Document Macro Conversion for Network Storage Compatibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Network-based storage systems struggle with macro compatibility issues due to incompatible programming languages, leading to inaccessible documents and increased computing resource waste.
Innovation Solution
A macro conversion engine converts macros from an incompatible programming language to a compatible language, identifying semantic contexts and candidate object types to enable execution on network-based storage systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If macros are stored in a first programming language that is incompatible with the network-based storage system, then the document can maintain its original functionality and semantics, but the document becomes inaccessible and computing resources are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
A macro conversion engine acts as an intermediary between the incompatible first programming language and the network-based storage system's second programming language. The engine translates macros from the first programming language to the second programming language, enabling documents with macros to be stored and executed on the network-based storage system while preserving their original functionality and semantics
Solution Approach 2:
The macro conversion engine changes the programming language parameter of the macro from the first programming language to the second programming language. This parameter transformation allows the macro to be compatible with the network-based storage system while maintaining its operational semantics through intelligent conversion of syntax and semantics
2Productivity
If macros are converted to a compatible programming language, then document accessibility improves, but conversion complexity and potential loss of semantic precision increase
Solution Approach 1:
The macro conversion engine performs preliminary conversion of macros from the first programming language to the second programming language before the document is stored on the network-based storage system. This preliminary action ensures that when the document is later accessed, the macros are already in a compatible format, eliminating the need for complex runtime conversion and improving overall document access efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces the mechanical approach of manual macro rewriting or complex runtime interpretation with an automated conversion engine that systematically transforms macros between programming languages. This substitution reduces conversion complexity by using algorithmic approaches to handle syntax and semantics translation
3Loss of time
If macros are executed on the network-based storage system, then system latency decreases, but compatibility issues arise due to programming language differences
Solution Approach 1:
The macro conversion engine performs preliminary translation of macros from the first programming language to the second programming language before storage. This ensures that when macros are executed on the network-based storage system, they are already in a compatible format, enabling direct execution without runtime compatibility checks and thereby reducing system latency
Solution Approach 2:
The conversion engine creates a copy of the macro in the second programming language that is functionally equivalent to the original macro in the first programming language. This copied version is stored with the document and executed on the network-based storage system, maintaining compatibility while preserving the original macro's functionality
Data Source
AI summary
A portion of a document including one or more macros in a first programming language is provided as an input to a macro conversion engine. An updated portion of the document is obtained based on one or more outputs of the macro conversion engine. The updated portion includes one or more objects referenced by a function defined by the one or more macros, the one or more objects converted into a second programming language. A user is provided with access to the updated portion of the document including the one or more objects converted into the second programming language.