Re: [LHA-misc] Line parsing routine

[Paul F. <pg...@fo...>]

 > 
 > I wonder can we drop the addr= and value= ? If they're always in the
 > same position we can drop them. But if the addr= can be replaced with
 > something else then we'll need them (is this too short sighted?). Also

while it _can_ be typed by a user, i don't see this command set as
being something anyone would _want_ to type.  given that there will
probably always be some sort of UI in front of this, then requiring
the addr= and value= keywords is probably the right thing to do.  the
ambiguity you'll eliminate if you someday, say, decide to add "name=...",
will make it worth it.

 > we've planed for. Also can we have more than 1 value? Say we d/l some
 > code to the Ocelot, we can first send the size of the file (make
 > reserving memory easier) then the actual file, which can we a stream
 > of 8 bit characters (no null or <CR> to worry about or escape).

this is a good idea.  but don't require sending the size of the file
first.  or at least make it device-specific.  it's hard to do
on-the-fly compression if you need to know the final size up front.

paul
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  paul fox, pg...@fo... (arlington, ma, where it's 40.6 degrees)