Re: [EpiData-list] substring in data entry check file

The Check function is COPY - works the same as SUBSTR in Analysis

id = copy(firstname,1,1)+lastname(1,1)

Jamie

On 2010-11-21, David wrote:

Thanks. Sorry, I was not clear in my original post. I need to do this in the chk file during data entry, not during analysis. I see that substr() is available in analysis, but does not seem to be available for chk files during data entry. What I would like to do is something like:

• example.qes

firstname A______ lastname A______ id A__

• example.chk

lastname AFTER ENTRY LET id=firstname[1,1] + lastname[1,1] END

Then if I enter Fred Bloggs I get id="FB"

David