摘要 |
A method for selectively fetching a piece of reference information that is stored in a storage location with a highest priority that is determined beforehand if plural pieces of reference information that have an identical name exist, wherein plural pieces of reference information are classified and stored in a plurality of different storage locations, is provided according to the present invention, which comprises, generating an index table that indicates a relationship between each name of plural pieces of reference information and a storage location with a highest priority among a plurality of different storage locations for plural pieces of reference information that have a same name, searching for a storage location of a piece of reference information that should be fetched in the index table, and fetching the piece of reference information in a found storage location according to the searching. Apparatus for selectively fetching a piece of reference information is also provided according to the present invention, which comprises a generating portion for generating an index table that indicates a relationship between each name of plural pieces of reference information and a storage location with a highest priority among a plurality of different storage locations for plural pieces of reference information that have a same name, a searching portion for searching for a storage location of a piece of reference information that should be fetched in the index table, and a fetching portion for fetching the piece of reference information at a found storage location according to the search.
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