Method and system for integrating external functions into an app

Details Method and system for integrating external functions into an app Method and system for integrating external functions into an app

1997-04-07

2000-10-24

Oberley, Alvin E.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer data routing

Least weight routing

G06F 900

Patent

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061381705

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for integrating external functions into an application environment. The system includes an application environment, and a predetermined interface for communicating with an external function library. External functions offered by the external function library are integrated into the application environment such that they can be used in a formula as if they were native functions. According to another embodiment, an application environment is provided which implements pass by asynchronous-access-mechanism variables, and enables an external function to have access to a user interface object after the function has returned from an invocation.

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