[EpiData-list] quesitons re Browse and Read/Close

I just started using Epidata. In my first Browse I could not move the screen completely to the right to see the command. Is there a limit to the number of characters the screen can display on any given line?

Also, I did not follow why the Read opened this file, and then I could not close it?

read "c:\epi_info\hosp\hsample.mdb malformed string . read "c:\epi_info\hosp\hsample.mdb" No, data will be lost - Close first . close read "c:\epi_info\hosp\hsample.mdb" Syntax error

Thanks Marc L.A.