On 04/28/2010 10:45 AM, Stephen M. McQuay wrote:
> However, from Wikipedia: "INI files are typically limited to two levels
> (sections and parameters) ...". I want something expressive enough to
> store hashes/arrays. It would appear that INI files are out.
>
You can store hashes and arrays in ini files. I've done it many times.
An array would look like this:
my_array = foo, bar, biz, baz
A hash would look like this:
my_hash = foo => bar, biz => baz
You don't get the benefit of the config file format actually specifying
those types, but it's definitely possible.
You said this was a configuration file, so I assume it is meant to be
human readable? If that's the case, then I would do something like the
foregoing. However, if it's strictly machine readable, then I would
consider something like sqlite.
--Dave
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