June 2021 - EpiData-list - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

EpiData support
by EpiData development and support 26 Jun '21

26 Jun '21

I would like to thank Jens, Torsten and Jamie for their stirling work. I am facilitator of an online module (part of the PGDPH) at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. We have about 750 students enrolled for the module (620 just completed and 130 will be starting on Monday in a second offering) and we decided to use EpiData as the software of choice for data entry and management for all the good reasons that people know about. Many of the students use Apple Mac computers and, of these, an increasing number are using Catalina or Big Sur as their OS. When our first module started 8 weeks ago several students using Catalina really struggled to install and use EpiData; most had to then borrow or buy a Windows computer to do the 1 week modulette on EpiData. I contacted Jens, about ten days ago, and two days ago I received a reply that he would be upgrading the current public release to assist our students. This adds an enormous amount of value as more and more students in Africa are working with Apple Mac computers, and it is reassuring for us that EpiData will continue to be developed and upgraded for the benefit of these students. Many thanks gentlemen! Brendan Girdler-Brown +27 (0)11 477 7865 +27 (0) 66 077 1295

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New Epidata Analysis 3.2.0.0 Dark Editor Background
by EpiData development and support 23 Jun '21

23 Jun '21

Dear Jens and Team, Congratulations Great release (RC1) We devote lot of time in Editor also for meaningful output. Please incorporate the function of “Adjust the colour of the Editor background also”. e.g. #000000 is black. Regards, Shavinder Singh

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New versions of Manager, EntryClient and Analysis
by EpiData development and support 23 Jun '21

23 Jun '21

Dear all From today you will find on the website at http://www.epidata.dk/download.php The new public release versions are: EpiData Manager and EntryClient version 4.6.0.6 EpiData Analysis version 3.2.0.0 The main new aspect is that Analysis now has a dialogue as an assisting tool for creating analysis commands with most options for frequencies, tables, describe and ctable. Find this in the menu point "Analysis". In addition the whole principle of development is in re-design, such that future updates should be easier to manage within the project. You should notice that the current release versions will be the final ones for 32 bit systems (older computers). The reason is that the maintenance of all possible aspects for as well 32 and 64 bit versions for as well Windows, Linux and Mac OS has become too cumbersome. The 32 bit versions (4.6.0.6 or 3.2.0.0) will remain downloadable from the page: http://www.epidata.dk/download32.php In short time the main download page will be adapted to contain only 64 bit versions and links to Classic EpiData and the 32 bit versions. The adaptation will also complete updating of other aspects, e.g. content of "latest changes" files. Thanks to the implementation and development of principles by Torsten Christiansen and Jamie Hockin (struggling with Mac aspects), plus guidance from Hans Rieder and coordination/managing efforts by myself the project continues. Without the continued comments and downloads that we can see from all users we would not be motivated to continue, so thanks for that. The current aim is to include all functions available in classic EpiData.(whether to include "before/after blocks" will be decided later). After our summer period here (july-august) development will continue with graphs in analysis and other aspects. best wishes Jens Lauritsen Initiator and Coordinator of EpiData Software Denmark

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EpiData and Apple Mac
by EpiData development and support 22 Jun '21

22 Jun '21

Good day, In our University we run a course on-line and students learn how to use EpiData as well as Stata during the course. We encountered a problem with the students who use Apple Mac computers and who are using Catalina OS. It appears that EpiData does not run properly in Catalina environment. They can download and install a beta version but that does not allow saving, for example, or export to Stata; so they are unable to submit assignments requiring the preparation of questionnaires, data entry or export to Stata. It affects about 20 of our 600 students. Does anyone have any solution to suggest?

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