Multi-format and multi-view synchronized data editor
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1. An apparatus for displaying a data file comprising at least one data record, comprising:
- a monitor, communicatively coupled to a computer;
a window, displayed on the monitor, the window comprising an unformatted window portion and a formatted window portion;
wherein the unformatted window portion displays an unformatted view of the data record; and
wherein the formatted window portion displays a formatted view of the data record structured according to a data descriptor and synchronized with the unformatted view of the data record.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture, and a memory structure for displaying a data file is disclosed. The apparatus displays a window, comprising two synchronized window portions: an unformatted window portion showing unformatted data and a formatted window portion showing the same data as the current record formatted according to a data structure described in data structure file.
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1. An apparatus for displaying a data file comprising at least one data record, comprising:
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a monitor, communicatively coupled to a computer;
a window, displayed on the monitor, the window comprising an unformatted window portion and a formatted window portion;
wherein the unformatted window portion displays an unformatted view of the data record; and
wherein the formatted window portion displays a formatted view of the data record structured according to a data descriptor and synchronized with the unformatted view of the data record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of displaying a data file, comprising the steps of:
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opening a first file having data file structure information, opening a data file, the data file comprising at least one data record, each data record having at least one data field; and
displaying a window comprising an unformatted window portion displaying an unformatted view of the data record and a formatted window portion displaying a view of the data record formatted according to the data file structure information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A program storage device, readable by computer having a processor and a memory, tangibly embodying one or more programs of instructions executable by the computer to perform the method steps of displaying a data file, the method steps comprising the steps of:
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opening a file having data file structure information, opening a data file, the data file comprising at least one data record, each data record having at least one data field; and
displaying a window comprising an unformatted window portion displaying an unformatted view of the data record and a formatted window portion displaying a formatted view of the data record. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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