Patent ID: 6370683
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computerized method for generating a flowchart image diagram describing the logic flow of a COBOL or COBOL II, computer computer program's source code, comprising the steps of:(a) starting operation of a parsing program; (b) inputting a COBOL or COBOL II, computer program's source code as data into the parsing program; (c) parsing the program to identify source code languages reserved words in the COBOL or COBOL II, computer program's source code; (d) generating a shape code for each reserved word identified in the CUBOL or COBOL II, computer progrdin's source code, the shape code identifying a flowchart shape associated with the reserved word; (e) assigning a location code to each shape code for specifying a position on a output device or a display screen to display the flowchart shape; (f) producing a coded output file having a plurality of sequential output lines, for each output line consisting of three fields, including a first field having a shape code, a second field having a location code, and a third field; (g) starting operation of a display generating program; (h) inputting the output file of said parsing program as data into said display generating program; (i) converting said shape codes and said location codes into graphical images forming a flowchart image representing a logical structure of the COBOL or COBOL II, computer program's source code and; (j) outputting the flowchart image to an output device; wherein steps (c) through (f) are performed automatically by said parsing program.