JPH03164952A - File processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the designating mistakes produced at the copying destination by performing the display to designate the copy enabling hierarchy destinations in response to the number of hierarchies to be copied. CONSTITUTION:A copy subject is designated within a directory read out of a directory storage area via a key input device 1 or a pointing device 2. Then a subject designation control part 3 informs a central arithmetic control part 6 of the designated subject. When a copy mode is selected, a menu selection control part 4 informs the part 6 of the selection of the copy mode. A process control part 4 decides the number of hierarchies to be copied based on the designation of the part 6 and then displays a conversation box where the copy designations can be designated in accordance with the number of hierarchies to be copied. As a result, a proper hierarchy is displayed as a copy destination of data and therefore the load of a user can be omitted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a file processing device capable of storing a large number of files in several hierarchical directory configurations, such as in Japanese desktop publishing. .

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, the number of multi-window system devices equipped with pointing devices has increased due to improvements in user interfaces.

In general, in a multi-window system, the directory hierarchy can be made many layers deep, as shown in Figure 6, and directories and files can be copied between the directory structures. Since the structure cannot be made deep, copying is performed between the three-level directory structure of disk, directory, and file, as shown in FIG.

In the conventional processing described above, in the case of a multi-window system, when the directory structure becomes deeper and it becomes difficult to know which directory contains the desired file, a file search is performed and then the directory is opened. It was necessary to open the file and process it, which placed a burden on the user. For this reason, an excessively deep hierarchical structure becomes difficult to use, so there is a limit to the depth of the directory hierarchy that is easy to use. However, if you copy a directory and files under another directory,
Hierarchical structures become deeper and deeper. For example, if binder 1 of FIG. 6 is copied under binder C, the result will be as shown in FIG. 7.

In the case of a single window system, there are only three levels as shown in Figure 8, so if users are divided into directories, files cannot be organized by field. Dividing directories by field will result in a large number of directories, making it difficult to manage.

Therefore, in order to make it easier for the user to use, the depth of the directory hierarchy is limited in advance, and the depth of the hierarchy is set to four levels as shown in FIG. 9 so that files can be organized. For example, you can register cabinets and binder files on a disc as four levels: disk cabinet (directory), binder (directory), and file, but a cabinet has a binder and a file, and a binder has a binder and a file. Suppose we want to impose a restriction that only files can be registered.

Problem to be Solved by the Invention However, in this case, if the data specified to be copied spans multiple levels, such as including a cabinet, the destination level to which the data is to be copied must be a higher level than the cabinet. There were cases where the operator accidentally specified a file, etc. in a lower hierarchy even though it was necessary to do so. In response to this error in specifying the copy destination, the device displays a message prompting the operator to perform the copy operation again after indicating the error in the specification, and the operator has to perform the copy operation again.

Means for Solving the Problem In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides a determining means for determining the number of layers of data specified as a copy target, and displays the copyable layers of the specified data according to the determination result. and display means.

Effect: This configuration displays the appropriate hierarchy for copying data.

Embodiment Hereinafter, a file processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a file processing device in an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a key-powered device that uses keys to select menus and specify a copy destination in copy processing.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a pointing device called a mouse for specifying an icon to be copied on a window, specifying a window, and performing dragging and the like.

Reference numeral 3 denotes an object designation control section which is connected to the key human power device 1 and the pointing device 2 and controls the copying object icon designated by the pointing device 2 so that the central processing unit 6 processes it.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a menu selection control unit which is connected to the key-powered device 1 and pointing device 2 and controls the menu selected by the key-powered device 1 or pointing device 2 so that the central processing unit 5 processes the menu.

5 is connected to the key manual device 1 and the pointing device 2, and allows the key manual device 1 to specify a copy destination according to the copy target.
Alternatively, as with the pointing device 2, a dialog box is displayed, and the receiver is a processing control unit that controls the entire device so that the received information is processed by the central processing unit 5.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a central processing unit that is connected to the target designation control section 3, menu selection control section 4, and processing control section 5, and performs processing according to the flowchart of FIG. 2 based on the received information.

A window control unit 7 is connected to the central processing unit 6 and controls the information in the window after copying.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a display device that displays a dialog box for specifying a copy destination issued by the processing control section 5 and a window controlled by the window control section 7.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a storage device composed of a hard disk, a floppy disk, etc., and has a directory storage area and a file storage area inside.

The copying method in the information processing apparatus configured as described above will be explained below using the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, key manual device 1 or pointing device 2
When a copy target in the directory read from the directory storage area is designated, in step a, the target designation control unit 3 notifies the central processing control unit 6 of the designated target, and then copying is selected from the menu. Then, in step b, the menu selection control unit 4 notifies the central processing control unit 6 that copying has been selected, and in step C, the processing control unit 4 selects the specified copy according to instructions from the central processing unit 6. The number of layers to be copied is determined, and in steps d, e, and f, a dialog box is displayed in which a copy destination corresponding to the number of layers to be copied can be specified. In other words, step d displays a dialog box where you can specify a disk, cabinet, or binder as the copy destination, as shown in Figure 3, when the copy target is a single layer of files only, and step e displays a dialog box where the copy target is a file. In the case of a two-level binder, a dialog box in which the disk and cabinet can be specified as the copy destination is displayed as shown in Figure 4, and in step f, if the copy target is three levels including the cabinet, a dialogue box is displayed as shown in Figure 5. Displays a dialog box where you can specify the disk as the copy destination, as in If the cancel key is selected in step g after specifying one of the copy destination disk cabinets or binders displayed in steps d, e, and f using the pointing device 2, the copy in step b is selected. Returns to the previous state and enters a waiting state waiting for the next instruction. When the execution key is selected, in step h, the central processing unit 6 executes the copying process to the file storage area based on the target name of the copying source specified earlier and the selected copying destination.

If an object with the same name and the same type exists at the copy destination, a replacement confirmation dialogue box is displayed in the processing control unit 5 according to instructions from the central processing unit 6, asking the user to confirm whether or not to replace the object. Do this.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a display for specifying a layer light that can be copied according to the number of layers to be copied in a copying process using a storage means that stores file data in a directory structure of a plurality of layers. This allows the user to specify the copy destination without making a mistake in specifying the copy destination, making it easier for the user to use and eliminating the burden on the user of searching for files in a deep hierarchical structure. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a file processing device in one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control procedure of this embodiment, and FIGS. 3, 4, and 5 are in this embodiment. Fig. 6 shows the directory structure before copying, Fig. 7 shows the directory structure after copying, Figs. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a directory structure when a limit is given to the number of layers. 1...Key manual device, 2...Pointing device, 3...Target designation control unit, 4...
. . . Menu selection control unit, 8 . . . Display device,
9...Storage device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] storage means for storing a plurality of file data in a directory structure of predetermined hierarchies; a designation means for designating data spanning one hierarchy or multiple hierarchies among the file data stored in the storage means; and a display means for displaying a layer in which the data specified by the specifying means can be copied to the storage means according to the number of layers determined by the determining means. file processing device.