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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2002
David Glenn Carlson, Rochester, MN (US);
Kevin James Kathmann, Rochester, MN (US);
David Glenn Carlson, Rochester, MN (US);
Kevin James Kathmann, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Previously-optimized database queries are stored in memory. When a new query needs to be optimized, the previously-optimized queries are examined to determine whether the new query has been previously optimized. If the new query has not been previously optimized, the previously-optimized queries are examined to determine whether any previously-optimized queries differ only in data type of one or more operands when compared to the new query. If a previously-optimized query that differs only in data type is located, the previously-optimized query is refreshed to reflect the different data type without the need of optimizing the new query from scratch. Portions of previously-optimized queries may thus be re-used even when a previously-optimized query is not identical to a new query to be optimized. As a result, the performance of query optimization in a database system is increased.