From: Kenneth D. <ke...@se...> - 2007-04-25 12:39:37
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Hi folks, I'm using YAML to do database specifications, so they look something like this: column price: type_id: numb colprec: 5 ....and so forth pretty simple stuff. What I don't understand from the docs is how to put in free-form notes that may include wiki formatting and other stuff. I think in YAML-speak I want a "folding" block. Would this work: column price: type_id: numb notes: "The price column is required so we know how much something costs. I can skip a line in here and i'm ok. In fact I can use a [[wikilink]] if I want to." Is that the basic idea? Just use quotes and I'm good? -- Kenneth Downs Secure Data Software, Inc. www.secdat.com www.andromeda-project.org 631-379-7200 Fax: 631-689-0527 |
From: Bill M. <wmc...@sa...> - 2007-04-25 13:04:50
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On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:38:37 -0400 Kenneth Downs <ke...@se...> wrote: > pretty simple stuff. What I don't understand from the docs is how to > put in free-form notes that may include wiki formatting and other > stuff. I think in YAML-speak I want a "folding" block. Would this work: I do something like this: obs: - date: 9/16/2004 notes: > α and β Ari point to η Psc; M74 is two 43x fields to the E and a bit N of the star, back toward Aries. It is about centered (a bit S) between η and a pair of stars visible in binoculars, mag 6 and 7 (R6). The galaxy is large but very faint, probably because of the low altitude. Not yet visible in binoculars. -Bill -- Sattre Press Pagan Papers http://sattre-press.com/ by Kenneth Grahame in...@sa... http://sattre-press.com/pp.html |
From: Kenneth D. <ke...@se...> - 2007-04-25 13:57:34
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Bill McClain wrote: > On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:38:37 -0400 > Kenneth Downs <ke...@se...> wrote: > > >> pretty simple stuff. What I don't understand from the docs is how to >> put in free-form notes that may include wiki formatting and other >> stuff. I think in YAML-speak I want a "folding" block. Would this work: >> > > I do something like this: > > obs: > - date: 9/16/2004 > notes: > > α and β Ari point to η Psc; M74 is two 43x fields to > the E and a bit N of the star, back toward Aries. It is about > centered (a bit S) between η and a pair of stars visible in > binoculars, mag 6 and 7 (R6). > > The galaxy is large but very faint, probably because of the low > altitude. Not yet visible in binoculars. > How would it appear if you had another property:value assignment after notes? How does the parser know when we've hit the end of notes? Why is there a dash in front of date? > -Bill > -- Kenneth Downs Secure Data Software, Inc. www.secdat.com www.andromeda-project.org 631-379-7200 Fax: 631-689-0527 |
From: Bill M. <wmc...@sa...> - 2007-04-25 14:04:55
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On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:57:22 -0400 Kenneth Downs <ke...@se...> wrote: > How would it appear if you had another property:value assignment after > notes? How does the parser know when we've hit the end of notes? Indentation. > Why is there a dash in front of date? Because it is one of a series, even though no other entries are shown in this example. Here is a more complete entry: - catalog: M id: 72 con: aqr aliases: - {catalog: NGC, id: 6981} kepple: 4 obs: - date: 10/5/2004 notes: > Small, undistinguished globular found by scanning SE of ε, about midway between that star and θ Cap. Not visible in binoculars. At 43x forms an equilateral triangle with mag 6 and 7 stars to W and S (R6). - date: 10/8/2004 notes: > Although it is a long stretch from ε Aqr to θ Cap, M72 is pretty easy to find at the center of a line between them. -Bill -- Sattre Press Pagan Papers http://sattre-press.com/ by Kenneth Grahame in...@sa... http://sattre-press.com/pp.html |
From: Kenneth D. <ke...@se...> - 2007-04-25 14:56:00
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Great, that does it. Thanks. Bill McClain wrote: > On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:57:22 -0400 > Kenneth Downs <ke...@se...> wrote: > > >> How would it appear if you had another property:value assignment after >> notes? How does the parser know when we've hit the end of notes? >> > > Indentation. > > >> Why is there a dash in front of date? >> > > Because it is one of a series, even though no other entries are shown in this > example. Here is a more complete entry: > > - catalog: M > id: 72 > con: aqr > aliases: > - {catalog: NGC, id: 6981} > kepple: 4 > obs: > - date: 10/5/2004 > notes: > > Small, undistinguished globular found by scanning SE of > ε, about midway between that star and θ Cap. > Not visible in binoculars. At 43x forms an equilateral triangle > with mag 6 and 7 stars to W and S (R6). > - date: 10/8/2004 > notes: > > Although it is a long stretch from ε Aqr to θ Cap, > M72 is pretty easy to find at the center of a line between them. > > -Bill > -- Kenneth Downs Secure Data Software, Inc. www.secdat.com www.andromeda-project.org 631-379-7200 Fax: 631-689-0527 |
From: Sam V. <sa...@vi...> - 2007-05-01 21:42:29
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Kenneth Downs wrote: > Hi folks, I'm using YAML to do database specifications, so they look > something like this: > > column price: > type_id: numb > colprec: 5 > ....and so forth > > pretty simple stuff. What I don't understand from the docs is how to > put in free-form notes that may include wiki formatting and other > stuff. I think in YAML-speak I want a "folding" block. Would this work: > > column price: > type_id: numb > notes: "The price column > is required so we know how much something costs. > > I can skip a line in here and i'm ok. In fact I can use > a [[wikilink]] if I want to." > > Is that the basic idea? Just use quotes and I'm good? I normally use the "|" form; column price: type_id: numb notes: | The price column is required so we know how much something costs. I can skip a line in here and i'm ok. In fact I can use a [[wikilink]] if I want to. You'll still end up with linefeeds in the output, but all the whitespace to the left of the block has been stripped. I think there are other useful ways of starting it than "|" that work differently, too. Sam. |