[Gretl-users] unsaved datafile closed w/o asking

[Sven Schreiber]

Am 18.12.2007 15:50, Allin Cottrell schrieb:
> On Tue, 18 Dec 2007, Sven Schreiber wrote:
>
>   
>> not sure if this is new (probably not): with the latest windows 
>> snapshot it seems that running the 'open' command in a script 
>> closes the current datafile without asking the user even if the 
>> file has unsaved changes. I find this problematic because it has 
>> just caused me some (minor) dataloss.
>>     
>
> No, I don't think this is new. And it would be problematic to 
> change this behavior, IMO.
>
> A common (for me, anyway) cycle is: open script (which contains an 
> 'open' command); run script (may generate new variables); inspect 
> output; revise script; run script again.  I would find it very 
> tedious to be prompted for a data save each time round.
>   

True. However, the possibility of dataloss as I experienced myself makes 
me feel a bit uneasy about this. As a little safety net, couldn't the 
'open' command check whether the current datafile has unsaved changes, 
and if so, create an automatic backup copy before discarding it?
> Probably a note to this effect should be added to the manual.
>
>   

That would also be good.

thanks,
sven