Re: [Gretl-users] CSV and decimal point character

On Sat, 26 Nov 2011, Allin Cottrell wrote: > On the principle that what you can do via the gretl GUI you should > also be able to do via the gretl command line, here's what is now > available in CVS: > > <hansl> > set csv_decimal_comma > store teste.csv > </hansl> > > This will save a "CSV" file in which the decimal character is ',' (and > the column separator is forced to ';'). > > However, I'm mostly in agreement with those who don't like use of > anything other than '.' as the decimal character (except for display > purposes) so let me hasten to add: > > * The default is still to use '.' when saving data, even if the locale > decimal character is ',' and the user has elected to use this > character in display of gretl output. > > * The new "set" command illustrated above is unusual in that it is not > persistent (this is documented in CVS, not yet in the snapshots). That > is, "set csv_decimal_comma" applies only to the next "store" command. > If you want to save several files using the decimal comma you must > issue the relevant "set" command each time. In other words, the > decimal comma never becomes the default for saving data, even within a > gretl script or session. FWIW, I applaud your decision.