Hybrid Relational, Directory, and Content Query Facility
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1. A method of data storage and retrieval using a relational database comprising:
- defining a first table in a relational database comprising a plurality of entries having a first value for a first field;
defining a second table in the relational database comprising a plurality of entries, wherein each of the plurality of entries in the second table specifies an additional value for the first field of a corresponding entry in the first table; and
responsive to a query, presenting a data item selected from at least one of the plurality of entries from the first table.
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Abstract
A method of data storage and retrieval using a relational database can include defining a first table in a relational database including a plurality of entries having a first value for a first field. A second table in the relational database including a plurality of entries can be defined. Each of the plurality of entries in the second table can specify an additional value for the first field of a corresponding entry in the first table. Responsive to a query, a data item selected from at least one of the plurality of entries in the first table can be presented.
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1. A method of data storage and retrieval using a relational database comprising:
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defining a first table in a relational database comprising a plurality of entries having a first value for a first field; defining a second table in the relational database comprising a plurality of entries, wherein each of the plurality of entries in the second table specifies an additional value for the first field of a corresponding entry in the first table; and responsive to a query, presenting a data item selected from at least one of the plurality of entries from the first table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of data storage and retrieval using a relational database comprising:
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identifying an unstructured data item to be stored in the relational database; determining a size of the unstructured data item; selecting a field from a plurality of different fields reserved for storing unstructured data items of different sizes according to the size of the unstructured data item; and storing the unstructured data item within the selected field. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer-usable medium having computer-usable program code that stores and retrieves data, said computer program product including; computer-usable program code that defines a first table in a relational database comprising a plurality of entries having a first value for a first field; computer-usable program code that defines a second table in the relational database comprising a plurality of entries, wherein each of the plurality of entries in the second table specifies an additional value for the first field of a corresponding entry in the first table; and computer-usable program code that, responsive to a query, presents a data item selected from at least one of the plurality of entries from the first table. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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