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Hello,

When trying to import this txt file, I have this error message: Illegal date ?.

Here my code: If I remove the last row, it's working fine.

I tested this under all these version, with same bug:
- Eviews 13 Jun 20 2024 build
- Eviews 14 Dec 26 2024 build

Thanks for your help.

If you could post that last row in the text file there's better chance someone might catch what's wrong.

The attached txt file in the ticket contains this row, I have the error message using this txt file.

If it helps, I get the same error you do. But if I use File/Open it appears to work. No idea why.

Thanks, but unfortunatly I'm using this in an eviews program.

You're trying to import panel data (I think?) into a dated workfile, and it is failing.

Rather than create the workfile and then import, just open the text file as a new workfile. Then manipulate it after opening.

Some of the dates look like 201001. Is there a good way to handle that?

You're trying to import panel data (I think?) into a dated workfile, and it is failing.

Rather than create the workfile and then import, just open the text file as a new workfile.

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wfopen "c:\temp\eviews_issue.txt" ftype=ascii rectype=crlf skip=0 fieldtype=delimited custom=";" colhead=1 namepos=custom eoltype=pad badfield=NA @smpl @all

Then manipulate it after opening.

Thanks for this, but do-you know why there is this error message ? is-it a eviews bug ? (It's not an easy task to change my program)

The last line of your file has no date.