Re: [Gretl-users] unsaved datafile closed w/o asking
Am 18.12.2007 15:50, Allin Cottrell schrieb:
On Tue, 18 Dec 2007, Sven Schreiber wrote:
> not sure if this is new (probably not): with the latest windows
> snapshot it seems that running the 'open' command in a script
> closes the current datafile without asking the user even if the
> file has unsaved changes. I find this problematic because it has
> just caused me some (minor) dataloss.
>
No, I don't think this is new. And it would be problematic to
change this behavior, IMO.
A common (for me, anyway) cycle is: open script (which contains an
'open' command); run script (may generate new variables); inspect
output; revise script; run script again. I would find it very
tedious to be prompted for a data save each time round.
True. However, the possibility of dataloss as I experienced myself makes
me feel a bit uneasy about this. As a little safety net, couldn't the
'open' command check whether the current datafile has unsaved changes,
and if so, create an automatic backup copy before discarding it?
Probably a note to this effect should be added to the manual.
That would also be good.
thanks,
sven