Method and system for linking data ranges of a computer-generated document with associated extensible markup language elements

A method for managing markup structure and associated data in a computer-generated document, comprising:

• receiving an application of Extensible Markup Language (XML) elements to a document;
• receiving an input of data into the document;
• generating an XML structure file for containing the XML elements applied to the document;
• generating a data file for storing data entered into the document;
• separating the XML structure file and the data file into two separate files contained in an electronic container file;
• establishing a link from a given XML element contained in the XML structure file to a corresponding data range in the data file;
• and
• upon launching the document, merging data contained in the data file with linked XML elements contained in the XML structure file for displaying the data contained in the data file in the document according to a document structure dictated by the XML elements applied to the document.

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method for managing markup structure and associated data in a computer-generated document, comprising:

• applying Extensible Markup Language (XML) elements to a document;
• generating an XML structure file for containing the XML elements applied to the document;
• generating a data file for storing data entered into the document;
• establishing a link from a given XML element contained in the XML structure file to a corresponding data range contained in the data file;
• and
• upon launching the document, merging data contained in the data file with linked XML elements contained in the XML structure file for displaying the data contained in the data file in the document according to the XML elements applied to the document.