE: Epidatamanager to PSPP or SPSS issues To: "epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca" <epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> Message-ID: <063C35AE5474CE4B93D2EAEF476684FB024E8210F157(a)mail.cmcvellore.ac.in> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear Jens When i use epidata manager and export the data to SPSS i face a problem. In the SPSS datafile created, 2 or 3 variables get combined into 1 variable in the data for example the age , sex all are in one column;however in the same file if i look at the variable view,i see all data separately with the value labels separate and the codes separately. I contacted PSPP user group online and they suggested that this could be an issue with the epidata manager I hope you can help Thanks Thambu much obliged Thambu ------------------------------ ________________________________________ EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list End of EpiData-list Digest, Vol 119, Issue 2 ********************************************

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Select Field for Validation
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 06 Sep '13

06 Sep '13

Dear Listers, I wish to validate two files but leave out one field which obviuosly has different entries since they identify the Data Entrants. How do I leave out a field from the validation process? Kizito. On 5 September 2013 20:02, <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. epidatamanager: control-file-has-bad-permissions > (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 11:26:53 -0300 > From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Subject: [EpiData-list] epidatamanager: > control-file-has-bad-permissions > To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Message-ID: <522894AD.9080406(a)ufba.br> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi > > Does anyone know what is this when I try to install epidata manager? I'm > using Ubuntu 13.04: > > Lintian check results for > /home/mcardeal/Downloads/setup.epidatamanager.1.4.2.0-0_i386.deb: > E: epidatamanager: control-file-has-bad-permissions postinst 0775 != 0755 > > This started happening after the last update EpiData (July 2013). While > reinstalling several times the error message continues. > Thanks > Mauricio > Federal University of Bahia, Brazil > > > ------------------------------ > > ________________________________________ > EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list > > > End of EpiData-list Digest, Vol 119, Issue 3 > ******************************************** >

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epidatamanager: control-file-has-bad-permissions
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 05 Sep '13

05 Sep '13

Hi Does anyone know what is this when I try to install epidata manager? I'm using Ubuntu 13.04: Lintian check results for /home/mcardeal/Downloads/setup.epidatamanager.1.4.2.0-0_i386.deb: E: epidatamanager: control-file-has-bad-permissions postinst 0775 != 0755 This started happening after the last update EpiData (July 2013). While reinstalling several times the error message continues. Thanks Mauricio Federal University of Bahia, Brazil

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RE: Epidatamanager to PSPP or SPSS issues
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 04 Sep '13

04 Sep '13

Dear Jens When i use epidata manager and export the data to SPSS i face a problem. In the SPSS datafile created, 2 or 3 variables get combined into 1 variable in the data for example the age , sex all are in one column;however in the same file if i look at the variable view,i see all data separately with the value labels separate and the codes separately. I contacted PSPP user group online and they suggested that this could be an issue with the epidata manager I hope you can help Thanks Thambu much obliged Thambu

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Data validation using the same file
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 01 Sep '13

01 Sep '13

Hi, This may sound silly but I feel that I need to report this. When I tried to do the double entry validation using one single file (i.e. I selected one epx file twice for the purpose of validation), EpiData Manager did not prevent me to do this. It produced a report which, of course, has no discrepancy. I tried this on both EpiData Manager (v1.5.0.10) and (v1.4.2). Both gave me the same result. Below is an excerpt of the validation report I just created showing validation was attempted using the same epx file. ======================================== Report: Double Entry Validation Report. Created: 2013-08-31 04:40:35 ======================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------ File 1: C:\Users\Zaw Myo Tun\Documents\EpiData\examples\sample.epx File 2: C:\Users\Zaw Myo Tun\Documents\EpiData\examples\sample.epx ------------------------------------------------------------------ Best wishes, Zaw

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technical question on transferring cyrillic letters from epidata dataset to spss
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 24 Aug '13

24 Aug '13

Hello, My colleagues in Kazakhstan have entered data. The personal identifier that I need to link the records to another database includes numbers and Cyrillic letters. The letters are not exported correctly from Epidata, neither when saved as an excel-file or as an text-file. I would like to do the analysis in SPSS. I hope someone has experience with this and knows a solution on how to export Cyrillic letters into SPSS! Thanks in advance, Susan van den Hof ##################################################################################### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared by MailMarshal #####################################################################################

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EpiData-list Digest, Vol 118, Issue 7
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 21 Aug '13

21 Aug '13

Dear Jamie, I used EpiData manager ( I assume it is the test version); appreciate your guidance on this. Best. Jorge -----Original Message----- From: epidata-list-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:epidata-list-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Sent: 21 August 2013 01:01 To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: EpiData-list Digest, Vol 118, Issue 7 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. calculated fields (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) 2. Re: calculated fields (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) 3. Mac issues (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) 4. Re: Mac issues (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 07:41:34 +0000 From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [EpiData-list] calculated fields To: <epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> Message-ID: <EDA07FAFB39C464A86B4B1268F14381840F25C(a)wpvmprd37.wpro.who.int> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear Epidata list, I would appreciate very much if you can point me to a resource on calculated fields. I would like to: 1. have a calculated field that adds the value of 12 other integer fields 2. have a calculated field that is a proportion/percentage, using as source two fields Is that possible? Thanks indeed for your help. Jorge ==================================================== This message was scanned for viruses with Trend Micro ScanMail, GFI MailSecurity and GFI MailEssentials by the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific. However, the recipient is advised to scan this e-mail and any attached files for viruses. Disclaimer: This e-mail, together with any attachments, is intended for the named recipients only and is confidential. It may also be privileged or otherwise protected by law. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete it and any attachments from your system. You may not copy or disclose its contents to anyone. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 20:48:49 -0400 From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: Re: [EpiData-list] calculated fields To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP939E75530F1739953F0D61FD430(a)phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Both are easy in classic EpiData. Is that what you are using? In the EpiData Manager test version, you can also do this, but not in the most recent release. Jamie On 2013-08-18, at 3:41 AM, epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca wrote: > I would appreciate very much if you can point me to a resource on calculated fields. I would like to: > 1. have a calculated field that adds the value of 12 other integer > fields 2. have a calculated field that is a proportion/percentage, > using as source two fields Is that possible? > Thanks indeed for your help. > Jorge ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:03:14 +0530 From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [EpiData-list] Mac issues To: "epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca" <epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> Message-ID: <063C35AE5474CE4B93D2EAEF476684FB024E6A15EB69(a)mail.cmcvellore.ac.in> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear All I apologies if this issue has already been raised before- We conduct basic workshops with epidata for post-grad students-v popular and increasingly the database manager of choice However, more and more students use mac computers The Epidata manager and Client for Mac book does not seem to work?? Can someone guide me as two people who came for the workshop could not use the software on Mac? Sorry if this has already been answered Thanks Dr Thambu David S Professor and Head Medicine Unit 2 Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, India ________________________________________ From: epidata-list-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [epidata-list-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca] Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 10:31 PM To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: EpiData-list Digest, Vol 113, Issue 3 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: EpiData-list Digest, Vol 113, Issue 2 (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) 2. Re: Updated version for testing EntryClient and Manager - When ? (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:55:50 +0530 From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [EpiData-list] RE: EpiData-list Digest, Vol 113, Issue 2 To: "epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca" <epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> Message-ID: <063C35AE5474CE4B93D2EAEF476684FB021900C30519(a)mail.cmcvellore.ac.in> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear Jens When will we likely have a stable version of epidata manager and client? Thanks Dr Thambu David S Professor and Head Medicine Unit 2 Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, India ________________________________________ From: epidata-list-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [epidata-list-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca] Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 10:31 PM To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: EpiData-list Digest, Vol 113, Issue 2 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: Updated version for testing EntryClient and Manager (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:51:17 +0100 From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: Re: [EpiData-list] Updated version for testing EntryClient and Manager To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Message-ID: <513E6DF5.9000205(a)epidata.dk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Dear all A new build of the EntryClient will be uploaded for test one of the next days due to intermittent serious errors (access violation) . A few minor bugs or text corrections have been he manager have small bugs, but nothing serious yet. Regards Jens Lauritsen ------------------------------ ________________________________________ EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list End of EpiData-list Digest, Vol 113, Issue 2 ******************************************** ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:56:38 +0100 From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: Re: [EpiData-list] Updated version for testing EntryClient and Manager - When ? To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Message-ID: <513F7A66.2080609(a)epidata.dk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed I wrote this mail yesterday as you see below. The major problems are with the current test EntryClient module for download from Http://www.epidata.dk/testing.php The mail below is a bit unclear about the bugs. The major problems relate to the EntryClient not to the Project Manager. Obviously we have strengthened the internal test routines to include more samples. It is of course as well annoying and a "not so nice" stamp on our reputation to spend users time on testing faulty software. So apologies for that. As users will have noticed there is a clear warning on the testing page saying that one should only work on copies of data with the test versions. The task of simulating user behaviour before releasing a test version is not an easy one. For Analysis we have almost 2000 different asserting commands and statements, but have until now not been able to implement a "non-human" standardised testing sequence for EpiData Manager and EntryClient - apart from going through a number of tests and applications ourselves. Despite the efforts spent in strengthening the internal test routines we still hope to release the new test versions within a few days. There will be updated versions of both EntryClient and Manager. And following that public release about two weeks later unless the testing period reveals major problems. Rather soon - following the next public release we will clarify the aspects tested and how our test files are. Users are encouraged to upload test projects to the bug tracking system, which you find at this address: http://www.epidata.info/flyspray/ regards Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association On 03/12/2013 12:51 AM, epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca wrote: > Dear all > > A new build of the EntryClient will be uploaded for test one of the > next days due to intermittent serious errors (access violation) . > > A few minor bugs or text corrections have been he manager have small > bugs, but nothing serious yet. > > Regards > Jens Lauritsen > _______________________________________________ > EpiData-list mailing list > EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list > ------------------------------ ________________________________________ EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list End of EpiData-list Digest, Vol 113, Issue 3 ******************************************** ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 09:29:18 -0400 From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: Re: [EpiData-list] Mac issues To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP98877861172DEFD2732BF5FD430(a)phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I have a workaround solution for the Mac. I posted it, but it may or may not get through. That solution should appear on epidata.dk shortly or you can send me a note and I'll forward it directly. Send the request to webmaster (at) learnph.ca Jamie On 2013-08-20, at 6:33 AM, epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca wrote: > Dear All > I apologies if this issue has already been raised before- We conduct > basic workshops with epidata for post-grad students-v popular and > increasingly the database manager of choice However, more and more > students use mac computers The Epidata manager and Client for Mac book does not seem to work?? > Can someone guide me as two people who came for the workshop could not use the software on Mac? > Sorry if this has already been answered Thanks > > Dr Thambu David S > Professor and Head > Medicine Unit 2 > Christian Medical College, Vellore > 632004, India ------------------------------ ________________________________________ EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list End of EpiData-list Digest, Vol 118, Issue 7 ********************************************

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