SciXL
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SciXLTM was co-developed by Planatech with
SciComp Inc . SciXL makes
use of Planatech's Language Engine technology to perform a number of useful
transformations and productions.
See http://www.scicomp.com/scixl
for full details of the product. This page discusses the implementation of
SciXL as an instance of the Planatech Language Engine.
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The SciFinanceTM Suite (www.scicomp.com/products
) takes a few mathematical
statements written in the ASPEN language by financial engineers and produces
thousands of lines of 'C' source code which implement sophisticated and
powerful solutions to the mathematical problems posed. It also produces an XML
file describing the problem and the APIs of the functions used to solve it.
The XML file is read into the Planatech Language Engine, which transforms the
interfaces into shapes appropriate for other languages and interfaces, such as
an Excel add-in function and an Excel spreadsheet. The engine then produces
source code and executables in a variety of languages and formats, resulting in
a complete and ready-to-use Excel interface for the analytical function.
Components produced by the language engine
| Production |
Description |
| XLL Project |
All the source code for an MS DevStudio DLL project is produced. A template
project is used to avoid the interaction required of a Microsoft AppWizard. The
names and parameters in the XML specification file were applied to the template
project. The project contains all the C and C++ source code required for a
well-behaved Excel add-in module and is ready to build.
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| Add-in Function |
An Excel add-in function is produced, which reads in arguments from Excel. It
validates them as to content and shape and returns errors if required. The
function then transforms the input to the format required by the core
calculation function generated by SciFinance and calls the function. It then
wraps up the result into an Excel format and returns it to the Excel
spreadsheet. For some calculations, the function also caches the result,
resulting in a huge increase in Excel performance.
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| XLL Add-in |
The language engine automatically builds the project, making it easy to use
remote machines for the build process.
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| Excel spreadsheet |
The engine generates an Excel spreadsheet from a specially formatted Excel
template (XLT) and lays out all the arguments and results of the function in a
user-friendly manner. The template can be tailored by the user to reflect house
style and rules.
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