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+#*************************************************************************
+#
+#   $RCSfile: files.pm,v $
+#
+#   $Revision: 1.2 $
+#
+#   last change: $Author: kz $ $Date: 2004-01-29 11:47:42 $
+#
+#   The Contents of this file are made available subject to the terms of
+#   either of the following licenses
+#
+#          - GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1
+#          - Sun Industry Standards Source License Version 1.1
+#
+#   Sun Microsystems Inc., October, 2000
+#
+#   GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1
+#   =============================================
+#   Copyright 2000 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+#   901 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA
+#
+#   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+#   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+#   License version 2.1, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+#   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+#   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+#   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+#   License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+#   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
+#   MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+#
+#   Sun Industry Standards Source License Version 1.1
+#   =================================================
+#   The contents of this file are subject to the Sun Industry Standards
+#   Source License Version 1.1 (the "License"); You may not use this file
+#   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the
+#   License at http://www.openoffice.org/license.html.
+#
+#   Software provided under this License is provided on an "AS IS" basis,
+#   WITHOUT WARRUNTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
+#   WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRUNTIES THAT THE SOFTWARE IS FREE OF DEFECTS,
+#   MERCHANTABLE, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGING.
+#   See the License for the specific provisions governing your rights and
+#   obligations concerning the Software.
+#
+#   The Initial Developer of the Original Code is: Sun Microsystems, Inc..
+#
+#   Copyright: 2000 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+#
+#   All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#   Contributor(s): _______________________________________
+#
+#
+#
+#*************************************************************************
+
+package pre2par::files;
+
+use pre2par::exiter;
+
+############################################
+# File Operations
+############################################
+
+sub check_file
+{
+    my ($arg) = @_;
+
+    if(!( -f $arg ))
+    {
+        pre2par::exiter::exit_program("ERROR: Cannot find file $arg", "check_file");
+    }
+}
+
+sub read_file
+{
+    my ($localfile) = @_;
+
+    open( IN, $localfile ) || pre2par::exiter::exit_program("ERROR: Cannot open file: $localfile", "read_file");
+    my @localfile = <IN>;
+    close( IN );
+
+    return \@localfile;
+}
+
+###########################################
+# Saving files, arrays and hashes
+###########################################
+
+sub save_file
+{
+    my ($savefile, $savecontent) = @_;
+    open( OUT, ">$savefile" );
+    print OUT @{$savecontent};
+    close( OUT);
+    if (! -f $savefile) { pre2par::exiter::exit_program("ERROR: Cannot write file: $savefile", "save_file"); }
+}
+
+sub save_hash
+{
+    my ($savefile, $hashref) = @_;
+
+    my @printcontent = ();
+
+    my ($itemkey, $itemvalue, $line);
+
+    foreach $itemkey ( keys %{$hashref} )
+    {
+        $line = "";
+        $itemvalue = $hashref->{$itemkey};
+        $line = $itemkey . "=" . $itemvalue . "\n";
+        push(@printcontent, $line);
+    }
+
+    open( OUT, ">$savefile" );
+    print OUT @printcontent;
+    close( OUT);
+}
+
+sub save_array_of_hashes
+{
+    my ($savefile, $arrayref) = @_;
+
+    my @printcontent = ();
+
+    my ($itemkey, $itemvalue, $line, $hashref);
+
+    for ( my $i = 0; $i <= $#{$arrayref}; $i++ )
+    {
+        $line = "";
+        $hashref = ${$arrayref}[$i];
+
+        foreach $itemkey ( keys %{$hashref} )
+        {
+            $itemvalue = $hashref->{$itemkey};
+
+            $line = $line . $itemkey . "=" . $itemvalue . "\t";
+        }
+
+        $line = $line . "\n";
+
+        push(@printcontent, $line);
+    }
+
+    open( OUT, ">$savefile" );
+    print OUT @printcontent;
+    close( OUT);
+}
+
+1;