HTML mapping substitution graphical user interface for display of elements mapped to HTML files

1. A computer implemented method of displaying a relationship between an HTML file and an element from a form, wherein the element is in an HTML page, comprising:

reading information from a project file, the information comprising a relationship between the element that has been transferred from the form to the HTML page and the HTML file associated with the HTML page;

processing the information to map the element from the form to the HTML file; and

displaying the mapping on a graphical user interface that indicates the relationship between the element, the form, and the HTML file.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information is generated when the element is transferred from the form to the HTML page associated with the HTML file.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the element is selected from a group comprising:

a visual control; and

a non-visual control, selected from a group comprising a button, a picklist, and a data entry box.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises an element name and an HTML file name.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the information further comprises a form name.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying the mapping comprises presenting an element name and an HTML file name in a row of a table.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the table comprises cells defined by the row and the column of the cell, and the mapping is entered into a cell of the table.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying the mapping comprises presenting the element name and the HTML file name in a column of a table.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising flagging an invalid mapping between the element and the HTML file.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the flagging an invalid mapping between the element and the HTML file comprises:

reading the project file;

extracting the HTML filename from the project file;

searching for the HTML file using the extracted HTML filename; and

flagging the mapping as invalid when the extracted HTML file is not found.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

accepting a modified mapping; and

storing the modified mapping in the project file.

12. A apparatus for displaying a relationship between an HTML file and an element from a form, wherein the element is in an HTML page, comprising:

means for reading information from a project file, the information comprising a relationship between the element that has been transferred from the form to the HTML page and the HTML file associated with the HTML page;

means for processing the information to map the element from the form to the HTML file; and

a display for presenting the mapping to a user on a graphical user interface that indicates the relationship between the element, the form, and the HTML file.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the information is generated when the element is transferred from the form to the HTML page associated with the HTML file.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the element is selected from a group comprising:

a visual control;

a non-visual control, selected from a group comprising a button, a picklist, and a data entry box.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the information comprises an element name and an HTML file name.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the information further comprises a form name.

17. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the means for displaying the mapping comprises means for presenting the element name and the HTML file name in a row of a table.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the table comprises cells defined by the row and the column of the cell, and the mapping is entered into a cell of the table.

19. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the means for displaying the mapping comprises means for presenting the element name and the HTML file name in a column of a table.

20. The apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising means for flagging an invalid mapping between the element and the HTML file.

21. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the means for flagging an invalid mapping between the element and the HTML file comprises:

means for reading the project file;

means for extracting the HTML filename from the project file;

means for searching for the HTML file using the extracted HTML filename; and

means for flagging the mapping as invalid when the extracted HTML file is not found.

22. The apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:

means for accepting a modified mapping; and

means for storing the modified mapping in the project file.

23. An article of manufacture, tangibly embodied on a computer readable medium, embodying logic to perform a method of displaying a relationship between an HTML file and an element that has been transferred from a form to an HTML page, the method comprising:

reading information from a project file, the information comprising a relationship between the element that has been transferred from a form to an HTML page and the HTML file associated with the HTML page;

processing the information to map the element from the form to the HTML file; and

displaying the mapping on a graphical user interface that indicates the relationship between the element, the form, and the HTML file.

24. The article of manufacture of claim 23 , wherein the information is generated when the element is transferred from the form to the HTML page associated with the HTML file.

25. The article of manufacture of claim 23 , wherein the element is selected from a group consisting:

a visual control; and

a non-visual control, selected from a group comprising a button, a picklist, and a data entry box.

26. The article of manufacture of claim 23 , wherein the information comprises an element name and an HTML file name.

27. The article of manufacture of claim 26 , wherein the information further comprises a form name.

28. The article of manufacture of claim 23 , wherein the displaying the mapping comprises presenting the element name and the HTML file name in a row of a table.

29. The article of manufacture of claim 28 , wherein the table comprises cells defined by the row and the column of the cell, and the mapping is entered into a cell of the table.

30. The article of manufacture of claim 23 , wherein the displaying the mapping comprises presenting the element name and the HTML file name in a column of a table.

31. The article of manufacture of claim 23 , wherein the method further comprises flagging an invalid mapping between the element and the HTML file.

32. The article of manufacture of claim 31 , wherein the flagging an invalid mapping between the element and the HTML file comprises:

reading the project file;

extracting the HTML filename from the project file;

searching for the HTML file using the extracted HTML filename; and

flagging the mapping as invalid when the extracted HTML file is not found.

33. The article of manufacture of claim 23 , wherein the method further comprises:

accepting a modified mapping; and

storing the modified mapping in the project file.

34. A computer readable data structure, tangibly embodied on a computer readable medium, for representing a software project in a single file, the software project comprising a project application defined by executable programming logic, and a project environment for developing the application, the data structure comprising:

a first section comprising the executable programming logic needed to load and execute the project application for the computer;

a second section for storing data required to restore the project environment, and for storing information comprising a relationship between elements that have been transferred from a form to an HTML page and HTML files associated with the HTML page in the project;

wherein the relationship between elements, the form, and the HTML file is displayed in a graphical user interface.