Dynamic symbolic link resolution

Details Dynamic symbolic link resolution Dynamic symbolic link resolution

2005-05-17

2005-05-17

Courtenay, III, St. John (Department: 2126)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

Reexamination Certificate

active

06895400

ABSTRACT:
To achieve the foregoing, and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, a system or network is disclosed which provides for a dynamic symbolic link (DSL) and the resolution of that DSL. The invention provides a method and apparatus that renames a first pathname to a target pathname, determines a variable within the target pathname, defines the first pathname as a symbolic link and associates the symbolic link with a virtual pathname. The present invention further defines a specification associated with the virtual pathname including associating the variable with the virtual pathname. In associating the symbolic link with the virtual pathname, the present invention further define a declaration within the virtual pathname.

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