Variable / series name length

[jim.savage]

Hi,

I have looked through the documentation and forums, but I can't find a discussion of whether there is a maximum length for series names. I am importing data from the csv output of a large CGE model. Unfortunately, the model spits out its variable names without consideration of length--and Eviews doesn't like long names.

How big is the limit, why is there a limit, and what can I do to increase it?

All the best,
Jim

[EViews Gareth]

24 characters, and that can't be increased.

[jim.savage]

Thanks Gareth. It's not the end of the world, and I know mnemonics should be kept short, but I'd love to see an increase of the limit at the next release.

Cheers,
Jim

[EViews Gareth]

I'll mention it, but it is really quite complicated to do and maintain backwards compatibility.