17:21:56scymtymbeach: i made a prototypical READ-MAYBE-NOTHING function: https://github.com/robert-strandh/Eclector/tree/read-maybe-nothing . if this works for you, i can clean it up and push to master tomorrow
18:17:13beachGreat, thank! I'll study it tomorrow. Now i must go spend time with my (admittedly small) family.