Step-by-Step (datasets)

1. Setup SledgeHammer

• Extract the folder external_users_2019.zip to a directory (e.g. C:\Users\qtnvmil\SledgeHammer)
• The readme.txt will provide further details on how to setup and run SledgeHammer:
  • Run the SledgeHammerInstaller.exe to install the software- usually on C: drive programs. (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenDataForge\SledgeHammer)
  • Extract sledgehammer-cl.zip into a new directory sledgehammer-cl (e.g. C:\Users\qtnvmil\SledgeHammer\external_users_2019\sledgehammer-cl)
  • Delete the lib folder and sledgehammer-cl.jar from your SledgeHammer software directory (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenDataForge\SledgeHammer) 
  • Copy the lib and sledgehammer-cl.jar from the sledgehammer-cl folder to your SledgeHammer software directory.

2. Setup Python

• Download version 2.7
• Add path for windows Run > sysdm.cpl > Advanced > Environment Variables. In the System variable window, find the Path variable and click Edit. Add the location of the installed Python file e.g. C:\Python27\
  • Test using

python -v

3. Setup DDI-Flavour

• Download DDI- Flavour from https://github.com/CLOSER-Cohorts/ddi-flavour
• Save to directory (e.g. C:\Users\qtnvmil\SledgeHammer\external_users_2019) 

4. Install Java runtime

5. Prepare SPSS files

• Only run SledgeHammer on SPSS files.
• See Document a Dataset for more information

 6. Prepare batch files

• One .bat file per SPSS file e.g. mcs_ts_spss.bat
• One .txt file for all files to run DDI-Flavour after SledgeHammer e.g. renaming_list.txt
• You can create one overall .bat file to run all the batch files and DDI-Flavour e.g. run.bat
• See Document a Dataset for more information

7. Run SledgeHammer and DDI-Flavour

• Run the batch file from the command line in the directory with your .bat files (e.g. C:\Users\qtnvmil\SledgeHammer\external_users_2019\sledge_test). Do not run the SledgeHammer from the GIU. 

  run.bat

• The output will be in the directory of the .bat files.
• See Document a Dataset for more information