摘要 |
A method and system for storing and retrieving alphanumeric ( 83 ) and binary data values ( 78 ) includes storing in a tabular data archive ( 60 ) an open tabular format XML file ( 62 ) containing a plurality of alphanumeric data values ( 83 ) and meta-information ( 84 ). Meta-information ( 84 and 80 ) describes a predetermined set of characteristics of the alphanumeric data values ( 83 ) and binary data values ( 78 ). The method and system store in the tabular data archive ( 60 ) a plurality of individual binary files ( 64 ) each comprising exactly one binary data value ( 163, 164, 165, 166 ) and further describe the binary files ( 64 ) using the predetermined set of characteristics ( 80 ). The method further includes storing in the open tabular format XML file ( 62 ) a plurality of references ( 90 ) to the individual binary files ( 64 ). Thereafter, the open tabular format XML file ( 62 ) may be parsed for selectably retrieving at least one predetermined subset of the plurality of alphanumeric data values ( 83 ) and of the plurality of binary data values stored in individual binary files ( 64 ).
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