Apparatus for aiding in generating a source code

A program product for aiding in generating a source code including a plurality of statements, executable by a computer comprising a storage device storing a plurality of templates corresponding to said plurality of statements,

• said plurality of templates each including:
• a selection area having a plurality of command terms indicated in a natural language for generating said statement;
• a plurality of input areas to be provided with a parameter for generating said statement;
• and
• a command button selected by the user for enabling said computer to generate the source code for said statement,
• said program product for enabling said computer to execute the steps of:
• displaying a template selected among said plurality of templates at a display for said computer;
• determining whether or not a necessary command term for generating a desired statement has been selected in the selection area and a necessary parameter for generating the desired statement has been input to the input area when said command button in the displayed template is selected;
• generating the source code for the desired statement based on the selected command term and input parameter when said determiner determines that the necessary command term has been selected and the necessary parameter has been input;
• and
• displaying the generated source code at said display.

An apparatus for translating a source code made of a plurality of statements into a natural language, said plurality of statements including a plurality of command codes, said apparatus comprising:

• a storage device storing a plurality of templates and a translation table having said plurality of command codes corresponding to said plurality of templates each including a selection area having a plurality of command terms indicated in a natural language and corresponding to said plurality of command codes, and a plurality of input areas for indicating parameters corresponding to said plurality of command terms;
• a display displaying the source code;
• a template selector selecting the template corresponding to the command code in the statement selected in the source code based on said translation table;
• a term selector selecting the command term corresponding to the command code in the selection area in the selected template;
• and
• a parameter provider providing a parameter in the selected statement to the input area corresponding to the selected command term,
• said display displaying the template selected by said template selector after said term selector selects the command term and said parameter provider provides the parameter.