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

On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 12:05 PM Artur T. <atecon(a)posteo.de&gt; wrote: > > 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 [...] Artur, I'd suggest that you lodge a Feature Request to that effect, then the question won't get forgotten.