Explicit specification of valid compound document data stream structure and content
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsBarbara A. Barker, Thomas R. Edel, Jeffrey A. Stark
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Abstract
A compound document data stream is verified to determine if a compound document conforms to a specified architecture function set. A table driven compound document verifier identifies each deviation from a specified function set in the compound document. The verifier can test the output of document generation and modification applications to determine if they are in compliance with the architecture and to identify those applications that do not comply and in what aspects they deviate from the architecture and its specified function set.
Claims8
A process for verifying if a compound document data stream conforms to a specified architecture function set comprising the steps performed by a computer of:
- creating an architecture function set description for a compound document;
- testing values of said data stream to determine if the values conform with said function set description;
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- generating a report of each value deviation from said function set description.
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