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2007-07-03

2007-07-03

Dam, Tuan (Department: 2192)

Data processing: software development, installation, and managem

Software program development tool

Testing or debugging

C717S137000, C710S052000

Reexamination Certificate

active

09607074

ABSTRACT:
An application (e.g., a computer program) prints data by invoking a print function with a format argument and, optionally, at least one data argument. The format argument and any data arguments are saved in a deferred trace data buffer. The print function returns to the application then, sometime after the print function has returned, the deferred trace data buffer is processed and the format argument and/or any data arguments are printed. By saving the format argument and any data argument(s) to a memory buffer instead of parsing and formatting the arguments in real-time, program efficiency may be improved and the impact of the print function on a software test scenario may be reduced.

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