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@mean(x,n) function with weird behavior after update

Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 6:54 am
by fmramos
Hi all!

I'm used to use formulas like that:

Y=DB::X/@mean(DB::X,"t0 t1")*100

to change the base of a series. The formulas worked well until the today update (May 11).

Now I only can do the operation if the original series is not in the database, but in the workfile.

The message I got is (DB::X) is "illegal or reserved name"

Tks,

Fabio

Re: @mean(x,n) function with weird behavior after update

Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 8:12 am
by EViews Gareth
ok. I think I know what caused that. We'll investigate

Re: @mean(x,n) function with weird behavior after update

Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 8:42 am
by EViews Gareth
Yep, we broke it. We'll get a new patch up asap. In the mean time you can revert back to the previous patch, by re-downloading it.

Re: @mean(x,n) function with weird behavior after update

Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:31 am
by EViews Gareth
New patch is up.

Re: @mean(x,n) function with weird behavior after update

Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 10:34 am
by fmramos
Tks for the quicker answer and patch. Fabio

Re: @mean(x,n) function with weird behavior after update

Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 10:40 am
by EViews Gareth
Thanks for letting us know about the bug - was a bad one, glad you caught it early.