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problem in digits
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 23 Dec '13

23 Dec '13

Dear EpiData-list: When I build a "qus" file as following: cnid chinaidno ################## But I have the trouble when I enter the data, it always appears wrong number at the last two digits. For example: I want to enter the data as 221133445566778899. But the last two digit”99” will change to some other digits such as 34 or other,randomly. How can I solve the problem? Your sincerely MingQiu CHEN

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Mac question
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 17 Dec '13

17 Dec '13

Dear EpiData-list, I am having trouble running EpiData on my Mac. I have downloaded the version of EpiData for Macs, and used the directions in "readme.txt". I double click on runManager.command and then on startManager.app. The double click on startManager.app is always followed by an error message. I've tried several times, as has a student on her own Mac. We always receive the error message and cannot run the program. Is there a fix or workaround for this? Apologies if this has been asked before, we were not able to find a solution that worked on the archive. Thank you so much for your help. Best regards, Sara Smith UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

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Prepare double entry in EpiData Manager v1.4.3.3
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 10 Dec '13

10 Dec '13

I have been attempting to use the above feature on a 64 bit Windows 7 professional machine but using the standard 32 bit version of the software (as most users in the organisation still have 32 bit machines), together with EpiData Entry Client v1.4.3.2. My understanding is that the process should work in the same way with this software as with EpiData Entry v3.1. Namely, in Manager create the duplicate project file using the "Prepare Double Entry" and then in EpiData Entry Client to open that duplicate project file and enter data, at which point any discrepancy between what is entered the second time compared to that entered first time should result in a message window listing possible actions the data enterer can undertake. First, I note that in Epidata Manager, no menu appears to select the ID field on which to compare the two files, so that data therefore needs to be entered in the same order in the duplicate file as was done in the original file (which seems to me to be a limitation). Second, upon opening the duplicate file in EpiData Entry Client, there is no message confirming that comparison is being made between the original and the duplicate and indeed, regardless of what data is entered in the duplicate file, no message window appears when there is a discrepancy between that entered in the original and that entered in the duplicate file. I feel like I must be missing something. Could somebody please enlighten. Regards, 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 Public Health England, 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 by Symantec.Cloud, but please re-sweep any attachments before opening or saving. http://www.gov.uk/PHE **************************************************************************

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How to have correct legend in Epi Analysis 2.2.2. (Build 182)
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

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Problem with export to Excel
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 29 Nov '13

29 Nov '13

Hello everybody I just started to work with EpiData-Manager v1.4.2 this week. I was able to create a data entry form (questionnaire) and did start with data Input. After having finished the data entry of 3 patientforms I tried to export the data into an Excel-sheet (CSV-file). The problem is, that I am not able to fill in an excel-table properly. Instead of filling each heading into a seperate column in the excel-sheet everything is put into the first cell in the first column and separeted with a comma. More or less the same thing happens if I try to export my data with DDI. The only difference is that instead of commas the space-bar is used to separate the data in the line. Furthermore, some data is copied twice into the exported file. I will add a Word-document with screenshots, so your able to see what I'm referring to. I'd like to ask if you could help me to solve the problem (as a note: the same happend when I tried to export data out of the example form that was included in the download). Thanks in advance. Kind regards Sabine Kuster University Hospital Basel © 2013 MicrosoftTérminos

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(updated)questions about manager
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 26 Nov '13

26 Nov '13

Dear friends, some questions: 1) the length of the string in the generated .sps file is always 3 times the definition of the length of the string in Manager. for example: VL3 27-35(A) S1 145-204(A) in .sps but the length of S1 is 20 and that of VL3 is 3 in sample.v2.epx 2) How do I use the mssing values defined in Valuelabel Editor to set the missing values of the variables in SPSS? 3) Can I define the values of boolean type variables as 1 or 0? Thanks for your help advance! EpiData Manager Program Version: 1.5.0.10 r684 Core version: 1.5 r767 FPC Version: 2.6.2 Platform: i386-Win32 Filename: D:\Down-Software\EpiData\epidatamanager.scripting.1.5.0.10.win.32\youth.epz XML Version: 3 Field count: 199 Record count: 1 -- Best Regards, Richard Zhou

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questions about manager
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 26 Nov '13

26 Nov '13

Dear friends, some questions: 1) the length of the string is always 60 in the generated .sps file. for example: S1 145-204(A) but the length of S1 is 20 in sample.v2.epx 2) How do I use the mssing values defined in Valuelabel Editor to set the missing values of the variables in SPSS? 3) Can I define the values of boolean type variables as 1 or 0? Thanks for your help advance! EpiData Manager Program Version: 1.5.0.10 r684 Core version: 1.5 r767 FPC Version: 2.6.2 Platform: i386-Win32 Filename: D:\Down-Software\EpiData\epidatamanager.scripting.1.5.0.10.win.32\youth.epz XML Version: 3 Field count: 199 Record count: 1 -- Best Regards, Richard Zhou

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want help
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 01 Nov '13

01 Nov '13

I use EpiData 3.1. In one of my projects I encountered a strange problem: The qes file contains 78 variables in total. Among them there are about 50 Y/N(1/0) variables. When I enter data into the rec file by EpiData and enter a series of "N"(0) for these Y/N variables ,the EpiData begins producing a prompting frame showing : "Access violation at addrss 00000000. Read of address 00000000." I have to hit the "OK" button repeatedly to make the prompting frames disappear. After they disappear, the program in chk file seems having stopped working. How can I enter my data normally?

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Test version of EpiData Manager (1.4.3.3) and EntryClient (1.4.3.2) released
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 01 Nov '13

01 Nov '13

Dear List. Today we have released new test version of Manager and EntryClient. This is a minor update on the release from last week, where we identified and fixed a small number of issues. We have had no comment on the new .lock file system during the week and if no further issues arise in the comming week we intend to release these version as the next stable release. The changes for this test release are: Both: * A text change during save and the .lock file is missing. * Fixed a bug related to non-ASCII characters in filename/path EpiData Manager: * Added a delimiter option to SPSS Export. * Changed naming of exports/double entry/backup to include current cycle number. * "Count-by-id" report updated to work on fields with same name, but different types. * Spelling corrections. The download is available from: http://epidata.dk/testing.php Kind regards, Torsten B. Christianse & Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association, Denmark.

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New test versions of EpiData Manager and EpiData EntryClient
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 28 Oct '13

28 Oct '13

Dear All. Today we have released new test versions of both EpiData Manager (1.4.3.2) and EpiData EntryClient (1.4.3.1). This release has two major focus points: 1) Handling the case where two users/programs tries to open the same file. 2) Make forms/windows behave uniformly in regards to storing position & size, and closing using shortcuts. In addition a number of minor issue have been fixed and added: With regards to (1) we have implemented a new principle to handle the case where two programs wants to access the same file simultaneously. This is done by maintaining a lock file (taking the name of the project file and adding a .lock as suffix), which contains the locking information. Keep in mind that this does not prevent two users from overwriting the same project file, but the programs have a much better chance of detecting a possible problem before it even arises. We have tested the lock file system extensively and found it more reliable than the current method, which basically just checks the timestamp of the project. However since it is a very new feature some issues may still exist so if you experience any problems please report the problems on this mailing list or to the bugtracker: http://www.epidata.info/flyspray/ The complete list of changes Both programs: * All forms can be closed using ESC, and positions & sizes are kept on close. * Added a shortcut to browse data (Ctrl + D or Cmd + D) * The list of recent files is kept up-to-date, even if both programs are opened at the same time. * A short message is given when copying the version information to clipboard. Manager: * Changed shortcut for "Extend Page" (Ctrl + Enter, Cmd + Enter) * Default field length for Integer field changed to 1 (was 2) * Other minor text changes in reports. EntryClient: * Added shortcut to Print and Print With Data. Please report comments and errors on this list, including version of the software in which you found the error. The software is available from : http://www.epidata.dk/testing.php If no major errors or bugs are reported the version 1.4.3 will replace the current public download version. Regards Torsten Christiansen and Jens Lauritsen Epidata Association, Denmark

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