Borland International, Inc.

Irvin Richard Strauss, Jr

Lam H Thai

A database management system of the present invention includes a computer having a memory and a processor, a database for storing information in the memory as field values in a record, an indexing component for referencing a plurality of records by a value of the field(s), an input device for selecting desired records by entering a range of values corresponding to the field(s) (indexed on), and a component for accessing the desired records as an order set, where only records having a value within said range are included within the set. System and methods are also described for optimizing the access of information from the database management system.

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La Honda, CA, United States of America

Irvin Richard Strauss, Jr