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Adding sections or fields in EpiData Manager
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

When creating a form in the Manager, such a form will, generally, contain many fields and possibly more than one section. It is not clear to me how one adds sections and/or fields upon reaching the bottom of the screen (which seems to occur at a height of about 610 as measured from the top) as there is no vertical scroll bar to move a blank page into focus into which such fields or sections can be added. If this can't be done, then surely this limits how many sections and fields can be created. The sample file, for instance, spreads over two pages, so how were the later sections added after the first few were created? Apologies if a stupid question ... All thoughts on this would be most appreciated. Neville ----------------------------------------- ************************************************************************** The information contained in the EMail and any attachments is confidential and intended solely and for the attention and use of the named addressee(s). It may not be disclosed to any other person without the express authority of the HPA, or the intended recipient, or both. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose, copy, distribute or retain this message or any part of it. This footnote also confirms that this EMail has been swept for computer viruses, but please re-sweep any attachments before opening or saving. HTTP://www.HPA.org.uk **************************************************************************

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How to Delete Records Based on a Variable
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 25 Jul '11

25 Jul '11

Hello, I would like to add an alternative way of deleting records in Epidata entry if you just want to delete certain number of records. When you move to the record you want to delete in the database, there is a “X” sign in red at the left bottom of the screen beside the area showing the number of records, navigation buttons and the button for new record entry “*” . If the red “X” button is hit, “DEL” will show up right beside. Save the record. Apply this “DEL” to the records you would like to delete in the database. Next step is to PACK the data file. To do this, close the data entry form and go to ‘ Tools > Pack data file ‘ and select the data file which contains the records you would like to delete. This will delete the records marked as “DEL” permanently. At the same time, filename.old.rec will be created if you would like to undo the deleting. Marking the records “DEL” does not permanently delete the records until you PACK the data file. Hope this help. Zaw Myanmar On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 11:30 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. How to Delete Records Based on a Variable > (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) > 2. Re: How to Delete Records Based on a Variable > (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) > 3. Re: How to Delete Records Based on a Variable > (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:49:20 -0500 > From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Subject: [EpiData-list] How to Delete Records Based on a Variable > To: <epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> > Message-ID: > <679902537E215D43805DEA9BE833090E06C213D5(a)NORCEX1.norc.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello, > > > > I am trying to delete a subset of records in my dataset based on the > value of one of the variables (hhid) in either EpiData Entry or > Analysis. I am guessing it is easy, but I cannot figure it out. Can > someone please advise? > > > > Thanks, > > Sam > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:20:08 -0400 > From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Subject: Re: [EpiData-list] How to Delete Records Based on a Variable > To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP18F9651A4055C04D6E8A53FD310(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > It's quite easy > > In Analysis: > > select hhid <> [value for delete] > savedata newfile > > You can then copy your old file as a backup and rename "newfile.rec" if you > want. > > In EpiData Entry: > > -export data to EpiData > Choose your current data (.rec) > Make sure all variables are checked > Check off "Use record filter" > In the Filter box: hhid <> [value for delete] > > You can put a more complex logical expression in the filter. > Your new data are in filename.new.rec > > Jamie > > On 2011-07-22, Sam wrote: > > > I am trying to delete a subset of records in my dataset based on the > > value of one of the variables (hhid) in either EpiData Entry or > > Analysis. I am guessing it is easy, but I cannot figure it out. Can > > someone please advise? > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:22:17 -0400 > From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Subject: Re: [EpiData-list] How to Delete Records Based on a Variable > To: <epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> > Message-ID: <0bf801cc48d6$f2ee5c62$ae9510ac(a)norc.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Perfect, thank you! > > "epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca" <epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> wrote: > > It's quite easy > > In Analysis: > > select hhid <> [value for delete] > savedata newfile > > You can then copy your old file as a backup and rename "newfile.rec" if you > want. > > In EpiData Entry: > > -export data to EpiData > Choose your current data (.rec) > Make sure all variables are checked > Check off "Use record filter" > In the Filter box: hhid <> [value for delete] > > You can put a more complex logical expression in the filter. > Your new data are in filename.new.rec > > Jamie > > On 2011-07-22, Sam wrote: > > > I am trying to delete a subset of records in my dataset based on the > > value of one of the variables (hhid) in either EpiData Entry or > > Analysis. I am guessing it is easy, but I cannot figure it out. Can > > someone please advise? > > _______________________________________________ > 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 93, Issue 13 > ******************************************** >

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Re: [EpiData-list] How to Delete Records Based on a Variable
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 22 Jul '11

22 Jul '11

Perfect, thank you! "epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca" <epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> wrote: It's quite easy In Analysis: select hhid <> [value for delete] savedata newfile You can then copy your old file as a backup and rename "newfile.rec" if you want. In EpiData Entry: -export data to EpiData Choose your current data (.rec) Make sure all variables are checked Check off "Use record filter" In the Filter box: hhid <> [value for delete] You can put a more complex logical expression in the filter. Your new data are in filename.new.rec Jamie On 2011-07-22, Sam wrote: > I am trying to delete a subset of records in my dataset based on the > value of one of the variables (hhid) in either EpiData Entry or > Analysis. I am guessing it is easy, but I cannot figure it out. Can > someone please advise? _______________________________________________ EpiData-list mailing list EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list

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How to Delete Records Based on a Variable
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 22 Jul '11

22 Jul '11

Hello, I am trying to delete a subset of records in my dataset based on the value of one of the variables (hhid) in either EpiData Entry or Analysis. I am guessing it is easy, but I cannot figure it out. Can someone please advise? Thanks, Sam

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permission
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 21 Jul '11

21 Jul '11

Dear the Epidata community Please allow me to post on your list Regards, -- Lê Phương Loan Project Assistant - ACT 2 0167 28 55 567

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New test version for EpiData Manager, EntryClient and EpidataCMD
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 15 Jul '11

15 Jul '11

Dear All Today a new set of test versions have been placed on the Http://www.epidata.dk/testing.php for general download. The development during most recent weeks has focused on solving all reported bugs and fixing issues related to keyboard shortcuts across operating systems. Keyboard short cuts will be operating system typical (or should be) from now on. Bugs reported recently are also fixed. The list of major changes in the versions release today: =============================================================== Changes to Manager: - bug fix: * creating sections on MAC was nearly impossible, and difficult at times on Windows. * Assigning jumps to a UPPERCASE string field would cause the program to crash. * Typing an invalid date/time in range, would not always give a warning. On MAC this would lead to a large black screen, show for a few seconds. Changes to EntryClient: * Fixed bug where closing at times could save a "New Record" without data. * Major changes in short-cuts on MAC. * Performing "New Record" on a "new record" will clear content (but ask user first). =============================================================== Kind regards, Torsten Bonde Christiansen. Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association.

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New test version for EpiData Manager, EntryClient and EpidataCMD
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 15 Jul '11

15 Jul '11

Dear All Today a new set of test versions have been placed on the Http://www.epidata.dk/testing.php for general download. The development during the last week have mainly been focus on solving some large outstanding bugs in the programs. This mean that today release does not have any new feature, but will hopefully add to the feeling that we rapidly approaching the first stable release (Version 1) of EpiData Manager and EpiData EntryClient. With todays release we have also tried to address the problem of how different Operating Systems use different sets of keyboard short-cuts. Our initial goal was to have the programs use the same set of short-cuts across all OS's, but we have found this to be virtually impossible. Instead we have now focused on have a small set of common short-cuts, but try to use the "normal" short-cut for regular functions (such as search, copy & paste, etc.) Hopefully this will in the future lead to a point where we integrate a list of command the programs are capable of and let users customize the associated shortcuts as they wish. The list of major changes in the versions release today: =============================================================== Changes to Manager: * Fixed the longest outstanding bug: Creating sections on MAC was nearly impossible, and difficult at times on Windows. * Assigning jumps to a UPPERCASE string field would cause the program to crash. * Typing an invalid date/time in range, would not always give a warning. On MAC this would lead to a large black screen, show for a few seconds. Changes to EntryClient: * Fixed bug where closing EntryClient at times could same the "New Record". * Major changes in short-cuts on MAC. * Performing "New Record" on a "new record" will clear content (but ask user first). =============================================================== Kind regards, Torsten Bonde Christiansen. EpiData Association.

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Re: Managing two related unique IDs in data entry
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 12 Jul '11

12 Jul '11

> > Jamie, Unfortunately this solution is not working here. Did you tests it? Did it work with you? The problem is that like this EpiData only accepts sample2 in blank, ie, missing data for this field. Also, when the warning comes up, the (@sample1, @sample2) does not show any data. My guess is that EpiData is not creating the checksamp variable correctly or is being able to type sample1 comment correctly into sample2. Another good guess, might be that the error is above the chair in front of the keyboard. Thanks anyway for the ideia. I will try to make this warning work later and let you know. > , > > before file > define checksamp ### > hide checksamp > end > > sample1 > comment legal use recfile.rec > type comment checksamp > end > > sample2 > after entry > if sample2 <> checksamp then > help "This pair of sample numbers (@sample1, @sample2) do not match > those assigned. \nPlease check and re-enter both." type=error > goto sample1 > endif > end > end > > Jamie > > Abraço forte e que a força esteja com você, Dr. Pedro Emmanuel A. A. do Brasil Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Rio de Janeiro - Brasil Av. Brasil 4365 Tel 55 21 3865-9648 email: pedro.brasil(a)ipec.fiocruz.br email: emmanuel.brasil(a)gmail.com ---Apoio aos softwares livres www.zotero.org - gerenciamento de referências bibliográficas. www.broffice.org ou www.libreoffice.org - textos, planilhas ou apresentações. www.epidata.dk - entrada de dados. www.r-project.org - análise de dados. www.ubuntu.com - sistema operacional

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Troubleshooting skip pattern crash
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 12 Jul '11

12 Jul '11

Hello, I recently posted in regards to an error/crash message I was receiving with entering skip patterns. These errors were in the previous Manager version and I have since upgraded to the most recent upgrade. Unfortunately the trouble has persisted. Is anyone else experiencing this issue? Suggestions for getting around it? The epx file is a hypothesis-generating questionnaire, therefore it is relatively large. In addition, the skip patterns are being generated before value labels have been given...is it possible that one of these two factors is contributing to the error? Any help would be appreciated. Regards, Jonathan Edwin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outbreak Management Division Public Health Agency of Canada Unit 120, 255 Woodlawn Road West Guelph, Ontario N1H 8J1 jonathan.edwin(a)phac-aspc.gc.ca

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Need help: Check codes truncated
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 11 Jul '11

11 Jul '11

Dear colleagues, I would apprciate your help in solving check codes truncation proble. I am currently creating one database using epidata. I have one of the check codes of about 600 charecters long(example below), however after applying chk codes, it is automatically truncated to 207 charecters when I open to see next time. Any clues or ways to code alternatively? *check code:* IF (Sex=2) AND (Msex=0) OR (Msex=9) OR (Msex=99) AND (Fsex=0) OR(Fsex=9) (Fsex=99) AND (IDU=0) OR (IDU=9) OR (IDU=99) AND (CFac=0) OR (CFac=9) OR (CFac=99) AND(Trans=0) OR (Trans=9) OR (Trans=99) OR (coag=0) OR (coag=9) OR (coag=99) OR(HetSexEND=0) OR (HetSexEND=9) OR (HetSexEND=99) OR (ConSusHIV=0) OR (ConSusHIV=9) OR(ConSusHIV=99) AND (OccuExp=0) OR (OccuExp=9) OR (OccuExp=99) AND (OthMedExp=1) OR(OthMedExp=0) OR (OthMedExp=9) OR (OthMedExp=99) AND (NMNOcc=1) OR (NMNOcc=0) OR(NMNOcc=9) OR (NMNOcc=99) *THEN* * **Risk="OtherMedExp-10"* Thank you. Bijay Adhikari, PhD CD Epiodemiologist Saskatchewean Ministry of Health

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