[Gretl-users] Re: Open dataset with trailing empty variables

Am 26.08.24 um 17:18 schrieb Cottrell, Allin: > On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 7:00 AM Artur T. <atecon(a)posteo.de&gt; wrote: >> >> I stumbled over an issue in case a dataset has no values for the last k >> columns. >> >> The dataset which I want to open has the following format: >> >> A B C D >> 1 4 >> 2 >> 3 >> >> As can be seen, the last two columns have a header, but all rows are >> missing. >> >> For a csv file all four columns get imported as series, respectively. >> However, for ods- or xlsx-files only the first two columns are imported >> but not columns C and D. I could not find any hint in the help file. >> >> Can anybody explain this to me, please? Or is this a bug? > > It's not a bug. [details...] Thank you for your detailed explanation of the current behavior and its rationale. I appreciate the historical reasons behind this design choice. However, I'd like to offer a different perspective on this matter. In my view, empty columns should not be automatically removed [...]