in reply to Re: Re: comma delimited, syslog parsing
in thread comma delimited, syslog parsing

Stop coding. You haven't figured out your design, yet. You need to sit down and write out on paper the exact set of steps you want this program to do. Once you have the flow laid out, your coding needs will become a lot clearer.

Remember - a computer is a being with a 0 IQ that will do exactly what you want over and over. Until you know what you want to do, how can you tell the computer?

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The idea is a little like C++ templates, except not quite so brain-meltingly complicated. -- TheDamian, Exegesis 6

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