System and method for formatting position-sensitive data

Details System and method for formatting position-sensitive data System and method for formatting position-sensitive data

1994-06-30

1997-03-04

Hayes, Gail O.

395803, G06F 1724, G06F 314

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056086253

ABSTRACT:
The entry and editing of position-sensitive data such as character strings is accomplished via a two-phase system. In the first or "definition" phase, position-sensitive data, which may be or include words or phrases, is identified. In addition, positional rules for formatting and/or substituting the data (such as text for each word or phrase) are either defined or selected from a pre-existing list. In the second or "edit/update" phase, the document being edited or updated is scanned to locate such position-sensitive data, which may include the words/phrases. The positional relationship between respective words/phrases or other data in a particular group is utilized to determine which rules to apply when modifying the document, in order to automatically reformat or substitute new data such as a new character string.

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Mastering WordPerfect 5.1 & 5.2 for Windows, Alan Simpson, Sybex Inc., pp. 138-142 and Ch. 23 1993.

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