Hi, This is fine but I want to have a field in the middle of the form that determines whether to stop and save the record and return to File A or to relate to another file.

If the value is 1 save and return. If the value is 2 continue entering data.

v4 AFTER ENTRY IF V4 = 2 THEN RELATE id fileC ELSE GOTO WRITE ENDIF END

But this (GOTO WRITE) doesn't quite work. Epidata saves the record ok, and returns to File a but then somehow returns to File b in Read Only mode. My structure is exactly as below. I'd like to stay in file a. Note, F10 does not work in this case. I have to use mouse to close. Thanks....Edward

------- Ziad asked: How to go for new record if you have two parts in EpiData?

/ I have database made of two parts. When we finish data entry in "part 2",

/>/ instead of moving to new record file, and we expect to see part 1, we get />/ new record file in part 2. />/ /I assume the situation is this: a. enter data into file A b. at latest field in file A perform a relate to file B based on unique ID c. continue with more data in B d. at last field in file B you wish to continue with next record in file A.

IF you specify in file A last field: after entry relate id fileB end

Then after entering last field in file B you will have a new record in file B, but if you instead:

after entry relate id fileB 1 end

then only one record will be entered in file B and you will return to file A

Example: qes files: file a: id <IDNUM> v1 first field # v2 date <dd/mm/yyyy> v3 relate #

file b: id ##### v1 first field # v2 date <dd/mm/yyyy> v3 relate #

Chk files: file a: id KEY UNIQUE 1 END

v3 AFTER ENTRY RELATE id fileb 1 END END

file b: id KEY UNIQUE 1 END

Kind regards Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association