[Gretl-users] x12a and tramo stil greyed out

[John Paravantis]

Allin,

I unistalled both Tramo and x12a via Add/Remove programs and then 
reinstalled them at their default directory.

Although it appears that I may use x12 as an option in Model>Time 
Series>ARIMA, both x12 and tramo remain greyed out in the Variable menu.

I was pretty sure it was not a stale Windows registry issue because I 
had just installed the new gretl and x12/tramo on a brand new laptop.

BTW a new laptop without gretl is only half the fun!

Best
John

gretl-users-request at ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu wrote:
>   
>> The new version of gretl installs within Program Files and this 
>> is great BUT tramo and x12 arima STILL install in the userdata 
>> directory and DO NOT work with version 1.6.0.
>>     
>
> I have now tested this on Windows.  As you say, the default 
> install directory for X-12-ARIMA and TRAMO/SEATS is still 
> c:\userdata, and this really ought to be updated in line with 
> gretl itself.
>
> On the other hand, I had no problem running either program with 
> current gretl.  The classroom installation that I checked already 
> had X-12-ARIMA installed in c:\userdata, and calling the program 
> from gretl (which is in the current default location of c:\Program 
> Files) worked OK.  TRAMO was not installed on the machine in 
> question.  I downloaded ts_install.exe and ran it, accepting the 
> default of installation in c:\userdata.  Then I restarted gretl, 
> and I could access TRAMO alright.
>
> I'm not sure, but this may be the issue: After switching the gretl 
> installation to a different location, you may have to seek out the 
> uninstallers for both x12a and Tramo, and uninstall then reinstall 
> those programs.  I suspect that some stale Windows registry 
> entries are causing the problem.
>
> Allin Cottrell
>