[Gretl-devel] Re: GUI: choose sample via dummy

Am 17.04.20 um 21:47 schrieb Allin Cottrell: > On Fri, 17 Apr 2020, Sven Schreiber wrote: > >> Yes, your example works.  I think I found out the problem: >> >> - with bjg.gdt open, in the GUI choose shorter sample >> >> - Add/sample range dummy, don't change the setting (equal to active >> sample), choose name "d" >> >> - restore full sample >> >> - go to Sample/restrict based on criterion >> >> -> no radio button >> >> It seems the dummy isn't allowed to contain missing values. Wouldn't it >> make sense to treat missings as zeros in this context? > > I see your point, but my inclination here would be to revise the > behavior of "Add observations range dummy". I think this should be > exempt from the usual rule that we write values for newly generated > series only within the current sample range -- otherwise this dummy > becomes kinda useless. We should write zeros for observations outside > of the current sample, not NAs. > > Anyone see a reason why not? > Is there a scripting / hansl analogue of this action that would be affected?