Bug
by Talha Yalta
Closing an ANOVA window is now crashing gretl with the error message:
*** glibc detected *** /opt/gretl/bin/gretl_x11: munmap_chunk():
invalid pointer: 0x08e9ee10 ***
Cheers
Talha
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“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far
more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting
moment.” - Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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15 years, 12 months
using lags
by Raz Lev
hi again,
I am working on a script for a gmm estimation.
some of my variables are used in lags in some of the equations of the model I am trying to estimate.
When I try running the script I receive an error saying that missing values were encountered. I have checked (using ok) that the input series have no missing values in them.
I therefore suspect this might be happening when trying to use the lag for the first observation in the series.
Could this be the reason or does gretl 'know' how to handle this (skip the first observation maybe?)? If it could be the cause, any suggestions on handling it would be much appreciated. Finaly, if it is not the cause, any tips and where to look next would be nice.
thank you very much,
Raz Lev
(I am attaching the script in case it can help)
scalar gama = 0.4
scalar beta=0.99
scalar tau=0.025
scalar alpha=0.24
scalar gy=0.18
scalar lambdaw=1.5
rk_h=R
scalar ky=2.2
# initializations go here
series e1=0
series e2=0
series e3=0
series e4=0
series e5=0
series e6=0
series e8=0
series e9=0
# create the parameters and set their initial values
scalar gamaw=1
scalar h=1
scalar xip=1
scalar xiw=1
scalar sigmac=1.2
scalar phi=1.2
scalar rk_b=1.2
scalar gamap=1.2
scalar r_p=1
scalar r_y=1
scalar rdp=1
scalar rho=1
scalar sigmal=1
# create the list of the IVs
list IVs = const Y(+1)
# turn the list into a matrix
matrix Z = {IVs}
# create the initial weight matrix. Its dimension should be the number of IVs
matrix V = I(16)
# create the errors
gmm
e1=(C*(1+h)-h*C(-1) - C(+1)-(sigmac-1)*(l-l(+1))/(sigmac*(1+lambdaw)) + (1-h)*(R-pie(+1))/(sigmac))*sigmac/(1-h)
e2 = (i*(1+beta)-i(-1)-beta*i(+1))*phi + Q
e3 = Q + R - pie(+1) - (1-tau)*Q(+1)/(1-tau+rk_b) - rk_b*R(+1)/(1-tau+ rk_b)
e4 = (Q - (1-tau)* Q(-1) - tau*i(-1))/tau
e5 = (1+beta*gamap)*(pie-inf_t) - beta*(pie(+1)-inf_t)- gamap*(inf_t(-1)- pie)-(1-beta*xip)*(alpha*rk_h-(1-alpha)*w + (1-alpha)*gama*t)/xip
e6 = w*(1+beta)-beta*w(+1) - w(-1) - beta*(pie(+1)-inf_t)+(1+beta*gamaw)* (pie(-1)-inf_t) + gamaw*(pie(-1) - inf_t) + (1-beta*xiw)*(1-xiw)* (w-sigmal*l*(C-h*C(-1)))/(1+(1+lambdaw)*sigmal/gamaw)
e8 = Y - (1-tau*ky-gy)*C - tau*ky*i - gy*gama*t
e9 = R - inf_t(-1) - rho*(R(-1)-inf_t(-1)) - (1-rho)*(r_p*(pie(-1)-inf_t(-1))-r_y) - rdp*(pie - inf_t(-1))
# declare who's orthogonal to whom
orthog e1 ; Z
orthog e2 ; Z
orthog e3 ; Z
orthog e4 ; Z
orthog e5 ; Z
orthog e6 ; Z
orthog e8 ; Z
orthog e9 ; Z
# declare what are the weights
weights V
# declare the parameters to be optimized
params gamaw h xip xiw sigmac phi rk_b gamap r_p r_y rdp rho sigmal
# that is all!
end gmm
15 years, 12 months
using the time
by Raz Lev
hi
I have a time series, X. the range is, let say, 1990 - 2000.
The frequency is quarters.
I would like to create a new series that depends on the date of X and the date of X. something like
Y=X+(year of X).
how can I refer to the year / quarter in which the sample was taken?
thanks in advance,
Raz.
"I often see problems in the world and wonder why someone doesn't fix them. Then I realize that I am someone, and that makes me feel bad because it is all my fault."
http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/fixing_the_world/
15 years, 12 months
Problems building gretl.
by Ivan Sopov
2009/12/6 Allin Cottrell <cottrell(a)wfu.edu>:
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/moradan228/Something#5411880093204622882
>>
>> Is it because of discussing now changes in the menu?
>
> No, it's just that you have to install gretl to get the full GUI
> in place.
Sorry, I don't know how to install gretl building it from source.
There is nothing in the manual about this except the "make install"
command. Can one be patient please and point me into the write
direction.
I've tried to do "make install" from root and from non-root. Result is the same.
Here is the output of ./configure
Installation path: /home/moradan/gretl_new
Use readline library: yes
Use gnuplot for graphs: yes
Use PNG for gnuplot graphs: yes
Use LaTeX for typesetting output: yes
Gnu Multiple Precision support: yes
MPFR support: no
FFTW3 support: yes
Build with GTK version: 2.0
Use GTK printing apparatus: yes
Use installed gtksourceview: no
Build with gnome support: no
Build gretl documentation: no
Use Lucida fonts: no
Build message catalogs: yes
Gnome installation prefix: NA
X-12-ARIMA support: yes
TRAMO/SEATS support: yes
Experimental audio support: no
Experimental ODBC support: no
Experimental libR support: yes
LAPACK libraries:
-L/usr/lib -llapack -lblas -lgfortran
Now type 'make' to build gretl.
And here is the output of trying to launch gretl:
moradan@moradan-desktop:~/gretl_new/bin$ ./gretl
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: SortVars: missing action SortVars
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_shell_insert: assertion
`GTK_IS_MENU_SHELL (menu_shell)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_shell_insert: assertion
`GTK_IS_MENU_SHELL (menu_shell)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: ReadInfo: missing action ReadInfo
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: EditInfo: missing action EditInfo
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: PrintReport: missing action PrintReport
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: AddMarkers: missing action AddMarkers
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: RemoveMarkers: missing action RemoveMarkers
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: SMPLDUM: missing action SMPLDUM
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: SampleRestrict: missing action SampleRestrict
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: FreqPlot: missing action FreqPlot
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_shell_insert: assertion
`GTK_IS_MENU_SHELL (menu_shell)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_shell_insert: assertion
`GTK_IS_MENU_SHELL (menu_shell)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: CommandRef: missing action CommandRef
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_box_pack: assertion
`GTK_IS_WIDGET (child)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: SortVars: missing action SortVars
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: ReadInfo: missing action ReadInfo
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: EditInfo: missing action EditInfo
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: PrintReport: missing action PrintReport
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: AddMarkers: missing action AddMarkers
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: RemoveMarkers: missing action RemoveMarkers
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: SMPLDUM: missing action SMPLDUM
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: SampleRestrict: missing action SampleRestrict
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: FreqPlot: missing action FreqPlot
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: CommandRef: missing action CommandRef
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: SortVars: missing action SortVars
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: ReadInfo: missing action ReadInfo
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: EditInfo: missing action EditInfo
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: PrintReport: missing action PrintReport
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: AddMarkers: missing action AddMarkers
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: RemoveMarkers: missing action RemoveMarkers
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: SMPLDUM: missing action SMPLDUM
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: SampleRestrict: missing action SampleRestrict
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: FreqPlot: missing action FreqPlot
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: CommandRef: missing action CommandRef
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: SortVars: missing action SortVars
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: ReadInfo: missing action ReadInfo
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: EditInfo: missing action EditInfo
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: PrintReport: missing action PrintReport
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: AddMarkers: missing action AddMarkers
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: RemoveMarkers: missing action RemoveMarkers
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: SMPLDUM: missing action SMPLDUM
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: SampleRestrict: missing action SampleRestrict
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: FreqPlot: missing action FreqPlot
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: CommandRef: missing action CommandRef
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: SortVars: missing action SortVars
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: ReadInfo: missing action ReadInfo
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: EditInfo: missing action EditInfo
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: PrintReport: missing action PrintReport
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: AddMarkers: missing action AddMarkers
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: RemoveMarkers: missing action RemoveMarkers
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: SMPLDUM: missing action SMPLDUM
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: SampleRestrict: missing action SampleRestrict
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: FreqPlot: missing action FreqPlot
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_menu_item_get_submenu:
assertion `GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_foreach: assertion
`GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed
(gretl_x11:17351): Gtk-WARNING **: CommandRef: missing action CommandRef
get_gretl_charset: using UTF-8
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/View/IconView"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/File/SessionFiles/SaveSession"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/File/SessionFiles/SaveSessionAs"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/Sample/FullRange"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/File/AppendData"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/File/ClearData"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/File/SaveData"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/File/SaveDataAs"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/File/ExportData"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/File/MailData"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/Data"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/Add"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/Sample"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/Variable"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/Model"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/View/IconView"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/View/EditScalars"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/View/GraphVars"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/View/MultiPlots"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/View/summary"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/View/corr"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/View/xtab"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/View/pca"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/View/mahal"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/View/xcorrgm"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/View"
Не удалось выяснить статус для "/menubar/File/NewData"
"Не удалось выяснить статус для" - is something like "Can't get the status of"
Good luck. Ivan.
16 years
Suggest expand the length of variable name from the limit of 15 characters to 30 characters
by YiMin Chen
Dear developers,
For the long-run development of gretl, may be it had better to expand the
length of variable name from the limit of 15 characters to 30 characters.
Nowadays many commercial software have expanded the length of variable name
to 30 or more characters to allow descriptive variable names. Gretl had
better keep up with the development for easier data import and descriptive
variable name. Also, the 8-character limit on the obs or date column is too
restricted. Had better expand to 15 characters. Are there any plan on this?
Beast regards,
YiMin Chen
16 years
Recent menu changes
by Allin Cottrell
In case anyone's wondering, "Where did that menu item go?", here's
an account of the changes I've made in the main window menus
lately (some in response the comments of Talha and others, some
prior to that). (This is all without prejudice to any larger
scheme for reorganizing things, but might be helpful if we do
decide to go that way.)
Data menu:
- Consolidated "Read info" and "Edit info" into "Dataset info"
(you just get to read if it's a packaged data file; you can edit
if it's your own data file).
- Consolidated "Add markers" and "Remove markers" into
"Observation markers". The choices you get depend on whether the
dataset has observation markers or not; it it does, you get a new
option to export the markers to file (enabling you to "clone" the
markers from one dataset to another).
- Moved the items "Set missing value code" and "Count missing
values" to here from the Sample menu; moved the item "Find
variable" here from the Variable menu.
- Removed the old "Print report" item as redundant.
Sample menu:
- Consolidated the items "Restrict, based on dummy" and "Restrict,
based on criterion". Using a dummy is now an option in the "based
on criterion" dialog, if there are dummies available.
- Moved out items that are not specifically related to the sample
setting (see the Data menu).
- Moved the item "Show status" to the end, as the odd man out
among the entries.
Variable menu:
- Moved up "Set missing value code" so it's not beneath the time
series-only options.
- Moved out all items that are not specifically related to the
currently selected variable (see Data menu).
- Consolidated the "Frequency distribution" and "Frequency plot"
items. (The Frequency distribution dialog now has a checkbox for
showing the plot.)
Tools menu:
I experimented today with a couple of the suggestions made by
Talha, namely moving the Working Directory dialog and the font
selectors from positions in the menu structure into the
Preferences dialog box. I have now reverted both of these
changes. I reverted the working directory move on account of
Sven's objection that this is not a "relatively settled" choice
for some users. I reverted the font selection items because the
move gave rise to a confusing situation with two levels of buttons
("OK"/etc.), the relationship between which was unclear.
Allin Cottrell
--
Allin Cottrell
Department of Economics
Wake Forest University
16 years
Re: [Gretl-users] Gretl-users Digest, Vol 32, Issue 13
by Mike Pfeiff
Thank you.
I was working with quarterly GDP and monthly employment data. I wanted
to "compact" the monthly employment data to quarterly and estimate a
relationship between the two series.
I brought the data into GRETL from an ODBC connection from my own access
database that scrapes most current data from BLS and BEA. The database
servers in GRETL are great but the best I can tell is there is some
delay in updating the data.
Since I need the most current data available for my application, I built
a access database to scrape the government websites and serve as a
repository for my data.
I've used Matlab applications in the past that allowed workspace
variables to have different frequencies and thought GRETL might be the
same.
Instead of GRETL as my data processing engine, I think it more efficient
to do my data processing (compacting etc) in access and create a access
data table to be brought into GRETL cleanly.
I'm not suck on this concept so if you think it might be efficient for
me to do it another way I would love to hear your thoughts.
By the way, I have to say how much fun I am having learning GRETL and
Econometrics again. Thank you very much for all your efforts.
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Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 12:59:03 -0400 (EDT)
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On Tue, 8 Sep 2009, Mike Pfeiff wrote:
> I know you can compact a dataset, but is there a way to compact a
single
> variable?
No, that wouldn't make sense: you can't have a gretl dataset in
which variables of differing frequencies coexist. But of course
you can do:
store singlevar.gdt x
open singlevar.gdt
dataset compact <params>
store singlevar.gdt x
then reopen singlevar.gdt to get the compacted version of x.
Allin Cottrell
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Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 18:34:01 -0300
From: Henrique <henrique.coelho(a)gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Gretl-users] Open .xls files
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2009/9/8 Allin Cottrell <cottrell(a)wfu.edu>
>
> I don't know without seeing your xls file. I get correct results
> here opening xls with --sheet and --rowoffset specifications,
> provide those specifications are right, i.e., in this case row 2
> in sheet 2 contains variable names, starting in column 1, and
> subsequent rows contain data.
>
I also get correct results using another xls files.
> You might want to check that the file doesn't contain "junk" off
> screen to the right of the area you want gretl to read.
>
I checked my file and it doesn't have this kind of problem. I think my
problem is caused by incorrect external links inside my xls file. I
fixed it
and now everything is working properly. Thanks a lot!
Henrique
16 years
Mac OS X Snapshot
by Henrique
Dear Gretl community,
I'd downloaded and installed the last Gretl snapshot (2009-12-04) for Mac
but when I select the option "About gretl" it shows that I'm using the
2009-12-01 snapshot. Does any Mac user experienced this same behaviour?
Best,
Henrique C. de Andrade
Doutorando em Economia Aplicada
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
www.ufrgs.br/ppge
16 years
