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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2005
Michael J. Coulson, Kirkland, WA (US);
David Wortendyke, Seattle, WA (US);
Kevin Grealish, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael J. Coulson, Kirkland, WA (US);
David Wortendyke, Seattle, WA (US);
Kevin Grealish, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A conversion method for converting numeric multi-dimensional database members to textual representations may be provided. The conversion may allow textual representations for the numeric dimension members to be sorted and converted back into numeric representations with accuracy. All numeric and date data may be transformed during conversion, such that the textual representation of the numeric and date data is properly sorted as a text string, in the same order as it would be sorted as a number. Accurate reverse-conversion (i.e., from textual representation to numeric representation) may also be provided. The reverse-conversion may include converting into text, information that may be necessary to support a precision required by the relevant convention of the numeric representation and a convention for determining the data type of the textual representations of values. The textual representation may be configured to sort by value independent of the numeric data-types.