Multi-Model Access To Data
First Claim
1. A method for accessing data stored in a database, the method comprising the steps of:
- in response to one or more calls made by an application to a file system API to perform a file operation on a file, generating one or more database commands; and
issuing said one or more database commands to a database server that manages said database, to cause said file operation to be performed on said file.
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Abstract
Techniques are provided for accessing data stored in a database. According to one technique, an application makes one or more calls to an operating system to access a file. The operating system includes routines that implement an operating system file system. The one or more calls are made to the routines that implement the operating system file system. In response to the one or more calls, one or more database commands are issued to a database server that manages the database. The database server executes the database commands to retrieve the data from the database. The file is generated from the data, and provided to the application.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for accessing data stored in a database, the method comprising the steps of:
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in response to one or more calls made by an application to a file system API to perform a file operation on a file, generating one or more database commands; and issuing said one or more database commands to a database server that manages said database, to cause said file operation to be performed on said file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for accessing data stored in a database, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at a database server, one or more database commands that were issued in response to a call made by an application to retrieve a file; executing said database commands, within said database server, to retrieve data from said database; wherein said data is not said file, but includes information from which said file may be constructed; and within said database server, constructing said file from said data retrieved from said database. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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