Dynamic, self-modifying graphical user interface for relational database applications

摘要

A dynamic database interface for relational and object- oriented databases includes a dynamic, self-modifying graphical user interface defining a plurality of graphical windows for searching and editing the contents of the relational database, as well as modifying the structure of the database tables. The graphical user interface recognizes modifications to the structure of the database tables and regenerates the graphical windows to accommodate such modifications. The graphical windows also depict schematic representations of physical locations of objects stored within the tables of the relational database. In addition to using the graphical windows to edit the contents and modify the structure of the relational database, batches of data may be imported to both edit the contents of the relational database and modify the structure of the relational database tables.