JPH0240759A - External data incorporation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To utilize external data in read time by transferring an external data file between plural systems and incorporating external data in other systems in its own system. CONSTITUTION:An A system 1 which comes to require a B file in a B device 24 in a B system 2 receives the B file in the format of an external data file through an on-line line 3 and develops it on an A device 14. In this transfer, a file transfer means 21 divides the B file into constant-length blocks, adds data transfer heads to the respective blocks, and assembles an external data file, which is sent to the A system 1 in block units. A file transfer means 11 receives this external data file, and constitutes a B file, which is stored on the device 14. When an A terminal 13 makes a request to refer to the B file transferred as mentioned above, the B file is edited by an external data editing means 12, outputted to the terminal 13, and utilized.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an external data incorporation method, and in particular, the present invention relates to an external data incorporation method, and in particular, the present invention relates to a system for incorporating external data, and in particular, the present invention relates to a system for incorporating external data, and in particular, to incorporate data (external data) in another computer system (hereinafter referred to as other system) into one's own combinator system (hereinafter referred to as other system). ,
Regarding methods for incorporating external data into the own system.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in this type of external data embedding method, external data in other systems is registered independently in the own system, or external data in other systems is registered in MT (Magnet).
ic Tape) and then restored from M'r to the own system, the external data is expanded to the data file of the own system, or external data in another system is acquired into the own system via the computer of another system. External data was incorporated into the own system (reference, etc.).

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the conventional external data embedding method described above, in which external data is registered independently in the own system, it is necessary to check the validity of the corresponding input data (data to be registered) and correct the error human data. Therefore, the scale of the own system and other systems increases (the program files for the above processing become large).
However, there is a drawback that maintenance of a large-scale program due to the above-mentioned processing becomes complicated.

In addition, in the MT save and MT restore method,
Since it takes a certain amount of time to transport the MT between another system and the own system, there is a drawback that external data cannot be used in the own system in real time.

Furthermore, the method of acquiring external data in another system into the own system via the computer of another system requires consideration of the processing in the computer of the other system, so the response time for referencing external data increases. However, this system has the disadvantage that it requires complex control in its own system regarding the right to use other systems at convenience stores, the right to access external data in other systems, and the like.

In view of the above-mentioned points, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to use a wide variety of external data mutually required between the own system and other systems even if the scale of the own system and other systems is small, and to enable the use of external data in real time. It is possible to reduce the response time related to processing of external data in the own system, and it is possible to avoid complicated controls regarding the right to use other systems' computers and access rights to external data in other systems. The purpose of this invention is to provide a method for incorporating external data that is no longer necessary.

[Means to solve the problem]

The external data embedding method of the present invention is a file that transfers external data required by the own system from another system to the own system via an online line in the form of an external data file consisting of one or more blocks, and expands it within the own system. The system includes a transfer function and an external data editing means that collects external data developed within the system by the file transfer function and outputs the kIA to a terminal or the like within the system.

[Effect]

In the external data embedding method of the present invention, the file transfer function transfers external data required by the local system from another system to the local system via an online line in the form of an external data file consisting of one or more blocks. The external data editing means uses the file transfer function to edit the external data developed within the own system and outputs it to a terminal or the like within the own system.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the external data embedding method of the present invention. The external data embedding method of this embodiment includes an A system (computer system) 1, a B system 2, and an online line 3.

A system 1 includes an A computer 10 and an A terminal 13 (
The computer is configured to include a terminal that can be located remotely from computer A 10 via a line, and device A (external storage device) 14.

The A computer 10 includes a file transfer means 11 and an external data editing means 12.

The B system 2 includes a B computer 20 and a B terminal 23 (
It is configured to include a terminal that can be located remotely from the B computer 20 via a line, and a B device 24.

The B computer 20 includes a file transfer means 21 and an external data editing means 22.

A file transfer function for transferring external data files between the A system 1 and the B system 2 is realized by the file transfer means 11 in the A computer 10 and the file transfer means 21 in the B computer 20 (file transfer means 11 and 21 are respectively transmitting (can be either the 3 side or the receiving side).

Referring to FIG. 2, the external data file transferred between A system 1 and B system 2 is composed of one or more blocks, and the external data file is transmitted on the sending side and the receiving side. A data transfer header containing the system name and block number, and data 10 (IDent) that is identification information (name abbreviation, etc.) of the external data to be transferred.
ification), data allocation information consisting of the structure and data amount of the external data file to be transferred, and transfer target data which is the external data to be transferred (data TD and data allocation information are only for the first block). ).

Next, the operation of the external data embedding method of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained. Note that here, considering A system l as the own system and B system 2 as another system, the B file in B system 2 (A system 1
This corresponds to external data for . In addition, B file (
The same applies to the A file in the A device 14), which includes data ID and data allocation information)
The operation when it is incorporated into the A system 1 will be explained.

B in B device t24 in B system 2 (other system)
A system that requires files (external data)
(own system) is A computer 10 of A system 1
The file transfer function consisting of the file transfer means 11 in the B system 2 and the file transfer means 21 in the B computer 20 of the B system 2 receives the B file in the form of an external data file via the online line 3 and transfers it to the A device 14. Expand to.

In transferring this external data file, B system 2
The file transfer means 21 within the A system and the file transfer go stage 11 within the A system perform the following processing.

The file transfer means 21 divides the B file (consisting of a data ID, data allocation information, and data to be transferred) into blocks of a certain length, and assigns a data transfer header (having a block number for identifying each block) to each block. Assemble an external data file by adding
It is transmitted to A system 1 via .

The file transfer means 11 receives the above-mentioned external data file from the B system 2 via the online line 3, configures a B file that is the same as the B file in the B device 24 based on the data transfer header, and transfers it to the A device 1. Store (expand) in
do.

When a request (requested by specifying the data ID) to refer to the B file (external data) in the A device 14 transferred in this way is made from the A terminal 13 in the A system 1, the B The file is edited by the external data editing means 12 in the A computer 10 based on the data allocation information, and is output to the A terminal 13 for use.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention enables file transfer of external data files between multiple systems (including systems having different types of computers) via an online line to automatically transfer external data in other systems. By incorporating it into the system, the following effects can be achieved.

■ Checking the validity of input data and correcting erroneous data when registering external data independently in the own system is no longer necessary, and the scale of the own system and other systems is small (even if the scale of the own system and other systems is A wide variety of mutually necessary external data can be used.

- It becomes unnecessary to perform MT save of external data in another system and MT restore of external data in the own system, and it is guaranteed that the external data can be used in real time.

■ There is no need to acquire external data in other systems via the computers of other systems, and the response time for processing external data in the own system can be shortened. Complex controls regarding access rights to external data, etc. are no longer necessary in the own system.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of an external data file transferred from another system to the own system in the external data embedding method shown in FIG. 1. . In the figure, 1... A system, 2... B system, 3... Online line, 10... A computer, 11, 2 file transfer means, 12. 22. External data editing means, 13 ...A terminal, 14...A device, 20...B computer, 23...B terminal, 24...B device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A file transfer function that transfers external data required by the own system from another system to the own system via an online line in the form of an external data file consisting of one or more blocks, and deploys it within the own system. . An external data embedding method characterized by having an external data editing means for editing the external data developed within the own system by this file transfer function and outputting the edited data to a terminal or the like within the own system.