Code server
DCFirst Claim
1. A method of providing information to a first program that is executing on a computer for forming an association for a second multi-module program which includes an embedded reference to a discrete module, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving in a code server from said first program, at a point prior to execution-time of said multi-module program being associated, a request associated with said discrete module;
(b) searching a module information table for module information in response to said request associated with said discrete module;
(c) in response to finding said module information in said module information table, reading said module information;
(d) providing said module information in a response to said first program; and
(e) forming an association of said multi-module program by said first program.
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Abstract
A code server operates in a data processing system having an operating system or environment, such as OS/2 or Windows, which processes coded programs in discrete code modules. The code server maintains linkage information between the various code modules forming an association representing all the linkage data for the entire program. This information is gathered by way of searching through the files of the computer network or by direct insertion into the code module information table. Once the associative data has been gathered, a coded program may be retrieved quickly and efficiently without the need for repetitive on-line searching because the user need refer only to the code server which contains a look-up tables storing the data representing the associative information.
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1. A method of providing information to a first program that is executing on a computer for forming an association for a second multi-module program which includes an embedded reference to a discrete module, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving in a code server from said first program, at a point prior to execution-time of said multi-module program being associated, a request associated with said discrete module; (b) searching a module information table for module information in response to said request associated with said discrete module; (c) in response to finding said module information in said module information table, reading said module information; (d) providing said module information in a response to said first program; and (e) forming an association of said multi-module program by said first program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A code server for providing information to a first program that is executing on a computer for forming an association for a second multi-module program which includes an embedded reference to a discrete module, said code server comprising:
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(a) receiver that receives from said first program, at a point prior to execution-time of said multi-module program being associated, a request associated with said discrete module; (b) a module information table containing module information; (c) sender that sends to said operating system program a response that includes module information associated with said discrete module; and (d) associator that forms an association based upon said response. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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