1. A method for processing a query for transmission from a client computing system to an object-relational database server, comprising: receiving the query at the client computing system; parsing the query to determine which object-relational structures the query is attempting to access; determining, from data dictionary information loaded from the object-relational database server and cached locally on the client computing system, if the object-relational structures the query is attempting to access exist in the object-relational database server; if the object-relational structures do not exist on the object-relational database server, indicating an error condition; and if the object-relational structures exist on the object-relational database server, sending the query to the object-relational database server.
1. A method for processing a query for transmission from a client computing system to an object-relational database server, comprising: receiving the query at the client computing system; parsing the query to determine which object-relational structures the query is attempting to access; determining, from data dictionary information loaded from the object-relational database server and cached locally on the client computing system, if the object-relational structures the query is attempting to access exist in the object-relational database server; if the object-relational structures do not exist on the object-relational database server, indicating an error condition; and if the object-relational structures exist on the object-relational database server, sending the query to the object-relational database server. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the query comprises: receiving, at the client computing system, a command in the form of a manipulation of a graphical object in a graphical user interface from a user of the client computing system; and converting the command into a corresponding object-relational database query.