Re: [Gretl-devel] printf poll?

I prefer the Ox print() function, but printf would need to stick around for backward compatibility. Moreover, it seems formatting using the Ox print() syntax would be more complicated than printf. Thus, I am not sure it makes enough difference to warrant the extra work. Logan From: gretl-devel-bounces(a)lists.wfu.edu [mailto:gretl-devel-bounces@lists.wfu.edu] On Behalf Of Lee Adkins Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 4:46 PM To: Gretl development <gretl-devel(a)lists.wfu.edu&gt; Subject: Re: [Gretl-devel] printf poll? I'll take the gretl version as well. Lee On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 4:12 PM, Allin Cottrell <cottrell@wfu.edu<mailto:cottrell@wfu.edu>> wrote: Coming off Sven's posting at http://lists.wfu.edu/pipermail/gretl-devel/2016-September/006903.html I'd like to show a couple of real-world examples of alternatives to "good old" printf in the econometrics domain. I'd be interested to hear what people think of the comparison. If lots of people tell me they still think printf sucks, than I guess I'll have to rethink. <hansl> set echo off set messages off # hansl, using printf h = 8 w = 6 printf "Henry the %gth had %g wives\n", h, w vname = "dispinc" b = 0.9307 se = 0.0421 printf "The coefficient on %s is %g, with std error %g\n", vname, b, se foreign language=R h <- 8 w <- 6 cat(paste("Henry the", h, "th had", w, "wives\n")) vname <- "dispinc" b <- 0.9307 se <- 0.0421 cat(paste("The coefficient on", vname, "is", b, ", with std error", se, "\n")) end foreign foreign language=Ox #include <oxstd.h> main() { decl h = 8; decl w = 6; print("Henry the ", h, "th had ", w, " wives\n"); decl vname = "dispinc"; decl b = 0.9307; decl se = 0.0421; print("The coefficient on ", vname, " is ", b, " with std error ", se, "\n"); } end foreign </hansl> Allin _______________________________________________ Gretl-devel mailing list Gretl-devel@lists.wfu.edu<mailto:Gretl-devel@lists.wfu.edu> http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/gretl-devel -- Lee Adkins Professor of Economics and Department Head Economics and Legal Studies in Business Oklahoma State University Email: lee.adkins@okstate.edu<mailto:lee.adkins@okstate.edu> Fax: 405-744-5180 Phone: 405-744-5196 URL: www.learneconometrics.com<http://www.learneconometrics.com>