RE: [GT] Input validation in Tools.pm

["Weigert, Thomas" <weigert AT mst.edu>]

>From the manual of getopt: "Without additional configuration,
GetOptions() will ignore the case of option names, and allow the options
to be abbreviated to uniqueness."


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert A. Schmied [mailto:ras
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> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 6:41 PM
> To: sam_backtester
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> Cc: devel
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> Subject: Re: [GT] Input validation in Tools.pm
> 
> > And I suppose your example, with --ti and --sta is your private
> hacked version, in your personnal repo ?
> 
> humm -- i believe that Getopt::Long (at least from v 2.33 onward) will
> accept option flag
> abbreviations that are unique in the set of option flag names. but
> there might be a config
> setting for Getopt::Long that i turned on, but now fail to remember or
> find any mention of.
> 
> --ti is unique for --timeframe and --sta unique for --start as least
> with display_indicator flag names.
> 
> you should be able to easily validate this by trying it. let me know
> (via list is fine)
> if your trunk install fails to accept these abbreviations and i'll
look
> harder for it.
> 
>