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Abstract

A method and apparatus for generating a file which conforms to the requirements of a computer language and does not require the user to type out the desired commands for a file being created. A list of commands is displayed for a user to select and when a user selects a specific command, the user is prompted for additional information concerning the command, if this information is required. The user is given choices of commands or elements which are to appear below the previously selected element or command. A stack is used to keep track of the different elements in a hierarchical structure of the computer language. When an element is first placed into a file being generated, it is pushed onto the stack. As elements below the current element in the hierarchy are being processed, they are pushed on top of the previous elements. When the elements are finished, they are popped off of and elements requiring end-tags which signify the end of the element are then inserted into the generated file.

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