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          BATCH MODE FOR IBM/PC VERSION OF THE CDC-HRA

Thσáá followinτá documentatioεá i≤á intendeΣá t∩á supplemen⌠á thσ ì
origina∞ documentatioε supplieΣ witΦ thσ IBM/P├ program≤á writteε ì
b∙ Ardeε L«á Ashton¼ Jr.¼ M.D« anΣ AdvanceΣ Medica∞ System≤ Corp«  ì
Therσá arσ ß fe≈ trick≤ tha⌠ wσ havσ learneΣ iε dealinτ witΦá thσ ì
BatcΦá Entr∙á modσá tha⌠ shoulΣ assis⌠ yo⌡ anΣ preven⌠á yo⌡á froφ ì
perhaps making some of the same mistakes we did.

Iεá orde≥ t∩ utilizσ thσ BatcΦ Mode (assuminτ yo⌡ havσá alread∙ ì
me⌠áá thσá hardwarσá requirement≤á oµá min«áá 128╦áá anΣáá doublσ ì
density/doublσá sideΣ disδ drives⌐ yo⌡ mus⌠ firs⌠ makσ surσá tha⌠ ì
al∞á thσá maiεá prograφá file≤ anΣ thσ datß table≤á fo≥á thσá HR┴ ì
prograφá mus⌠ al∞ bσ oε thσ samσ diskette«á  Als∩ thσ firs⌠á ste≡ ì
oncσ yo⌡ determinσ thσ neeΣ t∩ ruε thσ batcΦ modσ i≤ t∩ makσ surσ ì
tha⌠á ß tex⌠ edito≥ calleΣ EDLIN.COM i≤ oε you≥á diskette«á  Iµ ì
not¼á i⌠ shoulΣ bσ eas∙ t∩ locatσ thσ filσ oε ß DO╙ diskettσá anΣ ì
copy.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1)   At the prompt A> type in the following:

     A>EDLIN HDATA

2⌐á  Iµ thσ HDAT┴ filσ i≤ no⌠ alread∙ iε existence¼á thi≤á firs⌠ ì
     step will also create if for you.

3)   You should now see an editor prompt of " * "

     a⌐   Iµ yo⌡ alread∙ haΣ thσ filσ oε disk¼á chance≤ arσá therσ      ì
          shoulΣ bσ aε examplσ datß strinτ fo≥ yo⌡ t∩ usσ a≤ ß model.

     b⌐á  Typσ ó ▒ ó whicΦ wil∞ le⌠ yo⌡ kno≈ iµ therσ i≤ ßá datß ì
          examplσá oε thσ file«á  Thi≤ wil∞ actuall∙ reques⌠ datß ì
          linσ #▒ oµ thσ file«

    Following is what the string should look like:

  *1. EXAMPLE,ONE,J,111111111111,1,1,55,5,7,222,3,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,
3,22000,99,2,3,2,3,2,2,2,2,123,77,211,1,1,1,2,3,3,3,0,0,0,0,0,2,2
,3,1,1,COL,OH

Note║á Iµ yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ havσ thσ examplσ oε you≥ disk¼á yo⌡ ma∙á usσ ì
this hard copy for your model.

5⌐á  A⌠ thi≤ poin⌠ yo⌡ arσ read∙ t∩ ente≥ data«á Simplσ typσá iε ì
     "2I" and you will get the following prompt:

     *2.

6⌐á  Iµ therσ wa≤ n∩ examplσ filσ oε thσ disk¼á yo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩ ì
     type in "1I" and would get the following prompt:

     *1.è7⌐   Typσ iε you≥ datß strinτ usinτ eithe≥ thσ screeεá mode∞á o≥ ì
     harΣá cop∙á mode∞á a≤á you≥á format«á  Typσá thσá strinτá iε ì
     continuousl∙á usinτá n∩á space≤á anΣá separatinτá eacΦá datß ì
     elemen⌠á witΦ comma≤ a≤ shown«á  Pres≤ thσ <RETURN╛ ke∙ onl∙ ì
     afte≥á yo⌡á completσá onσ datßá string«á  Thσá machinσá wil∞ ì
     automaticall∙ se⌠ yo⌡ u≡ t∩ ente≥ thσ nex⌠ datß string.

8⌐á  Wheεá yo⌡ havσ finisheΣ enterinτ al∞ thσ datßá string≤á anΣ ì
     wisΦá t∩á savσá wha⌠ yo⌡ havσá entered¼á usσá thσá followinτ ì
     procedure:

     a⌐   Pres≤ thσ <CTRL╛ anΣ <BREAK╛ key≤ simultaneously«á  Yo⌡                     ì
          wil∞á seσá thσá óá *é ó promp⌠ appea≥ oεá thσá fa≥á lef⌠                     ì
          margin.

     b⌐á  Yo⌡á shoulΣ probabl∙ deletσ thσ firs⌠ examplσ filσá s∩ ì
          that it does not actually print.

          T∩á deletσá thσ firs⌠ recorΣ typσ iεá "1D"«á  Wha⌠á yo⌡ ì
          begaεá typinτá iεá a≤ recorΣ #▓ wil∞ no≈ shif⌠á u≡á anΣ ì
          becomσ recorΣ #1.

     c⌐á  Iε orde≥ t∩ savσ wha⌠ yo⌡ havσ typed¼á typσ iεá "Eóá - ì
          this will exit to DOS and save.

HOW TO PRINT THE REPORTS FROM DATA NOW IN STORAGE:

     1⌐   I⌠ i≤ ver∙ eas∙ t∩ prin⌠ thσ HealtΦ Risδ Appraisal≤ no≈ ì
          tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ createΣ yo⌡ data«  Beforσ yo⌡ start¼ makσ ì
          surσ tha⌠ you≥ printe≥ i≤ connecteΣ anΣ on-linσá - tha⌠ ì
          yo⌡á als∩á havσá enougΦ pape≥ installeΣ t∩á handlσá thσ ì
          volumσ oµ datß you'vσ entered.

     2)   At the A> type in "HRA1".

     3⌐á  Iµ therσ arσ an∙ problem≤ witΦ thσ datßá strings¼á thσ ì
          prin⌠ ma∙ abort«á Or¼ iµ yo⌡ havσ accidentall∙ typeΣ iε ì
          aε unreasonablσ numbe≥ fo≥ onσ oµ thσ datß elements¼ i⌠ ì
          ma∙á prin⌠á ou⌠á ßá linσ that¼á i.e«á ó X╪á i≤á no⌠á aε ì
          acceptablσá valuσá fo≥á agσ "«á Unde≥á certaiεá circumì
          stances¼á onσ casσ ma∙ bσ skippeΣ anΣ thσ compute≥ wil∞ ì
          analyzσ anΣ prin⌠ thσ nex⌠ case« However¼ iε man∙ case≤ ì
          nothinτ wil∞ happen«  D╧ NO╘ GE╘ DISCOURAGED!!

     4)   Yo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩ g∩ bacδ t∩ "EDLI╬ HDATAó anΣ seeδá ou⌠ ì
          you≥á error«á  ╔ sugges⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ obtaiε ß cop∙ oµá thσ ì
          EDLI╬á Documentatioε froφ thσ IB═ DO╙ Manual«á  Iε man∙ ì
          case≤ ╔ havσ founΣ i⌠ i≤ ß misplaceΣ commß o≥ ßá perioΣ ì
          inserteΣá insteaΣ oµ ß comma«á  Makσ surσ therσ arσá n∩ ì
          blanδ spaces«á  Oncσ yo⌡ finΣ you≥ error¼á yo⌡ wil∞á bσ ì
          ablσá t∩ usσ thσ Functioε key≤ describeΣ iεá thσá Edliε ì
          Documentatioε t∩ correc⌠ you≥ errors«á  Thi≤ i≤á fairl∙ ì
          simple«á  Oncσá yo⌡á d∩ thi≤ thσ firs⌠ time¼á yo⌡á wil∞ ì
          becomσáá awarσáá oµáá wha⌠á t∩á looδáá fo≥áá anΣáá finΣ ì
          troubleshootinτ mucΦ easie≥ iε thσ future.è
     5) á Thi≤á supplementar∙ documentatioε wa≤á prepareΣ ì
          for you by:

               Deborah Saheli
               OSU Health Optimization Program
               Department of Preventive Medicine
               A-450 Starling Loving Hall
               320 West Tenth Avenue
               Columbus, Ohio  43210

               614-421-3998 or 614-421-5439

     6⌐á  Fo≥á technica∞ assistancσ o≥ question≤ concerninτá thσ ì
          abovσá o≥ an∙ phasσ oµ operatinτ thσ IBM/P├ versioεá oµ ì
          thσá CDC-HRA¼á yo⌡ ma∙ contac⌠ eithe≥ Debbiσ SahelΘá o≥ ì
          Gordoε Blacδ a⌠ thσ number≤ indicateΣ above.