Re: [Gretl-users] operate on all variables

Yes, it did. But it raised a few more questions... Would it have been the same to use @i instead of $i? If there a way to tell the script not to stop on errors (~VBA on error resume next)? And why doesn't deseas() work with lists as arguments? Thanks!! On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Sven Schreiber <svetosch(a)gmx.net&gt; wrote: > Hi Patricio, > > list mylist = dataset > loop foreach i mylist > series sa_$i = deseas($i) > end loop > > should work for your first question. > > If I understand correctly, it may even solve the second one? > > cheers, > sven > > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > > Datum: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:54:25 -0200 > > Von: "Patricio Cuarón" <patriciocuaron(a)gmail.com&gt; > > An: gretl-users(a)lists.wfu.edu > > Betreff: [Gretl-users] operate on all variables > > > Hello. I'm new to gretl and I'm trying to create a simple script that > > will, > > for instance, seasonally adjust all variables. And I've run into > troubles. > > So... > > 1. how do I generate variable *variable names* to genr? for instance, I > > want > > to call each detrended variable "sa_" & the original variable name > > 2. how do I pass the parameter to deseas()? deseas(gdp) works fine, but > > deseas(varname(4)) doesn't (assuming varname(4)="gdp", varname returns a > > string and deseas doesn't work that way. I also tried looping through a > > list > > of all the variables, but the same error of erroneous argument type is > > brought up by deseas(). > > > > Thanks!! > > PC > > _______________________________________________ > Gretl-users mailing list > Gretl-users(a)lists.wfu.edu > http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/gretl-users >