Re: [Gretl-devel] global series penetrating into functions problem

On Sat, 13 Oct 2018, oleg_komashko(a)ukr.net wrote: > Dear all, > Below is a script illustrating the problem > > > # creates list of all global series > function list fun1(void) > list retlist = seq(1,$nvars-1) > return retlist > end function > # identity list function > function list fun2(list a_list) > return a_list > end function > # checking function > function void fu(string name) > catch eval @name > err = $error > if err > printf "Variable %s is not defined\n", name > endif > > end function > > #contaminating function > > function void spoil(void) > list list1 = fun1() > list list2 = fun2(list1) > end function > > ###### example > > nulldata 20 > set seed 13 > x1 = normal() > # before > fu("x1") > # looking at x1 > print x1 > > # spoiling > spoil() > # after > fu("x1") > > > On the first run fu("x1") does not know > global series 'x1' but after running spoil() > fu("x1") knows and evaluates x1 Thanks, Oleh. I see what the problem is here and I have an idea of how to fix it, but I can't work on it until tomorrow. Allin _______________________________________________ Gretl-devel mailing list Gretl-devel(a)lists.wfu.edu http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/gretl-devel