Re: Init file package avail?

[PaulPearson@BigFoot.com]

DuckE <nospam_steved94@home.com> wrote:
>Have you considered using XML?
>See:
>  http://www.w3schools.com/xml/default.asp

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

TO be honest, I'd never looked at XML before. MY quick perusal today 
doesn't look promising, however. I'd like the input file to be easily 
maintained by non-computer-weenies, and XML looks too complicated. 

>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".




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