[Gretl-devel] Re: delimiter for data files in text format
On Sat, 20 Nov 2021, Riccardo (Jack) Lucchetti wrote:
On Fri, 19 Nov 2021, Cottrell, Allin wrote:
> Well, my reluctance was based on the supposition that in maybe 99+% of
> cases libgretl would know what separator to use better than most users.
> I've now added '|' as one of the options libgretl should consider, and in
> my testing pipe-separated fields work fine. I'm willing to reconsider, but
> I'd be surprised if anyone can come up with a real-world case where gretl
> (now) gets it wrong.
And I would too. All I'm saying is, why not give the user the option to use
the automatic algorithm (as default) or force the delimiter choice for the
remaining 1% of the cases?
Feel free to create a branch and implement that. I won't stand in
the way if the team reckons it's worthwhile.
Allin