Link manager for managing links integrating data between applica

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1997-07-10

1998-07-07

Oberley, Alvin

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

G06F 940

Patent

active

057783853

ABSTRACT:
A link manager for a computer system including data objects and application programs for performing operations on the data objects wherein container objects contain references to linked data residing in server objects and including a link mechanism for invoking a server application program for providing linked data to a presentation window. The link manager includes a reference selector selecting a single reference to linked data in a container object and a moniker generator to generate a moniker identifying a server object containing the linked data. The link mechanism responds to the moniker pointer by invoking a server application program to open the server object and provide the linked data to the presentation window. Each reference includes a file name and a path name and a search mechanism determines the server object directory path, which is used in generating the moniker. The link manager responds to a second reference by modifying the moniker to identify a second server object and the link mechanism reuses the link by closing the first application program and server object and invoking a second server application program to open the second server object and provide the linked data to the presentation window. A moniker manager allows the opening of plural links, each with a moniker, but directs the moniker generator to modify and reuse a previous moniker and link when at a preseleted limit.

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