DATA TABLES ACCESSIBLE BY TWO SCRIPTS
A table may be stored in a data structure and accessed by two scripts from different platforms. For example, a table of inputs from a web form may be stored with a first script for execution on a first platform. The table may be accessible to the first script when executing on the first platform and accessible to a second script when executing on a second platform. According to one embodiment, the first script may be a business information server (BIS) script and the second script may be a JavaScript. The dual compatibility table allows the web form inputs to be accessed by multiple scripts having different requirements.
1 . A data structure embodied on a computer readable medium, comprising:
a first script executable by a first platform; and
a table comprising at least one pair of a name and a value, the table consumable by the first script and by a second script executable by a second platform.
2 . The data structure of claim 1 , further comprising a compatibility statement.
3 . The data structure of claim 1 , further comprising beginning markers and ending markers for identification of segments of the table.
4 . The data structure of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of a variable type, a packing option, a variable size, and an array size for each of the at least one pairs of the table.
5 . The data structure of claim 1 , in which the table is arranged in tab lines.
6 . The data structure of claim 1 , further comprising code to operate on the table to generate an array from the table accessible by the second script.
7 . The data structure of claim 1 , in which the second script comprises at least one of code to save the table, code to register the table, code to restore the table, and code to remove the table.
8 . The data structure of claim 1 , in which the second script is a java script.
9 . A method, comprising:
obtaining input from a web browser;
storing the input in a table accessible by a first script of a first platform and a second script of a second platform; and
reading the table by the second script of the second platform.
10 . The method of claim 9 , in which storing the input in the table comprises storing the table arranged in tab lines.
11 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising storing a compatibility statement with the table.
12 . The method of claim 9 , in which the table comprises at least one pair of a name and a value, and in which at least one of a variable type, a packing option, a variable size, and an array size is stored for each of the at least one pairs of the table.
13 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising storing at least one beginning marker and at least one ending marker in the table.
14 . An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor coupled to a memory, in which the at least one processor is configured:
to obtain input from a web browser;
to store the input in a table accessible by a first script of a first platform and a second script of a second platform; and
to read the table by the second script of the second platform.
15 . The apparatus of claim 14 , in which the at least one processor is further configured to store the table arranged in tab lines.
16 . The apparatus of claim 14 , in which the at least one processor is further configured to store a compatibility statement with the table.
17 . The apparatus of claim 14 , in which the at least one processor is further configured to store pairs of names and values in the table.
18 . The apparatus of claim 14 , in which the at least one processor is further configured to store at least one beginning marker and at least one ending marker in the table.
19 . The apparatus of claim 14 , in which the at least one processor is further configured to store the first script with the table.
20 . The apparatus of claim 19 , in which the at least one processor is further configured to store the second script with the table.