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Method and system for inferring a schema from a hierarchical data structure for use in a spreadsheet

  • US 20040172591A1
  • Filed: 02/28/2003
  • Published: 09/02/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for inferring a schema from an electronic document containing hierarchical data comprising:

  • in an application program, receiving the electronic document containing the hierarchical data, wherein the hierarchical data includes a plurality of nodes;

    (a) parsing the hierarchical data in the electronic document to discover one of the plurality of nodes;

    (b) saving a plurality of content associated with the discovered node to a memory location;

    (c) repeating tasks (a)-(b) until the plurality of content for each discovered node has been saved to the memory location; and

    generating the schema based on the plurality of content saved for each discovered node.

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