[Gretl-devel] Re: "local" series not deleteable

On Tue, 6 Feb 2024, Sven Schreiber wrote: > > > The doc says that "delete" is only problematic in a loop, not in a > function per se -- but true enough, if I add the --force switch to > the delete command, then it does not complain anymore. So is this > just a missing piece of documentation? OTOH, deleting a locally > created series should not be a problem, should it? The error message is actually "You cannot delete series in this context". Deleting series is always something to be wary of, since it can invalidate existing lists, either directly or by causing other series to be renumbered. Since local series are automatically deleted when a function exits there's little reason to mess with deletion inside a function.