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Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 11:01 AM
To: Steven S Yoon
Subject: File: "EPI-INFO LOG0103C"
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Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 10:05:16 +0500
Reply-To: Epi Info Discussion Group Approach suggested by Kevin Sullivan =
is the best way to 'see' a list of variables. Following is =
strategy you can print out the list, change font, format =
etc. However, the list * command does work =
for al the variables and not just first 15. I tried it on a file =
with 145 variables and it worked. The problem arises when you =
have a lot of data in your file, then the top part of the output going =
to your screen gets truncated due to memory limitations. Azfar Siddiqi M.B.B.S, M.Sc.
Phone: 9221-48594899
Official: Yes
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Its impossible, in the epi6
Carlos; I am afraid at present there is no Macro Substitiution available in Analysis (this function hopefully will be added by the Developers to a future update in Epi2000). Although limited in the area of Macro Substitution you can still use the value saved in the Variable. Below you can see how I used the Dialog in the Menu, and a Select in Analysis. Best Marc dialog "Enter the First Date to include mm/dd/yyyy (to select all dates enter 1/01/1900)", tdate1 From the PGM in Analysis select cdob >= tdate1 and cdob <= tdate2
Senior Instructor
Department of Community Health =
Sciences
The Aga Khan University
P.O. Box 3500
Karachi 74800
Pakistan.
9221-4930051 Ext. 4899
E-mail: azfar.siddiqi@aku.edu
Budget code: 611
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Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 11:17:03 +0000
Reply-To: Epi Info Discussion Group
From: Jorge Esquivel =
[SMTP:jmesquivel@CONSUSALUD.COM.AR]
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 4:31 AM
To: EPI-INFO@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: =
[EPI-INFO] List more than 15 =
variables
the LIST *,=A0=A0=A0=A0 or the LIST FIELD1 TO =
FIELD 55 command
only show the first 15 variables
It's independent of the set page or the set =
plines command
That appear as limitation of the analysis =
program
=A0
Thank you
Jorge
Argentina
Los Angeles County
From the MNU
dialog "Enter the Last Date to include mm/dd/yyyy (to select all dates enter 1/01/2100", tdate2
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Thanks for your insights, Marc. Your note points out that there are = many=20 types of Epi Info users. However, I am still concerned that Epi2000 may = have=20 over-shot its mark. We are many years away from universal broadband = access,=20 still stuck in the trenches of voice-band, most of the time. And the = wide-spread=20 use of 1 GHz machines with better than floppy transportable storage is = still=20 many years away. (My opinion: EI2K is less than fully functional on = slower, less=20 capable machines.) The future certainly brings the need for the = applications you=20 suggest, but most of us a stuck with present hardware limitations and = modest=20 software expertise. Bottom line: I still would rather have an Epi Info = for=20 Windows that does a few things reliably and well. I think it is = essential for=20 CDC to support the development of the proposed EI7W, and to do this with = external funding to the EpiData development team. This, of course, is = just my=20 opinion, and others may differ.
With respect,
Bud Gerstman
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------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C0AEAE.A1F7FBA0-- ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 15:51:47 EST Reply-To: Epi Info Discussion GroupFrom:=20 Marc=20 StrassburgSent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 = 9:43=20 AMSubject: Re: [EPI-INFO] Future = of Epi=20 Info - REC VS MDBGreetings:
REC vs MDB
As a longtime Epi5 and 6 user/developer, I strongly endorse CDC's = decision=20 to move to an ODBC database which is in common use.
Here at the Los Angeles County Health Department we place a = large=20 number of databases onto our Internet or Intranet. It is = easy for us=20 to develop an MDB in Epi2000 and then place it on our server and = hit it=20 with a CGI application. (Although Access may not be as = robust=20 as 'Industrial Strength' DB's such as SQL7/2000, Oracle, Sybase, = etc,=20 ---for small web based querry applications it serves quite well.).
Best
Marc
L.A.
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From: azfar.siddiqi [mailto:azfar.siddiqi@AKU.EDU]
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 2:34 AM
To: EPI-INFO@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: Re: [EPI-INFO] Limitations of list commandNo, it isn't. Type (list *) without parentheses and your computer will run the list command for all variables in the dataset.
Azfar Siddiqi M.B.B.S, M.Sc.
Senior Instructor
Department of Community Health Sciences
The Aga Khan University
P.O. Box 3500
Karachi 74800
Pakistan.Phone: 9221-48594899
9221-4930051 Ext. 4899
E-mail: azfar.siddiqi@aku.eduOfficial: Yes
Budget code: 611
-----Original Message-----
From: Jorge Esquivel [SMTP:jmesquivel@CONSUSALUD.COM.AR]
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 4:46 AM
To: EPI-INFO@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: [EPI-INFO] Limitations of list commandHello!
Does anybody know if the LIST command is limited to 15 variables??
Thank you
Jorge Esquivel
Buenos Aires
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From: Dr. Shavinder Singh [mailto:shav123@SATYAM.NET.IN]
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 11:02 AM
To: EPI-INFO@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: [EPI-INFO] Future of Epi infoA user's viewpoint -Epi info ver 5 and 6 have been with us for a decade. We have been hoping of an upgrade in the near future. All of us users know that Epi info really became usable only after ver 5 onwards. We are seeing the similar teething problems with Epi info 2000. Very few among us have jumped into the bandwagon. This new release needs time to settle the bugs. I am not a technical person. However being a user I have two humble suggestions-1. An upgrade of Epi info 6.04 (written in turbo pascal) should be developed in windows version. Many friends have named it EI7 for windows. This should be developed fast.2. Epi info 2000 can be a another software with enhanced features. This can be developed subsequently.Frankly it is not convenient to use one software for data entry, another for analysis and a third one for printing the formatted reports.Andy Dean and his team did a marvelous job all these years, single handedly. They need our support in whatever form it can be.Epi info 6.04 is really doing good job on our old 386 machines. For my field work it has lot of good features. I want this legacy to remain alive and prosper. I request Andy Dean to let us know the current status of development of the next upgrades.Once again I extend my full support to the Epi info Developer Team at CDC.Yours Sincerely,Dr. Shavinder SinghDeptt. of Community MedicineChristian Medical College,Ludhiana. - 141008PunjabIndia.
Using SPSS, save your data file as a = database file (.dbf) and then read it in EPI2000.
Azfar Siddiqi M.B.B.S, M.Sc.
Department of Community Health =
Sciences
The Aga Khan University
P.O. Box 3500
Karachi 74800
Pakistan.
Phone: 9221-48594899
9221-4930051 Ext. 4899
E-mail: azfar.siddiqi@aku.edu
Official: Yes
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Message-----
From: Cristian Baicus =
[SMTP:cbaicus@YAHOO.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 9:16 AM
To: EPI-INFO@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: =
Re: [EPI-INFO] You are now =
subscribed to the EPI-INFO list
How can I analyze in EpiInfo 2000 a =
SPSS database?
Thank you.
Cristian Baicus at =
cbaicus@yahoo.com
Sure, I came up with the idea so I will = assist.
Nkuchia
Nkuchia M. M'ikanatha, DrPH, MPH
Communicable Disease Surveillance =
Epidemiologist
Division of Communicable Diseases
Bureau of Epidemiology
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Health and Welfare Building
P.O. Box 90
Harrisburg, PA 17108
Phone: (717) 787 3350 Fax: (717) 722 6975
Email: nmikanatha@state.pa.us <mailto:nmikanatha@state.pa.us=
>
"William Farr had abiding faith that natural =
laws govern the occurrence of a disease, that laws can be discovered by =
epidemiologic inquiry and that when discovered, the cause of epidemic =
admit to a great extent of remedy." Alexander D. =
Langmuir.
-----Original Message-----
From: Yoon, Steven S [mailto:say7@CDC.GOV]
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 10:46 AM
To: EPI-INFO@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: [EPI-INFO] Request for assistance in =
developing a FAQ
Dear Colleagues:
The Epi Info Development Team is in the process of =
developing a FAQ for Epi
Info. Several people have volunteered on the list to =
assist in the
development of a FAQ. I would like to solicit their =
assistance. Please
contact me at syoon@cdc.gov if you want to be a part =
of this process.
Thanks.
Steven Yoon, ScD, MPH
Deputy
Epi Info Development Team
syoon@cdc.gov
770-488-8490
Rob;
Sorry about that... The one I was referring to and which we used during the training was The Birth Certificate Data Analysis & Presentation System which was developed in EpiInfo 2000. The other 3 applications are all Epi6, and feel free to download these as well.
Best
Marc Strassburg
Los Angeles
I totally agree with Lucas Gonza and = Chris Green. The ANALYSIS module in Epi 6 is a wonderful program, = and it would be a shame if it became rendered useless because a faster = computer and a different operating system do not support it.
There is urgent need to 'upgrade' the = Epi 6. It wouldn't be a bad idea to keep the DOS based Epiinfo = running in parallel to the Epi 2000, after the bugs are hammered out of the later.
Azfar Siddiqi M.B.B.S, M.Sc.
Department of Community Health =
Sciences
The Aga Khan University
Karachi 74800
Pakistan.
E-mail: azfar.siddiqi@aku.edu
Official: Yes
-----Original =
Message-----
From: cgreen =
[SMTP:cgreen@WEBSPINNERS.CA]
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 6:55 PM
To: EPI-INFO@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: =
[EPI-INFO] Future of =
Epi-Info
I think that Lucas Gonza's comment =
that ANALYSIS is the priority module to
convert is exactly right. =
The Analysis module of Epi-Info 6.04 is
unequalled in terms of a balance =
between simplicity and power - it would
be a shame to lose this capacity as =
new and emerging operating systems
render the original Analysis program =
unusable. A restructured Analysis
Program paired with Epi-Data would =
likely meet 95% of the needs of most
users.
A restructured and more robust Report =
module would also be very useful,
especially in setting up turn key =
surveillance systems.
Chris Green
Manitoba Health Epidemiology =
Unit
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
V=
ery much agreeing
and welcoming the suggestion to urgent upgrade of EPI 6 DOS version as =
well as possible
contribution and feedback. =
How
about the EPITABLE module, which is really fantastic and can able to =
produce some
summary statistic without raw data that hardly can be obtained from =
some other
packages. While we are =
talking
about the future need of Epi-info, I really appreciate and grateful for =
the
EPI-INFO development team to make this package available in most =
user-friendly way.
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Epidemiology Unit
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Social and
Preventive Medicine
Faculty of =
Medicine,
University of Malaya
Tel: +603
79595773 (D) =
79594756
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-----Original
Message-----
From: azfar.siddiqi
[mailto:azfar.siddiqi@AKU.EDU]
Sent: Friday, March 09, =
2001 12:47
PM
To: =
EPI-INFO@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: Re: [EPI-INFO] =
Future of
Epi-Info
I totally =
agree with
Lucas Gonza and Chris Green. The ANALYSIS module in Epi 6 is a =
wonderful
program, and it would be a shame if it became rendered useless because =
a faster
computer and a different operating system do not support =
it.
There is =
urgent need to
'upgrade' the Epi 6. It wouldn't be a bad idea to keep the DOS =
based
Epiinfo running in parallel to the Epi 2000, after the bugs =
are
hammered out of the later.
Azfar Siddiqi =
M.B.B.S,
M.Sc. =
Department of Community Health =
Sciences
The Aga Khan =
University
Karachi 74800
Pakistan.
E-mail:<=
/font> azfar.siddiqi@aku.edu
Official: =
Yes
-----Original
Message-----
From: =
cgreen
[SMTP:cgreen@WEBSPINNERS.CA]
Sent: =
Thursday,
March 08, 2001 6:55 PM
To: &n=
bsp; EPI-INFO@LISTSE=
RV.CDC.GOV
Subject: &nb=
sp; [EPI-INFO]
Future of Epi-Info
I think that =
Lucas
Gonza's comment that ANALYSIS is the priority module =
to
convert is exactly right. =
The
Analysis module of Epi-Info 6.04 is
unequalled in terms of a balance between
simplicity and power - it would
be a shame to lose this capacity as new =
and
emerging operating systems
render the original Analysis program
unusable. A restructured Analysis
Program paired with Epi-Data would =
likely meet
95% of the needs of most
users.
A restructured =
and more
robust Report module would also be very useful,
especially in setting up turn key =
surveillance
systems. =
Chris =
Green
Manitoba Health Epidemiology =
Unit
Winnipeg, Manitoba, =
Canada
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From: Epi Info = Discussion Group=20 [mailto:EPI-INFO@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV]On Behalf Of = garywax
Sent:=20 Sunday, March 11, 2001 10:44 PM
To:=20 EPI-INFO@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: [EPI-INFO] reading data = from=20 excel or accessIn analyze, I can not get EPI INFO = 2000 to=20 read my excel or access data.Suggestions?
No, it isn't. Type (list *) = without parentheses and your computer will run the list command for all = variables in the dataset.
Azfar Siddiqi M.B.B.S, M.Sc.
Senior Instructor
Department of Community Health =
Sciences
The Aga Khan University
P.O. Box 3500
Karachi 74800
Pakistan.
Phone: 9221-48594899
9221-4930051 Ext. 4899
E-mail: azfar.siddiqi@aku.edu
Official: Yes
Budget code: 611
-----Original =
Message-----
From: Jorge Esquivel =
[SMTP:jmesquivel@CONSUSALUD.COM.AR]
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 4:46 AM
To: EPI-INFO@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: =
[EPI-INFO] Limitations of list =
command
Hello!
Does anybody know if the LIST command is =
limited to 15 variables??
=A0
Thank you
Jorge Esquivel
Buenos Aires
Il gruppo=20 italiano di epiinfo.it sta organizzando = alcuni corsi di=20 formazione iniziale e introduttivi all'uso del = software Epi Info 2000 integrato = con=20 EpiData (basato su Epi6 sotto Windows) in collaborazione con = l'Azienda Usl di=20 Ravenna, la Societ=E0 = Italiana per la=20 Qualit=E0 dell’Assistenza Sanitaria il Centro Residenziale = Universitario di Bertinoro = e il patrocinio = dell'Istituto Superiore di = Sanit=E0.=20
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Un singolo=20 corso di formazione iniziale ha la durata di tre giorni, la sede =E8 il = magnifico=20 Centro Residenziale=20 Universitario di Bertinoro (vicino= =20 Forl=EC). Si=20 effettuer=E0 in una aula=20 informatica e si accetter=E0 un numero di iscritti pari a quello dei = computer=20 disponibili, in modo che ciascun partecipante abbia a disposizione = un=20 proprio personal computer per svolgere le esercitazioni=20 pratiche.
Soggiorno
Il Centro Residenziale = Universitario di=20 Bertinoro, collocato in una millenaria rocca entro mura fortificate, = =E8=20 in grado di ospitare = in modo=20 confortevole tutti partecipanti. La quota di iscrizione al corso = comprende=20 due pernottamenti, la prima colazione e la colazione di lavoro dei tre = giorni di=20 corso.
Quota e=20 modalit=E0 di iscrizione
La quota di=20 iscrizione =E8 fissata in lire 970.000 (500 euro) comprensiva di due = pernottamenti=20 al Centro, colazione e pranzo per tre giorni. Chi intende iscriversi ai = corsi =E8=20 invitato a rispondere a questa e-mail o per fax al n.=20 178-2265679, altrimenti compilare=20 la scheda di preiscrizione entro il 30 aprile 2001. = Le modalit=E0 di pagamento e di iscrizione definitiva = verranno=20 comunicate dopo il ricevimento della notifica di pre-iscrizione. = Alla file=20 del corso verranno rilasciati fattura della quota di iscrizione e = attestato di=20 partecipazione.
Docente e=20 Programma del corso
Il = docente sar=E0 Pasquale = Falasca, gli=20 obiettivi didattici sono contenuti nel programma = del=20 corso.
Tempi
Il = corso di=20 formazione iniziale dura 3 giorni, gli orari: 9.00-13.00/ 14.30 18.30. = Eventuali=20 altri moduli di approfondimento, di una singola giornata, = saranno=20 comunicati con i relativi argomenti prima dell'iscrizione = definitiva. I=20 periodi indicativi sono:
7 = - 11 novembre=20 2001 19 - 23 novembre=20 2001
Nei = periodi indicati=20 saranno inclusi uno o = pi=F9 corsi e=20 moduli di approfondimento, in funzione del numero e del tipo di = domande di=20 pre-iscrizione che perverranno entro il 30 aprile=20 2001.
In Epi6, you can use the Epitable = program. You will find two options "Random number list" and = "Random number table" under the sample menu.
Azfar Siddiqi M.B.B.S, M.Sc.
Department of Community Health =
Sciences
The Aga Khan University
P.O. Box 3500
Karachi 74800
Pakistan.
Phone: 9221-48594899
9221-4930051 Ext. 4899
E-mail: azfar.siddiqi@aku.edu
Official: Yes
-----Original =
Message-----
From: H J Gerber =
[SMTP:Gerbehj@UNISA.AC.ZA]
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 8:42 PM
To: EPI-INFO@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: =
[EPI-INFO] Draw Random Sample in =
EPI2000
Hi All,
=A0
I want to draw a random sample in EPI2000. I =
want to generate the random numbers,
so StatCalc won't do. Is there a way?
I think you could do it in Epi 6.
=A0
Thanks
Hennie Gerber
UNISA
Were the fields defined in an Epi6 Qes or were they derived?
Marc
L.A.
Ted;
It may be the way you are setting missing values.
The following code works OK for me in Epi2000 1.05
Best
Marc
L.A.
*AGE - MAGES - Mother's Age Group
RECODE MAGE TO MAGEGRP
0 = (.)
1-14 = "1-14"
15-17 = "15-17"
18-19 = "18-19"
20-24 = "20-24"
25-29 = "25-29"
30-34 = "30-34"
35-39 = "35-39"
40-44 = "40-44"
45-98 = "45+"
99 = (.)
ELSE = (.)
end
Greetings:
REC vs MDB
As a longtime Epi5 and 6 user/developer, I strongly endorse CDC's decision to move to an ODBC database which is in common use.
Here at the Los Angeles County Health Department we place a large number of databases onto our Internet or Intranet. It is easy for us to develop an MDB in Epi2000 and then place it on our server and hit it with a CGI application. (Although Access may not be as robust as 'Industrial Strength' DB's such as SQL7/2000, Oracle, Sybase, etc, ---for small web based querry applications it serves quite well.).
Best
Marc
L.A.