fetch from eia database or eia bulk file

[eric01]

Hi

I need to fetch a few series from eia.gov database. I downloaded the bulk file but am not able to fetch all the needed series. Apparently some names given in the eia database cannot be used by eviews (in my case, names too long apparently). I tried different ways but it doent't work. I can do it by clicking but I need a way to program it since I am not the final user. Could someone help? Thanks. (eviews 8.1)

[EViews Jason]

You will need to setup object aliases for the eia database. Object alias provide a means to rename the illegal series. There unfortunately isnt a way to rename the series programmatically. You will have to create your aliases via the user interface.

To do so, open the EIA database and the select view->object aliases. In the window add your aliases. For example

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myseries1= illegalEIALongName myseries2= anotherLongName

More information can also be found in the documentation.

[eric01]

ok. Thanks.