Re: [Gretl-devel] environment variables in gretl script

Sven Schreiber schrieb: Oh I'm so stupid... My earlier py4gretl problem on windows had nothing to do with write permissions at all (I think;-), but was just due to the fact that python was not in the PATH for my new system setup. Another stupidity: My comment about syntax coloring was bogus, too, because I attributed it to the console (instead of a script, where it works fine). Nevertheless I'm rounding off this message with some remarks about perceived minor glitches on Windows: - could not open the pdf user guide, error says application not found -- which application is gretl trying to find? - Admin privileges are needed to install, which is understandable. But it is a bit strange that the installer wants the _one_ location where "personal data files" are stored. It seems that that's the directory which then is written to the preferences as the gretl user directory, but for _every_ user? IMHO a better solution would be to *not* ask for it at installation time, but just use a reasonable default, and let individual users adjust their respective preferences. - (not windows-specific:) It seems impossible to load packaged function files (.gfn) into gretl from somewhere on the harddisk. This is a bit awkward (if I'm not missing something). Thanks, SVen