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Merging tagged documents and scripts having dynamic content

US6061698A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 1997
Grant dateMay 9, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 22, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/986
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and processor for linking a dynamic data fetch command to a document file, the document file initially in a preliminary markup state having at least one matching pair of a special beginning tag and a special ending tag, the tags separately contained in sequential comment statements of the preliminary markup document file, the tags delimiting and identifying an area in the preliminary markup document file for placement of requested dynamic data, the dynamic data fetch command located in a predefined script file having a linkage identifier, comprising the steps of identifying, in the preliminary markup document file, the matching pair of the special beginning tag and the special ending tag to identify the delimited area therebetween; selecting the predefined script file; generating a linked document file from the preliminary markup document file, adding, at the identified area in the preliminary markup document file, the linkage identifier for the selected predefined script file; and merging the predefined script file having the dynamic data variable fetch command with the linked document file.

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