Create spec from string in X13 format

rjdverse / rjdemetra

R interface to JDemetra+ v 2.x

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Create spec from string in X13 format #130

Closed edugca closed 7 months ago

edugca commented 7 months ago

Hi,

How can I create a spec object in R from a string in X13 format such as the one in the example below:

series{ start= 1996.1 period = 4 format = free } transform{ function = auto } pickmdl{ method = best identify = all } outlier{ types = all } forecast { maxlead = 6 maxback = 0 } regression { aictest = (td easter) } estimate{ } x11{ save = ( d10 d11 d12 d13 d16 d18) savelog = q }

AQLT commented 7 months ago

Hi, You can't: RJDemetra is an R interface to the JDemetra+ software, which is different from the X-13ARIMA-SEATS Census Bureau binaries. Even though they implement the same method, some options are different and the way to create a spec is very different. If you want to read census bureau program specification files from R, you need to look in the seasonal package.