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Subject: 
RE: MPD format
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Date: 
Wed, 17 Mar 1999 15:48:24 GMT
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Just to sum things up:

Paul Gyugyi wrote (1):
> I will be changing this.  In version 1.7, having a type-1 line that
> specifies an MPD file will not draw anything, but just load all the
> parts into memory so they can be used later in the file.

and in another posting (2):
> To further clarify, a Type-1 include of an MPD file (with no valid
> drawing lines before the "0 FILE") should be translated into a
> Type-1 include of the first subfile of the MPD file.

I think (1) and (2) are contradicting. I agree with (2).
The functionality of (1) should be obtained with a META command.

> To explain further: if there are valid drawing lines before "0 FILE"
> is encountered, drawing should not start over with the first subfile.
> Also, in LDLite, those first valid lines cannot refer to the subfiles
> since the "0 FILE" statements have not yet been encountered.

Do we agree that valid drawing lines before "0 FILE" is an error?
Should they be skipped?
/Lars



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  Re: MPD format
 
(...) Option (2) is the better choice. Option (1) will be a META command, specifically I believe "0 INCLUDE foo.dat" will be the syntax. (...) Anything other than a comment will be an error. The presence of comments will be accepted, but no META (...) (28 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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