Re: Init file package avail?

["DuckE" <nospam_steved94@home.com>]

Have you considered using XML?
See:
  http://www.w3schools.com/xml/default.asp

And of course:
http://libre.act-europe.fr/

SteveD

"Paul F. Pearson" <ppearson@hiwaay.net> wrote in message
news:c1655c76.0111301354.6a4455e5@posting.google.com...
> Is there a package available to handle reading in from an
> intialization file? Preferrably, I'd like one that handles sections
> (sort of like the Windows INI file format). I started designing one,
> but thought I'd make sure I'm not reinventing the wheel. I'm including
> what I'd desinged. I like the capabilities, but don't require the
> actual "syntax."
>
> ------ begin top-of-my-head design ----------
> #comments begin with hash (UNIX style)
> #for simplicity, I'd require comments to be on a seperate line
> [Section 1]
> field1 = value1
> #note no terminator on above line
>
> [Section 2]
> #field name must only be unique within a section
> field1 = value2
> field2 = [Section 1, field1]
> #a value can be a reference to another value.
>
> ------ end top-of-my-head design ----------
>
> I've even thought about having a %use [Section 1] type of syntax to
> allow an entire section's fields to be "copied" into another section's
> "namespace".