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June 2011

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new test release of Manager and Entry Client
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 02 Jun '11

02 Jun '11

Dear List. Today we have release updated versions of the EpiData Manager and EntryClient programs. The release today is a minor test release with focus on Manager enhancements and user customization. Common fixed/changes: * Is is now possible to change font type, size and colour in both programs. This is done independently of the project. * A long standing problem where a projectfile contained exactly 13 fields would make the programs crash during load is finally fixed. * Other minor bugs related to importing/exporting to stata have been fixed. Manager: * The "import/add structure" window now gives the user the option of keeping/renaming field and valuelabels if types and names match (produces smaller/smarter project files if there are overlapping fields/valuelabels). * In the program settings is it possible to define a default setup for a new project. * Using the "tools" no longer requires the project file to be open. * Using "importing structure" could under some circumstances produce fields without fieldnames. * Several bugfixes related to deleting field(s) involved in calculations, jumps, etc. Entry: * Font changes as described above. * Some minor bug-fixes. During the most recent weeks experimentation has been made with the creation of pdf formatted reports on structure, labels etc. Unfortunately we had to stop the pdf development due to various reasons and time constraints. Instead an html based solution will be created. This will be part of next test release. Kind regards, Jens Lauritsen and Torsten Bonde Christiansen EpiData Association.

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fill fields from COMMENT LEGAL file
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 01 Jun '11

01 Jun '11

I'm studying the copydata example to learn how to extract several variables from a file identified in a COMMENT LEGAL statement. In A3.chk, the statement "TYPE COMMENT atransfer" appears. What is atransfer? I don't see where it has been defined as a variable and I don't find it as a system variable. Further, the program seems to be parsing the string in atransfer according to the position of punctuation. Where is the format of this string defined? Perhaps to be a bit more explicit: I have file with a list of CHWs: District, Village, CHW name and a survey conducted by the CHWs. As the data is entered for the survey, I'd like to present pick lists to facilitate entry. The data is quite strictly hierarchical: Villages occur within Districts, an CHWs live in villages. Thank you,

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