CSPro Users Forum

Hello Forum,

I will be having our interviewers transfer data from their tablets to their laptops at the end of each day in the field. Do I need to have them transfer all of the files that end in .dat (there are 5 that are generated in CSEntry) or can I simply have them transfer over the .dat and .dat.not files.

Thank you!

Kristen

The .dat and .dat.not files are usually sufficient. Here is what the different files contain:

• .dat: the data itself (always copy this file)
• .dat.not: field notes (copy this if your interviewers use field notes)
• .dat.sts: partial save status (you can copy this if you want to know which cases are partially saved)
• .dat.idx: index file (no need to copy this as it is rebuilt by CSPro automatically as needed)
• .dat.log: operator statistics (not used on Android, no need to copy)

For more details on different types of files see: http://www.csprousers.org/downloads/wor ... nsions.pdf

Thanks, Josh!