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

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.