Patent ID: 7343586
Filing Date: 2008-03-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a network environment having a server and a terminal with a web browser running thereon remote from said server, a method of doing at least one of (1) syntax checking and (2) loading and running a script or program that is passed via said browser to said server for syntax checking or execution thereon, the method comprising: the server providing a first web page including at least one fill-out form to said web browser running on said remote terminal, the first web page being configured to accommodate at any given moment via the at least one fill-out form an entirety of a set of commands that are to be contained in a script or program; the server receiving a request, including said set in the format of at least one common gateway interface (CGI) variable, from said web browser at the remote terminal; the server running a CGI script that operates upon the at least one CGI variable to do at least one of (1) checking the syntax of said set and (2) loading said set as a script file or program file into memory and executing said set; and the server providing at least a first version of a second web page to said remote terminal that includes results generated by the check for syntax or execution of said set; said CGI script calling a compiler or interpreter on said server and passing said set to said compiler or interpreter; said compiler or interpreter compiling and running or interpreting said set, respectively; said compiler or interpreter returning first output data of said set; and said CGI script building said second web page so as to include said first output data.