ipformbl

ipformbl

IPFORMBL takes the text parameter file and builds a binary so that IPFORMAT can
run faster.

Input parameters are :
Mandatory :
    -1 or
    -p
    -i : parameter table to build           default: none
Optional :
    -D : Display/Debug the input file as it is processed    default: no
    -H : name of the syntax-checked source file in HTML default: none
    -l : do NOT log                 default: log
    -w : do NOT overwrite existing          default: replace
    -v : print version number and exit

Version Control
;37w39  17jan00 added iffile/ifnfile
    ;a 22feb00 BUG in clrflag=1
    ;b 12may00 better handling of filtyp:csv
    ;c 04jul00 started Abbreviations
    ;d 16sep00 added MAC hashes/pounds (0243) for NOTs in partial/revpartial etc
    ;e 03oct00 added 'disallow-set-quotes'
    ;f 14feb01 cleanup - bufferproblem - now uses malloc
    ;g 22oct01 added Abbreviations
    ;h-i 13mar03 added saves in match/firstmatch
    ;j-n 13dec03 XML had fallen out; added Tag/Endtag/Attribute
    ;o 25feb04 added 'outque:'
    ;p 02apr04 added 'chksum'
    ;r 20apr04 fipseq/fipdefs added as fipseq-* or fiphdr-*
    ;s 16apr04 added savefiphdr=
    ;t 16nov04 added NLCSV for embedded NL in CSV fields
    ;u-w18 05feb06 added id/key and keydata: (w1 added maxfiphdr-size)
        ;4 bugette with lookup/defaults.
        ;5 variable con and fout
        ;7 bugette with savefiphdr
        ;8 added keephdr and repeat blocks and v1
        ;9 for XML - convert-cdata-section:yes
        ;10 for savearray and output arrays
        ;11-12 ifexact/ifnexact and id=../id:..
        ;13 nohdr and nohdr: accepted now
        ;14 bugette with include setfiles blowing a buffer
        ;15 16jan11 added include-template or inctemplate and isSigned for calcs
        ;16  5may11 added notefiphdr and trimfiphdr to chop back any new stuff
        ;17 14jun11 added dont-clobber-saves
        ;18-19 26jun11 added preserve-fiphdr as well as keep-hdr (ie same as edsys)
        ;20 14jul11 abbrev/ignoreXML+preserveChrs
        ;21 27jul11 copy-file (many, like after) and run-script (single FipSeq) added
        ;22 31aug11 added read/zap/savemeta
        ;23-25 16apr12 added json as a valid filetype
        ;26 30jul12 added balance-group and balance-queue
        ;27 10dec12 added lookup/warn:
        ;28  4aug13 added fiphdr: as synonym for hdr:
        ;29 20oct14 cleanups for JSON and added json-level and json-array-level
        ;30-31 11nov14 added label for Fields, V-repeat-bit variables and Partials
(labels dis for now)
        ;32 5may17 use-sx added
        ;33-34 11dec17 added 'locale'
        ;35-36  2feb18 added finish: and 'delete!!'
        ;37 added fipseq
        ;38-39 22jun20 added NumTabs for the number of TD/TH in a single TR

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