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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2003
Prasanna V. Krishnan, Bellevue, WA (US);
Sambavi Muthukrishnan, Woodinville, WA (US);
Sameet H. Agarwal, Redmond, WA (US);
Balan Sethu Raman, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Eric Deem, Redmond, WA (US);
Prasanna V. Krishnan, Bellevue, WA (US);
Sambavi Muthukrishnan, Woodinville, WA (US);
Sameet H. Agarwal, Redmond, WA (US);
Balan Sethu Raman, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Eric Deem, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and methodology to facilitate interoperability and compatibility between disparate data systems. In one aspect, a file transformation system is provided having at least one file associated with one or more unstructured properties. A file property handler manipulates the unstructured properties in accordance with one or more structured properties associated with a structured object store environment. If an unstructured file is to be operated in the context of a structured object store environment, a promotion operation is performed to update unstructured properties in the file with structured properties suitable for operation in the structured object store environment. If a promoted item were to be manipulated in the structured object store environment, a demotion operation or reverse transformation is performed to update properties in the file.