公开(公告)号：DE19954534A1

公开(公告)日：2000-05-31

申请号：DE19954534

申请日：1999-11-12

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BYRNE DEBORA JEAN ,  MCCONAUGHY JOHN MARK ,  SHI SHAW-BEN ,  SHU CHIN-LONG ,  TRAN TRUNG MINH

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F17/30

Abstract: The joker search method uses generation of a character chain backwards index in the relational databank, used for generating a relational databank interrogation when the joker has a given position in a search chain provided in response to a filter-based interrogation, with the relational databank interrogation used for accessing the relational databank. Also included are Independent claims for the following; (a) a search method for a relational databank in a lightweight directory access protocol directory service; (b) a computer program for search of a relational databank; (c) a directory service