January 2019 - 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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Is there a way to get an older version of the software ?
by EpiData development and support 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

We do NOT recommend that users continue with old versions of EntryClient, Manager og Analysis. During development the following occurs: a. We fix bugs which have been identified. b. Functionality is added according to the development plan c. Sometimes fixing a bug or adding new functionality extends the structure of the project epx files. The new version will read ALL old version and update the project. But old versions cannot read the updated project file. In experimental and development versions found on the test page we might experiment with new structure of the project files. THEREFORE NEVER use your production files with test versions. ! Since bugs are resolved in new versions always specify precisely which version and which operating system (windows, linux, mac) your are using when errors occur. Therefore the help menu has a function "copy version info", which may then easily be added to a mail to this list. Example: EpiData Manager: (2019/01/30 - 11:30:31) Program Version: 4.4.2.1 r1493 Core version: 4.4.0.0 r1490 FPC Version: 3.0.0 Platform: x86_64-Linux In the help menu "Check Version Online" will compare and report against current public and experimental versions if you have internet access. An issue may arise if a workplace (e.g. a hospital) does not allow the users to add new versions. For instance there was a report that one health region only updates software once every six months. On your own responsibility you may then get the old version again (which some users wished for home use), by manually entering in a browser the complete file name with the old version numbers. e.g. to get version 4.2.0.0 of Manager for Mac you would like to get this file: setup.epidatamanager.4.2.0.0.i386.darwin.dmg You add that name to the archive folder name: www.epidata.dk/downloads/OldFiles/ and specify it with an http:// in front. But a much better option is to always work with the latest version. A resolved bug could for instance solving a "save data problem". All web pages for the EpiData project will be replaced when time permits this. Once that is done we will have a policy of access to older versions. best wishes Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association

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Dialogue Window "Define Entry Rights" does not appear
by EpiData development and support 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

Hello List, hello Mr. Lauritzen, in a subproject a local Admin is defining Groups and Users. After that she wants to define the Entry Rights, but the window doesn't appear. She tested it on 4 different PC (WIN 10/newest EpiData Version) with no success. With me on my Installation it works (Win 10 and newest ED too). I wonder how I could help her. Are there some tipps how to find out what kind of problem exists? Perhaps a workaround? Kind regards Michael

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Bug in 64-bit Linux package for epidataanalysis
by EpiData development and support 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

Hello, there is a bug in the 64-bit Linux package for `epidataanalysis` that causes a failure when trying to launch the program via the application menu. It's a missing letter "a" in the `epidataanalysis.desktop` file. I've attached a patch. Kind regards Daniel -- Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. www.gemeinsam-gegen-armut.org

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version trouble
by EpiData development and support 04 Jan '19

04 Jan '19

Hi, I am new to Epidata. I have spent many hours in writing forms for my study in the Epidata version 4.4 downloaded recently. When now testing it on my hospital where I will use it for registering data it tursn out that the hospital is running an earlier version 4.2 in which I cannot open the file from 4.4. My hospital will wait til this summer to install a new version. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to solve this without having to construct it all over again? Thanks, Ulf Ljungblad, Norway

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Re: [EpiData-list] A question about combining the data
by EpiData development and support 02 Jan '19

02 Jan '19

In Manager, use the Append function (under Tools). You will be asked to open one file; then add the other two files. Be sure to choose “None” in the box where you can select common fields used to append records. This means you want to add records to the end of the first file. Jamie > On Jan 1, 2019, at 23:32, Tina <tina(a)sciteklink.com.cn <mailto:tina@sciteklink.com.cn>> wrote: > > Dear all, > > Wish you a good start of the new year 2019! > > When using the EntryClient to do the data entry, because the volume is relatively big, we split the work into 3 pieces and 3 data entry persons worked on their own part. > > My question is how we can combine the 3 parts of the data together. > > Thank you very much! > > Best Regards > Tina

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