SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR USING A DATABASE TO ACCESS CONTENT STORED OUTSIDE OF THE DATABASE
First Claim
1. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for using a database to access content stored outside of the database, the method comprising;
- receiving content;
storing the content in a file server;
storing, in a database, metadata referencing a location of the content in the file server; and
accessing the content using the metadata.
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Abstract
In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for using a database to access content stored outside of the database. These mechanisms and methods for using a database to access content stored outside of the database can enable embodiments to provide a database system which can be used to access content when the content is incapable of being stored in the database system, or is otherwise not stored in the database system. The ability of embodiments to provide access to such data via the database system can improve the usability of the database system.
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16 Claims
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1. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for using a database to access content stored outside of the database, the method comprising;
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receiving content; storing the content in a file server; storing, in a database, metadata referencing a location of the content in the file server; and accessing the content using the metadata. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 2. The computer program product of claim wherein the content includes a file.
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14. A method, comprising:
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receiving content; storing the content in a file server; storing, in a database, metadata referencing a location of the content in the file server; and accessing the content using the metadata.
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor for; receiving content; storing the content in a file server; storing, in a database, metadata referencing a location of the content in the file server; and accessing the content using the metadata.
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16. A method for transmitting code, comprising:
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transmitting code to receive content; transmitting code to store the content in a file server; transmitting code to store, in a database, metadata referencing a location of the content in the file server; and transmitting code to access the content using the metadata.
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