Claims
- 1. A method of generating a secure output file comprising the steps of:
generating a first random character; generating a second random character; creating a file path name using the first and second random characters; storing the file path name in a memory; generating a report output and saving the report output to the file path name; and displaying a link to the report output on a user's personalized web page.
- 2. The method of claim 1, further including the step of storing the file path name on a user's web page definition.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the file path name comprises a file directory name.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of creating the file path name is performed for a single report output and is repeated for a plurality of report outputs.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the file path name comprises a filename.
- 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of generating the first random character comprises generating a first random number and mapping the first random number to a range of characters to create a first random alphanumeric character, and wherein the step of generating the second random character comprises generating a second random number and mapping the second random number to the range of characters to create a second random alphanumeric character.
- 7. The method of claim 6, further including the steps of checking to ensure that a first random alphanumeric character is created and checking to ensure that a second random alphanumeric character is created.
- 8. The method of claim 6, wherein the steps of mapping the first and second random numbers to a range of characters comprises mapping the first and second random numbers to a range of ASCII characters.
- 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of storing the file path name in a memory includes storing the file path name in a lookup table on a web server.
- 10. A method of generating a secure output file comprising the steps of:
generating a first random number; mapping the first random number to a range of characters to create a first random alphanumeric character generating a second random number; mapping the second random number to the range of characters to create a second random alphanumeric character; creating a file path name using the first and second random alphanumeric characters; storing the file path name in a memory on a web server; storing the file path name on a user's web page definition; generating a report output and saving the report output to the file path name; and displaying a link to the report output on a user's personalized web page.
- 11. The method of claim 1, further including the steps of checking to ensure that a first random alphanumeric character is created and checking to ensure that a second random alphanumeric character is created.
- 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the file path name comprises a file directory name.
- 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of creating the file path name is performed for a single report output and is repeated for a plurality of report outputs.
- 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the file path name comprises a filename.
- 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the steps of mapping the first and second random numbers to the range of characters comprises mapping the first and second random numbers to a range of ASCII characters.
- 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of storing the file path name in a memory on a web server comprises storing the file path name in a lookup table.
- 17. A system for generating a secure output file for an organization having a processor, via an electronic network, the system comprising:
a memory; a first software routine stored in the memory and adapted to be executed on the processor to execute the step of generating a first random character; a second software routine stored in the memory and adapted to be executed on the processor to execute the step of generating a second random character; a third software routine stored in the memory and adapted to be executed on the processor to execute the step of creating a file path name using the first and the second random characters; a fourth software routine stored in the memory and adapted to be executed on the processor to execute the step of storing the file path name in a memory; a fifth software routine stored in the memory and adapted to be executed on the processor to execute the step of generating a report output and saving the report output to the file path name; and a sixth software routine stored in the memory and adapted to be executed on the processor to execute the step of displaying a link to the report output on a user's personalized web page.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/278,130, entitled “Method For Automatically Mass Generating Personalized Data Report Outputs,” filed Mar. 23, 2001 (attorney docket no. 29794/37189), the disclosure of which is hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60278130 |
Mar 2001 |
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