| Abstract: | TMS (Text Management System) is a database management system that supports an access method based on both select and search queries. TMS provides support for variable-length records with pointer fields within the relation. Pointers can be used to support not only text but data from any media, such as graphics and images. An inverted index based on the variable-length record structure is used for speedy retrieval of records based on keywords. In this paper, the variable length record management of TMS and the keyword-based retrieval mechanism are described. |
