The task is to read a configuration file in standard configuration file format,
and set variables accordingly.

For this task, we have a configuration file as follows:

# This is a configuration file in standard configuration file format
#
# Lines beginning with a hash or a semicolon are ignored by the application
# program. Blank lines are also ignored by the application program.

# This is the fullname parameter
FULLNAME Foo Barber

# This is a favourite fruit
FAVOURITEFRUIT banana

# This is a boolean that should be set
NEEDSPEELING

# This boolean is commented out
; SEEDSREMOVED

# Configuration option names are not case sensitive, but configuration parameter
# data is case sensitive and may be preserved by the application program.

# An optional equals sign can be used to separate configuration parameter data
# from the option name. This is dropped by the parser. 

# A configuration option may take multiple parameters separated by commas.
# Leading and trailing whitespace around parameter names and parameter data fields
# are ignored by the application program.

OTHERFAMILY Rhu Barber, Harry Barber



For the task we need to set four variables according to the configuration entries as follows:

fullname = Foo Barber
favouritefruit = banana
needspeeling = true
seedsremoved = false


We also have an option that contains multiple parameters. These may be stored in an array.

 otherfamily(1) = Rhu Barber
 otherfamily(2) = Harry Barber


Related tasks
 Update a configuration file


 
(edit 'preferences)
;; current contents to edit is displayed in the input box
(define (preferences)
(define-syntax-rule (++ n) (begin (set! n (1+ n)) n))
(define-syntax-rule (% a b) (modulo a b))
;; (lib 'gloops)
(lib 'timer))
 
;; enter new preferences
(define (preferences)
    (define FULLNAME "Foo Barber")
    (define FAVOURITEFRUIT 'banana)
    (define NEEDSPELLING #t)
; SEEDSREMOVED
    (define OTHERFAMILY '("Rhu Barber" "Harry Barber")))
 