Epi Info™ User Guide

Analysis Commands: LIST

Description
This command does a line listing of the current dataset. If variable names are given, LIST displays only these variables. LIST * displays all variables of all active records. LIST * EXCEPT displays all variables of all active records except those named.

Syntax
LIST {* EXCEPT} [<variable(s)>]
LIST {* EXCEPT} [<variable(s)>] {GRIDTABLE}

• The * asterisk is used to represent all variables
• The <variable(s)> represents one or more variable or field names.
• The keyword GRIDTABLE specifies that data is displayed as a grid for viewing only.  Without the GRIDTABLE keyword, the list is displayed as an HTML formatted table in the Analysis output window.

Comments
Adding an EXCEPT variable list excludes all the named fields and variables from the output.

If the data set has been sorted with the SORT command, the records are listed in sorted order. Otherwise, they are listed in an order determined by the database.

Examples
Example 1: All variables are listed using the grid format.

READ {.\Projects\Sample\Sample.prj}:Oswego 
LIST * GRIDTABLE

Example 2: The Age variable is listed using the web (HTML) format.

READ {.\Projects\Sample\Sample.prj}:Oswego 
LIST Age

Example 3: The variables Sex, Vanilla, Chocolate, Ill, and Age are listed using the grid format.

READ {.\Projects\Sample\Sample.prj}:Oswego 
LIST Sex Vanilla Chocolate Ill Age GRIDTABLE