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Method of and apparatus for automatically generating application program
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1990-03-07
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Granted: 1993-05-18
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Expires: 2010-03-07
Abstract
Abstract A method of and apparatus for automatically generating a program such as a slip processing program are provided. Prepared is a definition file for defining the input specification and output specification of the program. In accordance with information of the definition file, a term table for input and output items of the program is formed. The term table is referred to check if each output item term is included therein which matches with an input item term. Upon detection of the matched item term, a posting process program for that item term is automatically described.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsuyoshi Washizaki
- 👤 Yoshinori Akiyama
- 👤 Etsuko Nakada
- 👤 Takeo Ishii
- 👤 Isao Nishiyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 18:56
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F8/00; G06F8/30; G07; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/12; G07G5/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
An application program generating apparatus for generating an application program wherein said application program reads an input file and produces an output file based on input items contained in the input file, comprising: an input/output specification file for defining a list of input terms representing said input items and a list of output terms representing output items to be produced on said output file; table generating and storing means for generating a term table consisting of said input terms and output terms derived from said input/output specification file, and storing therein said term table; check means coupled to said table generating and storing means for checking each output term in said term table with each input term therein and deriving identical item terms; and program describing means coupled to an output from said check means for generating said application program including a posting process for posting an input item to an output item with respect to each of said derived identical item terms.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
An application program generating apparatus for generating an application program wherein said application program reads an input file and produces an output file based on input items contained in the input file, comprising: an input/output specification file for defining a list of input terms representing said input items and a list of output terms representing output items to be produced on said output file; table generating and storing means for generating a term table consisting of said input terms and output terms derived from said input/output specification file, and storing therein said term table; check means coupled to said table generating and storing means for checking each output term in said term table with each input term therein and deriving identical item terms; and program describing means coupled to an output from said check means for generating said application program including a posting process for posting an input item to an output item with respect to each of said derived identical item terms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
An application program generating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said check means includes means for indicating, if there is no output item term which is coincident with an input item term, an incomplete program generation for said output item term.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
An application program generating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said program describing means includes means for automatically generating at least a posting process program in the form of a character string in accordance with a result of said check by check means, said character string generating means having a function to edit character strings so as to line-feed a character string for each process program.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
An application program generating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said table generating and storing means stores in said term table in addition to said input and output items, reference items generated on the basis of a reference file constituting another input specification specification file, and updating items generated on the basis of an updating file constituting a substitute file for said input/output specification file.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
146 words
A method of automatically generating an application program, wherein said application program reads an input file and produces an output file based on input items contained in the input file, comprising the steps of: (a) providing an input/output specification file for defining a list of input terms representing said input items and a list of output terms representing output items to be produced on said output file; (b) receiving information of said input/output specification file, generating a term table consisting of said input terms and output terms derived from said received information and storing said term table; (c) checking each input term in said term table with each output term therein and deriving identical item terms; and (d) automatically generating said application program including a posting process for posting an input item to an output item with respect to each of said derived identical item terms.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
146 words
A method of automatically generating an application program, wherein said application program reads an input file and produces an output file based on input items contained in the input file, comprising the steps of: (a) providing an input/output specification file for defining a list of input terms representing said input items and a list of output terms representing output items to be produced on said output file; (b) receiving information of said input/output specification file, generating a term table consisting of said input terms and output terms derived from said received information and storing said term table; (c) checking each input term in said term table with each output term therein and deriving identical item terms; and (d) automatically generating said application program including a posting process for posting an input item to an output item with respect to each of said derived identical item terms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 5, further including a step of delivering an explicit indication of incomplete program generation for an output item term which is found inconsistent at said check step.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
63 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein said step of automatically generating a process program in accordance with a check result of said check step includes a step of editing a character string for expressing said process program, said editing step line-feeding said character string for each program process to align the left most side of said character strings on the same line.
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