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Method and system for organizing internal structure of a file

  • US 5,664,178 A
  • Filed: 06/07/1995
  • Issued: 09/02/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method in a computer system having a processor, the method for storing data within a compound document having data stored in a plurality of processor, the computer system having a file system for organizing data into files of the file system that executes on the processor, the method comprising the steps of:

  • creating a file of the file system;

    storing a directory structure within the created file, the directory structure for pointing to sub-files contained within the created file;

    for each computer programcreating a sub-file within the created file by allocating a location for the sub-file and by storing a name of the sub-file and the allocated location in the directory structure; and

    storing data in the native format of the computer program in the created sub-file at the allocated location wherein the data in the native format is accessible by the computer program.

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