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Online Training in epidata anlayisis
by EpiData development and support 08 Feb '21

08 Feb '21

Dear Jens A request. Could you or any of the resource people make a short podcast on the use of the updated epidata analysis? Or are there any resources available for this online i/ we can access Thanks in advance Thambu

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Command Select
by EpiData development and support 08 Feb '21

08 Feb '21

Thank you for your response. Example with my own file. .freq castem; castem ----------- N ----------- 1 153 2 150 3 632 ----------- Total 935 ----------- .select castem<>3 do; Selecting, please wait... (303 of 935 selected) .begin; ==> No operative (idem begin without < ; >) ERROR: Line 1: Syntax error at pos 7: ERROR: Unexpected end of line! Perhaps a ";" is missing? .freq castem; ==> no selection... castem ----------- N ----------- 1 153 2 150 3 632 ----------- Total 935 ----------- .select castem=1 do drop data; ==> objective : keep codage 1 Selecting, please wait... (153 of 935 selected) (153 observations dropped) .freq castem; ==> Selection code<> 1 (link avec drop data ?) castem ----------- N ----------- 2 150 3 632 ----------- Total 782 ----------- And an another (and last) question : how to delete the current selection? Thank you. Bernard Branger, Nantes, France

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New analysis
by EpiData development and support 06 Feb '21

06 Feb '21

Hello, For training, I'm trying to understand the new version of "Analysis". A few comments : - The command "freq var ! r;" (as shown in the guide) doesn't work, but "freq var ! pr" is OK. Strictly speaking and on the educational plan, the percentages presented with "freq" are in columns : "freq var ! c;" or "freq var ! pc;" would be more logical. - To select a part of the file, I noted, (as an example for a frequency) the command "select (var1 <3) do freq var2 ! pr;". Should we repeat with each command "select (var1 <3) do"? Is there a way, like the old "select", to select part of the file for further commands? - The command (example) "select (var1 = 3) do var1: = 2;" is quite complicated compared to that "if ... then ...." - How to create a new numeric variable with 3 digits and 2 decimal places? As in the old "define var ###. ##"? - When will the "regress" commands and the graph commands (including scatter with a regression line as in the old "Epi-Info" ...? Thank you for your help. Bernard BRANGER - 44000 NANTES - France

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Happy (belated) New Year 2021
by EpiData development and support 14 Jan '21

14 Jan '21

Happy (belated) New Year 2021 Dear Jens and Epidata Team,                         There is absolute silence on the list. I hope Covid 19 impact is waning away and New Epidata Analysis development is in progress. Any news!! Shavinder Singh  

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Re: [EpiData-list] Epidata 4.6.0.4 SPSS-Export
by EpiData development and support 15 Dec '20

15 Dec '20

Dear Michael, thank you for this hint! That makes things much easier. If someone nevertheless needs it, I attach a spss syntax, that produces a list of string variables in the datafile and than deletes all leading and ending quotation marks (the first and the last character) in these string variables. It can be included in the spss import syntax. Best Regards, Juergen Am 15.12.2020 um 10:32 schrieb EpiData development and support: > Dear Juergen, > this is right, the SPSS-Export doesn't work right. The used SPSS- > Command "data list" is a lit bit out of date and could not handle > qualifiers for Textvariables. > > This is a workaround: > Do the SPSS-Export. > Afterwards do a second export, the "CSV-Export", and overwrite the > existing file. > In the Specifications for the CSV-Export you can disable/delete the > Quote Character. > Greetings > Michael > > Am 15.12.2020 10:08 schrieb EpiData development and support: >> Dear all, >> >> I have a little problem with the SPSS-Export of the Epidata-Files. >> When you export string variables, you can specify the variable >> delimiter (e.g. "|") but not the text delimiter. The result is a csv >> file, that is imported in SPSS with quotation marks at the start and >> the end of every string variable, even if the variable is empty. I >> found no way to delete these quotation marks during the spss import >> process except with a quite complicated macro. >> >> Is it possible to change the SPSS export? >> >> Kind Regards, >> >> Juergen Spiegel >> >> >> -- >> *********************************************************** >> Freiburger Institut fuer angewandte Sozialwissenschaft e.V. >> FIFAS >> Erasmusstr. 16, D-79098 Freiburg >> >> Telefon: +49-761-288364 >> Fax: +49-761-2927493 >> Web: http://www.fifas.de >> E-Mail: info(a)fifas.de >> >> _______________________________________________ >> EpiData-list mailing list >> EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca >> http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list > _______________________________________________ > EpiData-list mailing list > EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list -- *********************************************************** Freiburger Institut fuer angewandte Sozialwissenschaft e.V. FIFAS Erasmusstr. 16, D-79098 Freiburg Telefon: +49-761-288364 Fax: +49-761-2927493 Web: http://www.fifas.de E-Mail: info(a)fifas.de

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Epidata 4.6.0.4 SPSS-Export
by EpiData development and support 15 Dec '20

15 Dec '20

Dear all, I have a little problem with the SPSS-Export of the Epidata-Files. When you export string variables, you can specify the variable delimiter (e.g. "|") but not the text delimiter. The result is a csv file, that is imported in SPSS with quotation marks at the start and the end of every string variable, even if the variable is empty. I found no way to delete these quotation marks during the spss import process except with a quite complicated macro. Is it possible to change the SPSS export? Kind Regards, Juergen Spiegel -- *********************************************************** Freiburger Institut fuer angewandte Sozialwissenschaft e.V. FIFAS Erasmusstr. 16, D-79098 Freiburg Telefon: +49-761-288364 Fax: +49-761-2927493 Web: http://www.fifas.de E-Mail: info(a)fifas.de

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Issue with upwards shifting variables working from different computers
by EpiData development and support 16 Oct '20

16 Oct '20

Dear all, Could someone help us out with an issue regarding the change of layout of an EpiData file every time we open in EpiData manager/EntryClient on different computers? This issue occurs every time we edit the file in a different computer, as we are two persons working on the same file/project on different computer. More specifically, we noticed that the layout shifts upwards when you open the same file in on another computer. These upwards shifts of variables results in the (visual or complete?) loss of the created variables. This also makes the input of data through EntryClient challenging (because you don’t see all the variables anymore). Has this issue been encountered before? And would someone have a solution? All help would be much appreciated! Many thanks

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Update of most recent public version of Analysis (due to error in the editor)
by EpiData development and support 03 Jul '20

03 Jul '20

Dear All Unfortunately there was an undisclosed bug in the public version released last week of new Analysis. One could exit Analysis without being asked to save an unsaved pgm file in the editor. This is now fixed. The most recent public version is therefore: _Manager_ *v4.6.0.2* _EntryClient_ *v4.6.0.2* _Analysis_ *v3.0.0.1* And the combined one for Windows: setup.all-in-one.4.6.0.5.exe The lacking finding of the error has been added to the pre-test for coming analysis. best wishes and apologies. Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association, Denmark

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SPSS Export
by EpiData development and support 03 Jul '20

03 Jul '20

Dear Torsten, dear Jens, Epidata-Manager does the SPSS-Export in a indirect way. A SPSS-Syntax-File and a CSV-Data-File are created. You have to run the Syntax in SPSS to create a SPSS-Datafile. This is the current proceeding. For this proceeding I have some questions: - Is it very hard to create a SPSS-Datafile at once? - Why is the SPSS-CSV-Data-Export-File different to a direct CSV-Data-Export-File? The Structure is different. In my opinion it will be easier and a clear way to have ONE (adjustible) CSV-Data-Export-File. For that I recommend to replace the second Tab in " Tools/Export.../Type: SPSS 'SPSS-Options' " with the 'CSV-Options' (except for "Export Value Labels" because this is a great advantage of EpiData! Perhaps this Item stands better one the first Tab.) - Is it possible to change the default given SPSS-Syntax? The "Data List"-Command still works, but it is a little bit out of date. It does not work with the qualifier for Textvariables. So you have to edit the csv-File or have to write a new Syntax. "GET DATA" is the current Command. With kind regards Michael

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Epidata 3.1 - Not Showing Correct Date
by EpiData development and support 02 Jul '20

02 Jul '20

Good morning. I received a ticket from one of our Epidata users. The user is using Epidata 3.1. According to her, the data entry sheets usually self-populate with the correct date. However, it seems to be stuck on 20/04/2020. Please see attached. Troubleshooting done: 1. Clear personalization and profile. 2. Re-install the software. Info: 1. There are 2 users of Epidata in this department. The 2 of them are experiencing this. 2. They are using VDI pool to access Epidata. What do you think is the problem and how it can be resolved. Thank you. Noel Bermejo Technical Analyst - Information Technology Yorkton Regional Health Centre - Yorkton Saskatchewan Health Authority | 306-786-0159 This email message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. It is intended only for the addressee(s). Any unauthorized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you are not a named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this email. Please notify the sender immediately by email if you have received this email by mistake and delete this email from your system.

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