diff --git a/Source/stringsfile.l b/Source/stringsfile.l
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcf3eb836
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/stringsfile.l
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+%{
+#include <Foundation/NSObject.h>
+#include <Foundation/NSString.h>
+#include "stringsfile.tab.h"
+
+#ifdef sfwrap
+#undef sfwrap
+#endif
+
+int sfwrap()
+{
+return 1;
+}
+
+%}
+
+
+quote		\"
+semicolen	\;
+equals		\=
+label		[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*
+quoted		[^"]*\"
+whitespace	[ \t\n]
+startComment	\/\*
+endComment	\*\/
+
+
+%x QUOTE COMMENT
+
+
+%%
+
+<COMMENT>{endComment} { BEGIN INITIAL; }
+
+<COMMENT>. ;
+
+<QUOTE>{quoted} {	
+			if (sfleng == 1)
+			{
+				BEGIN INITIAL;
+				sflval.obj = [[[NSString alloc] init] autorelease];
+				return QUOTED;
+			}
+			
+			if (sftext[sfleng - 2] == '\\')
+				yymore();
+			else
+			{
+				BEGIN INITIAL;
+				sflval.obj = [[[NSString alloc] initWithCString: sftext length: sfleng - 1] autorelease];
+				return QUOTED;	
+			}
+		}
+
+{quote}		{BEGIN QUOTE;}
+
+{startComment}	{BEGIN COMMENT;}
+
+{label}		{
+			sflval.obj = [NSString stringWithCString: sftext];
+			return LABEL;
+		}
+
+{semicolen}	{return SEMICOLEN;}
+
+{equals}	{return EQUALS;}
+
+{whitespace}+	;
+
+
+.		{ return ERROR; }
+
+%%
+
+%{
+#include <Foundation/NSObject.h>
+#include <Foundation/NSString.h>
+#include "stringsfile.tab.h"
+
+#ifdef sfwrap
+#undef sfwrap
+#endif
+
+int sfwrap()
+{
+return 1;
+}
+
+%}
+
+
+quote		\"
+semicolen	\;
+equals		\=
+label		[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*
+quoted		[^"]*\"
+whitespace	[ \t\n]
+startComment	\/\*
+endComment	\*\/
+
+
+%x QUOTE COMMENT
+
+
+%%
+
+<COMMENT>{endComment} { BEGIN INITIAL; }
+
+<COMMENT>. ;
+
+<QUOTE>{quoted} {	
+			if (sfleng == 1)
+			{
+				BEGIN INITIAL;
+				sflval.obj = [[[NSString alloc] init] autorelease];
+				return QUOTED;
+			}
+			
+			if (sftext[sfleng - 2] == '\\')
+				yymore();
+			else
+			{
+				BEGIN INITIAL;
+				sflval.obj = [[[NSString alloc] initWithCString: sftext length: sfleng - 1] autorelease];
+				return QUOTED;	
+			}
+		}
+
+{quote}		{BEGIN QUOTE;}
+
+{startComment}	{BEGIN COMMENT;}
+
+{label}		{
+			sflval.obj = [NSString stringWithCString: sftext];
+			return LABEL;
+		}
+
+{semicolen}	{return SEMICOLEN;}
+
+{equals}	{return EQUALS;}
+
+{whitespace}+	;
+
+
+.		{ return ERROR; }
+
+%%
+
diff --git a/Source/stringsfile.y b/Source/stringsfile.y
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ce8a594c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/stringsfile.y
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+
+%{
+#include <Foundation/NSObject.h>
+#include <Foundation/NSString.h>
+#include <Foundation/NSDictionary.h>
+static NSMutableDictionary *properties;
+
+%}
+
+
+%token <obj> QUOTED LABEL
+%token SEMICOLEN EQUALS ERROR
+
+%union {
+	id obj;
+}
+
+%type <obj> value
+
+%%
+
+file:		asignments
+		{
+			return 1;
+		}
+		| error
+		{
+			return 0;
+		}
+		| ERROR
+		{
+			return 0;
+		};
+
+
+asignments:	asignment
+		| asignments asignment
+                ;
+
+asignment:	value EQUALS value SEMICOLEN
+		{
+			[(NSMutableDictionary *)properties setObject: $3 forKey: (NSString *) $1];
+		}
+		;
+
+value:		LABEL
+		{
+			$$ = $1;
+		}
+                | QUOTED
+		{
+			$$ = $1;
+		};
+
+%%
+
+int sferror(char *s)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
+
+sfSetDict(NSMutableDictionary *aDict)
+{
+  properties = aDict;
+}
+
+%{
+#include <Foundation/NSObject.h>
+#include <Foundation/NSString.h>
+#include <Foundation/NSDictionary.h>
+static NSMutableDictionary *properties;
+
+%}
+
+
+%token <obj> QUOTED LABEL
+%token SEMICOLEN EQUALS ERROR
+
+%union {
+	id obj;
+}
+
+%type <obj> value
+
+%%
+
+file:		asignments
+		{
+			return 1;
+		}
+		| error
+		{
+			return 0;
+		}
+		| ERROR
+		{
+			return 0;
+		};
+
+
+asignments:	asignment
+		| asignments asignment
+                ;
+
+asignment:	value EQUALS value SEMICOLEN
+		{
+			[(NSMutableDictionary *)properties setObject: $3 forKey: (NSString *) $1];
+		}
+		;
+
+value:		LABEL
+		{
+			$$ = $1;
+		}
+                | QUOTED
+		{
+			$$ = $1;
+		};
+
+%%
+
+int sferror(char *s)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
+
+sfSetDict(NSMutableDictionary *aDict)
+{
+  properties = aDict;
+}