This paper describes the design and one proposed implementation of a new application program interface to a database management system. Programs which browse through a database making ad-hoc updates are not well served by conventional embedding of DBMS commands in programming languages. A new embedding is suggested which overcomes all deficiencies. This construct, called a portal, allows a program to request a collection Of tuples at once and supports novel concurrency control schemes.
Title
Data Base Portals: A New Application Program Interface
Published
1982-11-02
Full Collection Name
Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences Technical Reports
Other Identifiers
CSD-83-149
Type
Text
Extent
29 p
Archive
The Engineering Library
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