Provided is a method, system, program, and data structures for making data available to an application program. A result table is generated including rows corresponding to a subset of rows in a base table having data in one or more columns that satisfy a query predicate clause. The result table includes,...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6604097?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6604097 - Method, system, and program for using control data structures when performing operations with respect to a database
