Versions and Platforms

What's the difference between Regular Statement String v2.5.1 and v2.3.1?

• In v2.3.1, we can not know the value type of a key. But in v2.4 and above, we can use following functions to know it:
  RsstKeyGetType, RsstKeyGetMType, RsstArrayGetType, RsstTableGetType. Though we have only 4 types (RSS_DATA_TYPE_RAW,  RSS_DATA_TYPE_INT, RSS_DATA_TYPE_STR, RSS_DATA_TYPE_RSS) now, I have add the mechanism to add more types if it is required.
• In v2.3.1, if you use function RsstKeyGetInteger, you will get a result of zero without an error even there is no key defined. But in v2.4 and above, you will get an error return code (RSS_RT_VALUE_INVALID). You can use function RsstKeyGetIntegerWithDefault instead.
• In v2.3.1, option  RSS_OP_KEY_MULTI_LEVEL is default. But in v2.4 and above, it is not default in order to improve the efficiency.
• In v2.5, I add a convenient function to simplify the client applications to access the Regular Statement String library. For example, the standard style to invoke a RSS interface is:

  RsstClear( &Rsst1 );
  RsstKeyPut0( &Rsst1, "KeyName", "Phone" );
  RsstKeyPut0( &Rsst1, "Value", "123-456-7890" );
  RsstKeyPut0( &Rsst1, "SectionName", "Profile" );
  Rsst1.Rssi( &Rsst1, "WriteKey" );

  Now you can do this with only one line:

  RssiCmd( &Rsst1, "WriteKey", "KeyName=`Name` Value=`Liu Rui` SectionName=`Profile`" );

  Please pay attention to use character(` ASC-0x60), not single quotation mark (' ASC-0x27) as the delimiter.

Why I can not visit your website?

There's really some network problem that from somewhere you can not reach my website. I found some routers in Los Angeles just report "unreachable address".
 

Can I use Regular Statement String on platforms other than Linux and Windows?

I have ever tested some version of Regular Statement String implementations on AIX, Solaris, and HP-UX, and found no problem on these platforms. I do not release new version RSS on these platforms now only because they cost me too much time for maintenance.
 

Why are you so slow to improve Regular Statement String ?

I really don't want to be so slow. I have to do it in my spare time. And in fact I am very busy. I have no time to do develop work for 1 year.

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