Trouble Importing Excel file

[oleviasharbaugh]

I'm trying to import an excel file that I created using Python, but am having trouble getting Eviews to recognize it. I use an API in Python to connect to a website and automatically pull all the data I need and then export that data to the correct directory, but Eviews doesn't seem to be finding it unless I go into the Excel file after exporting from Python and save it (without making any changes). This is the error I get if I don't go in and save it:

File 'C:\Users\OLEVIA~1.SHA\AppData\ev_temp\evxlsx1\xl//xl /worksheets/sheet1.xml' does not exist in "IMPORT
R:\FORECASTING\CHR\DATA\MORTGAGERATES_TEST.XLSX @FREQ M 1971:4" on line 10.

This is the code I use to import:

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import R:\Forecasting\CHR\Data\MortgageRates_TEST.xlsx  @freq m 1971:4

This may be an issue on the Python side, but I wanted to double check and see if this was a problem others have had or if there were any solutions on the Eviews side. Thanks!

[EViews Gareth]

Sounds like the Python code is creating a file that isn’t 100% compliant with the xlsx file format. Excel is able to handle the lack of compliance better than EViews is.

Easiest fix might be to save as csv from Python instead.

[oleviasharbaugh]

Switching to CSV worked! Thanks!