Re: [Gretl-devel] --send-data (with 'foreign'): more control needed

On Thu, 6 Nov 2014, Allin Cottrell wrote: > On Thu, 6 Nov 2014, Sven Schreiber wrote: > >> this is a feature request or alternatively a request for help finding >> another solution... >> >> When doing >> "foreign language=xxx --send-data" >> I would like to specify a list of series that is being sent, instead of >> the whole dataset, e.g. like this: >> "foreign language=xxx --send-data=mylist" >> where of course 'mylist' must exist. >> >> This way I could (trivial example ahead) run a regression in R while >> controlling from the gretl side the exact variables that I want to use >> in there, and _without_ having to know their names within R. Inside R I >> would just use the generic 'gretldata' name for all the data that is >> passed. The ordering of series/variables inside the list would be >> important, however. >> >> Or can this be achieved already somehow? > > It can be achieved by passing the data in question in the form of a matrix. > The --send-data option won't do that but the User's Guide describes how to > pass matrices back and forth. > > However, I like the idea of adding an optional list parameter to the > --send-data option. That would not be difficult. It's now in CVS; snapshots will follow.