TANGO – Table Analysis for Generating Ontologies Sean Kelley Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2011 Electrical Engineering
Table Ontology Concept diagrams will help us understand the function of tables and XY trees
Initial concept diagram for table Table Cell Stub (1) 4:* 1 Header 2:* Label 1:* has 1 U+ Row headerColumn header Delta cellData value Is defined by 1 1:* has
Initial XY Tree concept diagram XY Tree NodeBranch Leaf NodeIntermediate Node 7:* 1 6:* Label 1 has 1 Connects to 21:* Root Node (1) Cut Type (H or V)
Using OpenOffice There are several differences in the ways that Excel and OpenOffice Calc import tables from the web. OpenOffice preserves formatting (boldface, justification, etc) while Excel does not Excel imports the title of the table, while OpenOffice does not Excel imports indentations, while OpenOffice does not
Table comparison ExcelOpenOffice
For macros, OpenOffice uses a language called OpenOffice Basic, which is very similar to Microsoft VBA This will make it simple to convert Ramana’s programs to run in OpenOffice. OpenOffice also supports Python.