March 2018 - 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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Key from Image
by EpiData development and support 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

Does anyone have any information on using EpiData to key from image? The idea being one side of the users screen shows data entry fields while the other side of the screen shows an image that holds the data to be keyed. Once a user completes the data entry for an image, the next image is presented for keying a new record. Thanks, Brian

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Appending memo and text fields, and better display for high dpi screen
by EpiData development and support 27 Mar '18

27 Mar '18

Hi All, Could I ask a couple of questions, please? (1) I have two epx files with the same variables, except that file A has a memo field and the corresponding field in file B is a string (as I imported file B from a stata dataset). How can I append these two files to have a memo field in my final file? (2) Is there a setting for a better display of the user interface on a high dpi screen? The texts on the manager and entry client look blurred at the moment. I am using these: Epidata manager version: 4.2.0.0 Epidata entry client version: 4.2.0.0 Mac OS High Sierra version 10.13.3 Thank you! Best wishes, Zaw Singapore

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New testversions for EpiData Manager, EntryClient and Analysis
by EpiData development and support 15 Mar '18

15 Mar '18

We have just uploaded new testversions on: http://www.epidata.dk/testing.php Analysis: 0.9.3.6- EpiData EntryClient: 4.3.0.6- EpiData Manager: 4.3.1.119 We are still approaching public releases, but still lack some aspects. Remember to ALWAYS work on copies of data. In particular with this release if you use encryption since we have updated the strength of encryption to a stricter (modernized) level - SHA512. The following changes has been made in particular in relation to securing that we meet new demands for encryption and logging in relation to the regulatory requirements. During the coming week our inhouse complete test will be applied. But please do report any aspects you find problematic or strange. In manager we have done a bit of re-arrangement of the menu's, such that defining a "key" is now part of the properties for the datasets (dataforms). On the route to open-source we have done a test of having all source code installed in Canada by Jamie Hockin, who provided an updated "means" calculation in analysis, such that this should now be more precise. This was a promising test. A list of all changes is shown below. Best wishes Jens Lauritsen & Torsten Bonde Christiansen EpiData Association, Denmark. Manager: * Jumps to fields can now also be key fields * Moved key selection from own windows to dataset properties * Added tools: Export Securitylog * Fixed several bug in exporting to Stata 13+ EntryClient: * Bugfixes related to jump * Bugfixes related to logging with Extended Access * Added posibility to mark a record as Verified - observations that are "Marked for Deletion" cannot be directly marked as verified, but MUST be unmarked from deletion first. (under Extended Access this requires READ rights on the dataset) * Added additional information to the email body if the project is setup to create an email on close. Common: * Added "Days between password change" to Extended Access projects (and enforcement thereof) * Extended logging capabilities when using Extended Access * Better handling of recent files across Manager/Entryclient/Analysis * Updated cryptography of both Single Password and Extended Access from SHA1 to SHA512 Analysis: Consequential changes of the above to ensure reading and writing files accordingly.

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time variable without seconds
by EpiData development and support 14 Mar '18

14 Mar '18

Is there any way to create a time variable in a dataform that does not require the seconds to be entered (ie would accept 08:15 instead of 08:15:00) Thank you ... Ian Dohoo -- Ian R. Dohoo DVM, PhD, FCAHS Professor Emeritus - Epidemiology U. of Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3 CANADA dohoo(a)upei.ca

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