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Abstract

An apparatus and method allow accessing data in an HTML file (such as a JSP or ASP file) via an SQL query. A database table is created for each HTML file, and a record is created in each database table that corresponds to each HTML element in the corresponding HTML file. A cross-reference is then created that correlates the HTML file to its corresponding database table. An SQL engine in accordance with the preferred embodiments then processes an SQL query that specifies an HTML file and one or more elements in the HTML file by using the cross-reference information to formulate a new SQL query that accesses the corresponding database table rather than the specified HTML file. When a database table is updated by an SQL query, the corresponding HTML file is re-generated from the data in the database table. In this manner the SQL engine generates a query that accesses a database table from the original query that accesses the corresponding HTML file. The preferred embodiments thus disclose apparatus and methods for accessing HTML files using SQL. In this manner, the present invention provides all the power and flexibility of SQL when accessing data in an HTML file.

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