Re: [Tutor] Looking for ConfigObj Documentation

[Wayne Watson]

Title: Signature.html

Yes, to a potential bad idea. I'm not quite sure why I put that in there. Possibly what I really wanted is the location of the file. There are some other entries where I want to know the location of the file. For example, the mask file. I likely want to load that file when the program opens.  Similarly with the Events folder. In fact, I probably want the folder's name chosen by the user, and the location. Folders and files are not completely thought out. The hard core data, time, gray choice, lat/long, etc., are currently the most important. Distracted? It happens to me all the time?:-) I tell people my life could be summed up by two words, interrupted projects.  I could very likely build the file myself from looking at the descriptions of boolean, etc., but you mentioned something about possibly a validation function(?) that sounded like maybe I didn't yet know all the wrinkles in the file.   Marc Tompkins wrote: On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 6:46 PM, Wayne Watson <sierra_mtnv...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Marc, did I miss your update on the file? No, just got distracted.  I'll get that to you shortly. One thing I meant to ask you - why is the file name the first line of the file?  It's up to you, but I think it's generally a bad idea - that's a holdover from my database days; one of the first rules I learned was "Don't store derived data (and if you must, then don't rely on it!)"  What benefit does it give you, and what consequences would result if the first line of the file did NOT match the actual file name?  (You know, I edit the file and Save As "Initial1.sen", or "Initial.sen.hld", or whatever, but I forget to change the first line - or conversely, I change the first line but forget to rename the file... What happens?  In other words, what are you doing with it? -- www.fsrtechnologies.com -- Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) (121.01 Deg. W, 39.26 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed." -- Sir Francis Bacon Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>

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