Re: [Chicken-users] INI files in Scheme? (or something similar)

[Jean-Philippe Theberge]

Hi,

I use parameters for this kind of stuff

(Developer "INSERT_DEV_ID")
(Application "INSERT_APP_ID")
(Certificate "INSERT_CERT_ID")

see: http://www.call-with-current-continuation.org/eggs/miscmacros.html

Hans Nowak wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there a "standard" way to do INI files (or similar kinds of 
> initialization files, ala .bashrc etc) in Scheme?  For example, 
> something like this:
>
> [config.ini]
> --->8---
> [Keys]
> Developer=INSERT_DEV_ID
> Application=INSERT_APP_ID
> Certificate=INSERT_CERT_ID
>
> [Server]
> ; This is for the development sandbox
> URL=api.sandbox.foobar.com
> Directory=/ws/api.dll
>
> [Authentication]
> ; blah blah blah
> Token=INSERT_USER_TOKEN
> --->8---
>
>
> I understand that this could easily be done in Scheme itself, e.g.
>
> (define developer INSERT_DEV_ID)
> (define url "api.sandbox.foobar.com")
>
> ...and all that, but is that a common way to do it?  If not, what is?  
> (I didn't see any eggs dealing with this issue.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Hans
>
>
>
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