Automatic generation of database invocation mechanism for external web services
First Claim
1. A method for enabling invocation of an external service from a database, comprising the step of:
- generating a database invocation mechanism from a description of the service.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method, system and program product for automatically generating an invoking mechanism from a web service description, thereby enabling integration of a service external to a database into a database such that the service may be easily invoked from the database. Preferably, the service is a web service available over the internet The service may be invoked from any of a number of invoking mechanisms of the database. In a first specific embodiment, the mechanism comprises a user-defined function within an SQL statement. In a second specific embodiment, the mechanism comprises a virtual table. In a third specific embodiment, the mechanism comprises a stored procedure. In a fourth specific embodiment, the mechanism comprises a trigger. In a fifth specific embodiment, the mechanism comprises a federated table accessed via a nickname and implemented using a wrapper.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for enabling invocation of an external service from a database, comprising the step of:
generating a database invocation mechanism from a description of the service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A program product containing instructions executable by a computer, the instructions embodying a method for enabling invocation of an external service from a database, comprising the step of:
generating a database invocation mechanism from a description of the service. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for enabling invocation of an external service from a database, comprising the step of:
generating a database invocation mechanism from a description of the service. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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