发明名称 |
Interface for providing access to external data sources/sinks |
摘要 |
An interface for enabling an application program to connect to a selected one or more of a plurality of external data sources/sinks, the application program running on a computer having active memory, the interface including a plurality of driver means, each of said drivers corresponding to a different subgroup of the plurality of external data sources/sinks; a name manager for identifying the drivers to the application; a selector for selecting one of the identified external data sources/sinks; a loader for loading the drivers corresponding to the selected external data source/sink into active memory; and an identifier for identifying a first plurality of entry points to a first plurality of function calls that said application can make to the loaded drivers, the plurality of function calls including function calls for establishing and/or terminating connectivity to the loaded drivers.
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申请公布号 |
US5475836(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1995.12.12 |
申请号 |
US19930170458 |
申请日期 |
1993.12.20 |
申请人 |
LOTUS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION |
发明人 |
HARRIS, PETER O.;REED, DAVID P.;YOUNG, CARL J. |
分类号 |
G06F17/30;(IPC1-7):G06F17/30;G06F13/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F17/30 |
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