Interface for accessing multiple records stored in different file system formats
US5522066A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 28, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99931
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A record maintenance interface, supporting record access procedures and database access operations for a variety different file system formats, is disclosed. The record maintenance interface receives commands from the user or application requesting to access the records of a database, which are independent of the particular filing system format in which the database is organized. The procedures requested by the commands are executed and each procedure requires the performance of at least one database access operation. The record maintenance interface further maintains a program module for carrying out each database access operation for each file system. The record maintenance interface points to, and causes the execution of, a particular program module depending on the file system format of the database and the database access operation called by the record access procedure.
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