Patent ID: 7024467
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of accessing a first file on a disk system on one of a plurality of computer systems from a program executing on another of the plurality of computer systems, wherein: the plurality of computer systems comprises: the first computer system and the second computer system are heterogeneous computer systems having different file formats and word structures; said method comprising: A) opening a first session from the program via the API through the first interface system to the second interface system in order to access the first file on the disk system; B) blocking via the API, the first plurality of records into a first plurality of blocks wherein the first plurality of blocks are to be written as a portion of the first file; C) transmitting the first plurality of blocks over the first session from a first one of the plurality of computer systems to a second one of the plurality of computer systems; D) unblocking the first plurality of blocks into a second plurality of records on the second one of the plurality of computer systems; and E) automatically closing the first session after completing the transmitting in step (C).