[EpiData-list] CHK file with calculations does not work as it did in EpiInfo

Hi,

I wonder if someone can spot the syntax problem in this CHK file for the Beck Depression inventory. I've struggled for hours to get it to work the way it did under Epi Info. Basically, there are three conditions in an IF statement. I've tried with the two simple conditions alone and the script works (condition at the beginning & at the end). Combining conditions always gives the 'atrisk' calculated variable the answer "N". Is there a limitation or syntax difference in Epidata??

Here's the syntax. thanks for the help.

BEFORE FILE DEFINE TOTALPG1 ## GLOBAL DEFINE TOTALPG2 ## GLOBAL DEFINE varID #### END

AFTER RECORD TOTALPG1=N1SAD+N2DISCOURA+N3FAILURE+N4SATISFAC+N5GUILT+N6PUNISHED+N7DISAPPOI+N8SELFCRIT+N9SUICIDE+N10CRY+N11IRRITAT TOTALPG2=N12INTPPL+N13DECISIO+N14LOOKWOR+N15CANWORK+N16SLEEP+N17TIRED+N18APPETIT+N19WEIGHT+N20WORRYHL+N21INTSEX TOTAL=TOTALPG1 + TOTALPG2 IF N9SUICIDE = 3 or (N9SUICIDE = 2 AND TOTAL >= 16) or TOTAL > 42 THEN ATRISK="Y" ELSE ATRISK="N" ENDIF END

idnum MUSTENTER REPEAT AFTER ENTRY VarID=IDNUM END END

total NOENTER END

atrisk NOENTER END

n1sad RANGE 0 3 END

etc. for the other variables

John LeBlanc __________________________________________________________

John C. LeBlanc, MD, MSc, FRCPC Associate Professor Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Community Health and Epidemiology Dalhousie University

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