Re: Console_Getopt and 'ambiguous' options

Jocke Selin wrote: > Gents, and probably directly Andrei, > > We've been using Console_Getopts to quite a big success - it's very > nice to use a package like this and not have to worry about decoding > the user input, but instead be able to focus on the real development > work. > > Recently we extended the functionality of one of our scripts, and we > started getting these error messages about being ambiguous: > Error: Console_Getopt: option --type is ambiguous. > > After a bit of head scratching I notice that this is actually expected > behaviour in the manual. > > http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.console.console-getopt.getopt.php > --- > Error code Error message Reason Solution > NULL "Console_Getopt: option --$opt is ambiguous" Two or more long > options starts with the same character. Change the naming of the > options. It is also possible that the error is caused by a typing > mistake. > --- > > What's the reson for this (shortcoming)? (AFAIK this limits the > options to 26 [english]) don't forget digits ;) Seriously though, perhaps your project might benefit from the use of another model, such as the command pattern used by PEAR itself. The reason short options must be a single character is because it is possible to do: command -asdfieo This works exactly like: command -a -s -d -f -i -e -o Greg