CA2416876A1 - Method of and software for recordal and validation of changes to markup language files - Google Patents

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CA2416876A1
CA2416876A1 CA002416876A CA2416876A CA2416876A1 CA 2416876 A1 CA2416876 A1 CA 2416876A1 CA 002416876 A CA002416876 A CA 002416876A CA 2416876 A CA2416876 A CA 2416876A CA 2416876 A1 CA2416876 A1 CA 2416876A1
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A method of recording changes to a markup language file which employs application-defined tags. The changes are recorded in a delta file which is also a markup language file providing validation of the recorded changes against substantially the same markup language structure as that of the mark up language file being changed. Where the original markup language file is an X ML file with a DTD, a DTD can be created for the delta file which substantially follows the DTD of the original markup language file. Strict compliance of t he data recorded in the delta file with the delta DTD provides validation of th e changes with respect to the original XML file.

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1. A method of recordal of changes to a markup language file having application-defined tags wherein a delta file is created and changes to the contents of the markup language file are recorded in the delta file where the changes are validated against substantially the same markup language structure as the markup language file to be changed.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the delta file is created using the same markup language as the markup language file to be changed.
3. A method as claimed in either of claims 1 or 2, wherein the delta file is assigned a plurality of element declarations determined from the element declarations of the markup language file, the differences between one or more of the element declarations of the delta file and the element declarations of the markup language file being restricted to permissible differences with respect to the element declarations of the markup language file.
4. A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein element instances that are not changed in the markup language file are not recorded in the delta file.
5. A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein each change recorded in the delta file is recorded at the lowest element level.
6. A method of generating a delta file containing data representative of one or more changes to a markup language file having application defined tags, the delta file being created and changes to the contents of the markup language file being recorded in a delta file where the changes are validated against substantially the same markup language structure as the markup language file to be changed.
7. Software for recording changes to a markup language file having application-defined tags, the software consisting of a set of instructions for creating a delta file and recording in the delta file changes to the contents of the markup language file where the recorded changes are validated against substantially the same markup language structure as the markup language file to be changed.
8. Software as claimed in claim 7, wherein the delta file is created using the same markup language as the markup language file to be changed.
9. Software as claimed in claims 7 or 8, wherein the set of instructions include the step of assigning to the delta file a plurality of element declarations determined from the element declarations of the markup language file the differences between one or more of the element declarations of the delta file and the element declarations of the markup language file being restricted to permissible amendments with respect to the element declarations of the markup language file.
10. Software as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 9, including the additional instruction that element instances that are not changed in the markup language file are not recorded in the delta file.
11. Software as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein each change recorded in the delta file is recorded at the lowest element level.
12. Software as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 11, wherein the set of instructions includes instructions for additionally recording at least one of the markup language file and the changed markup language file.
13. Software for generating a delta file containing data representative of one or more changes to a markup language file having application-defined tags, the software consisting of a set of instructions for creating the delta file and recording changes to the content of the markup language file the changes being validated against substantially the same markup language structure as the markup language file to be changed.
14. Data storage medium on which is stored software for generating a delta file containing data representative of one or more changes to a markup language file having application-defined tags, the software consisting of a set of instructions for creating the delta file and recording changes to the content of the markup language file the changes being validated against substantially the same markup language structure as the markup language file to be changed.
15. A method of amending a later version of a markup language file to an earlier version of a markup language file comprising reading a delta file containing data on changes made to the earlier version of the markup language file wherein the changes are valid with respect to the markup language structure of the earlier markup language file, and applying the changes recorded in the delta file to the later version of the markup language file.
16. A method of amending a second markup language file comprising reading a delta file containing data on changes made to a first markup language file wherein the changes are valid with respect to the markup language structure of the first markup language file and are potential amendments with respect to the content of the second markup language file and applying the changes recorded in the delta file to the second markup language file.
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