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Status Declined
Product PI Interfaces
Created by Kenneth Barber
Created on Aug 17, 2022

Create a clearer, shorter INI file syntax

Most of the problems appear in the FIELD, MSG, and message sections of the INI file. Note the difference in clarity, readability, and length between the current and proposed syntaxes below. Current syntax: [FIELD] FIELD(1).NAME="Tag" FIELD(1).TYPE="String" FIELD(2).NAME="Date" FIELD(2).TYPE="DateTime" FIELD(2).FORMAT="yyyy-MM-dd" [MSG] MSG(1).NAME="MessageSection1" MSG(2).NAME="MessageSection2" [MessageSection1] MessageSection1.FILTER = (MessageSection1 message filter) (MessageSection1 code) [MessageSection2] MessageSection2.FILTER = (MessageSection2 message filter) (MessageSection2 code) Proposed syntax: [Variables] Tag String Date DateTime("yyyy-MM-dd") [Messages] <(MessageSection1 message filter)> (MessageSection1 code) <(MessageSection2 message filter)> (MessageSection2 code)
  • ADMIN RESPONSE
    Aug 17, 2022
    Thank you for your input. We are continuing to support PI Interface for UFL with stability and security releases. However, for feature enhancements, we are starting to develop PI Adapter for Structured Data Files. We encourage you to go to the PI Adapters forum to share your use cases.
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