Methods, computer program products, and systems that schedule loading data into databases
First Claim
1. A method of loading data into a user database, the method comprising:
- determining that a task schedule has been satisfied;
opening an application database and a user database using a batch process based on the determination that the task schedule has been satisfied;
loading data from an external data source into the user database using a macro; and
quitting the user database using the macro.
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Abstract
Data is automatically loaded into a user database from an external data source based on a schedule. A determination is made as to whether a task schedule has been satisfied. An application database and the user database are opened using a batch process based on the determination. A macro may be used to load data from an external data source into the user database. A task scheduler may be used to invoke the batch process. The application database may be an Access application database. The macro may remove data from predefined fields in the user database, and then may load data from the external data file into at least some of the predefined fields of the user database. The macro may be used to quit the user database and the application database after the data is loaded into the user database.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of loading data into a user database, the method comprising:
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determining that a task schedule has been satisfied;
opening an application database and a user database using a batch process based on the determination that the task schedule has been satisfied;
loading data from an external data source into the user database using a macro; and
quitting the user database using the macro. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for loading data into a user database, the computer program product comprising program code embodied in a computer-readable storage medium, the computer program code comprising:
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program code that is configured to determine that a task schedule has been satisfied;
program code that is configured to open an application database and a user database based on the determination that the task schedule has been satisfied;
program code that is configured to load data from an external data source into the user database; and
program code that is configured to quit the user database. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A data processing system comprising:
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an application database that is configured to access a user database;
a user database that comprises data fields;
a data source that is external to the application database and the user database, and that comprises data;
a macro that is configured to load data from the data source through the application database into the user database, and that is configured to quit the user database;
a batch process that is configured to open the application database, and is configured to open the user database, and is configured to initiate the macro; and
a scheduler that is configured to invoke the batch process when a task schedule has been satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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