发明名称 |
PERFORMING SPREADSHEET-LIKE CALCULATIONS IN A DATABASE SYSTEM |
摘要 |
A method and system for performing spereadsheet-like operations in a databas e system is described herein. As explained, a database language is extended to introduce new clauses ("spreadsheet-like clauses"), for defining and executi ng spreadsheet-like operations on data contained within a RDBMS. According to o ne aspect of the invention, in response to receiving a database query that specifies an operation for manipulating data, data from a relational structu re is retrieved and stored in a non-relational structure that can be addressed as a multi-dimensional array. The operation specified in the database query is then performed on the data.
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申请公布号 |
CA2415183(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2002.01.24 |
申请号 |
CA20012415183 |
申请日期 |
2001.06.20 |
申请人 |
ORACLE CORPORATION |
发明人 |
WITKOWSKI, ANDREW;ZEMKE, FRED;DORMAN, GREGORY;ROTH, MARTIN;OZBUTUN, GETIN |
分类号 |
G06F12/00;G06F17/30;(IPC1-7):G06F17/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F12/00 |
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