Method of providing data dictionary-driven web-based database applications

a data dictionary and database technology, applied in the field of data bases, can solve the problems of information provided, user's code often has to be extensively changed, and significant amount of programming is usually required

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-04-21
PARKER BRUCE H
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In both of these cases, a significant amount of programming is usually required for each web page that contains data which is extracted from a database in real-time.
There are two problems with this approach: (1) once the

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[0032] In the following description, for purposes of explanation and not limitation, specific details are set forth, such as particular techniques, etc. in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practices in other embodiments that depart from these specific details. In other instances, detailed descriptions of well-known methods are omitted so as not to obscure the description of the present invention. Web pages described in the present invention are, for the most part, dynamic.

[0033] A data dictionary-driven web-based database application is illustrated in FIG. 1 and includes a central web site, a plurality of computers and the internet. The central web site includes a data dictionary, application data, and dynamic web pages. Each of the plurality of computers is connected to the internet and runs web browsers to display the application's web pages. The internet co...

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A method for creating a web-based database application that is data dictionary driven is disclosed. A web site, containing various computer programs, data for a database application and a data dictionary describing both the structure of an application database and the requirements for the database application, creates web pages for facilitating the execution of a database application over the internet. The method comprises the steps of creating, updating and maintaining an on-line data dictionary, and creating and initially populating a database for the application. The various programs at the web site create web pages for the application, update the data dictionary and facilitate modification of the data structure for the application. The data dictionary may be initialized: from electronic data uploaded to the web site; from the data-dictionary records describing an existing web-based application; or directly by the user via a web interface. The resulting application allows the user to enter information, view information, select the records to be viewed, and make changes to the application such as form captions, fields displayed, colors used, database structure, and other contents of the data dictionary.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally to data bases and more particularly, to a method of using a data dictionary to create a web-based database application. BACKGROUND [0002] A data dictionary is an electronic repository of information that describes many of the components of a database application. A data dictionary for web-based database applications may contain information describing one or more of the following: (1) the web application's database structure (tables, fields, indices, and relationships), (2) database characteristics (required fields, field masks, etc), and (3) the web application's components (menus, forms, reports, export formats, etc.). It may also contain information relating to (4) the text or images that are displayed on web forms and menus (for buttons, captions, labels, form titles, messages, etc.), (5) the fonts and colors used to display text on the web forms, (6) the location where the various items are to be displayed on ...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F7/00G06F17/30
CPCG06F17/3089Y10S707/99943Y10S707/954Y10S707/917Y10S707/959Y10S707/99942G06F16/958
Inventor PARKER, BRUCE H.
Owner PARKER BRUCE H
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