Language: Load Statement

Loading data from an external file.

Syntax:

1. LOAD CSV FILENAME AS ID: Loading a comma-separated value (CSV) file, with series names as header, as a data frame object.

2. LOAD NOHEADER CSV FILENAME AS ID: Loading a comma-separated value (CSV) file, without series names as header, as a data frame object.

3. LOAD SESSION FROM FILENAME: Loading a previously saved session.

where

• ID is the object where external data is to be loaded into
• FILENAME is the external file containing the data to be loaded

Example:

# Set relative current working directory and load a CSV file
set rcwd data
load csv STI_2015.csv as STI

# Save the current session
save session as example_session.txt

# Load a previously saved session
load session from example05.txt

Advanced Topics

1. Bytecodes generated are:
   • loadcsv1
   • loadcsv2
   • loadsession