Configuration File Format |
  
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Configuration File Format |
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Configuration files are Enscribe EDIT files and use the defacto standard INI file format described below.
Parameters
Parameters consist of name, value pairs delimited by an equals sign (=). The value may be enclosed in quotes to preserve whitespace when necessary.
Sections
Parameters are grouped into named sections. A section header consists of the he section name enclosed in square brackets. ( [ ] ). All parameters found after a section header and before the next section header or end of file are associated with that section header. Section headers may include a process name to indicate that the section applies to a specific process. In this case the section name consists of the process name and section name delimited by a colon (:).
Comments
A semicolon indicates the start of a comment, which continues to the end of the line. All text between the semicolon and end of line is ignored.
Blank Lines
Blank lines are ignored.
Example Configuration File
; This section configures generic logging options
[log]
file=zzlog
format=text
level=info
timestamp=lct ; use local civil time.
; Configure trace level logging for process $XYZ.
[$XYZ:log]
file=zzlog
format=text
level=trace ; trace level logging for this process.
timestamp=lct