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In-line triggers

  • US 5,926,819 A
  • Filed: 05/30/1997
  • Issued: 07/20/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for applying an operation to a body of data, said method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

  • determining whether there is a section of run-time memory associated with said operation, wherein said section of run-time memory comprises a compiled form of said operation and trigger-type specific parameters loaded from trigger-type specific data specified by a trigger defined for firing when said operation is applied to said body of data to cause a series of actions to be performed;

    if there is not a section of run-time memory associated with said operation, then performing the steps of;

    compiling said operation into said compiled form, andloading said trigger-type specific data as said trigger-type specific parameters;

    loading operational metadata that describes said body of data;

    applying said operation to said body of data;

    loading operational data that describes the effect of applying said operation;

    causing said series of actions to be performed based on said trigger-type specific parameters, said operational metadata and said operational data.

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