Bridge for exporting and importing objects between object oriented programming environments

A method of importing an Envy component to an Envy object oriented programming environment from a TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, the method comprising the steps of:

• establishing a bridge between the Envy object oriented Programming environment and the TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, wherein the bridge comprises a first portion written in Envy computer program code and a second portion written in TeamConnection computer program code;
• selecting an Envy component from the TeamConnection object oriented programming environment in response to user input;
• selecting a work area within the TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, in response to user input;
• creating, via the second portion of the bridge, a TeamConnection part containing contents of the selected Envy component;
• creating, via the second portion of the bridge, a text file that describes the contents of the selected Envy component;
• and
• transferring the created TeamConnection part and the text file to the first portion of the bridge.

A computer program product for exporting an Envy component from an Envy object oriented programming environment to a TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, comprising:

• a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for establishing a bridge between the Envy object oriented programming environment and the TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, wherein the bridge comprises a first portion written in Envy computer program code and a second portion written in TeamConnection computer program code;
• a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for selecting an Envy component from the Envy object oriented programming environment;
• a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for selecting a work area within the TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, in response to user input;
• computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for creating, via the first portion of the bridge, an Envy library file containing contents of the selected Envy component;
• computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for creating, via the first portion of the bridge, a text file that describes the contents of the Envy library;
• and
• computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for transferring the Envy library file and the text file to the second portion of the bridge.

A computer program product for importing an Envy component to an Envy object oriented programming environment from a TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, comprising:

• a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for establishing a bridge between the Envy object oriented programming environment and the TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, wherein the bridge comprises a first portion written in Envy computer program code and a second portion written in TeamConnection computer program code;
• a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for selecting an Envy component to import from the TeamConnection object oriented programming environment;
• computer readable program code means embodied in said medium selecting a work area within the TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, in response to user input;
• computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for creating, via the second portion of the bridge, a TeamConnection part containing contents of the selected Envy component;
• computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for creating, via the second portion of the bridge, a text file that describes the contents of the selected Envy component file;
• and
• computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for transferring the created TeamConnection part and the text file to the first portion of the bridge.

A data processing system for exporting an Envy component from an Envy object oriented programming environment to a TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, comprising:

• means for establishing a bridge between the Envy object oriented programming environment and the TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, wherein the bridge comprises a first portion written in Envy computer program code and a second portion written in TeamConnection computer program code;
• means for selecting an Envy component from the Envy object oriented programming environment;
• means for selecting a work area within the TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, in response to user input;
• first means, responsive to the selecting means for creating, via the first portion of the bridge, an Envy library file containing contents of the selected Envy component;
• second means, responsive to the to the selecting means for creating, via the first portion of the bridge, a text file that describes the contents of the Envy library file;
• and
• means, responsive to the Envy library file and the text file creating means for transferring the Envy library file and the text file to the second portion of the bridge.

A data processing system for importing an Envy component to an Envy object oriented programming environment from a TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, comprising:

• means for establishing a bridge between the Envy object oriented programming environment and the TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, wherein the bridge comprises a first portion written in Envy computer program code and a second portion written in TeamConnection computer program code;
• means for selecting an Envy component to import from the TeamConnection object oriented programming environment;
• means for selecting a work area within the TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, in response to user input;
• means, responsive to the selecting means, for creating, via the second portion of the bridge, a TeamConnection part containing contents of the selected Envy component;
• means, responsive to the selecting means, for creating, via the second portion of the bridge, a text file that describes the contents of the selected Envy component;
• and
• means, responsive to the means for creating the TeamConnection part and the text file, for transferring the created TeamConnection part and the text file to the first portion of the bridge.

A data processing system for exporting an Envy component from an Envy object oriented programming environment to a TeamConnection object oriented programming environment and for importing an Envy component to an Envy object oriented programming environment from a TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, comprising:

• means for establishing a bridge between the Envy object oriented programming environment and the TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, wherein the bridge comprises a first portion written in Envy computer program code and a second portion written in TeamConnection computer program code;
• means for selecting an Envy component from the Envy object oriented programming environment;
• means for selecting a work area within the TeamConnection object oriented programming environment, in response to user input;
• first means, responsive to the selecting means for creating, via the first portion of the bridge an Envy library file containing contents of the selected Envy component;
• second means, responsive to the to the selecting means for creating, via the first portion of the bridge a text file that describes the contents of the Envy library file;
• means, responsive to the Envy library file and the text file creating means for transferring the Envy library file and the text file to the second portion of the bridge;
• means for selecting an Envy component to import from the TeamConnection object oriented programming environment;
• means, responsive to the selecting means, for creating, via the second portion of the bridge, a TeamConnection part containing contents of the selected Envy component;
• means, responsive to the selecting means, for creating, via the second portion of the bridge, a text file that describes the contents of the selected Envy component;
• and
• means, responsive to the means for creating the TeamConnection part and the text file, for transferring the TeamConnection part and the text file to the first portion of the bridge.