EViews 12 now supports a new workfile file format (“.WF2”). This new format is text-based (using JSON) which means it can be opened using any simple text editor to view all workfile data elements.

By default, the new WF2 format will generate unformatted JSON (no carriage returns or tabs) and the file will also be compressed using GZIP to minimize disk usage. You can optionally turn these settings off in order to save a text file that is formatted, uncompressed, and easily readable.

You can save your workfile as a WF2 file by clicking on File/Save As..., then select EViews Workfile (*.wf2) in the Save as type drop down:

EViews will display a Workfile Save dialog with options that allow you to override the default settings:

Here, the new workfile save will generate unformatted JSON (no carriage returns or tabs) and the file will be compressed. Click on OK to save the file.

To choose WF2 as your new default format, go to Options menu/General Options/Data Storage/Workfile format (WF2) and check the Use WF2 as default workfile format checkbox:

To save your workfile in the new WF2 format using a command, specify a filename extension of “.WF2”,

or specify the wf2 type option in the command

This new WF2 format supports the following save options:

The older JSON format that previous versions of EViews supported can be replicated by using a new “type=jsonlegacy” option

See pagesave and wfsave for updated command documentation.

EViews 12 has extended the printing capabilities of EViews with Markdown. Tables, graphs, and other output objects can now be formatted with the basic features of this simple, easy-to-read markup language.

To save your EViews output as Markdown, simply display the output, right-click and select Save to Disk. EViews will display a File Save dialog.

Use the File type dropdown to select Markdown, enter or navigate to the desired path, and provide a filename and click on OK.

See save and Table::save and Text::save for command documentation.