Pearson, Lance W2018-01-242018-01-241978http://hdl.handle.net/10179/12700All commercial data processing installations include programs to detect errors in input data. There is a high degree of commonality in the editing (i e validating) of such input data throughout the data processing industry. This thesis defines a generalized editing package which will allow a user to specify the editing requirements for any set of input data. From the specifications a COBOL program will be created to carry out the required operations on the input file. Included as an introduction to this thesis, is a survey of editing needs, and a discussion on the merits of generalized software. The thesis emphasizes the methodology of the generation of a specific "tailor-made" editor program. Key Words: Editing EPG (Edit Program Generator) Generalized Software Program Generator Computing Review Category: 2.0, 3.50, 4.12, 4.41enThe AuthorComputer programsCOBOL (computer program language)ThesisQ112839553https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112839553