[Limdep Nlogit List] Importing a matrix from Excel

[Kevin Mahoney]

I have tried importing a block of cells from Excel, following the 
instructions in R12.6.2
Using the following format:
Read;    Rows = 12;    Cols = 12; Matrix = ProbM $
1 	0.666667 	0.4 	0.285714 	0.222222 	0.181818 	0.153846 	0.133333 
0.117647 	0.105263 	0.095238 	0.086957
0 	0.333333 	0.4 	0.285714 	0.222222 	0.181818 	0.153846 	0.133333 
0.117647 	0.105263 	0.095238 	0.086957
0 	0 	0.2 	0.285714 	0.222222 	0.181818 	0.153846 	0.133333 	0.117647 
0.105263 	0.095238 	0.086957
0 	0 	0 	0.142857 	0.222222 	0.181818 	0.153846 	0.133333 	0.117647 
0.105263 	0.095238 	0.086957
0 	0 	0 	0 	0.111111 	0.181818 	0.153846 	0.133333 	0.117647 	0.105263 
0.095238 	0.086957
0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0.090909 	0.153846 	0.133333 	0.117647 	0.105263 
0.095238 	0.086957
0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0.076923 	0.133333 	0.117647 	0.105263 	0.095238 
0.086957
0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0.066667 	0.117647 	0.105263 	0.095238 	0.086957
0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0.058824 	0.105263 	0.095238 	0.086957
0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0.052632 	0.095238 	0.086957
0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0.047619 	0.086957
0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0.043478


produces  
Error     4: READ - error reading NREC (NOBS) or NREC was not given.
regardless of whether I just highlight the Read line or the Read line + 
the matrix when entering the command.
If I omit the $ symbol (as in Figure R12.15), the matrix appears to be 
read but does not appear in the table of matrix names.
I'd be grateful for any advice or guidance

Kevin Mahoney