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Posted: **Thu May 06, 2010 10:16 am**

I tried using a WFOPEN command similar to the command in the help file:

wfopen(type=raw,rectype=fixed) c:\data.txt rformat=(GDP 1-2 INV 3 CONS 6-9)

However I receive the following error message:

Syntax error: unexpected character '(' in rformat specification

Consequently, the rformat specification cannot work.

Thanks.

Posted: **Thu May 06, 2010 10:50 am**

Bug in the documentation. Replace the parenthesis with quotes:

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wfopen(type=raw,rectype=fixed) c:\data.txt rformat="GDP 1-2 INV 3 CONS 6-9"

We'll update EViews 7 so that it accepts parenthesis as well.

Posted: **Thu May 06, 2010 12:57 pm**

Thanks for the quick and useful response!

Posted: **Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:16 am**

I noticed today that the bug in the documentation is still there... rformat will not accept brackets.
It works fine with the suggestion from Gareth

Posted: **Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:25 pm**

Thanks. I put this on the list of things to take a look at. Sorry.

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