Patent ID: 7305410

Claim:
A method of loading data into a database, comprising the steps of: providing an operating system and access method for a record data; providing a default input routine by the access method for the operating system; providing a database capable of having record data loaded therein; providing a computer's main memory; providing an application data section in the computer's main memory; providing an input buffer section in the computer's main memory; providing record data for loading into the database; the record data residing in the computer's main memory; invoking a coordinating program; invoking a load utility program that issues record data input requests, opens record data from external media and loads record data to the database therefrom; the load utility having a required syntax; with the coordinating program, intercepting record data input requests from external media made by the load utility program; replacing the record data input request from external media with record data input requests from the computer's main memory; formatting the record data to the syntax required by the load utility; moving formatted record data from the application data memory section to the input buffer section, for later processing by the load utility; inserting record data from computer's main memory directly into the database by the load utility; and whereby delays encountered by reading of input files on the external media by the load utility is avoided.