Importing from excel directly into a matrix

[blonggovnl]

Hi,

Just wondering how I might import data from an excel file directly into a matrix. FYI: It's a 7x3 matrix of parameters, without a time dimension.

Does the import command allow for this or should I use something else. The help file only seems to have information on doing this in a "point and click" fashion.

Thanks,

BL

[EViews Gareth]

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Matrix.read

Outlined in the object reference.

Note that it does not support .XLSX files.

[BrsG]

[Using 8]

Related: is there a way to import directly into a table?

Background: I would like to import not only my series and their names, but also their descriptions.

Best
Boris

[EViews Gareth]

No, there is not.

As an aside, why can you not simply read the descriptions in from Excel using wfopen?