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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1994
Curt L Cotner, Gilroy, CA (US);
Robert J Heaps, Gilroy, CA (US);
Wendy L Koontz, San Jose, CA (US);
Benjamin R Little, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas J Toomire, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for incorporating an external predefined procedure into an existing unit of work. The existing unit of work is part of a client application process, wherein the client application process is not able to execute external programs. A logical representation of the client application process is created in a database environment. The logical representation is disconnected from the client application process, and is connected to a procedure operating environment capable of executing external programs. The external predefined procedure is caused to be executed in the procedure operating environment. Then, the logical representation is reconnected to the client application process.