From: Terry Poulin <bigboss64@...>
Date: 2007-10-04T06:23:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Config files

BJ Dierkes wrote:
> I prefer using standard *nix style configuration files in the form of
> 'param = value'.  I wrote a class to read this type of configuration
> file called ParseConfig.
>
> http://rubyforge.org/projects/parseconfig/
>
>

Ooo, thank you.. I've been meaning to look for some thing like that :-)




I have actually never needed to deal with config files from this perspective.
Personally from the point of view of Joe Blow. I prefer a syntax like most
unix style config files.

# Comment
parm = value

Along with the ini file, it makes for a very easy to edit file. It's just a
matter of figuring out what does what for the end user. (IMHO)


TerryP.


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