However there are a few rules you should follow. First of all, your add-in should include the following:
- An installer program, with a specified proc name, menu text, description and documentation.
- A documentation file.
- A TOC.ini file.
The installer program is a simple EViews program that will be run once the Add-in has been downloaded. This program should handle the installation/registration of the Add-in into EViews. At the very least it should contain a single line using the addin command that specifies the proc name, menu text, description and documentation of the Add-in. As an example, here is the installer for the RecShade Add-in:
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addin(type="graph", menu = "Add USA Recession Shading", proc="recshade", docs=".\recession shade.txt", desc="Applies US recession shading to a graph object.") "./recshade.prg"
Documentation File
This need not be a 100 page PDF, a simple text file will do, but you should at least give a brief description of what the Add-in does, and how to use it.
TOC.ini
This is a simple text file called TOC.ini that contains information that EViews will use when downloading the Add-in to a user's computer. The format of TOC.ini is:
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[package]
folder = folder_name
installer = installer.prg
Submission
EViews Add-in packages, or AIPZ files, are zip files that have been renamed to have a .aipz extension. Thus to create your add-in package, simply take your add-in files, including the documentation, TOC.ini and installer files, and zip them all up into a single file. Then rename that zip file so that it has an .aipz extension. Then you can email your Add-in package to addin@eviews.com.
If you cannot package your files together as an .aipz file, then send the individual files, and we will package it for you.
If your Add-in performs some statistical/econometric technique, any papers/references for the given technique would be appreciated. Even better would be any examples you have of your Add-in matching existing routines/results.