PPD

# translationKeyword only if stand-alone = no *Keyword statements
"*Default"Keyword ":" StringValue ["/" translationString ].
"*"Keyword [Option ["/" translationString ]] ":" Value ["/" translationString ].
"*?"Keyword ":" InvocationValue ["/" translationString ].
"*Param"Keyword [Option ["/" translationString ]] ":" Value ["/" translationString ].

Line comments start with "*%".

*Include

Keyword = ident.       # ,'.',/
Option = ident {"." ident}.
# translationString must not follow SymbolValue!
# translationString is terminated by ":" if it follows a Option
# or CR if it follows a Value.
Value = InvocationValue | QuotedValue | SymbolValue | StringValue | NoValue.

# ps code
# requires statement with option keyword!
# Must end with in separate line *End if multiline.
InvocationValue = '"' printable '"' ["/" translationString ].

# requires statement without an option keyword!
# *JCL can have an option keyword!
# Must end with in separate line *End if multiline.
QuotedValue = '"' literalSubstring '"'.

SymbolValue = "^" printable. # without whitespaces

# In case of translation string it is separated by newline or slash.
StringValue = printable . # first char must not be " or ^

literalSubstring = { hexadecimalSubstring | char }.

hexadecimalSubstring = "<" { whitespace* hexdigit hexdigit} ">".
hexdigit = ['0'..'9','a'..'f','A'..'F'].

# No option keyword present. Keyword stands alone.
NoValue =.

ident = identChar+.
identChar = [33..126].

printable = printableChar+.
printableChar = [32..126] | tab | lf | cr. # " belongs not to printableChar!

translationString = literalSubstring. # without lf and cr.

char = [32..255] | tab | lf | cr.
	
whitespace= space | tab.

tab=9.
lf=10.
cr=13.
space=32.

max size of MainKeyword = 40 characters

File Structure see 3.8

Standard Option Values:
True | False | None | Unknown


OpenUI Keyword: PickOne | PickMany | Boolean
CloseUI: Keyword
Open[Sub]Group: string
# InstallableOptions is a registered option!
Close[Sub]Group: string

UIConstraints: keyword1 option1 keyword2 option2
# option 1 can be omitted see page 57

# Unique name
ModelName: "text"