JPH04314129A - File managing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten a period of time during which a corrected place was adjusted by spending the time because relation between files is not clear. CONSTITUTION:A display screen input/output means 1 controls input/output to/from a display screen input/output device (d). An input/output data editing means 2 edits input data to each file f1 to f5 in order to update and add it. A file input/output means 4 accesses the files f1 to f5 to be the object of operation. An associative information processing part 3 generates the association list information of the updating and adding operation of the data to the file f1 to f5, and outputs it to an association list information file fi.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a file management system, and in particular to inputting, updating, changing, adding, extracting, generating, referencing, etc. files such as source code files, document files, and data files operated on a computer. Regarding file management methods.

0002

[Background Art] Conventional file management methods manage files such as source code files, document files, and data files on a computer by using integrated file management for subsets in a library format and tree-structured directory files. By performing hierarchical file management by securing a structural area and individual file management by regularizing descriptive file names, each file was classified and managed.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Computer users manage all information on their computers, from application software to documents that have been used in the past, in the form of files. At this time,
Source code files, document files, data files, and the like handled on computers are information output as a result of human thinking. Documents including source code are composed of a lot of information and relationships, just like human memory.

However, conventional file management systems using operating systems do not handle content related information with other files as a subject of file management processing. In the current software development, the management method for source code files, document files, and data files is not clear, and each is managed by the user by setting rules individually.

[0005] That is, in the conventional file management system,
Source code files and data files are updated through modification and modification work, but document files are left unmodified. The disadvantage of this method is that it requires time to work on the document file in accordance with the amount and number of modifications to the source code file and data file.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The file management system of the present invention uses conventional screen input/output means, input/output data editing means,
For file editing processing by file input/output means,
By adding a new association list information file, which is a management file for related information between each file, and recording related locations and transition directions in the association list information file, the relationship between each of the files can be associated. An associative list input/output means that associates with list information and adds an associative list information processing unit to read and write information from each of the files, and an associative list that generates an associative list information file from input information from the screen and the file. A generating means is provided in the association list information processing section.

[0007]

Embodiments Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the file management system of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, this embodiment is comprised of screen input/output means 1, input/output data editing means 2, association list information processing section 3, and file input/output means 4.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the association list information processing section 3 of FIG. 1. As shown in FIG.

The association list information processing section 3 is composed of an association list input/output means 31 and an association list generation means 32 shown in FIG.

[0012] Therefore, the screen input/output means 1 receives input data for the target file from the user from the screen input/output device d, and performs some editing by the user from the input/output data editing means 2. A process of notifying the screen input/output device d of the result or the contents of the file from the file input/output means 4, and related file information from the associative list information processing section 3 to the file input/output means 4 through the input/output data editing means 2. It is used by notifying the screen input/output device d that there is no related file through the association list information processing unit 3 when there is no related file information in the association list information file fi (new creation). A function to ask the person for permission to create a new file, and an association list information file fi when the work is completed.
It operates with a function that notifies you of closing.

On the other hand, the input/output data editing means 2 performs editing processing on the data currently being processed according to editing operations such as adding and deleting input data and character data from the screen input/output means 1, and edits data from the file input/output means 4. A function to obtain the contents of a file, a function to issue a file output request to the file input/output means 4, and a function to check how the user has performed editing operations using related file information from the association list information processing unit 3. A function of notifying the association list information processing unit 3 that there is a possibility of modification to a file related to the file currently being managed and being processed, and a function of notifying the association list information processing unit 3 that the file currently being processed can be modified. a function to perform editing after being notified that the file has the same function, a function to inquire of the screen input/output means 1 whether to edit related files at the same time, and an edit from the user obtained from the screen input/output means 1. The data being processed is edited based on permission and editing information.

On the other hand, the file input/output means 4 receives input requests and output requests for files f1, f2, f3, f4, f5 from the input/output data editing means 2, and
A function to read from f2, f3, f4, f5 to memory, a function to write from memory to files f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, and a function to read file names of related files from the association list information processing unit 3. It has an acquisition function and a function to notify the new file name when a new file is created, as well as a function to perform association processing with the file being processed, and to display information such as update date, related files, and related locations during file input/output. It performs an operation of requesting or notifying the association list information processing unit 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, the association list information processing unit 3 is composed of an association list input/output means 31 and an association list generation means 32. A function to search for a file from the association list information file fi according to the editing instructions for the related file obtained as a result of the inquiry to the user from means 1, and a function to search for a file from the association list information file fi, and to detect that the related file does not exist if the search result does not exist. A function of notifying the screen input/output means 1, a function of notifying the content of the editing result from the input/output data editing means 2 to the associative list generating means 32 and outputting the result to the associative list information file fi, and associative list information. By having a function of notifying the input/output data editing means 2 of the associative list information obtained from the file fi, the file f1, from the associative list information file fi,
It performs an operation of inputting or outputting information related to f2, f3, f4, and f5.

On the other hand, the associative list generating means 32 has the functions of receiving information for generating an associative list from the associative list input/output means 31, generating associative list information and returning it to the associative list input/output means 31, and By having the function of converting the associative list information input from the file fi into a state suitable for the processing format of the associative list input/output means 31 and returning it to the associative list input/output means 31, an associative list information file handled during system operation An operation is performed to mutually convert the data format of fi into an external format stored in a file and an internal format used within the system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of file management in a library format. Further, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of file management using a tree structure. On the other hand, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of file management based on file name rules. Further, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a document related diagram at the time of specific software development according to this embodiment.

This embodiment adds new related information (file creation date) to the file management in the library format shown in FIG. , updated location, partial update date, updated content, file names of files that have been updated in conjunction, and their related locations) to the associative list information file. This enables the system to remember complex relationships between files, as shown in Figure 6, by creating information for a specific purpose, and the user only has to decide what to do with the presence or absence of related files. That's a good thing.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, editing operations on files and editing transitions to related files are not performed in a top-down manner, and document creation is generally located in the upper process in FIG. There is no need to give priority to creating files consisting of research materials and investigation materials, and even if the source code is written directly first, it is possible to link it to specifications written later. Become.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, when updating or changing a group of documents created by this system, the system presents documents that have the possibility of modifying related files based on related information. This can reduce the amount of time it takes to investigate corrected locations because the relationships between files are not clear.

[0021]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the file management method of the present invention associates individual independent files with association list information, creates information for a specific purpose, and allows the system to record complex relationships between files. make it possible to
This has the effect that the user only has to make a decision to perform processing appropriate to the presence or absence of related files.

[0022] In addition, editing operations on files and editing that transition to related files are not performed in a top-down manner, and documents are not created. There is no need to give priority to creating the source code, and even if the source code is written directly first, it has the effect that it can be related to specifications written later. ing.

[0023]Furthermore, when updating or changing a group of documents created by this system, the system presents related files that have the possibility of being modified based on related information. This has the effect of reducing the time it takes to investigate the parts to be corrected, which are time-consuming and unclear.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a file management method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of an association list information processing unit 3 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of file management in a library format.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of file management using a tree structure.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of file management based on file name rules.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a document related diagram at the time of specific software development according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Screen input/output means 2 Input/output data editing means 3 Association list information processing unit 4 File input/output means 31. Association list input/output means 32. Association list generation means d Screen input/output device f1, ~ f5 File fi association list information file

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] File input, update, change, addition, extraction, etc. of source code files, document files, data files, etc. operated on a computer.
A screen input/output means that controls and monitors the input/output to the screen input/output device when generating, referencing, etc., and a screen input/output means for controlling and monitoring the input/output to the screen input/output device, and a screen input/output means for the file that the user attempts to access or is accessing from the screen input/output means. an associative list information processing unit that generates associative list information that is related information for data updating and addition work and outputs it to an associative list information file that is a management file; and an associative list information processing unit that receives input data from the screen input/output means. By having an input/output data editing means for editing for updating and adding data to the file, and a file input/output means for accessing the file to be operated from the screen input/output device, utilization is improved. A file management method characterized in that the files are associated in accordance with the user's operating order and the contents of the files are output to and managed in a location specified by the user.