Data Processing with

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Textpad.lnk

Data File Formats: ASCII.datSample Data

Required Folders:

Axes: To store programme files such as Axes, Tab , run & batch files

Clean: To store validation programme file

Data: To store data files (*.dat)

Docs: To store all the information about project sent by client. It includes questionnaire, Scrutiny note, Check list. Xls and Analysis Plan, etc.

Email: Important email store in this folder

Flip: To store programme file to run flip for Quanvert

Output: It contains the outputs files in *CSV format.

Qin It contains sub files would included in main axes

Textpad.lnk

SET File:

It is a programming file. It contains the codes of tables which has to be print. It is able to open in Textpad.

A set file has four sections:

First Section: In this section there are declaration of number of records, type of data (card data or non-card data), edit-section, banner definitions, test to be applied with certain level of significance.

Second section: Sub file (Qin):

Every sub file belongs to each variables for which table is to be print. It includes options with their respective codes.ege.

{i} q1.qinn11 n01Airtel ;ca00’1’n01Idea ;ca00’2’ n01BSNL ;ca00’3’

Third Section: Axis File:It contains the Table Title, Total base i.e. number of response in the table and column number from where to carry the data.

l q1*include ttitle.qin;ttl=Q1.MOUB Brandn10All Respondents*include q1.qin;col(a)=10

Fourth Section: Tab file:In this section we declare tables which are to be print.

tab q1 &top

Sample run file

R.bat

Batch File:

It is an one of the important file where we define the files to generate through Quantum i.e. set file, run file, tab file, edit file and axes file, these files are required in process and path of data and output file.

A sample of r.bat file contains

call quantum DQ45200.RUN data.datcall qout -p akpcall q2cda -h akp ..\output\ALL.csv

call quclean -a –n

MS-DOS Prompt.pif

Program is run in DOS mode by simply giving the path of r.bat file

Output

We see the output tables in All.CSV file

Demo

Ashok Kumar PatraAbacus Analytics-Delhiashok.patra@imrbint.com