Hello!Can you attached the file for me to figure out the problem for you.

Regards Mensah

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca To: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:46:21 +0200 Subject: [EpiData-list] Export to SPSS requires 2 stage procedure Hello users and developers,

I am using Epidata Entry 3.1 27 Jan 2008 on Windows XP Pro SP3. I have date entered in .REC files. When I perform the export function using the drop down menus, it does so fine, but the .SPS and .TXT files created are all blank. If I try re-exporting (with Epidata Entry still open), and error message pops up: "...data still in use..." or something like that. A successful data export to SPSS is only possible if I complete quite Epidata Entry and and start a new instance to perform the export procedure once again.

Could somone please verify this for me, and if so please explain what is going on. It is quite frustrating that to have to do export in 2 stages.

Thanks, Shuaib

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca To: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:18:23 +1300 Subject: [EpiData-list] Dealing with 'Ongoing' duration in epicurves I would appreciate it if those working with outbreaks could reply about how they enter and display "ongoing" duration of illness. I have been given an Excel sheet to analyse in Epidata. For this outbreak people were asked the date and time when they became unwell and the date and time when they felt better. There is a calculated field in the spreadsheet that calculates duration in days (date better - date unwell), but for some people this is empty because "ongoing" has been entered as text in the "date better" field. I want to modify the Excel sheet so I include those people with 'ongoing' illness in an epidemic curve.

I thought I could enter a date sometime in the future instead of 'ongoing' This would mean the duration days would not be blank, but a number of days well beyond the maximum value for those whose illness is finished. What do others do?

thanks

Christine

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