filePro syntax (was Re: use dummy field as part of the goto label)

[Kenneth Brody]

Quoting Jay R. Ashworth (Tue, 6 May 2008 15:01:53 -0400):

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> Ok, related question: have you guys ever composed a formal grammar for
> filePro in any of the standard languages for that purpose?

I, personally, have not.  However, it doesn't sound like much more than a
weekend project.  Any volunteers to do the first 90%?

> I know you're not *using* automated parser/lexer generation or
> anything, but I'm just curious if there's a formal spec.

Actually, fPSQL's parser was originally coded with lex/yacc, but the tables
were too large and cumbersome, so the parser was rewritten by hand, using
the lex/yacc code as a framework.

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