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I would like to use a programming code to restructure my workfile into a time series format, with the time series named according to the entries in 'newname', observations ordered by the dates in 'surveydate', and observation entries consistent with 'meanvalue'. I've attached the workfile. Many than...

I'm reading an Excel file in to a new workfile. I want EViews to start reading from row 7. The following code line

wfopen {%arm_factors_xls} range={%range} firstobs=7

gives me an error "unrecognized file option 'firstobs=7'.

How do I make this option to work?