[Therion] Define constants in files

[Bill Gee]

I agree with Vladimir on this one.  A way to define constants which then flow 
through all of the files during a compilation would be really nice.

Search/replace is OK when you have only one file to deal with.  In a large cave 
map there could be hundreds of files.

Bill Gee


On Saturday, December 27, 2014 14:56:14 Martin Sluka wrote:
> Search/replace. Any one plain text editor will do it including text editor
> from Therion
> 
> M.
> 
> Odesláno z iPhonu
> 
> 27. 12. 2014 v 13:28, vladimirg at mail.bg:
> > Hi
> > 
> > In development languages I'm used to defining various constants values in
> > the files, but I couldn't find such in Therion Have you considered adding
> > this feature?
> > 
> > For example I use the cave name in several places in the .th and .thc
> > files. Then for the next cave I usually copy the template and change the
> > name in all the places it is mentioned. This will be easier to do with a
> > constant value that is changed only in one place.
> > 
> > Something like this:
> > 
> > === in TH files ===
> > DEFINE %NAME%='My cave name'
> > 
> > survey %NAME% -title "%NAME% cave<br> located somewhere<lang:bg>Пещера
> > %NAME%<br>..." ...
> > 
> >   input %NAME%.th2
> > 
> > endsurvey
> > 
> > === in THC files ===
> > layout ZZZ
> > 
> >   map-comment "The %NAME% is a very nice cave, etc, etc"
> > 
> > endlayout
> > export map -projection extended -output %NAME%-xelev.pdf
> > export map -projection plan -output %NAME%-plan.pdf
> > 
> > So you can change the DEFINE %NAME% only at the begining of the file and
> > the value will be reflected when compiling in every place the %NAME% is
> > used.
> > 
> > Or am I too picky
> > 
> > Vladimir
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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