Leveraging XML capabilities of a database to enhance handling of document data
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising steps of:
- detecting that a document editor application, external to a database server, is attempting to save a multi-file archive document, wherein said multi-file archive document contains a plurality of extensible markup language (XML) files, wherein said plurality of XML files contains a particular XML file that contains user-inputted document content and another XML file that describes said particular XML file;
in response to detecting that the document editor application is attempting to save the multi-file archive document;
extracting from said multi-file archive document the particular XML file that contains user-inputted document content;
said database server storing said particular XML file that contains user-inputted document content in one or more tables of a database that said database server defines as storing XML files; and
extracting from said multi-file archive document said another XML file that describes said particular XML file;
said database server storing said another XML file that describes said particular XML file in one or more tables of said database; and
wherein said steps are performed by one or more computing devices.
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Abstract
When an XML-annotated document is saved, a process automatically stores the document'"'"'s data in the tables of a database. The database server validates the document'"'"'s data against a user-specified XML schema. Queries can be executed against a set of documents in order to find documents in which a specified XML element contains specified content. Query results can be customized to return only the contents of specified XML elements. The document data can be linked with other data in the database such that the document data is updated based on the other data every time that the document is opened, thereby producing a “live” and dynamic document. Different file formats can be generated based on the document data, thus separating the presentation of the document data from the data itself. Contents of different elements may be obscured based on users'"'"' privileges, thereby maintaining the privacy of the document'"'"'s information.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising steps of:
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detecting that a document editor application, external to a database server, is attempting to save a multi-file archive document, wherein said multi-file archive document contains a plurality of extensible markup language (XML) files, wherein said plurality of XML files contains a particular XML file that contains user-inputted document content and another XML file that describes said particular XML file; in response to detecting that the document editor application is attempting to save the multi-file archive document; extracting from said multi-file archive document the particular XML file that contains user-inputted document content; said database server storing said particular XML file that contains user-inputted document content in one or more tables of a database that said database server defines as storing XML files; and extracting from said multi-file archive document said another XML file that describes said particular XML file; said database server storing said another XML file that describes said particular XML file in one or more tables of said database; and wherein said steps are performed by one or more computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which are encoded instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform steps comprising:
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detecting that a document editor application, external to a database server, is attempting to save a multi-file archive document, wherein said multi-file archive document contains a plurality of extensible markup language (XML) files, wherein said plurality of XML files contains a particular XML file that contains user-inputted document content and another XML file that describes said particular XML file; and in response to detecting that the document editor application is attempting to save the multi-file archive document; extracting from said multi-file archive document the particular XML file that contains user-inputted document content; said database server storing said particular XML file that contains user-inputted document content in one or more tables of a database that said database server defines as storing XML files; extracting from said multi-file archive document said another XML file that describes said particular XML file; and said database server storing said another XML file that describes said particular XML file in one or more tables of said database. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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