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HTML integration utility for a program development environment
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1997-03-31
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Granted: 1999-09-14
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Expires: 2017-03-31
Abstract
Abstract A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for providing a programming development environment that supports the development of Internet and Intranet applications. A utility allows visual selection and/or manipulation of HTML pages or forms. A user may select control from one form or HTML page and insert it into another HTML page. This results in the applet code associated with the selected control being inserted into the code for the HTML page being displayed in a code editor window or form editor window. The development computer also performs a dependency check for other codes and/or controls upon which the inserted applet depends and issues warnings or performs automatic inclusion of the dependency code and/or control.
Inventors
- 👤 Howard Justin Glaser
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 14:41
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/12; G06F40/131; G06F40/103; G06F40/117; G06F40/14; G06F40/143; G06F40/151; G06F40/166
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A method of developing forms in a computer, comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a first form on a monitor attached to the computer; (b) selecting one or more objects from the first form and inserting a reference for each of the selected objects into a second form displayed on the monitor, wherein each selected object comprises applet code; and (c) for each selected object, performing a dependency check for other code and controls upon which the selected object is dependent.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
81 words
A method of developing forms in a computer, comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a first form on a monitor attached to the computer; (b) selecting one or more objects from the first form and inserting a reference for each of the selected objects into a second form displayed on the monitor, wherein each selected object comprises applet code; and (c) for each selected object, performing a dependency check for other code and controls upon which the selected object is dependent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 above, wherein the first form comprises a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) page.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 2 above, wherein the second form comprises a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) page.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 above, wherein the reference comprises an HTML tag identifying the applet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
72 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting step further comprises the steps of: selecting an object from the first form using a copy command; dragging the object from the first form to the second form using the pointing device; dropping the dragged object onto the second form using a paste command; and inserting a reference to the dropped object into the second form at a position indicated by the pointing device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting step further comprises the steps of: displaying an applet list window; selecting one or more objects within the applet list window; and inserting a reference for each of the selected objects into the second form.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
97 words
An apparatus for developing forms, comprising: (a) a computer having a monitor connected thereto; (b) means, performed by the computer, for displaying a first form on the monitor connected to the computer; (c) means, performed by the computer, for selecting one or more objects from the first form and inserting a reference for each of the selected objects into a second form, wherein each selected object comprises applet code; and (d) for each selected object, means, performed by the computer, for performing a dependency check for other code and controls upon which the selected object is dependent.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
97 words
An apparatus for developing forms, comprising: (a) a computer having a monitor connected thereto; (b) means, performed by the computer, for displaying a first form on the monitor connected to the computer; (c) means, performed by the computer, for selecting one or more objects from the first form and inserting a reference for each of the selected objects into a second form, wherein each selected object comprises applet code; and (d) for each selected object, means, performed by the computer, for performing a dependency check for other code and controls upon which the selected object is dependent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 7 above, wherein the first form comprises a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) page.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 8 above, wherein the second form comprises a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) page.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 7 above, wherein the reference comprises an HTML tag identifying the applet.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
93 words
The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the selecting means further comprises: means, performed by the computer, for selecting an object from the first form using a copy command; means, performed by the computer, for dragging the object from the first form to the second form using the pointing device; means, performed by the computer, for dropping the dragged object onto the second form using a paste command; and means, performed by the computer, for inserting a reference to the dropped object into the second form at a position indicated by the pointing device.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
58 words
The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the selecting means further comprises: means, performed by the computer, for displaying an applet list window; means, performed by the computer, for selecting one or more objects within the applet list window; and means, performed by the computer, for inserting a reference for each of the selected objects into the second form.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The article of manufacture of claim 12 above, wherein the first form comprises a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) page.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
The article of manufacture of claim 13 above, wherein the second form comprises a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) page.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
101 words
An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium readable by a computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for developing forms, the method comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a first form on a monitor attached to the computer; (b) selecting one or more objects from the first form and inserting a reference for each of the selected objects into a second form, wherein each selected object comprises applet code; and (c) for each selected object, performing a dependency check for other code and controls upon which the selected object is dependent.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
101 words
An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium readable by a computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for developing forms, the method comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a first form on a monitor attached to the computer; (b) selecting one or more objects from the first form and inserting a reference for each of the selected objects into a second form, wherein each selected object comprises applet code; and (c) for each selected object, performing a dependency check for other code and controls upon which the selected object is dependent.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
The article of manufacture of claim 15 above, wherein the reference comprises an HTML tag identifying the applet.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
74 words
The article of manufacture of claim 15, wherein the selecting step further comprises the steps of: selecting an object from the first form using a copy command; dragging the object from the first form to the second form using the pointing device; dropping the dragged object onto the second form using a paste command; and inserting a reference to the dropped object into the second form at a position indicated by the pointing device.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
45 words
The article of manufacture of claim 15, wherein the selecting step further comprises the steps of: displaying an applet list window; selecting one or more objects within the applet list window; and inserting a reference for each of the selected objects into the second form.
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