Patent ID: 6240417
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method in a data processing system for a client computer program on a workstation to access data stored in a database of a host computer, wherein the database is maintained by a server computer program, comprising the steps of:receiving an ODBC command from the client computer program, the ODBC command requesting access to the data of the database stored on the host computer;converting the ODBC command into user interface commands for a user interface of the server computer program running on the host computer that maintains the database;issuing the user interface commands to the server computer program running on the host computer to perform the access of the data requested by the ODBC command;establishing a connection with the server computer program over a terminal emulation session with the host computer; andwherein the step of issuing the user interface commands includes issuing the user interface commands to the server program via the terminal emulation session to the server computer program.