Abstract: A method, apparatus, and an article of manufacture for parallel execution of SQL operations from within user defined functions. One or more embodiments of the invention provide the user defined function (UDF) with a C++ class (hereinafter referred to as “dispatcher”) that can take an SQL query and start parallel execution of the query. The query is optimized and parallelized. The dispatcher executes the query, sets up the communication links between the various operators in the query, and ensures that all the results are sent back to the data-server that originated the query request. Further, the dispatcher merges the results of the parallel execution and produces a single stream of tuples that is fed to the calling UDF. To provide the single stream to the calling UDF, one or more embodiments of the invention utilize a class that provides the UDF with a simple and easy-to-use interface to access the results of the nested SQL execution.

Abstract: A unified database/text retrieval system converts exact database type queries into text inclusion type queries suitable for text retrieval systems through the use of pseudo keywords. Boolean combination of the text inclusion type query elements may be readily manipulated for optimization and applied to a unified index for rapid search results. Absolute relevance values and relevance multiplier values may be added to the query elements to provide a relevance-based sorting not only of text but also of exact match type search results. Relevance values may be deduced automatically from a variety of sources.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and an article of manufacture for parallel execution of SQL operations from stored procedures. One or more embodiments of the invention provide the stored procedure (stored procedure) with a C++ class (hereinafter referred to as “dispatcher”) that can take an SQL query and start parallel execution of the query. The query is optimized and parallelized. The dispatcher executes the query, sets up the communication links between the various operators in the query, and ensures that all the results are sent back to the data-server that originated the query request. Further, the dispatcher merges the results of the parallel execution and produces a single stream of tuples that is fed to the calling stored procedure. To provide the single stream to the calling stored procedure, one or more embodiments of the invention utilize a class that provides the stored procedure with a simple and easy-to-use interface to access the results of the nested SQL execution.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and an article of manufacture for parallel execution of SQL operations from stored procedures. One or more embodiments of the invention provide the stored procedure (stored procedure) with a C++ class (hereinafter referred to as “dispatcher”) that can take an SQL query and start parallel execution of the query. The query is optimized and parallelized. The dispatcher executes the query, sets up the communication links between the various operators in the query, and ensures that all the results are sent back to the data-server that originated the query request. Further, the dispatcher merges the results of the parallel execution and produces a single stream of tuples that is fed to the calling stored procedure. To provide the single stream to the calling stored procedure, one or more embodiments of the invention utilize a class that provides the stored procedure with a simple and easy-to-use interface to access the results of the nested SQL execution.

Abstract: One or more embodiments of the invention provide the ability to utilize the Java programming language as a stored procedure language. One or more embodiments of the invention provide for Java abstract data types (ADT) that map to ADT attributes from a database. The Java ADT can then be manipulated in an application written in the Java programming language such as a stored procedure. Each ADT attribute from a database is mapped to a Java class by wrapping the ADT definition (which is commonly written in C ++) in a Java wrapper. The wrapping process enables a user to write any client side Java application. Once the ADTs are wrapped and a stored procedure is created, the stored procedure must be able to execute. Enhancements permit a stored procedure written in the Java programming language to execute. Such enhancements include a server side cursor that the stored procedure can use to run SQL queries.