Re: EpiData-list Digest, Vol 103, Issue 7
Hi Hans This also doesn't work. I also exported the file, 1065 records, into excel and when I tried to copy and import it into epidata analysis immediately, the software shut down immediately. It only works with 50 records.
Thanks Mohammed
On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 7:00 PM, epidata-list-request@lists.umanitoba.cawrote:
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Mohd:
Have you tried to start everything again from scratch, ie, doing a reinstall of EpiData Analysis? I know, last-resort proposal, but it doesn't seem that anything else anybody proposes is fixing it, thus let's hope it is just some corrupt file.
Hans
On 23-May-12 19:08, epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca wrote:
Hi Rod There are no deleted records
Thanks Mohd
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It is worth having a look at the file in an editor. If you are not going to save it again, even Word will do, but change the font to Courier. You should see the header information all lined up and then the data all lined up with maximum 80 characters per line. It is pretty easy to see if the file is corrupted (e.g. it got only partially copied from somewhere or was edited with something like Word.
I do this all the time if I have a problem with a data file and the problem has always been one of the following:
- The data came from EpiInfo - EpiInfo forgives a lot of errors in data
sets and won't tell you about them 2. There is garbage part of the way through the file - indicates a disk error or that the computer was shut off before the file was completely saved 3. There is an extra blank line at the end or the very last line is not complete or has extra spaces at the end
Of course, if any of those are true, Epidata Entry won't read the file either.
The other potential problem is a corrupt .chk file, although there is a pretty clear error message about that in my experience.
Good luck...
(by the way, a few of us are quite able to diagnose a .rec file problem, but that means sending your data to a stranger)
Jamie
On 2012-05-24, Hans wrote:
Mohd:
Have you tried to start everything again from scratch, ie, doing a
reinstall of EpiData Analysis? I know, last-resort proposal, but it doesn't seem that anything else anybody proposes is fixing it, thus let's hope it is just some corrupt file.
Hans
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On 05/23/2012 07:22 AM, epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca wrote:
Which command should I use so that when the "child" record opens, it automatically opens a new blank record (child).
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Depends on your definition of relate. But Ctrl+N should make a new record.
If your relate is a 1-1 there can be only one record in the child file per id.
regards Jens Lauritsen
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Do you have text fields in the data - especially fields that may contain special characters?
You can import a lot of data from excel - for example, I just loaded a test data set with 4401 records:
Loading data from clipboard, please wait... First line: (clipboard) id n m q r w t u c d e f g h i j k l m Separator: Tab (tab: 79236)(semicolon: 0)(comma: 0)(space: 0) Lines: 4402 (incl. field names) File name :from clipboard Fields: 19 Total records: 4401 Included: 4401
I you can import 50 lines, then I suspect there is a problem with one of the records that follows.
if you want me to try to diagnose the problem, you can send your .rec and .chk files to me
charlesknightsbridge (at) gmail.com
I'll have a look and then delete everything, including the e-mail.
Jamie
On 2012-05-27, Mohammed wrote:
I also exported the file, 1065 records, into excel and when I tried to copy and import it into epidata analysis immediately, the software shut down immediately. It only works with 50 records.
Thanks
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