Method and system for creating and searching directories on a server

A computer system including a client and a server, the client being operative to execute a program module for allowing the client to download a file stored on the server, the server comprising:

• a memory for storing files containing information relating to a plurality of respective institutions, each institution being identified by a unique identifier comprising a predetermined plurality of symbols, each file being identified by a unique filepath;
• and
• a processing device, coupled to said memory, for searching and locating a specific file;
• and the client comprising:
• a memory for storing the program module;
• a processing device, responsive to instructions from the program module, operative to:
• connect the client to the server;
• transmit, in response to input from a user of the client computer, a request to the server for a specific file identified by a specific filepath, the filepath including a unique identifier;
• parse the unique identifier into predetermined segments comprising a subset of said symbols, the segments corresponding respectively to a directory, at least one subdirectory, and a file name;
• search the server using the segments of the unique identifier to locate the specific file as identified within the directory, the at least one subdirectory, and the file name;
• and
• receive the downloaded specific file from the server.

A computer-readable medium on which is stored a program module for allowing a client computer to download information stored on a server, wherein the server maintains information relating to a plurality of institutions in respective files, the institution being identified by a unique identifier comprising a predetermined plurality of symbols and wherein each file on the server is identified by a unique filepath, the program module comprising instructions which, when executed by the client computer, performs the steps of:

• transmitting, in response to input from a user of the client computer, a request to the server for a specific file, identified by a specific filepath which includes the unique identifier to be downloaded to the client;
• searching the server using the specific filepath to locate the specific file, the server being responsive to parse the unique identifier into predetermined segments comprising a subset of said symbols, the segments corresponding respectively to a directory, at least one subdirectory, and a file name, with the server utilizing the segments of the unique identifier to locate the specific file as identified within the directory, the at least one subdirectory and the file name;
• and
• receiving the downloaded specific file from the server.