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Cross-platform subselect metadata extraction

  • US 7,058,620 B1
  • Filed: 04/07/2000
  • Issued: 06/06/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for executing a query against a database on a data storage device connected to a computer, the method comprising:

  • modifying the query to replace one or more selected clauses with one or more false clauses;

    executing the modified query with the one or more false clauses; and

    retrieving metadata from the result set obtained by executing the modified query.

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