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System for ensuring the accuracy of file structures in a source-to-source computer program translator

US6317871A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 1998
Grant dateNov 13, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F8/51
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for identifying the file structure of a computer program, preserving the file structure of the code after translation of source code from one high-level computer language to another, combining pieces of a source file that were generated in different translation sessions, and ensuring textual consistency of each piece of generated code in the resultant code files.

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