Abstract: A computer-implemented method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for accessing database objects. A server computer executes a first database management system, wherein the first database management system manages a first database and the database objects are stored in the first database. Preferably, the first database management system is a DB2 RDBMS. A client computer, which is connected to the server computer, executes a second database management system, wherein the second database management system manages a second database and the database objects stored in the first database are activated or linked to the original database objects stored in the second database management system. Preferably, the second database management system is an APPROACH RDBMS. The first database management system communicates with the second database management system via an Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) connection between the connected client computer and server computer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for resolving multi-authoring conflicts that result when multiple users at client computers on a network computer system read and write to the same network file comprised of a plurality of objects. A first client computer downloads a network file from a network drive and creates and edits a client version of the network file on the first client computer. A second client computer downloads the same network file from the network drive. To determine whether there is a conflict between modifications made by the second client computer to the network file and editing to objects in the client version by the first client computer, a determination is made as to whether the network file was modified by the second client computer while the first client computer was editing the client version.