Linjun Zhou

US Patent:

6862733, Mar 1, 2005

Filed:

Nov 19, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/195928

Inventors:

Sunil Vasudeo Abhyankar - Rancho Santa Margarita CA, US
Mark Jeffrey Tadman - Mission Viejo CA, US
Linjun Zhou - Rowland Heights CA, US

Assignee:

Unisys Corporation - Blue Bell PA

International Classification:

G06F009/00

US Classification:

719310

Abstract:

A method in a computer system is disclosed for programmatically locating any file and building a shortcut for future reference to that file. First, a shortcut cache is created if one does not exist. Then, the shortcut cache is searched for a shortcut for the file. The shortcut contains the location and name of the file. If the shortcut name is not found, then the shortcut directory for the current user is located in the system registry, and it is searched for the shortcut name. If the shortcut name is still not found, the shortcut directory for all users is located in the system registry, and it is searched for the shortcut name. If the shortcut name is found then it is stored in the shortcut cache; and, the location and name of the file is returned to the requester.