Method for automatically updating a computer registry
US7509637B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5011
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for automatically registering resources required for an application program module to execute. After the application program module is booted, a registration cache, which is stored in association with the application program module, is examined to determine its status. It indicates whether a registry on the computer system needs to be updated, e.g., after the user has moved files or renamed files. If so, a search is made through a predetermined directory to look for an application file or a dynamic link library file. If either is found, a resource fork in association with the file is opened, and it is determined whether there is a self-registration resource or an Object Linking and Embedded (OLE) Type Library (OTLB) in the resource fork. If found, any self-registration resource is registered by initiating a self-registration dynamic link library, and any OTLB resource is registered by initiating an OLE call.
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