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hello,
I tried to search the archives for a similar topic but did not find one - so apologies if this has already been answered.

I am trying to print out results of some calculations to a csv file.
I have created a table with 2 rows, and 36 columns. and after i populate the table with the relevant values i try to print them out to a csv file. the file gets printed with the correct output but the program crash's immediately.
It seems to me that printing to the file is causing the program to crash.

I do not know how to attach a debugger to the program so i sprinkled @uiprompt() functions to simulate breakpoints. :-)
I have two @uiprompts() -> the first one right after i actually print to the file and exit the subroutine, and the 2nd one is after i immediately return from the subroutine that prints to the file.
I hit the @uiprompt after i print to the file, but do not hit the @uiprompt after i return from the function.

Is there a known issue printing large tables (2,40) to csv files?


code snippet:-----------------------------


subroutine equation_1()

print_forecast(.... with all the variables as described below...)
@uiprompt("done calling print forecast") ---> this line does not get executed.

endsub

subroutine print_forecast(scalar no_of_observations, scalar outlier_present, scalar var_outlier, scalar se, scalar r2, scalar rbar2, scalar fstat, scalar fstat_prob, scalar dw, scalar var_c, scalar var_t, scalar var_m1, scalar var_m2, scalar var_m3, scalar var_m4, scalar var_m5 scalar var_m6 scalar var_m7 scalar var_m8, scalar var_m9, scalar var_m10, scalar var_m11, scalar var_y1, scalar actual_y)

output(v) "C:\Users\rajivk\desktop\monthly\results\StatResults"

fetch(d=tmp) a_file_name
fetch(d=tmp) monthtoforecast
fetch(d=tmp) i
fetch(d=tmp) equation
fetch(d=tmp) print_legend

%tmp_file_name = a_file_name
string is_dollars = "STR"

if (@rwfind(%tmp_file_name, dollars) ) then
is_dollars = "STR"
endif
if (@rwfind(%tmp_file_name, units) ) then
is_dollars = "STU"
endif

%product_line = productline(1)
%productfamily = productfamily(1)
%producttype = producttype(1)
%productsegment = productsegment(1)
%businessunit = businessunit(1)
scalar product_code = productcode(1)
%company = company(1)
%forecastclass = forecastclass(1)
%stlregion = stl_region(1)


table(2,36) forecast_table

forecast_table.setformat(@all) f.9

if equation = 1 then
%value = "Equation 1: y c t q1 q2 q3 y(-1) "
endif
if equation = 2 then
%value = "Equation 2: y c t q1 q2 q3 "
endif
if equation = 3 then
%value = "Equation 3 : y c t"
endif
if equation = 4 then
%value = " Equation 4 : y c t y(-1)"
endif
if equation = 5 then
%value = "Equation 5 : log(y) c t q1 q2 q3 log(y(-1))"
endif
if equation = 6 then
%value = "Equation 6 : y c t t^2 q1 q2 q3 y(-1)"
endif
if equation = 7 then
%value = "Equation 7 : y c t t^2 q1 q2 q3"
endif
if equation = 8 then
%value = "Equation 8 : y c t t^2 y(-1)"
endif
if equation = 9 then
%value = "Equation 9 : y c t t^2"
endif
if equation = 10 then
%value = "Equation 10 : log(y) c t q1 q2 q3"
endif
if equation = 11 then
%value = "Equation 11 : log(y) c t log(y(-1))"
endif
if equation = 12 then
%value = "Equation 12 : log(y) c t "
endif

if outlier_present = 1 then
%final_value = %value + " outlier"
else
%final_value = %value
endif
forecast_table(2,35) = %final_value
forecast_table(2,36) = monthtoforecast

forecast_table(2,1) = is_dollars
forecast_table(2,2) = %product_line
forecast_table(2,3) = %productfamily
forecast_table(2,4) = %producttype
forecast_table(2,5) = %productsegment
forecast_table(2,6) = %businessunit
forecast_table(2,7) = product_code
forecast_table(2,8) = %company
forecast_table(2,9) = %forecastclass
forecast_table(2,10) = %stlregion
forecast_table(2,11) = no_of_observations
forecast_table(2,12) = outlier_present
forecast_table(2,13) = var_outlier
forecast_table(2,14) = se
forecast_table(2,15) = r2
forecast_table(2,16) = rbar2
forecast_table(2,17) = fstat
forecast_table(2,18) = fstat_prob
forecast_table(2,19) = dw
forecast_table(2,20) = var_c
forecast_table(2,21) = var_t
forecast_table(2,22) = var_m1
forecast_table(2,23) = var_m2
forecast_table(2,24) = var_m3
forecast_table(2,25) = var_m4
forecast_table(2,26) = var_m5
forecast_table(2,27) = var_m6
forecast_table(2,28) = var_m7
forecast_table(2,29) = var_m8
forecast_table(2,30) = var_m9
forecast_table(2,31) = var_m10
forecast_table(2,32) = var_m11
forecast_table(2,33) = var_y1
forecast_table(2,34) = actual_y

print forecast_table
@uiprompt("done printing") --> i hit this uiprompt, and the program crash's immediately after this
endsub

The EViews guys are going to want to know the version and build date of your copy.

I am using eviews7 for windows. i dont know the build date.

i spent some time and found the following issues that i fixed in the program:
1)If i pass more than 12 arguments to a subroutine, the program crash's - no message in the error log window

2)to circumvent that problem, i'm storing the extra variables in a DB and then fetch them within the subroutine. I found the following issue with storing and retrieving variables in the dbase, again no messages in the error log window.

subroutine sample_subroutine(scalar tmp_var)
store(d=tmp)tmp_var
call my_test_function (foo)
endsub

subroutine my_test_function(scalar foo)
fetch(d=tmp)tmp_var -> this crash's the program. basically i cannot store variables that have been passed into a subroutine and then retrieve them in another subroutine

bottom line, it was very painful to debug these issues without any debugging mode of the program.

thanks
rajiv