[Gretl-users] problem with simulation loop times

[Sven Schreiber]

Am 11.02.2008 16:05, Allin Cottrell schrieb:
> On Mon, 11 Feb 2008, Sven Schreiber wrote:
> 
>>>> outfile null --write
>>>> ...
>>>> outfile --close
>>>>
>>>> Using the keyword "null" in place of a real filename disables gretl's
>>>> printing functions -- they become no-ops.
>> However, I do get a file called "null" in the working dir with 
>> the estimation results, so this does not yet seem to work 
>> properly... (fresh cvs)
> 
> Hmm.  What do you see in response to the initial outfile command?
> Given the script
> 
> open data4-10
> outfile null --write
> print 1 2 3 4
> outfile --close
> 
> I'm getting:
> 
> ? outfile null --write
> Now discarding output
> Closed output file 'null'
> Done
> 
> The key is "Now discarding output": if you see that, no file has 
> been opened.

I get sth different (translated from my German version):

Now writing output to  '/home/<workdir setting>/null'
Closed output file '/home/<workdir setting>/null'

fyi (if it's relevant), my workdir settings are to *not* use the startup 
dir from the shell, but the pre-configured workdir.

-sven