JP2002140220A - File management method and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To respectively sort and arrange a plurality of files into a plurality of categories by leaving an existing hierarchical directory as it is and providing a virtual management file in regard to a file management method and a recording medium managing the plurality of files by the plurality of categories. SOLUTION: Such a virtual management file is provided that sets a high-order virtual directory, a low-order virtual directory, a path to a directory storing an existing file, and a file name coordinately with a virtual directory name and manages them. The file management method comprises steps of preparing a record in the virtual management file when there is an instruction to prepare a virtual directory, setting the virtual directory name, and setting it to a random high-order virtual directory or low-order virtual directory.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a file management method and a recording medium for managing a plurality of files in a plurality of categories.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, personal computers and UNIX (registered trademark)
Operating systems such as these have a so-called tree structure in which one or more files are provided under a directory. One file specifies the storage location of the file by unique directory qualification, stores data in the file, Data is read out.

[0003]

For this reason, there is a restriction that the position of a file cannot be specified unless one file is under a unique directory, and a plurality of meanings can be simultaneously assigned to one file by directory modification. For example, if you want to categorize files into categories such as creation / update date or categorize them by file name or file content / attribute, you can only do one of them. There was a problem that classification and arrangement could not be performed.

[0004] The present invention solves these problems,
The purpose is to provide a virtual management file and realize classification and organization for each of a plurality of categories while leaving the actual hierarchical directory as it is.

[0005]

Means for solving the problem will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, a processing device 1 performs various processes according to a program.
Here, it is configured by a virtual directory creation unit 2, a file creation unit 3, a display unit 4, a virtual management file 5, a real file 6, and the like.

The virtual directory creation means 2 creates a virtual directory. File creation means 3
Creates a file in a virtual directory. The virtual management file 5 manages a plurality of files in a plurality of categories, and associates a virtual directory name with an upper virtual directory, a lower virtual directory, a path to a directory for storing existing files, and a file name. Is set and managed.

The real file 6 is an existing directory,
And an actual file in the directory. Next, the operation will be described. When the virtual directory creating means 2 instructs to create a virtual directory, it creates a record in the virtual management file 5, sets the virtual directory name, and sets it in one of the upper virtual directory and the lower virtual directory. I am trying to do it.

When the file creating means 3 instructs to create a file in the virtual directory, it creates a record in the virtual management file 5, sets the virtual directory name, and sets the upper virtual directory and the lower virtual directory. It sets the required directories and sets the file name and the path to the directory that stores the existing files.

When the file creating means 3 instructs to create a file in the virtual directory, if the file is created in the directory of the virtual management file 5 where the file is created, the file is created. Copy the existing record and update the file name to the new file name. On the other hand, if the file has not been created in the directory where the file is created, create a new record and set the virtual directory name. A necessary one of the upper virtual directory and the lower virtual directory is set, and a file name and a path to a directory for storing an existing file are set.

[0010] When a file deletion instruction is given, the record in which the file is found in the virtual management file 5 is deleted. Further, the display means 4 classifies the files of a plurality of different categories based on the virtual directory name, the upper virtual directory, the lower virtual directory, and the file name in the virtual management file 5 and displays the files in a tree structure. ing.

Therefore, it is possible to provide the virtual management file 5 while keeping the actual hierarchical directory as it is, and to realize the classification and organization for each of a plurality of categories.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment and operation of the present invention will be sequentially described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG.
1 shows a system configuration diagram of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a processing device 1 sorts and arranges each file in a real file 6 into an arbitrary category according to a program. Here, a virtual directory creating means 2, a file creating means 3, a display It comprises means 4, a virtual management file 5, a real file 6, and the like.

The virtual directory creating means 2 creates a virtual directory (described later with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6). The file creation means 3 creates a file in the virtual directory (see FIGS. 2 to 6).
Will be described later).

The virtual management file 5 manages a plurality of files in a plurality of categories, and associates a virtual directory name with an upper virtual directory, a lower virtual directory, a path to a directory for storing existing files, And file names are set and managed (described later with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6).

The real file 6 is an existing directory,
And an actual file in the directory. The input device 7 is for inputting various data and instructions. The display device 8 displays various data and the like. Here, the display device 8 displays a tree structure and the like classified and arranged for each category based on the information set in the virtual management file 5.

Next, the operation of the configuration of FIG. 1 will be described in detail according to the order of the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the present invention. In FIG. 2, S1
To determine if the operation is a directory operation. In the case of YES, the process proceeds to S2. In the case of NO, it is determined that the operation is a file operation, and the process proceeds to S6.

In S2, since it is determined that the operation of the directory is determined in YES of S1, it is determined whether the operation is to be deleted. That is, it is determined whether the virtual directory is deleted. If YES, S
At 5, the corresponding record in the virtual management file 5 is deleted. As a result, the virtual management file 5 instructed to be deleted
This means that the record in the directory (virtual directory) in the directory has been deleted. On the other hand, in the case of NO in S2, it is determined that the directory is created, and the process proceeds to S3.

In S3, since it has been determined that a directory has been created in S2, a record for adding a directory to the virtual management file 5 is edited. In this method, a record is set in which necessary ones of an upper virtual directory, a lower virtual directory, a storage file name, and a real directory name are set in association with a directory name to be newly created.

In S4, a process of adding a record to the virtual management file 5 is performed. Thereby, for example, the record of FIG. 4A described later is added (in this case, the directory a is added at the position of FIG. 4B). By the above-described YES in S1 and S2 to S5, it becomes possible to add a virtual directory to the virtual management file 5 or delete a record of the virtual directory. For example, the directory shown in FIG.
a "can be added.

In S6, since it is determined that the operation of the file is NO in S1, it is determined whether or not the file is to be deleted. In the case of YES, it is determined that the file is to be deleted, so the process of deleting the corresponding record in the virtual management file 5 is performed in S7. On the other hand, in the case of NO, it is determined that the file is created, and the process proceeds to S8.

In step S8, it is determined whether a file already exists in the storage destination. That is, it is determined whether or not another file has already been created and stored in the directory where the file is created and stored. In the case of YES, it is determined that another file has already been created and stored in the relevant directory, so the record in the virtual management file 5 is copied and update processing (update processing with the created file name) is performed. . For example, if a record in the virtual management file 5 of FIG. 5A described later has already been created and stored, and the file exists and the user attempts to create the file, the record is copied. To update the file name to make the record shown. In addition, the record is newly created without copying (set if the upper virtual directory and the lower virtual directory are associated with the virtual directory name for storing the file, and the file name and the real directory where the file actually exists are set. May be created) and added. On the other hand, in the case of NO in S8, it is determined that the file has not been created and stored in the virtual directory of the file storage destination.
In step 10, a record is created in the virtual management file 5 (that is, if there is an upper virtual directory and a lower virtual directory in association with the virtual directory name for storing the file, and the file name and the actual directory where the file actually exists are set). Create a new record).

By the above NO in S1, and from S6 to S10, it is possible to create a file in the corresponding virtual directory in the virtual management file 5 or delete the record of the file. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view (part 1) of the present invention.

FIG. 3A shows an example of a real directory / file. This shows a state in which a directory is created in a normal hard disk device or the like. Here, C
The directory $ 199910, $ 1 under the drive
This shows a tree structure in which three files of 99912 and $ 200002 are created, and two files are stored in each directory.

FIG. 3B shows an example of a virtual management file. The illustrated virtual management file 5 is set by associating the following information shown in the figure, and its tree structure is shown in FIG. -Virtual directory name:-Upper virtual directory name:-Lower virtual directory name:-Storage file name:: Real directory name: Here, the virtual directory name is the name of the virtual directory that stores files (storage file names). Represent. The upper virtual directory is set if there is a higher virtual directory with respect to the virtual directory, and is left blank if not. The lower-level virtual directory is set if there is a lower-level virtual directory for the virtual directory, and is left blank if not. For the storage file name, set the file name (virtual file name) to be stored in the virtual directory. As the real directory name, a directory for storing a real file (full path of a directory for storing a real file) is set. For example, when there is the real directory / file in FIG. 3A, as shown in FIG. 3B, the real directory name of the storage file name “a12.TXT” is changed from “a” in FIG. C: 199910 ", which is set as shown.

FIG. 3C shows an example in which a tree structure is displayed based on the information set in the virtual management file 5 of FIG. 3B. The tree structure shown is obtained by classifying the tree structure of the real directory / file in FIG. 3A into virtual directories “text” and “data” and displaying the files in an organized manner.

As described above, since the virtual management file 5 is provided, as shown in FIG. 3C, the files are classified by category (here, the categories of "text" and "data"). (Furthermore, directories) can be managed. The details will be sequentially described below.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram (part 2) of the present invention. FIG. 4A shows an example of a virtual management file. This shows an example in which virtual directories “a” and “b” are created and added under the virtual directories “text” and “data”, respectively, to the virtual management file 5 in FIG. 3B. For example, to create a virtual directory "a" under the virtual directory "text", as shown in the figure, a virtual directory name: a an upper virtual directory: C: a lower virtual directory: a storage file name : Blank ・ Adds the record set as the existing directory name: Blank. Similarly, 'to'''
Create and add the records shown in.

FIG. 4B shows an example in which a tree structure is displayed based on the information set in the virtual management file of FIG. 4A. The virtual directories to which "" has been added in the tree structure correspond to the records of the same number in FIG. As described above, a necessary one of the upper virtual directory and the lower virtual directory is set in association with the virtual directory, a record is added to the virtual management file 5, and the virtual directory can be arbitrarily added. .

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view (part 3) of the present invention.
This corresponds to the virtual management file 5 in FIG.
An example is shown in which files from virtual directories “a” and “b” under the virtual directories “text” and “data” are created and added to the set records. For example, to create the file “a12.TXT” in the virtual directory “a” under the virtual directory “text”, as shown in the figure, the virtual directory name: a, the upper virtual directory: text, and the lower virtual directory : Blank ・ Stored file name: a12. TXT • The directory set as the actual directory name: C: 199910 is added (NO in S1, NO in S6, and S8 to S10 in FIG. 2 described above). Similarly, create and add a record shown below.

FIG. 5B shows an example in which a tree structure is displayed based on the information set in the virtual management file of FIG. 5A. The added files in the tree structure correspond to the records of the same number in FIG. As described above, the necessary one of the upper virtual directory and the lower virtual directory is set in association with the virtual directory, and a record in which the storage file name and the actual directory name are set is added to the virtual management file 5, and the virtual directory is added. Files can be added to

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view (part 4) of the present invention.
This shows an example in which the file (record) is deleted from the virtual management file 5 in FIG. Here, to delete the file “b12.TXT” of the virtual directory “b” under the virtual directory “text”, as shown in FIG. 5A, “virtual directory name: b” • upper virtual directory: text -Lower virtual directory: blank-Storage file name: b12. TXT ・ Existing directory name: C: The record set as 199912 is deleted (NO in S1 in FIG. 2, YES in S6 and S7 described above).

FIG. 6B shows an example in which a tree structure is displayed based on the information set in the virtual management file of FIG. 6A. The tree structure shown is a virtual directory “b” and a file “b12.
TXT "has been deleted. As described above, when deleting a file under the virtual directory, the record including the file may be deleted from the virtual management file 5.

(Supplementary Note 1) In a file management method for managing a plurality of files in a plurality of categories, an upper virtual directory, a lower virtual directory, a path to a directory for storing an existing file, and a file in association with a virtual directory name. A virtual management file for setting and managing names is provided, and when a virtual directory creation instruction is issued, a record is created in the virtual management file, a virtual directory name is set, and an upper virtual directory and a lower virtual directory are set. A file management method comprising the steps of setting one of the following.

(Supplementary Note 2) In a file management method for managing a plurality of files in a plurality of categories, an upper virtual directory, a lower virtual directory, a path to a directory for storing an existing file, and a file in association with a virtual directory name. A virtual management file for setting and managing a name is provided, and when a file creation instruction is issued in the virtual directory, a record is created in the virtual management file, a virtual directory name is set, and a higher virtual directory is set. And a required one of the lower virtual directories, and setting a file name and a path to a directory for storing an existing file.

(Supplementary Note 3) In a file management method for managing a plurality of files in a plurality of categories, an upper virtual directory, a lower virtual directory, a path to a directory for storing an existing file, and a file in association with a virtual directory name. If a virtual management file to be set and managed is provided, and a file is instructed to be created in the virtual directory, and a file is created in the directory where the file is created in the virtual management file, The created record is copied and the file name is updated to a new file name, while if the file is not created in the directory where the file is created, a new record is created and the virtual directory name is changed. Set and upper virtual directory and lower virtual directory Set what you need of out, and file management method comprising the step of setting the path to the directory that contains the file name that exists with the file name.

(Supplementary Note 4) In a file management method for managing a plurality of files in a plurality of categories, an upper virtual directory, a lower virtual directory, a path to a directory for storing an existing file, and a file in association with a virtual directory name. A file management method comprising the steps of: providing a virtual management file to be managed by setting a name; and when receiving an instruction to delete the file, deleting a record in which the file is found from the virtual management file.

(Supplementary Note 5) A step of classifying files of a plurality of different categories based on the virtual directory name, the upper virtual directory, the lower virtual directory, and the file name in the virtual management file and displaying the files in a tree structure. The file management method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising:

(Supplementary Note 6) When an instruction to create a virtual directory is issued, an upper virtual directory, a lower virtual directory, a path to a directory for storing an existing file, and a file name are set in association with the virtual directory name. Computer-readable recording medium storing a program that functions as a means for creating a record in a virtual management file to be managed and setting a virtual directory name and setting one of an upper virtual directory and a lower virtual directory .

(Supplementary Note 7) When there is an instruction to create a file in the virtual directory, the upper virtual directory, lower virtual directory,
Create a record in the virtual management file that manages by setting the path to the directory that stores the actual file and the file name, set the virtual directory name, and specify the required one of the upper virtual directory and lower virtual directory. A computer-readable recording medium that records a program that functions as a means for setting a file name and a path to a directory for storing a file name and an existing file.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The virtual management file 5 is provided while the actual hierarchical directory is kept as it is, and classification and organization can be realized for each of a plurality of categories. As a result, grouping (classification) from different viewpoints or grouping (classification) of data processing results from a day-to-day viewpoint can be freely classified and arranged. Become.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram (No. 1) of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram (No. 2) of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view (No. 3) of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view (No. 4) of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: processing unit 2: virtual directory creation unit 3: file creation unit 4: display unit 5: virtual management file 6: real file 7: input device 8: display device

Claims (5)

[Claims] In a file management method for managing a plurality of files in a plurality of categories, an upper virtual directory, a lower virtual directory, a path to a directory for storing an existing file, and a file name are associated with a virtual directory name. A virtual management file to be set and managed is provided. When an instruction to create a virtual directory is issued, a record is created in the virtual management file, a virtual directory name is set, and the upper virtual directory and the lower virtual directory are set. File management method consisting of the steps of setting something with a file. 2. A file management method for managing a plurality of files in a plurality of categories, wherein a path to an upper virtual directory, a lower virtual directory, a directory to store an existing file, and a file name are associated with a virtual directory name. A virtual management file to be set and managed is provided, and when a file creation instruction is issued in the virtual directory, a record is created in the virtual management file,
A file management method comprising the steps of setting a virtual directory name, setting necessary one of an upper virtual directory and a lower virtual directory, and setting a file name and a path to a directory for storing an existing file. 3. A file management method for managing a plurality of files in a plurality of categories, comprising: a higher-level virtual directory, a lower-level virtual directory, a path to a directory for storing an existing file, and a file name associated with a virtual directory name. A file management method comprising the steps of: providing a virtual management file to be set and managed; and, when instructed to delete the file, deleting a record including the file found in the virtual management file. 4. A virtual directory name, an upper virtual directory, a lower virtual directory, and a virtual directory name in the virtual management file.
The file management method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising a step of classifying files of a plurality of different categories based on the file names and displaying the files in a tree structure. 5. When a virtual directory creation instruction is issued, an upper virtual directory, a lower virtual directory, a path to a directory for storing an existing file, and a file name are set and managed in association with the virtual directory name. Create a record in the virtual management file
A computer-readable recording medium that records a program that functions as a means for setting a virtual directory name and setting one of an upper virtual directory and a lower virtual directory.