To declare a spool object, use the keyword spool, followed by the object name:

In addition, you may create a new spool by redirecting print jobs to the spool

Should an object or folder with the same name as folder_name already exist, the next available number will be appended to the folder_name.

Note: folders cannot be added to spool objects that are nested inside other spool objects.

The options below are used to specify a point of insertion for the folder being added. If a point of insertion is not specified, the folder is appended to the bottom of the spool.

adds a folder named TABLES to the end of the SPOOL01 object.

Given that the object GR1 already exists in SPOOL1,

inserts a folder named OUTPUT in the current location of GR1.

See Spool::move for adding and removing objects to and from a folder. For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

where object_list is a list of one or more objects to be appended to the spool. You may specify a view for each object, otherwise the default view will be used.

To insert a line graph view of series SER1 and a bar graph view of SER2 as the last objects in SPOOL01:

To replace a preexisting object X in SPOOL01 with the line graph view of series SER1:

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”. See also Spool::insert and Spool::remove.

Removes the spool’s history attribute, as shown in the label view of the spool.

The first line removes the history from the spool S1, and the second line displays the label view of S1, including the now blank history field.

See “Labeling Objects” for a discussion of labels and display names.

See also Spool::label.

Removes the spool’s remarks attribute, as shown in the label view of the spool.

The first line removes the remarks from the spool S1, and the second line displays the label view of S1, including the now blank remarks field.

See “Labeling Objects” for a discussion of labels and display names.

See also Spool::label.

where new_comment specifies the comment for the object specified in object_arg, where object_arg is the name or position of the object. Surround object_name with quotation marks for multiple word comments.

assigns the following comment to object TAB1 embedded in the STATE object:

The “\n” is used to indicate the start of a new line in the comment.

See “Labeling Objects” for a discussion of labels and display names.

See also Spool::label.

Creates either a named or unnamed copy of the spool.

creates an unnamed copy of the spool S1.

creates S2, a copy of the spool S1.

See also copy.

display is the default view for a spool.

displays the contents of SPOOL01.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

where new_name specifies the display name for the object in object_arg, and object_arg is the name or position of the object. Surround object_arg with quotation marks for multiple word display names. Note that the case will be preserved in new_name.

assigns the “Unemployment Rate” displayname to the object TAB1, which is a child of the STATE spool.

attaches a display name “Hours Worked” to the spool object SPOOL1.

See “Labeling Objects” for a discussion of labels and display names. See also Spool::label.

where object_name is the object to be extracted from the spool, and object_name is the optional name of the new object.

creates a copy of table TAB1 and names the copy TAB1_COPY.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

See also Spool::print, Spool::insert and Spool::remove.

where object_list is an optional list of one or more embedded spools to be flattened. If an object_list is not provided, the entire spool will be flattened.

flattens the entire spool SPOOL01.

flattens only the embedded spool MYSPOOL1.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

where size_arg is an optional size argument (in virtual inches) used for the “fixed” and “variablelimit” modes, and the options are used to specify the mode. If size_arg is not provided, the default setting will be used.

The “fixed” mode specifies the width of all graph objects in the spool, while “variable” allows graphs to be displayed at their native sizes. The “variablelimit” mode allows graphs to be displayed at native sizes unless their widths exceed a specified limit value.

sets all graphs to be displayed at a fixed size of 5 virtual inches, while

displays graphs at their native sizes.

allows graphs to be displayed at their native sizes unless they exceed the specified variable limit. Note that native sizes for graphs are a function of the default table font.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

See also Spool::tablemode.

where object_list is a list of object types that will be made hidden in addition to what is already hidden. Object_list may be one or more of the following values: “graphs,” “tables,” and “text.”

hides all the graph and text objects in the spool object SPOOL01.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

where object_arg is the name or the position of a specific object to which you wish to apply indenting, and size_arg is an new indentation in virtual inches.

changes the indentation for both the first object in the spool and for TAB1 to 0.02 virtual inches.

To refer to a child object of a spool, you must specify the object’s path. For instance, given a spool SPOOL01 containing the spool SP1 which in turn contains the graph G2:

also changes the horizontal indentation of G2 in the embedded spool SP1 to 0.03 virtual inches, while

sets the indentation for the object SP1 to 0.03.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

See also Spool::leftmargin, Spool::topmargin, Spool::vertspacing.

where object_list is a list of one or more objects to be inserted into the spool at the position specified in the options. If you do not specify a view for an object in the list, the default view will be used.

If neither a location nor an offset are specified in the options, the object will be inserted at the end of the spool.

If neither a location nor an offset are specified, the object will be inserted at the end of the spool. If an offset is provided without a location, the object will be inserted relative to the main spool. Providing a location without an offset instructs EViews to insert the object at the location specified, pushing all objects proceeding and including object_name down the list of objects.

To insert a line graph view of the series SER1 as the last object in SPOOL01:

To insert TAB1 as the first object in SPOOL01:

Given a graph GR1,

inserts TAB1 in the current location of GR1 and TAB2 immediately following. All objects from GR1 onward are pushed down the list of objects.

Alternately, if SP1 is a spool object,

inserts a line graph and bar graph view of series SER1 as the last objects in SP1. If “offset=last” is omitted, the objects will be inserted before SPOOL1.

To refer to a child object of a spool, you must specify the object’s path. For instance, given a spool SPOOL01 containing the spool SPOOL1, which in turn contains a graph G2:

inserts TAB1 before graph G2 in spool SPOOL1, and moves the remaining objects down.

To replace a preexisting object X in SPOOL01 with the line graph view of series SER1:

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

See also Spool::append and Spool::remove.

When used with options or the text argument, label displays the current spool label. The second version may be used to modify the label. Specify one of the following options along with optional text. If there is no text provided, the specified field will be cleared.

The following lines replace the remarks field of SP1 with “Data from CPS 1988 March File”:

To append additional remarks to SP1, and then to print the label view:

To clear and then set the units field, use:

See “Labeling Objects” for a discussion of labels.

See also Spool::displayname.

where size_arg is the new margin value specified in virtual inches.

sets the left margin for SPOOL01 to 0.01 virtual inch,

changes the left margin in the embedded spool SP1 to 0.02 virtual inches.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

See also Spool::horizindent, Spool::topmargin, and Spool::vertindent.

where object_arg is the object to be moved specified as an integer position in the spool or the name of an existing object in the spool. The options specify the destination position. If neither a location nor offset are specified in the options, the object will be moved to the end of the spool.

To move the first object in SPOOL01 to the end of the spool:

To move TAB1 to the beginning of SPOOL01:

Given objects GR1 and TAB1,

moves TAB1 to the current location of GR1. All objects from GR1 onward are pushed down the list of objects.

Alternately, if SP1 is an embedded spool.

moves the third object to the end of SP1. If “offset=last” is omitted, the object will be moved to just before SP1.

To refer to a child object of a spool, you must specify the object’s path. For instance, given a spool SPOOL01 containing the spool SP1 which in turn contains the graph G2:

moves TAB1 before graph G2 in spool SP1, and moves the remaining objects down.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

See also Spool::insert.

where object_arg is the name or the position of the object to be renamed, and new_name specifies the new name. new_name should follow EViews’ standard naming conventions. Note that the case will be discarded; for case-sensitive names, use the Spool::displayname command.

renames the object UNTITLED01 to TAB1.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

See also Spool::displayname.

See “Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)” for a discussion of using OLE with EViews.

where option_list contains one or more of the options listed below.

Each option may be preceded by a “+” or “–” indicating whether to turn on or off the option. The “+” is optional.

removes the tree pane from the window, uses the global spool margins, turns on titles, and uses the display name for the title.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

See also Spool::name, Spool::displayname and Spool::label.

The object will be printed to the location specified by the current printer settings.

where object_arg is the name or the position of the object to be printed.

prints the object TAB1 found in SPOOL01.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

See also print and Spool::extract.

where object_list is a list of objects to be removed from the spool.

removes table object TAB1 from SPOOL01. Also removes the CITY object from the STATE spool, which is a child of SPOOL01. Note that a path is required for child objects. For instance, if TAB1 is a child of another object such as STATE, nothing will be removed.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

See also Spool::append and Spool::insert.

Follow the keyword with a name for the file. file_name may include the file type extension, or the file type may be specified using the “t=” option.

If an explicit path is not specified, the file will be stored in the default directory, as set in the File Locations global options.

The MD (Markdown) setting uses very basic syntax and should be usable in most editors.

saves SPOOL01 to an RTF file named “spool01.rtf” in the “C:\TEMP” directory, and precedes each object in the spool with its title.

saves SPOOL01 to a text file named “spool01.txt” in the current directory, and precedes each object in the spool with its associated comment if one exists.

For additional discussion see “Saving a Spool”.

Sets the attribute attr to attr_value. Note that quoting the arguments may be required. Once added to an object, the attribute may be extracted using the @attr data member.

sets the “revised” attribute in the object A to the string “never”, and extracts the attribute into the string object S.

See “Adding Custom Attributes in the Label View” and “Adding Your Own Label Attributes”.

where font_args may include one or more of the options listed below.

sets the title and comment font to Times New Roman italic.

changes the font to 8 point.

removes the italic, and adds boldface.

changes the point size to 14, removes strikethrough, and adds underscoring.

changes the typeface to Batang, and adds underscoring.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

where zoom_arg specifies the zoom level in percent. The zoom_arg must be one of the following values: 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 200.

sets the zoom level of the default spool view to 150% for spool SPOOL1.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

spool_name.show(object_list)

where object_list is a list of object types that will be made visible in addition to what is already visible. Object_list may be one or more of the following values: “graphs,” “tables,” and “text.”

makes visible all the table and text objects in the spool object SPOOL01.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

where spool_name is the name to be given the new object.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

where size_arg is an optional size argument (in virtual inches) used for the “variablelimit” mode, and options may be used to specify the mode. If size_arg is not provided, the default EViews setting will be used.

The “variablelimit” mode may be used to specify the maximum size of table objects in the spool, while “variable” allows tables to be displayed at their native sizes.

sets all table to be displayed with a maximum width of 5 virtual inches, while

displays tables at their original sizes.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

See also Spool::graphmode.

where title_arg is a case sensitive string which may contain spaces and carriage returns.

sets a two line title for SPOOL1 where the first line is "Estimated Models" and the second line is "for 2017."

clears the SPOOL1 title.

See also Spool::displayname and Spool::label.

where size_arg is the new margin value specified in virtual inches.

sets the top margin for SPOOL01 to 0.01 virtual inch,

changes the top margin in the embedded spool SP1 to 0.02 virtual inches.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

See also Spool::vertindent, Spool::vertspacing, and Spool::horizindent.

where object_arg is the name or the position of a specific object to which you wish to apply indenting, and size_arg is an new indentation in virtual inches.

change the indentation for the first object and for TAB1 to 0.02 virtual inches.

To refer to a child object of a spool, you must specify the object’s path. For instance, given a spool SPOOL01 containing the spool SP1 which in turn contains the graph G2:

also changes the vertical indentation of G2 in the embedded spool SP1 to 0.03 virtual inches, while

sets the indentation for SP1 to 0.03.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

See also Spool::topmargin, Spool::vertspacing, and Spool::horizindent.

where size_arg is an new spacing in virtual inches. By default, spacing will be set for all objects in the spool.

specifies the vertical spacing for all objects in the spool at 0.05 vertical inches.

sets the vertical spacing at 0.05 only for the objects in the embedded spool SP1.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.

See also Spool::vertindent, and Spool::topmargin.

where size_arg is an optional size in virtual inches. By default, widths will be set for all objects in the spool, if possible (i.e., the graph object is not specified as fixed width, and the width is within limits defined by the current display mode; see Spool::graphmode and Spool::tablemode, for details).

Heights are set proportional to the width to maintain the original aspect ratio.

If size_arg is not provided, the objects will be set to their default sizes.

If the specified object is an embedded spool, all of its objects will be sized accordingly.

resizes all objects in the spool to 1 virtual inch, while

changes the widths of the first object and TAB1 to 2 virtual inches. The heights of the objects will change proportionately.

resets the sizes of the objects to their defaults.

To refer to a child object of a spool, you must specify the object’s path. For instance, given a spool SPOOL01 containing the spool SP1 which in turn contains the graph G2:

also changes the width of G2 in the embedded spool SP1 to 2 virtual inches, while

sets the width for all of the objects in SP1 to 3 virtual inches.

sets the widths of graphs to 2 virtual inches.

For additional discussion of spools see “Spool Objects”.