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RE: [EpiData-list] problem with installing EpiData Analysis
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 28 Sep '06

28 Sep '06

Thanks for the suggestion. Sorry for continuing this saga. I again downloaded the complete setup (both the exe and the zip) and placed copies on desktop, C: drive and D: drive and tried to run each of them. I also tried to run the exe file directly from the epidata download page. Finally I did the same with the Spanish version. All with the same result: I am getting the error message mentioned below immediately as the first thing when I try to run the file (in the blue window "Setup - EpiData Analysis Public Release"), thus even before I am given the option to determine where to install it. Our organization's IT people generally do not give support to software that they don't know and since I do not have this problem with other software (I installed for example last week EpiData Entry and SPSS without any problems) they referred to the developers/providers of the software. But from your reaction it does not seem to be a common problem among other users, so I probably should try to get back to our IT people.... Thanks again, Henriette -----Original Message----- From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca] Sent: 28 September 2006 09:48 To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: RE: [EpiData-list] problem with installing EpiData Analysis If your computer has more than 1 HDD (or more than 1 partition), try to install EpiDataAnalysis on another drive (D:) Gilles -----Message d'origine----- De : epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca] Envoyé : mercredi 27 septembre 2006 13:50 À : epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Objet : RE: [EpiData-list] problem with installing EpiData Analysis Dear all, Regarding the problem below, it is still not solved. To be clear, I am myself the administrator of my laptop so the problem is not caused by not being allowed to install. I am really stuck and very sorry to not be able to use EpiData Analysis in the field (at least not on my own computer). Are there any suggestions on what I can try? Thanks again. Henriette -----Original Message----- From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca] Sent: 21 September 2006 16:58 To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [EpiData-list] problem with installing EpiData Analysis I recently tried to install EpiData Analysis on my laptop but upon running the setupepidatastat.exe file I get the following msg: Runtime Error (at 5:598): Internal Error: Failed to expand shell folder constant "userdocs". I have tried repeated downloading from the epidata website but with the same result. The same file installed the program without problems on my desktop computer. Operating system is Windows XP Professional (both desktop and laptop). Thanks for any suggestions. Henriette Dr Henrica A.F.M. (Henriette) Jansen Epidemiologist, WHO Multi-country Study Violence against Women Department of Gender, Women and Health Tel direct: +41 22 791 3106 Fax direct: +41 22 791 1585 Mobile: +41 78 730 3035 E-mail: jansenh(a)who.int Website: http://www.who.int/gender/violence/multicountry/en/

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access violation at address 048AC23 in module epideata.exe. Read of address 000000000
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 28 Sep '06

28 Sep '06

Dear Epidata, I wonder if you can help me, or point me in the right direction for some EpiData help. I'm trying to put in the checks to my questionnaire, and a couple of times now, i have had the following warning pop up when i try to enter a revision into the check file: "access violation at address 048AC23 in module epideata.exe. Read of address 000000000" then when I re-open the rec or chk file, all my edits to the check file have been cleared and the check file has been either emptied of all checks or deleted all together. I've tried to find help on the web site, through your tr manual and the epidata manual, but nothing relates to this error message. I just can't figure out what's going wrong. Do you have any ideas?? Thanks for taking the time to read this. Sara

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RE: [EpiData-list] problem with installing EpiData Analysis
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 28 Sep '06

28 Sep '06

Dear all, Regarding the problem below, it is still not solved. To be clear, I am myself the administrator of my laptop so the problem is not caused by not being allowed to install. I am really stuck and very sorry to not be able to use EpiData Analysis in the field (at least not on my own computer). Are there any suggestions on what I can try? Thanks again. Henriette -----Original Message----- From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca] Sent: 21 September 2006 16:58 To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [EpiData-list] problem with installing EpiData Analysis I recently tried to install EpiData Analysis on my laptop but upon running the setupepidatastat.exe file I get the following msg: Runtime Error (at 5:598): Internal Error: Failed to expand shell folder constant "userdocs". I have tried repeated downloading from the epidata website but with the same result. The same file installed the program without problems on my desktop computer. Operating system is Windows XP Professional (both desktop and laptop). Thanks for any suggestions. Henriette Dr Henrica A.F.M. (Henriette) Jansen Epidemiologist, WHO Multi-country Study Violence against Women Department of Gender, Women and Health Tel direct: +41 22 791 3106 Fax direct: +41 22 791 1585 Mobile: +41 78 730 3035 E-mail: jansenh(a)who.int Website: http://www.who.int/gender/violence/multicountry/en/

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How to calculate in epidataanalysis
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 28 Sep '06

28 Sep '06

To the list: I do have a database with the fields weight (floating number) and height (floating number). I can make operations like defining a new floating variable and using the command newvariable = height/2 or newvariable = height*height but when I tri to define IMC ## and then IMC=weight/(height^2) or IMC=weight/(height*height) I do receive a "data tipe mismatch" as an answer. I cant have an answer when I try to get age as agemonths=(visitdate-birthdate)/30 The same calculations work with epiinfo for dos with the same datafile. Gerson Zanetta de Lima Brazil

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EPIDATA really appropriate??
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 25 Sep '06

25 Sep '06

QUESTION: I may be addressing a biased audiance, but Id like some reassurance that EpiData is the best way to go for capturing questionnaire data, which will then be transferred to STATA. I had started an EpiInfo database but then realized that it does not support double data entry...or at least not very easily. Thanks!! Todd Technical Public Health Advisor, Epidemiologist Technical Support Unit (STAO) Médecins du Monde 62 rue Marcadet Paris-75018 Tel.: +33 (0)1 44 92 14 79 Fax: +33 (0)1 44 92 99 92 E-mail: todd.swarthout(a)medecinsdumonde.net

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Query regarding grids??
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 25 Sep '06

25 Sep '06

Question: EpiData does not seem to have the 'Grid' option (To Deal With Repeating Data Within A Questionnaire such as age of household members). Is this true?? Cheers Todd

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Re: [EpiData-list] EPIDATA really appropriate??
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 24 Sep '06

24 Sep '06

I really like epidata for data entry. In our public health service we use epidata for data entry and epi info for analysis. We mainly use epidata/epi info for investigating outbreaks. As outbreaks don't come along all the time the computer support software has to be simple so staff can quickly remember how to use it. I teach courses on using epidata and epi info to staff and they find epidata in particular, very easy to learn. The two other things I like about epidata that have stopped me making the switch to doing everything in epi info are 1. How easy it is to have a 'master' qes form in Epiidata. You can open it up - add or delete a few extra questions - save it as a new name and then have a new rec file 2. The way it is easy to add new questions once you have started data entry With outbreaks we usually want to create questionnaires very fast - so being able to quickly adapt existing forms and adapt them once you've started is great. I don't find that Epi info has that flexibility for data entry but I do like it for analysis. I expect Stata can do more things but Epi Info seems to do all we need and of course is free! Christine Christine Roseveare Analyst Regional Public Health 570 9194 027 495 9671 >>> <epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> 24/09/2006 1:37 a.m. >>> QUESTION: I may be addressing a biased audiance, but Id like some reassurance that EpiData is the best way to go for capturing questionnaire data, which will then be transferred to STATA. I had started an EpiInfo database but then realized that it does not support double data entry...or at least not very easily. Thanks!! Todd Technical Public Health Advisor, Epidemiologist Technical Support Unit (STAO) Médecins du Monde 62 rue Marcadet Paris-75018 Tel.: +33 (0)1 44 92 14 79 Fax: +33 (0)1 44 92 99 92 E-mail: todd.swarthout(a)medecinsdumonde.net -- The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and remove all copies of the message, including any attachments. Any views or opinions expressed in this email (unless otherwise stated) may not represent those of Hutt Valley DHB. Thank you. ** Disclaimer added by HVDHB **

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RE: RE : [EpiData-list] problem with installing EpiData Analysis
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 22 Sep '06

22 Sep '06

Thanks for the suggestion. Even if I have full administator rights for my laptop I did think about that possibility and had already been in touch with our IT people but they could not work it out. Henriette -----Original Message----- From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca] Sent: 21 September 2006 18:48 To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: RE : [EpiData-list] problem with installing EpiData Analysis Probably IMO a problem with administration rights. I presume you need to get rights to write on the volume you are running Epidata Hope that helps I am running EpiData on Win Xp home where I am the administrator without any problem Robert Jean FREUND -----Message d'origine----- De : epidata-list-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:epidata-list-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] De la part de epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Envoyé : jeudi 21 septembre 2006 16:58 À : epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Objet : [EpiData-list] problem with installing EpiData Analysis I recently tried to install EpiData Analysis on my laptop but upon running the setupepidatastat.exe file I get the following msg: Runtime Error (at 5:598): Internal Error: Failed to expand shell folder constant "userdocs". I have tried repeated downloading from the epidata website but with the same result. The same file installed the program without problems on my desktop computer. Operating system is Windows XP Professional (both desktop and laptop). Thanks for any suggestions. Henriette Dr Henrica A.F.M. (Henriette) Jansen Epidemiologist, WHO Multi-country Study Violence against Women Department of Gender, Women and Health Tel direct: +41 22 791 3106 Fax direct: +41 22 791 1585 Mobile: +41 78 730 3035 E-mail: jansenh(a)who.int Website: http://www.who.int/gender/violence/multicountry/en/ _______________________________________________ EpiData-list mailing list EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list

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tips to transfer to STATA
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 22 Sep '06

22 Sep '06

Im creating a EpiData tool for data entry, with the intention of eventually transfering to STATA...does anyone have any simple suggestions that I should be aware of while I set up the EpiData tool for transfer to STATA ...length of variable names, etc. Thanks!!

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RE : [EpiData-list] problem with installing EpiData Analysis
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

Probably IMO a problem with administration rights. I presume you need to get rights to write on the volume you are running Epidata Hope that helps I am running EpiData on Win Xp home where I am the administrator without any problem Robert Jean FREUND -----Message d'origine----- De : epidata-list-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:epidata-list-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] De la part de epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Envoyé : jeudi 21 septembre 2006 16:58 À : epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Objet : [EpiData-list] problem with installing EpiData Analysis I recently tried to install EpiData Analysis on my laptop but upon running the setupepidatastat.exe file I get the following msg: Runtime Error (at 5:598): Internal Error: Failed to expand shell folder constant "userdocs". I have tried repeated downloading from the epidata website but with the same result. The same file installed the program without problems on my desktop computer. Operating system is Windows XP Professional (both desktop and laptop). Thanks for any suggestions. Henriette Dr Henrica A.F.M. (Henriette) Jansen Epidemiologist, WHO Multi-country Study Violence against Women Department of Gender, Women and Health Tel direct: +41 22 791 3106 Fax direct: +41 22 791 1585 Mobile: +41 78 730 3035 E-mail: jansenh(a)who.int Website: http://www.who.int/gender/violence/multicountry/en/ _______________________________________________ EpiData-list mailing list EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list

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