SPUG: parsing a config file

Andrew Sweger andy at n2h2.com
Mon Jan 10 20:40:45 CST 2000


On Jan 10, 2000 @ 6:13pm, Todd Wells wrote:

> Well, this method has worked out great, but I'm having a problem as a result
> of this parentheses/square brackets issue.  
> 
> Here's the deal, if I feed this data to the routine:
>     Domain = {
>         servers = (beluga,toddw2,150.215.141.11);
>         status = Enabled;
>     };
> 
> This becomes a problem when after winding all of this config data into
> nested hashes I have to unwind it back into a config file.
> 
> Would it better if I turn those parens into brackets?  Or do you have some
> other trick up your sleeve?

Use Jope's original suggestion. Turn parethesized lists into annonymous
arrays (square brackets).

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