Methods and systems for using script files to obtain, format and transport data
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1. A computer-implemented method for managing a plurality of data feeds to be loaded into a database using a processor comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a script using a server, the script for specifying a source including a name of a file to be extracted and a query stored in a database server;
executing the query using a computerized commander module in said database server against the source containing the named file to extract a result set;
transferring the result set from the server to the database server, wherein the result set is in a user readable format requiring conversion;
consulting the script to determine a format for the data feed to be loaded into the database, the script comprising a series of commands in a text file and setting forth each of the parameters needed by the database server to extract, format, and deliver the result set as a file to be loaded into the database;
converting the result set using the computerized conversion module in accordance with the format to create the data feed; and
transporting the data feed to be loaded into the database specified by the script.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention can include a system and method for managing a plurality of data feeds to be loaded into a database. The method includes obtaining a script which specifies a query. The method includes executing the query against a source to extract a result set and consulting the script to determine a format for the data feed. The method also includes converting the result set in accordance with the format to create the data feed and transporting the data feed to be loaded into the database.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for managing a plurality of data feeds to be loaded into a database using a processor comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a script using a server, the script for specifying a source including a name of a file to be extracted and a query stored in a database server; executing the query using a computerized commander module in said database server against the source containing the named file to extract a result set; transferring the result set from the server to the database server, wherein the result set is in a user readable format requiring conversion; consulting the script to determine a format for the data feed to be loaded into the database, the script comprising a series of commands in a text file and setting forth each of the parameters needed by the database server to extract, format, and deliver the result set as a file to be loaded into the database; converting the result set using the computerized conversion module in accordance with the format to create the data feed; and transporting the data feed to be loaded into the database specified by the script. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for managing a plurality of data feeds to be loaded into a database comprising:
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a processor; a server coupled to a database server for obtaining a script, the script for specifying a source including a name of a file to be extracted and a query; said server comprising a commander module for executing the query against the source containing the named file to extract a result set and transferring the result set from the server to the database server, wherein the result set is in a user readable format requiring conversion; said database server consulting the script to determine a format for the data feed to be loaded into the database, the script comprising a series of commands in a text file and setting forth each of the parameters needed by the database server to extract, format, and deliver the result set as a file to be loaded into the database; said database server comprising a conversion module for converting the result set in accordance with the format to create the data feed; and said database server transporting the data feed to be loaded into the database specified by the script.
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