Write EViews data to a text (ASCII), Excel, or Lotus file on disk.
Creates a foreign format disk file containing data in a vector object. May be used to export EViews data to another program.
This routine should realistically only be used in the oft-hand chance that you wish to write into a Lotus file. Improved Excel, text, and other format writing is available in
Vector::export.
Syntax
vector_name.write(options) [path\filename]
Follow the name of the vector object by a period, the keyword, and the name for the output file. The optional path name may be on the local machine, or may point to a network drive. If the path name contains spaces, enclose the entire expression in double quotation marks. The entire vector will be exported.
Note that EViews cannot, at present, write into an existing file. The file that you select will, if it exists, be replaced.
Options
prompt | Force the dialog to appear from within a program. |
File type
t=dat, txt | ASCII (plain text) files. |
t=wk1, wk3 | Lotus spreadsheet files. |
t=xls | Excel spreadsheet files. |
If you omit the “t=” option, EViews will determine the type based on the file extension. Unrecognized extensions will be treated as ASCII files. For Lotus and Excel spreadsheet files specified without the “t=” option, EViews will automatically append the appropriate extension if it is not otherwise specified.
ASCII text files
na=string | Specify text string for NAs. Default is “NA”. |
d=arg | Specify delimiter (default is tab): “s” (space), “c” (comma). |
Spreadsheet (Lotus, Excel) files
letter_number | Coordinate of the upper-left cell containing data. |
Examples
v1.write(t=txt,na=.) a:\dat1.csv
Writes the vector V1 into an ASCII file named DAT1.CSV on the A: drive. NAs are coded as “.” (dot).
v1.write(t=txt,na=.) dat1.csv
writes the same file in the default directory.
v1.write(t=xls) "\\network\drive a\results"
saves the contents of V1 in an Excel file “Results.xls” in the specified directory.
Cross-references