Extensible method and apparatus for retrieving files having uniq

Details Extensible method and apparatus for retrieving files having uniq Extensible method and apparatus for retrieving files having uniq

1998-04-16

2000-09-12

Black, Thomas G.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

707200, G06F 1730

Patent

active

061191337

ABSTRACT:
In an information processing system with a database for storing database records wherein each of said database records has a unique identifier, a method for naming data files comprising the steps of: (a) associating at least one of said database records with additional data specified by a data file name; and (b) naming at least part of said data file name to said unique record identifier for said one of said database records of step (a). In an alternate embodiment, an information processing system with a database for storing database records wherein each of said database records has a unique identifier; at least one data file name for specifying additional data wherein part of each data file name is composed of one of said unique identifiers for one of said database records, a method for locating data files comprising the steps of: retrieving one of said database records; determining said unique identifier for one of said database records; and retrieving any additional data using said data file name.

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