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Instruction syntax help information

  • US 6,587,122 B1
  • Filed: 01/30/1998
  • Issued: 07/01/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of displaying contextual help for a system, the system operating according to instructions, the instructions being entered by a user in a format including a predefined base instruction and at least one parameter, the method comprising steps of:

  • (a) obtaining a predefined base instruction entered by a user;

    (b) searching a database to obtain syntax for the instruction, the syntax identifying the at least one parameter associated with the instruction; and

    (c) presenting, in a pop-up area, the syntax for the instruction proximal to the instruction on the display as the instruction is being entered.

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