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Autocompleting with queries to a database

  • US 20070055922A1
  • Filed: 09/08/2005
  • Published: 03/08/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer readable medium encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process for suggesting completion of a partial data entry for an active cell in a spreadsheet from a database, wherein the database is separate from the spreadsheet and connected to the spreadsheet by a communications link, said computer process comprising:

  • defining a partial data entry within the active cell;

    querying the database to identify an element from the database corresponding to said partial data entry; and

    displaying the corresponding element as a suggested completion for the partial data entry.

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