Data input: READ, IMPORT

[shuchang]

Hi Gareth,

I am a long term Eviews user, but new to Eviews 9. I have great problems inputting data into a wf, and the READ I am so familiar with doesn't work now. I got empty series (no data, no heading) when using the commands:

read(b2, t=xls, sheet=total) volume_boe_eviews.xls 1
read(b2, t=xls, sheet=ndf) volume_boe_eviews.xls 8
read(b2, t=xls, sheet=df) volume_boe_eviews.xls 8
read(b2, t=xls, sheet=spot) volume_boe_eviews.xls 8
read(b2, t=xls, sheet=swap) volume_boe_eviews.xls 8

Please advise what to do. Also what would be the IMPORT command for doing this?

Best,

Chang

[EViews Gareth]

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import volume_boe_eviews.xls range="total"

[shuchang]

I tried the import command. I got the message: 'incomplete date spec (no start date)'

[EViews Steve]

If you manually drag the spreadsheet onto EViews, and use our Import wizard to perform the import, it will generate an IMPORT command in the capture window for you to use in your programs with all the proper settings.

[shuchang]

Thanks.

Do you recommend to use IMPORT rather than READ now? The READ command I was so familiar with doesn't work now.



chang

[EViews Gareth]

We stopped supporting READ in EViews 4.

[EViews Steve]

As an aside, maybe we should start warning our users when they use deprecated commands in their programs. Not sure where we would show that though -- maybe the program log window (if there is one).

[shuchang]

This might be useful indeed. For example, I always used READ as the main input method and didn't realise that it's outdated until this time it failed to work.

Many thanks.

Best,

Chang