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Could some one shed some light on how best to implement the following.
I have a configuration file that contains parameter-value pairs like
the following:

	xyz_directory	= c:\xyz
	feature1	= 20
	feature2	= 10
	feature3	=

For every parameter, I want to define a global variable (I will use a
structure) with the same name as parameter name. So I have a table as
follows: 

struct p_table {
	char	*parameter_name;/* name of the parameter */
	bool	specified; 	/* whether or not it is user-specified */
	short	type; 		/* Integer, string, long, etc. */
	char	*default_value; /* Default value */
	char	*value; 	/* User-specified value */
} P_TABLE;

P_TABLE p_table[] = {
	{"xyz_directory", TRUE, TYPE_STRING, "c:\xyz_orig", "c:\xyz"},
	{"feature1", TRUE, TYPE_INTEGER, "100", "20"},
	{"feature2", TRUE, TYPE_INTEGER, "200", "10"},
	{"feature3", FALSE, TYPE_INTEGER, "300", NULL}
}

Though not implemented yet, I am not convinced if this the best
approach. If you know of any other approaches to reading a
configuration file, please throw in your two cents. Thanks.

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- Binod Taterway                     
  Sr. User Consultant (LUCC)
  E-mail: bt00@Lehigh.EDU