Patent ID: 6668368
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of causing a machine to prepare a command line by which command-line-execution of a script can be initiated, said script including at least one undefined variable the value of which is intended to be supplied by a user as an argument in the command line at the time of executing said script, the machine-implemented method being carried-out prior to execution of said script, the machine-implemented method comprising:a) providing said script; b) finding instances in said script of said undefined variables for which said values are intended to be supplied by said user as said arguments in said command line; c) prompting said user to input a value for said at least one undefined variable, respectively; and d) generating a complete command line submission of which to the machine would initiate execution of said script, said complete command line having arguments corresponding to values obtained by said step c).