Interface for providing access to external data sources/sinks

摘要: An interface for enabling an application program to connect a selected one or more of plurality external data sources/sinks, the running on computer having active memory, including driver means, each said drivers corresponding different subgroup sources/sinks; name manager identifying application; selector selecting identified loader loading source/sink into memory; and identifier first entry points function calls that can make loaded drivers, establishing and/or terminating connectivity drivers.