[Gretl-users] Request: options in reading excel data files

[Michael Boldin]

>> In my first tests, the XLS imports worked with the different 
>> --xoffset and --yoffset options.  But I then tried a script with 
>> --sheet=2 and this did not work

>What happened?

With the second (new) GRETL, I get either a MS Windows error, saying
'Gretl32.win.exex encountered a problem and needs to shut down'
whenever I import an .xls file  or a Gretl box error 'First character of
varname (0x0) is bad (first must be alphabetical)'

>What has changed since you successfully imported using the 
>--xoffset and --yoffset options?

Nothing I was aware of. I might have accidentally loaded the first Gretl
however, along with the new one. I tried re-booting with no luck. 

>> Can I have two Gretl versions installed?  

> No, that won't work.  There will only be one set of registry 
entries for gretl, so whichever was installed last will (I 
suppose) be the only one to work.

Both seem to work in other respects (other than XLS importing) but I will
re-install only the new one and tell you what happens.