From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,7db300de5361ec09 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-03 09:54:25 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: PaulPearson@BigFoot.com Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Init file package avail? Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 17:54:24 -0000 Message-ID: Sender: "Paul F. Pearson" References: Distribution: world User-Agent: tin/1.4-19991113 ("No Labels") (UNIX) (OSF1/V4.0 (alpha)) X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:17354 Date: 2001-12-03T17:54:24+00:00 List-Id: DuckE 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" 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". -- Paul F. Pearson (ppearson@hiwaay.net) http://home.hiwaay.net/~ppearson/ "Lord heal our land. Father heal our land. Hear our cry and turn our nation back to You" - Heal Our Land, _Magnify The Lord_ (Integrity Music)