Abstract: A system and method for generating reports from a data source using a word processing template having at least one field that expresses a command and at least one field that expresses a reference to the data source. A processor generates a report using the data source and the word processing template to define conditional text, layout, and formatting based on information determined at runtime.

Abstract: A system and method for generating reports from a data source using a word processing template having at least one field that expresses a command and at least one field that expresses a reference to the data source. A processor generates a report using the data source and the word processing template to define conditional text, layout, and formatting based on information determined at runtime.

Abstract: A system and method for generating reports from a data source using a word processing template having at least one field that expresses a command and at least one field that expresses a reference to the data source. A processor generates a report using the data source and the word processing template to define conditional text, layout, and formatting based on information determined at runtime.

Abstract: A system and method for generating reports from a data source using a word processing template having at least one field that expresses a command and at least one field that expresses a reference to the data source. A processor generates a report using the data source and the word processing template to define conditional text, layout, and formatting based on information determined at runtime.

Abstract: A system and method for generating reports from a data source using a word processing template having at least one field that expresses a command and at least one field that expresses a reference to the data source. A processor generates a report using the data source and the word processing template to define conditional text, layout, and formatting based on information determined at runtime.

Abstract: A method and system for interrupt-responsive execution of a communications protocol which obtains data sent by a sending computer a receiving computer via a communications interface. An interrupt handler routine is provided which includes the communications protocol. When data requested by an application executing on the receiving computer is received by the communications interface, an interrupt is sent by the communications interface to the CPU in the receiving computer. When this interrupt is received, the interrupt handler routine is immediately accessed and executed to timely execute the communications protocol. As a result, the communications protocol obtains the data from the communications interface before it can be overwritten by new data sent by the sending computer. The application program can then be executed at a later time to read the data obtained.

Abstract: A method and system for interrupt-responsive execution of a communications protocol which obtains data sent by a sending computer a receiving computer via a communications interface. An interrupt handler routine is provided which includes the communications protocol. When data requested by an application executing on the receiving computer is received by the communications interface, an interrupt is sent by the communications interface to the CPU in the receiving computer. When this interrupt is received, the interrupt handler routine is immediately accessed and executed to timely execute the communications protocol. As a result, the communications protocol obtains the data from the communications interface before it can be overwritten by new data sent by the sending computer. The application program can then be executed at a later time to read the data obtained.

Abstract: A computer method and system for buffering transient data passed between multiple protocols utilizes a single, physical buffer having multiple, shifting logical buffers therein. Each protocol is assigned a logical buffer in the physical buffer. The transient data is passed between protocols by shifting the corresponding logical buffers, shifting a first logical buffer to exclude the data and shifting a next logical buffer to include the same data. As a result, the data does not have to be rewritten in the physical buffer.