conf files

[James Taylor]

I have this app I just wrote, and I wanted to give my users a more 
'standard' .conf file, instead of forcing them to open up the script, 
and dig through and change variables (Some people get confused by 
this... Go figure).  SO, I wanted to give a .conf sort of like the 
apache conf file where you'll see things like:

ENCRYPTION=1 
#Set this to 0 if you don't want encryption
ENCTYPE=3DES 
# 3DES or BLOWFISH
BASEDIR=/home/user 
# Path to something


## Sockets #

PORT=1200 
# Port to connect to
TYPE=TCP 
# TCP or UDP
HOST=localhost 
# Hostname



You get the idea.  Anyway, I could make a file like this and then 
'require' it I suppose, then run a regex on the lines and assign the 
variables THAT way, but I was curious if anyone could think of a better 
way to do this instead of forcing myself to make all these un-needed 
lines in my script just to get the variables.  Maybe a module or 
something?  Any suggestions would be appreciated!



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Re: conf files

[Felix Geerinckx]

on Mon, 10 Jun 2002 18:26:39 GMT, James Taylor wrote:

> I have this app I just wrote, and I wanted to give my users a more 
> 'standard' .conf file, 

Have you already looked at

?

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Re: conf files

[Geoffrey F. Green]

On 6/10/02 2:26 PM, "James Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> You get the idea.  Anyway, I could make a file like this and then
> 'require' it I suppose, then run a regex on the lines and assign the
> variables THAT way, but I was curious if anyone could think of a better
> way to do this instead of forcing myself to make all these un-needed
> lines in my script just to get the variables.  Maybe a module or
> something?  Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Here are a few modules that simplify the creation/use of configuration
files. I've only played with some, so YMMV:

XML::Simple
http://www.web.co.nz/~grantm/cpan/index.html

Config::General
http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=Config-General

AppConfig
http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=AppConfig

Config::Simple
http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=Config-Simple

 - geoff


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RE: conf files

[Langa Kentane]

I recently played around with a module Config::General. Very handy. 
Try that.

> -Original Message-
> From: James Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
> Sent: 10 June 2002 08:27 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: conf files
> 
> 
> I have this app I just wrote, and I wanted to give my users a more 
> 'standard' .conf file, instead of forcing them to open up the script, 
> and dig through and change variables (Some people get confused by 
> this... Go figure).  SO, I wanted to give a .conf sort of like the 
> apache conf file where you'll see things like:
> 
> ENCRYPTION=1 
>   #Set this to 0 if you don't want encryption
> ENCTYPE=3DES 
>   # 3DES or BLOWFISH
> BASEDIR=/home/user 
> # Path to something
> 
> 
> ## Sockets #
> 
> PORT=1200 
>   # Port to connect to
> TYPE=TCP 
>   # TCP or UDP
> HOST=localhost 
>   # Hostname
> 
> 
> 
> You get the idea.  Anyway, I could make a file like this and then 
> 'require' it I suppose, then run a regex on the lines and assign the 
> variables THAT way, but I was curious if anyone could think 
> of a better 
> way to do this instead of forcing myself to make all these un-needed 
> lines in my script just to get the variables.  Maybe a module or 
> something?  Any suggestions would be appreciated!
> 
> 
> 
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