Patent ID: 6219670
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method operable in a relational database management system which accesses a database to retrieve names of tables therein, visually displays the database table names in a dialog box and opens a database table based on a database table name entered into the dialog box, the method comprising:(a) determining if the information entered into the dialog box includes user-defined search criteria in addition to the database table name;(b) using a filter utility program located in the database management system to retrieve names of tables in the database that satisfy the search criteria when the information entered into the dialog box includes user-defined search criteria;(c) using the database management system to retrieve names of all tables in the database when the information entered into the dialog box does not include user-defined search criteria; and(d) displaying the retrieved database table names in the dialog box.