Method for visually determining the status of program edits in an on-line programming environment

A method for simultaneously displaying an executable program in a remote processor and a plurality program edits input at a workstation, the executable program comprising a plurality of executable program segments, the plurality of program edits comprising new program segments and modified program segments, the executable program segments including corresponding executable program segments corresponding to the modified program segments, the workstation coupled to the remote processor, the plurality of program edits being selectively downloaded from the workstation to the remote processor, the method comprising the steps of:

• displaying the plurality of executable program segments;
• displaying new program segments proximal the executable program segments, each new program segment including a first modifiable visual indica that indicates whether each new program segment has been downloaded;
• and
• displaying each modified program segment proximal the corresponding executable program segment, each modified program segment including a second modifiable visual indica that indicates whether each modified program segment has been modified.

A method for simultaneously displaying the status of a program including program edits at a workstation and a remote processor, the program comprising a plurality of program segments, the method comprising the steps of:

• displaying a first and second visual indica proximal a new program segment, the first visual indica indicating that the new program segment will be inserted upon a subsequent download, said second visual indica indicating said new program segments exists only in the workstation;
• displaying a modified program segment as two program segments, said two program segments comprising an insert program segment and a replace program segment, the insert program segment including a third visual indica and fourth visual indica, the third visual indica indicating the insert program segment will be inserted into the program upon a subsequent download, the fourth visual indica indicating the insert program segment exists only in the workstation, the replace program segment including an fifth and sixth visual indica, the fifth visual indica indicating the replace program segment will be replaced upon a subsequent download, the sixth visual indica indicating the replace program segment is part of the executable code running in the remote processor;
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• displaying a seventh visual indica proximal a delete program segment indicating the delete program segment will be deleted upon a subsequent download to the remote processor.