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Managing data conversion for user-defined data types within a database management system
US2015254316A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2015254316-A1 |
| Application number | US-201514636320-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | Mar 6, 2014 |
| Publication date | Sep 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | — |
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Managing data conversion for user-defined data types within a DBMS. A custom data type definition and one or more converters are stored within a database management system. Each converter can convert instances of the custom data type between a binary format and a programming language format. The database management system receives a request for a custom data type instance in a specified programming language format. A converter among the one or more converters converts the custom data type instance expressed in the binary format into a custom data type instance expressed in the specified programming language format, using a custom data type definition from the database management system. The request is responded to with the converted custom data type instance in the specified programming language format.
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1 . A method for managing data conversion for a custom data type in a database management system, comprising: storing a custom data type definition and one or more converters within a database management system, each converter being operable to convert instances of the custom data type between a binary format and a programming language format; receiving, by the database management system, a request for a custom data type instance in a specified programming language format; converting, by a converter among the one or more converters, the custom data type instance expressed in the binary format into a custom data type instance expressed in the specified programming language format using a custom data type definition from the database management system; and responding to the request with the converted custom data type instance in the specified programming language format. 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the custom data type definition is a user defined data type definition. 3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the user defined type is a compound user type made up from built-in database types. 4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: providing a programming language interface for each of the one or more converters to allow calls to the instances of the custom data type. 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the custom data type definition and the one or more converters are stored in a catalog of the database management system. 6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising: determining whether the database management system contains any custom data type definitions by querying the catalog's metadata. 7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing a version for the custom data type definition.
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Data format conversion from or to a database · CPC title
Query processing · CPC title
Physics · mapped topic
- G06F17/30569Primary
Physics · mapped topic
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- Managing data conversion for user-defined data types within a DBMS. A custom data type definition and one or more converters are stored within a database management system. Each converter can convert instances of the custom data type between a binary format and a programming language format. The database management system receives a request for a custom data type instance in a specified program…
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- IBM
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- Primary CPC classification G06F16/258. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Thu Sep 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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