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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	purify log files
+" Maintainer:	Gautam H. Mudunuri <gmudunur@informatica.com>
+" Last Change:	2003 May 11
+
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" Purify header
+syn match purifyLogHeader      "^\*\*\*\*.*$"
+
+" Informational messages
+syn match purifyLogFIU "^FIU:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogMAF "^MAF:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogMIU "^MIU:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogSIG "^SIG:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogWPF "^WPF:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogWPM "^WPM:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogWPN "^WPN:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogWPR "^WPR:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogWPW "^WPW:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogWPX "^WPX:.*$"
+
+" Warning messages
+syn match purifyLogABR "^ABR:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogBSR "^BSR:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogBSW "^BSW:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogFMR "^FMR:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogMLK "^MLK:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogMSE "^MSE:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogPAR "^PAR:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogPLK "^PLK:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogSBR "^SBR:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogSOF "^SOF:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogUMC "^UMC:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogUMR "^UMR:.*$"
+
+" Corrupting messages
+syn match purifyLogABW "^ABW:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogBRK "^BRK:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogFMW "^FMW:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogFNH "^FNH:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogFUM "^FUM:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogMRE "^MRE:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogSBW "^SBW:.*$"
+
+" Fatal messages
+syn match purifyLogCOR "^COR:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogNPR "^NPR:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogNPW "^NPW:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogZPR "^ZPR:.*$"
+syn match purifyLogZPW "^ZPW:.*$"
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
+" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_purifyLog_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_purifyLog_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+	HiLink purifyLogFIU purifyLogInformational
+	HiLink purifyLogMAF purifyLogInformational
+	HiLink purifyLogMIU purifyLogInformational
+	HiLink purifyLogSIG purifyLogInformational
+	HiLink purifyLogWPF purifyLogInformational
+	HiLink purifyLogWPM purifyLogInformational
+	HiLink purifyLogWPN purifyLogInformational
+	HiLink purifyLogWPR purifyLogInformational
+	HiLink purifyLogWPW purifyLogInformational
+	HiLink purifyLogWPX purifyLogInformational
+
+	HiLink purifyLogABR purifyLogWarning
+	HiLink purifyLogBSR purifyLogWarning
+	HiLink purifyLogBSW purifyLogWarning
+	HiLink purifyLogFMR purifyLogWarning
+	HiLink purifyLogMLK purifyLogWarning
+	HiLink purifyLogMSE purifyLogWarning
+	HiLink purifyLogPAR purifyLogWarning
+	HiLink purifyLogPLK purifyLogWarning
+	HiLink purifyLogSBR purifyLogWarning
+	HiLink purifyLogSOF purifyLogWarning
+	HiLink purifyLogUMC purifyLogWarning
+	HiLink purifyLogUMR purifyLogWarning
+
+	HiLink purifyLogABW purifyLogCorrupting
+	HiLink purifyLogBRK purifyLogCorrupting
+	HiLink purifyLogFMW purifyLogCorrupting
+	HiLink purifyLogFNH purifyLogCorrupting
+	HiLink purifyLogFUM purifyLogCorrupting
+	HiLink purifyLogMRE purifyLogCorrupting
+	HiLink purifyLogSBW purifyLogCorrupting
+
+	HiLink purifyLogCOR purifyLogFatal
+	HiLink purifyLogNPR purifyLogFatal
+	HiLink purifyLogNPW purifyLogFatal
+	HiLink purifyLogZPR purifyLogFatal
+	HiLink purifyLogZPW purifyLogFatal
+
+	HiLink purifyLogHeader		Comment
+	HiLink purifyLogInformational	PreProc
+	HiLink purifyLogWarning		Type
+	HiLink purifyLogCorrupting	Error
+	HiLink purifyLogFatal		Error
+
+	delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "purifylog"
+
+" vim:ts=8