System and method for controlling versions of objects in an object oriented computing environment

A system for controlling versions of selected objects in an object oriented computing system on a computing platform, each object including an object frame containing data attributes and at least one object method for performing actions on the associated object, said version controlling system comprising:

• means for creating a plurality of versions of a selected object, the data frame of each of said plurality of versions including a common logical key attribute, the data frame of each of said plurality of versions including a unique combination of an insert sequence attribute and an extract sequence attribute;
• means, responsive to a selection request, for identifying said plurality of versions of said selected object based upon the common logical key attribute associated therewith;
• and
• means, responsive to a selection sequence value, for selecting at least one of said plurality of versions of said selected object by comparing said selection sequence value to at least one of said insert sequence attributes and said extract sequence attributes.

A method for controlling versions of selected objects in an object oriented computing system on a computing platform, each object including an object frame containing data attributes and at least one object method for performing actions on the associated object, said version controlling method comprising the steps of:

• creating a plurality of versions of a selected object, the data frame of each of said plurality of versions including a common logical key attribute, the data frame of each of said plurality of versions including a unique combination of an insert sequence attribute and an extract sequence attribute;
• identifying said plurality of versions of said selected object based upon the common logical key attribute associated therewith, in response to a selection request;
• and
• selecting at least one of said plurality of versions of said selected object by comparing a selection sequence value to at least one of said insert sequence attributes and said extract sequence attributes.