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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
May. 28, 2004
Peter F. Cipriano, Staatsburg, NY (US);
Robyn Focazio, Round Rock, TX (US);
Stephen Hobbs, Woodstock, GA (US);
Kumar Marappan, Round Rock, TX (US);
Brent R. Phillips, Austin, TX (US);
Peter F. Cipriano, Staatsburg, NY (US);
Robyn Focazio, Round Rock, TX (US);
Stephen Hobbs, Woodstock, GA (US);
Kumar Marappan, Round Rock, TX (US);
Brent R. Phillips, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for implementing a front-end user sort request includes receiving a list request, decomposing the list request and creating a sort entry object using a list of column values initially retrieved from a data storage medium. A sort routine is performed on at least a first column of the list of column values in the sort entry object, wherein a compare function of the sort routine is dependent upon information obtained from decomposing the list request. The list request is rebuilt in accordance with the completion of the sort routine.