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Technique for enabling applications to use languages other than their built-in macro-languages without changing the applications

  • US 7,269,822 B2
  • Filed: 02/23/2001
  • Issued: 09/11/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for creating a macro module for use with an application program which provides at least one native macro language, the macro module including code written in a non-native macro language to said application program, said method comprising the steps of:

  • storing source code for a program written in a non-native macro language in one or more objects associated with said application program;

    creating a stub written in a native macro language which initiates execution of the program upon occurrence of a pre-determined event;

    wherein the non-native macro language is an interpreter language, said method further comprising the step of;

    storing a means for interpreting programs written in the non-native macro language in one or more objects of the application program.

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