JP2002342087A - File distribution system, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To dispense with individual setting work in respective distribution destination computers by generating and distributing a distribution file for which individual setting is executed to the respective distribution destination computers in a distribution origin computer. SOLUTION: A system including a plurality of computers interconnected by a communication network 3 is provided with an input device 1 connected to the distribution origin computer and inputting a file to be distributed, the distribution origin computer 2 fetching the file, holding it as an unchanged transfer file 21, converting the unchanged transfer file to a changed transfer file 22 according to the preset individual information of the plurality of the respective computers and sending out the changed transfer file to the communication network, and the distribution destination computer 4 fetching the changed transfer file from the communication network and holding it.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a file distribution system, a method, and a program, and more particularly, to a file distribution system, a method, and a method for transferring a file with individual settings from a distribution source computer to a distribution destination computer via a communication network. And about the program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when software is installed on a plurality of computers connected to a communication network by using a network, it is possible to perform installation with unique settings for each computer. However, the configuration file after installation cannot be changed. Therefore, in order to change the setting file after installation, it is necessary to change the setting file in each computer.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional automatic installation, since the setting file after the installation cannot be changed, each computer must change the setting file. Therefore, when the setting file is frequently changed, it is necessary to perform a complicated file change operation, and there is a problem that an operation error often occurs.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks by generating and distributing a distribution file in which individual settings have been made to each computer at a distribution source computer, so that each computer has an individual file. An object of the present invention is to provide a file distribution system, a method, and a program that do not require a setting operation.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a file distribution system comprising a plurality of computers interconnected by a communication network, wherein the input device is connected to a distribution source computer and inputs a file to be distributed. Fetching a file, holding it as a transfer file before change, converting the transfer file before change into a transfer file after change according to preset individual information of each of the plurality of computers, and converting the transfer file after change into the communication network And a distribution destination computer that takes in the changed transfer file from the communication network and holds it.

Further, in the file distribution system according to the present invention, the distribution source computer includes: an individual information storage database for storing individual information parameters set in correspondence with computer identifiers for distinguishing each of the plurality of computers; File conversion means for fetching a transfer file, referring to the individual information storage database, and adding a corresponding individual information parameter to the transfer file before change to generate a transfer file after change, and sending the transfer file after change to the communication network And communication means for performing the communication.

Further, in the file distribution system according to the present invention, the individual information parameters held in the individual information storage database include an IP address and a MAC address set for each of the plurality of computers.

Further, in the file distribution system according to the present invention, the post-change transfer file generated by the file conversion means is a file described in a script format.

In a file distribution method according to the present invention, in a system including a plurality of computers interconnected by a communication network, an individual information parameter set in correspondence with a computer identifier for distinguishing each of the plurality of computers is provided. Retain in the individual information storage database, input the file to be distributed to the distribution destination computer, retain it as a pre-change transfer file, refer to the individual information storage database, and assign the relevant individual information parameters to the pre-change transfer file And generating a post-change transfer file, transmitting the post-change transfer file to the communication network, and transferring it to a corresponding distribution destination computer.

Further, in the file distribution method of the present invention, the individual information parameters stored in the individual information storage database include an IP address and a MAC address set for each of the plurality of computers.

Further, in the file distribution method of the present invention, the post-change transfer file is a file described in a script format.

In a file distribution program according to the present invention, in a system including a plurality of computers interconnected by a communication network, an individual information parameter set corresponding to a computer identifier for distinguishing each of the plurality of computers is provided. Retaining the individual information storage database; inputting a file to be distributed to the distribution destination computer and retaining it as a pre-change transfer file; referring to the individual information storage database and transferring the relevant individual information parameters before the change Generating a post-change transfer file by assigning the post-change transfer file to the communication network; and transmitting the post-change post-transfer file to the communication destination computer.

Further, in the file distribution program according to the present invention, the individual information parameters held in the individual information storage database include an IP address and a MAC address set for each of the plurality of computers.

Further, in the file distribution program according to the present invention, the post-change transfer file is a file described in a script format.

That is, according to the present invention, by providing a means for automatically generating an individual distribution file for each computer, when distributing a file to a plurality of computers connected to the system, each computer is provided with a means for automatically generating a distribution file. This eliminates the need to manually input individual settings, and can significantly reduce the number of file change operations when a setting file is changed.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, an input device 1 connected to a distribution source computer for inputting a file to be distributed in a system including a plurality of computers interconnected by a communication network 3 is a file distribution system according to the present invention.
And fetch the file and transfer it before change file 2
The distribution source computer 2 stores the pre-change transfer file into the post-change transfer file 22 according to the preset individual information of each of the plurality of computers, and sends the post-change transfer file to the communication network. And a distribution destination computer 4 which takes in the changed transfer file from the communication network and holds it.

The distribution source computer 2 includes an individual information storage database 25 for storing individual information parameters set corresponding to computer identifiers for distinguishing each of the plurality of computers, File conversion means 23 which refers to a storage database and adds the corresponding individual information parameters to the transfer file before change to generate a transfer file after change
And communication means 24 for sending the post-change transfer file to the communication network.

Further, the distribution destination computer 4 includes communication means 42 for receiving the changed transfer file from the communication network.
Hold as.

It is assumed that the communication network 3 is the Internet.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the individual information storage database 25. In the figure, the individual information storage database 25 includes a computer identifier 251 of the distribution destination computer 4 and a plurality of individual information parameters 252.
Has in the column name.

Next, the operation of the above file distribution system will be described.

First, a user transfers a pre-change transfer file 2 to be transferred from the input device 1 to each distribution destination computer.
1 is input to the distribution source computer 2. In the transfer file 21 before change, only the individual information keyword 211 is described in a place where information is individually entered in the computer such as the MAC address and the IP address, as shown in FIG.

Next, the user stores the individual information of each distribution destination computer 4 in the individual information storage database 25. The individual information storage database 25 stores as many records as the number of distribution destination computers 4 using the computer identifier 251 for identifying the distribution destination computer 4 and a plurality of individual information keywords 252 as records.

Next, the user issues a file distribution instruction to the distribution source computer 2.

The distribution source computer 2 operates the file conversion means 23. The file conversion means 23 reads the transfer file 21 before change. The file conversion means 23 reads the individual information keyword 211 described in the transfer file 21 before change, and sets the individual information parameter 252 to a column name in a record having the same identifier as the distribution destination computer 4 to be transferred. Get the value to do. Then, the individual information keyword 211 of the transfer file 21 before change is replaced with a value (individual information parameter) acquired from the individual information storage database 25 (see FIG. 4).

Further, the file conversion means 23 converts all the individual information keywords 211 of the transfer file 21 before change into the individual information parameters 2 of the individual information storage database 25.
After the replacement, the replaced file is created as the post-change transfer file 22. That is, the post-change transfer file 22 holds the individual information parameter 252 as the individual information keyword 221.

Next, the distribution source computer 2
4 is operated.

The communication means 24 transfers the changed transfer file 22 to the communication means 42 of the distribution destination computer 4 via the network 3 by using a conventional function such as a remote file copy function.

The communication means 42 of the distribution destination computer 4
Transfer file 4 after change to transfer file 22 after change
1 is stored in the distribution destination computer 4.

By repeatedly executing the file conversion means 23 and the communication means 24 as many times as the number of distribution destination computers, a plurality of computers connected to the communication network 3 are provided with individual values for each computer. The set file can be distributed automatically.

As described above, according to the present invention, in a computer system composed of a plurality of computers,
In a file distribution system that distributes a file from a distribution source computer 2 to a distribution destination computer 4 via a communication network 3, it is possible to distribute a file with individual settings to each distribution destination computer.

Also, by describing the file to be distributed in a script format, the remote computer 4 can use the remote command execution function of the communication means 24 of the distribution source computer 2 to distribute the modified transfer file 41 (script File) can be executed.

That is, according to the present invention, it becomes possible to distribute a script file in which individual settings are made to each computer, and to execute an individual script to each computer.

The above file distribution system operates by executing a program stored in a main memory (not shown) of each computer.
This program is usually stored in a secondary storage such as a hard disk, and is loaded into the main storage and executed when operating the file distribution system.

[0036]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, by providing a means for automatically generating an individual distribution file for each computer, a file can be transmitted to a plurality of computers connected to the system. It is not necessary to manually input individual settings to each computer when distributing the file, and when changing the setting file, it is possible to significantly reduce the man-hour of file change work and avoid work mistakes effective.

Further, the present invention can be applied not only to the installation of software on a computer but also to the change of software setting information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an individual information storage database.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a transfer file before change.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a post-change transfer file.

[Description of Signs] 1 Input device 2 Distribution source computer 3 Communication network 4 Distribution destination computer 21 Transfer file before change 22, 41 Transfer file after change 23 File conversion means 24, 42 Communication means 25 Individual information storage databases 211, 221 Individual information Keyword 251 Computer identifier 252 Individual information parameter

Claims (10)

[Claims] In a system including a plurality of computers interconnected by a communication network, an input device connected to a distribution source computer for inputting a file to be distributed, capturing the file and holding the file as a transfer file before change. A distribution source computer that converts the before-change transfer file into a after-change transfer file in accordance with preset individual information of each of the plurality of computers, and sends the after-change transfer file to the communication network; And a distribution destination computer that captures the changed transfer file and holds it. 2. The file distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the distribution source computer has an individual information storage database that holds individual information parameters set corresponding to computer identifiers for distinguishing each of the plurality of computers; File conversion means for taking in the before-change transfer file, referring to the individual information storage database, and adding a corresponding individual information parameter to the before-change transfer file to generate a after-change transfer file, and transferring the after-change transfer file to the communication network And a communication means for transmitting the file to a file distribution system. 3. The file distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the individual information parameters stored in the individual information storage database include an IP address and a MAC address set for each of the plurality of computers. And file distribution system. 4. The file distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the post-change transfer file generated by the file conversion means is a file described in a script format. . 5. In a system including a plurality of computers interconnected by a communication network, an individual information parameter set corresponding to a computer identifier for distinguishing each of the plurality of computers is stored in an individual information storage database, Enter the file to be distributed to the distribution destination computer, hold it as a transfer file before change, refer to the individual information storage database, add the relevant individual information parameter to the transfer file before change, and generate a transfer file after change Sending the changed transfer file to the communication network and transferring it to a corresponding destination computer. 6. The file distribution method according to claim 5, wherein the individual information parameters held in the individual information storage database include an IP address and a MAC address set for each of the plurality of computers. File distribution method. 7. The file distribution method according to claim 5, wherein the post-change transfer file is a file described in a script format. 8. In a system including a plurality of computers interconnected by a communication network, a step of retaining individual information parameters set corresponding to a computer identifier for distinguishing each of the plurality of computers in an individual information storage database. Inputting a file to be distributed to a distribution destination computer and holding the file as a pre-change transfer file; referencing the individual information storage database, assigning the pertinent individual information parameter to the pre-change transfer file, and transferring after the change A file distribution program, comprising: generating a file; and transmitting the changed transfer file to the communication network and transferring the file to a corresponding distribution destination computer. 9. The file distribution program according to claim 8, wherein the individual information parameters stored in the individual information storage database include an IP address and a MAC address set for each of the plurality of computers. File distribution program. 10. The file distribution program according to claim 8, wherein the post-change transfer file is a file described in a script format.