Method and system in an electronic spreadsheet for persistently self-replicatig multiple ranges of cells through a copy-paste operation
First Claim
1. A Method for persistently self-replicating multiple ranges of cells through a copy and paste operation, in a multi dimensional spreadsheet comprising a plurality of cells identified by a cell address along each dimension, a range of cells comprising one or a plurality of cells, the method comprising the steps of:
- defining a set of ranges of cells, each range of cells having the same size;
each time the content of a range of cells belonging to said set is changed, automatically performing a self-replication operation, said self-replication operation comprising the steps of;
copying the changed range of cells onto a buffer;
determining the set of ranges of cells to which the changed range of cells belongs to;
identifying the ranges of cells belonging to said set; and
pasting the content of the buffer in each of identified range of cells belonging to said set.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a method and system for persistently self-replicating multiple ranges of cells through a copy-paste operation, in a multi dimensional spreadsheet. A set of ranges of cells is defined, wherein each range of cells has the same size. Each time the content of a range of cells belonging to this set is changed, a self-replication operation is performed automatically. The self-replication operation includes the steps of copying the changed range of cells onto a buffer; determining the set of ranges of cells to which the changed range of cells belongs to; identifying the ranges of cells belonging to the set; and pasting the content of the buffer in each of identified range of cells belonging to the set.
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1. A Method for persistently self-replicating multiple ranges of cells through a copy and paste operation, in a multi dimensional spreadsheet comprising a plurality of cells identified by a cell address along each dimension, a range of cells comprising one or a plurality of cells, the method comprising the steps of:
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defining a set of ranges of cells, each range of cells having the same size;
each time the content of a range of cells belonging to said set is changed, automatically performing a self-replication operation, said self-replication operation comprising the steps of;
copying the changed range of cells onto a buffer;
determining the set of ranges of cells to which the changed range of cells belongs to;
identifying the ranges of cells belonging to said set; and
pasting the content of the buffer in each of identified range of cells belonging to said set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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