On Friday 04 May 2007 17:20:20 a b wrote:

>  Hi!
> 1. after executing the "label" command in the gretl console, the variable's
> descriptive label doesn't change. However, while editing the variable
> attributes, the description is found to has been updated (no problem if
> executed in a script).
>
> 2. while executing the following:
>         "Model 1" <- ols y 0 x1 x2 x3
>         modeltab
 add
>
>         "Model 2" <- ols y 0 x1 x2 x3 x4
>         modeltab add
> Gretl prints:
>         Model 2 saved
>         ? modeltab add
>         Model is already included in the table
>
>         Error executing script: halting
>
>         > modeltab add
>
> and in the model table I find only "Model 2"
>
>
 Best,
> Artur

> The "label" command only reports the description of the > > current variables, to 
> set up a new deescriptive label you should use the command > "setinfo".

It's always exactly the same even using "setinfo". It works fine in a script (in the same way "label" does) but not in gretl console. 
But if "label" only reports, why then does it make change the descriptive label ?