principal components error

[Linden]

I am trying to estimate pcs using the following code

freeze(tb1) gall.pcomp(eigval=v1,eigvec=m1) pc1 pc2 pc3

gall has 319 series. The program runs smoothly before this line.

Everytime I run this line, the program automatically shuts down with the following error message.

EViews7.exe - Application Error
The instruction at 0x06be11eb referenced memory at 0x07a01080. The memory could not be written.
Click on OK to terminate the program.

Can you please help me. Many thanks

[EViews Gareth]

What is the build date of your copy? (Available from Help->About EViews)

[Linden]

I am usiing EViews 7, version 7.2. Enterprise Editiion - Jun 15 2012 build

[EViews Gareth]

You should update to the latest version and see if that fixes it.

[Linden]

I think the problem is 319 series is too large for the PC analysis in EViews. When I try with a smaller data set, the program is ok. Just wonder if EViews 8 can handle larger number of series for PC analysis.

[EViews Gareth]

Yes, it can.