Patent
1995-01-27
1997-12-02
Herndon, Heather R.
395768, G06F 1562
Patent
active
056946082
ABSTRACT:
Non-modal database system having methods for incremental maintenance of live views is desribed. The database system maintains a single-context workspace throughout an entire user session; here, the user creates a base document (database) for storing user-supplied information. In a typical session, the user takes "views" of the base document, for presenting the information according to a user-selected format and according to user-specified criteria (if desired). More particularly, the system maintains "live" views of the data so that all views of a particular base document (or documents) reflects at all times the state of the underlying data. By employing "incremental queries," the system of the present invention can at all times maintain the "liveness" of user-designed forms and reports, all without having to re-execute queries or re-paginate reports.
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Borland International Inc.
Dickens Sabrina
Herndon Heather R.
Slone David N.
Smart John A.
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