That variable is a 2 digit number created with ## in the qes file.

Here's the rest of the info about the variable in the codebook:

type: Number value labels: label_ramde7 range/legal: 0-10,98

missing: 6/52 range: [3 ; 10] unique values: 8

epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca wrote: What kind of variable is it? This shouldn't happen id the variable is numeric.

-----Message d'origine----- De : epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca] Envoyé : vendredi 24 mars 2006 23:40 À : epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Objet : [EpiData-list] second try: order of missing values indocument->codebook

Didn't hear from anyone, so I'm trying again (sorry).

I have been creating a dataset using epidata. I was looking through the documentation->codebook to get a sense of the distribution ofvalues for thevariables. I just noticed that the missing values (.) appear at an almost random point in the otherwise ordered list (in this example,between 9 and 10). I compared the codebook with SAS tables and the data appear to be correct.

tabulation: Freq. Pct. Value Label 2 3.8 3 1 1.9 4 2 3.8 5 6 11.5 7 7 13.5 8 7 13.5 9 6 11.5 . 21 40.4 10

Any ideas why this might happen?

thanks.

Richard Herrell NIH

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Yes, we've come across the same problem this week, also happens when you try to exit the browse window. It only happens on those computers in the office without admin privileges.

Tony

-----Original Message----- From: epidata-list-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:epidata-list-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Sent: Thursday, 30 March 2006 6:31 AM To: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [EpiData-list] error messages

I've set up a data entry routine at one of the office computers. A colleague ran into these error messages:

when trying to run documentation->codebook

Cannot create file file c:\program files~epdlog1.tmp

and when trying to exit (file->exit)

Error writing to .INI file c:\program files\epidata\epidata.ini

I'm guessing this would happen if the colleague does not have permission to write to the c:\program files directory. Does that sound right to others?

Thanks.

Richard Herrell NIH

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