Patent ID: 6078734
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of processing a computer source program, comprising the steps of:providing a data declaration extension syntax, wherein the syntax comprises use of a date format attribute to identify the data declaration extension to a compiler and attributes for identifying one of a plurality of windowing techniques;receiving a plurality of programming language statements comprising a source program into a memory of a computer, wherein one or more received statements comprises a data declaration extension, wherein each of the data declaration extensions selects a year 2000 solution from a group consisting of windowing, compression and expansion techniques, and wherein the data declaration extension is in a format of the provided data declaration extension syntax; andcompiling the source program into an object program in the memory of the computer, wherein the object program includes instructions for invoking procedures on a data field associated with the extended data declaration according to the year 2000 solution selected in the data declaration extension.