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WO1999056230A3 - Method and system for storing metadata in a relational database - Google Patents

Method and system for storing metadata in a relational database Download PDF

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WO1999056230A3
WO1999056230A3 PCT/US1999/009442 US9909442W WO9956230A3 WO 1999056230 A3 WO1999056230 A3 WO 1999056230A3 US 9909442 W US9909442 W US 9909442W WO 9956230 A3 WO9956230 A3 WO 9956230A3
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Sathish Reddy
Shridhar Rangarajan
Vidyadhar Kareddy
Faisal Hoque
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Ec Cubed Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F16/00—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
    • G06F16/20—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor of structured data, e.g. relational data
    • G06F16/25—Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems
    • G06F16/258—Data format conversion from or to a database

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Diclosed herein is a method and system for storing metadata in a relational database, wherein the metadata describes data in a flat file. As described in one aspect of the disclosure, the metadata comprises (i) a header specification describing a general content of the data stored in the flat file, (ii) a record specification describing characteristics of a plurality of types of records contained in the flat file, and (iii) a field specification describing characteristics of fields of a record. The metadata also has a relation specification associated therewith indicating a relation between the plurality of types of records. The method includes creating a relational database and creating data structures for storing data representing the header specification, the record specification, the field specification, and the relation specification in the relational database. The method also includes storing data representing the header specification, the record specification, the field specification, and the relation specification in the data structures.
PCT/US1999/009442 1998-04-30 1999-04-29 Method and system for storing metadata in a relational database WO1999056230A2 (en)

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US8371598P 1998-04-30 1998-04-30
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