Hi, I've noticed this behavior, perhaps Windows-specific: ? eval @gretldir > C: Das Symbol 'C' ist nicht definiert # [undefined] ? eval $gretldir C:\Program Files\gretl ? I would have expected @gretldir to either work, or to return an empty string, or to throw an error, but not this problem. Maybe some backslash trouble?

Am 29.06.20 um 16:49 schrieb Allin Cottrell: > On Mon, 29 Jun 2020, Sven Schreiber wrote: > >> ? eval @gretldir >>> C: >> Das Symbol 'C' ist nicht definiert  # [undefined] >> ? eval $gretldir >> C:\Program Files\gretl >> ? >> >> I would have expected @gretldir to either work, or to return an empty >> string, or to throw an error, but not this problem. Maybe some backslash >> trouble? > > Actually the first result should be expected. "@" does string > substitution, and after substiitution has been done the input line > line reads > > eval C:\Program Files\gretl > > To get the effect you apparently expected you'd need to do > > eval "@gretldir" I guess you're right!