Inventors:
Achilles Pahno - Douglasville GA, US
International Classification:
G06F017/00
US Classification:
715733000, 715748000, 715968000
Abstract:
A method for retrieving data from a database and providing the data to a client is provided. In one embodiment, a server receives a request for data from a client. The request comprises a set of parameters, which in one embodiment comprises three parameters: an SQL SELECT statement, an indication as the number of records per page, and an indication as to the page number of the one page to return. Database server paging software on the server analyzes the set of parameters to determine and create an appropriate page of data. The server then transmits the page of data to the client. Thus, only a single request by the client is necessary and the client is not required to sift through a large key set as in the prior art.