[Gretl-users] Re: Problem with copy-as-csv matrix with eigenvalues
Am 04.03.2026 um 10:39 schrieb Riccardo (Jack) Lucchetti:
On 04/03/2026 01:43, Alecos Papadopoulos wrote:
> Using the eigen function I obtain the matrix with eigenvalues
>
> XXeig (5 x 1)
>
> 4.4676e+004 + 0.0000e+000i
> 5.9654e+003 + 0.0000e+000i
> 1.2180e-003 + 0.0000e+000i
> 1.0542e+002 + 0.0000e+000i
> 8.0995e+002 + 0.0000e+000i
>
> If I select its icon, select "copy as csv..." and choose any of the
> "comma / space / tab" options for separators, I get, when pasting
> into an excel file,
>
> 44676.2059363678
> 0
> 5965.42208618647
> 0
> 0.00121802209740075
> ...
> Could that be fixed?
I can reproduce the problem, it shouldn't be hard to fix.
Following up on this topic, I have re-tested this with the recent
snapshot from March 12th, with mixed results:
- The original problem with "copy as csv..." is gone OK, gretl
intercepts this with a dialog box saying "matrix is complex".
- However, when I choose "view" (in the icon view, right-click on the
respective matrix symbol), then basically the same problem re-appears.
- Plus, when I choose "copy", then enter a name in the dialog window and
hit OK, I get _two_ new symbols in the icon view, both with the same new
chosen name. And the copy isn't correct, it contains the same
problematic stuff as in the OP.
Should I create a bug ticket?
thanks
sven