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Dynamically adaptive environment for computer programs

CA 1286777 C · Owner: International Business Machines Corporation · Inventors: Evans, Wayne O'Neil

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Abstract of the Disclosure, Multiple versions of a given system command are run on a single operating system by using one command processing program per command irrespective of its version. Each version of the command has a command definition which has the same format for all counterparts of the command. A command analyzer program transforms the parameters of a command character string into the correct data form for its command processing program based on the command definition for that version of the command. Multiple sets of command definitions are place in separate storage directories called libraries. The libraries are searched based on a version identifier to find the command …

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  • Granted July 23, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 23, 2008.
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FiledAugust 25, 1988
GrantedJuly 23, 1991
Term endedJuly 23, 2008
Patent numberCA 1286777 C
Classification (IPC)G06F9/44

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1989199119931995199719992001200320052007Application filedAug 25, 1988Patent grantedJuly 23, 1991Term endedJuly 23, 2008

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