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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:     TAK2, TAK3, TAK2000 thermal modeling output file
+" Maintainer:   Adrian Nagle, anagle@ball.com
+" Last Change:  2003 May 11
+" Filenames:    *.out
+" URL:		http://www.naglenet.org/vim/syntax/takout.vim
+" MAIN URL:     http://www.naglenet.org/vim/
+
+
+
+" 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
+
+
+
+" Ignore case
+syn case match
+
+
+
+" Load TAK syntax file
+if version < 600
+  source <sfile>:p:h/tak.vim
+else
+  runtime! syntax/tak.vim
+endif
+unlet b:current_syntax
+
+
+
+"
+"
+" Begin syntax definitions for tak output files.
+"
+
+" Define keywords for TAK output
+syn case match
+
+syn keyword takoutPos       ON SI
+syn keyword takoutNeg       OFF ENG
+
+
+
+" Define matches for TAK output
+syn match takoutTitle	     "TAK III"
+syn match takoutTitle	     "Release \d.\d\d"
+syn match takoutTitle	     " K & K  Associates *Thermal Analysis Kit III *Serial Number \d\d-\d\d\d"
+
+syn match takoutFile	     ": \w*\.TAK"hs=s+2
+
+syn match takoutInteger      "T\=[0-9]*\>"ms=s+1
+
+syn match takoutSectionDelim "[-<>]\{4,}" contains=takoutSectionTitle
+syn match takoutSectionDelim ":\=\.\{4,}:\=" contains=takoutSectionTitle
+syn match takoutSectionTitle "[-<:] \w[0-9A-Za-z_() ]\+ [->:]"hs=s+1,me=e-1
+
+syn match takoutHeaderDelim  "=\{5,}"
+syn match takoutHeaderDelim  "|\{5,}"
+syn match takoutHeaderDelim  "+\{5,}"
+
+syn match takoutLabel	     "Input File:" contains=takoutFile
+syn match takoutLabel	     "Begin Solution: Routine"
+
+syn match takoutError	     "<<< Error >>>"
+
+
+" 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_takout_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_takout_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink takoutPos		   Statement
+  HiLink takoutNeg		   PreProc
+  HiLink takoutTitle		   Type
+  HiLink takoutFile		   takIncludeFile
+  HiLink takoutInteger		   takInteger
+
+  HiLink takoutSectionDelim	    Delimiter
+  HiLink takoutSectionTitle	   Exception
+  HiLink takoutHeaderDelim	   SpecialComment
+  HiLink takoutLabel		   Identifier
+
+  HiLink takoutError		   Error
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+
+let b:current_syntax = "takout"
+
+" vim: ts=8 sw=2