August 2017 - EpiData-list - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Jumps in Epidata Entry
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 15 Jul '26

15 Jul '26

Dear list, I have two questions regarding Jumps in EpiData Entry. 1) I want to jump to variable v10 if de score for v8 is 1 to 7. Of course this works: v8 RANGE 1 9 COMMENT LEGAL USE oplcat JUMPS 1 v10 2 v10 3 v10 4 v10 5 v10 6 v10 7 v10 END MUSTENTER END Is a shorter syntax possible and if so, how? 2) Is it possible to make a jump defination that depends on the value entered in a previous question? For example: After entering the value for variable v5 I want to jump to v8 if the answer on question v3=1. Kind Regards, Pieter van Groenestijn The Netherlands

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fill fields from COMMENT LEGAL file
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 15 Jul '26

15 Jul '26

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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Epidata 3.1 and Windows 10
by EpiData development and support 23 Aug '17

23 Aug '17

Hello, My organization has been testing Epidata 3.1 for compatibility with Windows 10 before we upgrade our network OS, I encountered the following issue: if a change is made to an existing QES file, the process of revising the existing REC file stalls and can take 7-10 minutes to complete. This is very unusual since the process is virtually instantaneous in Windows 7 or previous OS versions. The IT staff haven't found a solution. I'm hoping someone here might have a suggestion (configuration, network setting?). Thanks Rod Rod Asplin, C.P.H.I. (C) Environmental Health Officer Communicable Disease Control Fraser Health Authority

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Do not apply checks
by EpiData development and support 21 Aug '17

21 Aug '17

While I try to apply checks I got the following lines always appeared error Can any one tell me what is wrong with the following variable names Unknown label name or field name in line 24: COMMENT LEGAL USE label_cohort Unknown label name or field name in line 34: COMMENT LEGAL USE label_n102marita Unknown label name or field name in line 39: COMMENT LEGAL USE label_n103educat Thank You Very Much Fekadu

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Problem with AUTOSEARCH
by EpiData development and support 20 Aug '17

20 Aug '17

Dear friends, When I enter a duplicate data in a field configured with autosearch, the dialog box displays three option buttons: YES, NO and CANCEL. When pressing the NO button, nothing happens but the other options work normally. The other dialog boxes similar to this one are working normally. Does anyone know if this is a bug in EpiData (Classic) Entry v3.1? How can I resolve this? I need to set up a variable like AUTOSEARCH varID varPERSON. Where varID is the identification variable and varPERSON is the number given to each person in the household. Grateful for attention! Márcia

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Reg Epidata Manager 4.0.2.101
by EpiData development and support 03 Aug '17

03 Aug '17

This is a very basic question. 1) I am not able to automatically calculate the number of hours from the calculate option. I have input date and time and entered it into the calculate option but it is not giving me the correct answer. e.g. I have input date of injury and time of injury; and date of presentation and time of presentation. I need to calculate the number of hours of delay in presentation. I am not able to do that. 2) Is it possible to change the time option and exclude the seconds? Thank you, With regards, Madhurita

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