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> First I want to make sure I understand what you are saying.
>
> If a substitution file contains
>
> file test.template {
> { NAME="X", HOPR="9", LOPR="1"}
> }
> file test1.template {
> { NAME="Y" }
> }
>
> You are saying that any appearences of $(HOPR) or $(LOPR) in
> test1.template should NOT be expanded.
>
> Both dbLoadTemplate and msi (Macro Substitution and Include) expand
> $(HOPR) and $(LOPR) using the last definition they received. Thus in the
> above they will be expanded using HOPR="9", LOPR="1"
>
> I can see either semantic definition being valid. Since the existing
> semantics have been in use for many years, it does not seem to be good
> idea to make a change. Many users may rely on the existing semantics.

Yuck!  If I am relying on this, I wanna know about it and fix it.
I've been assuming I don't have to scrutinize substitutions files
for typos -- like this nasty little sample squasher:

file test.template {
{ NAME="X", DESC="Unused channel", HOPR="10", LOPR="-10"}
...
}
file test1.template {
{ NAME="Y", DESC="Lens-to-sample", HOPR="6.3", LOPF="5.7"}
...
}

How about if dbLoadTemplate() issues a warning when it uses an old
macro definition?

--
Tim Mooney ([email protected]) (630)252-5417
Beamline Controls & Data Acquisition Group
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Lab

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