"I looked for in several chk commands but didnt figure out a solution yet. Isit possible, when the cursor is at the name field and a type "Mary", EpiData shows all the "Mary" already in the rec file, so I could pick one of them ....."

Look in helpfile for EpiData Entry under "Autosearch" AUTOSEARCH Autosearch is a look-up function that checks the remaining data file for records with certain data. Look-up can be defined to be on one field or a combination of several fields.

Let us know on the list your solution - and experiences

Regards Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association