[Gretl-users] Opening a spreadsheet file

Dear Gretl community, According to Gretl Command Reference: When opening a spreadsheet file (Gnumeric, Open Document or XLS), you may give up to three additional parameters following the filename. First, you can select a particular worksheet within the file. This is done either by giving its (1-based) number, using the syntax, e.g., --sheet=2, or, if you know the name of the sheet, by giving the name in double quotes, as in --sheet="MacroData". When I try to use the syntax --sheet="dados (previsão)", I get the following error: Error executing script: halting. My file is a Excel spreadsheet and I´m getting this problem on both Windows XP and Mac OS/X. What can I do to fix this? Best, Henrique C. de Andrade Doutorando em Economia Aplicada Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul www.ufrgs.br/ppge