JPH0387953A - Terminal controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To instantaneously output the log information to a printer by outputting the execution information to an auxiliary storage when a buffer is filled and outputting the execution information to a printer from the buffer with push of a specific key set on a keyboard. CONSTITUTION:When a specific key is pushed on the keyboards of the work stations 4a-4b, this push of the key is informed to a terminal control means 5. Thus the means 5 applies an interruption to a logging output part 7, and the buffer 7 outputs the log information to a printer 2 regardless of a fact whether a buffer 6 is filled or not. Thus it is possible to instantaneously output the log information sent from the means 5 to the printer 2 before the buffer 6 is filled and without starting a log information output program.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a terminal control device that controls a plurality of terminals.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional terminal control devices are equipped with a terminal control program that controls the connected terminals.In order to easily identify the cause of a failure in this terminal control program, this terminal control program logs the input/output status. Fai! It had the function of outputting its own program to memory or to an auxiliary storage device such as a magnetic disk device.

Referring to this log information has been accomplished using a log information output program that reads a log file output to an auxiliary storage device and outputs it to a screen or printer.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the conventional technology described above, in order to output execution history information to a screen or a printer, the execution history information is output as an execution history file on an auxiliary storage device such as a magnetic disk device, and after the program ends, a separate program for outputting the execution history is created. It has the disadvantage that execution history information cannot be output immediately.

[Means to solve the problem]

A terminal control device of the present invention is a terminal control device that controls a plurality of terminals, and includes a terminal control means that functions by starting a built-in terminal control program to control the plurality of terminals, and execution history information of the terminal control means. outputting the execution history information to an auxiliary storage device when the buffer becomes full; and outputting the execution history information in the buffer to a printer by pressing a specific key on the keyboard of the terminal. It also has a logging output section.

〔Example〕

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

FIG. 1 shows the constituent countries of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the logging output section of the present invention.

The terminal control device 1 shown in FIG. 1 functions by starting a built-in terminal control program and works at a workstation (terminal) 4.
a to 4b; a buffer 6 for storing execution history information of the terminal control means 5; outputting the execution history information to the auxiliary storage device 3 when the buffer 6 is full;
It also includes a logging output unit 7 that outputs execution history information in the buffer to a printer when a specific key on the keyboard of the workstations 4a to 4b is pressed.

Next, the operation will be explained.

In FIG. 1, the terminal control means 5 interrupts the logging output section 7 when log information is generated, and the interrupted logging output section 7 stores the log information in the buffer 6 (step 11 in FIG. 2). , workstation 4a~
When a specific key on the keyboard in 4b is not pressed (step 12) and the buffer 6 becomes full (step 13), the logging output unit 7 outputs the log information in the buffer 6 to the auxiliary storage device 3 ( Step 14).

On the other hand, when a specific key on the keyboard in the workstations 4a to 4b is pressed (step 12), the terminal control means 5 is notified of the depression of the specific key, and the terminal control means 5 interrupts the logging output section 7. . The interrupted logging output section 7 outputs the log information to the printer 2 regardless of whether the buffer 6 is full or not (step 15).

In this way, the log information output by the terminal control means 5 can be immediately output to the printer 2 without waiting for the buffer 6 to become full or without starting the log information output program.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention has the advantage that the log information output by the terminal control means can be immediately output to the printer without waiting for the buffer to become full or without starting the log information output program. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the logging output section of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Terminal control device, 2...Printer, 3...Auxiliary storage device, 4a-4b...Workstation, 5
. . . terminal control device, 6 . . buffer, 7 . . . logging output unit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A terminal control device that controls a plurality of terminals, comprising a terminal control means that functions by starting a built-in terminal control program to control the plurality of terminals, and stores execution history information of the terminal control means. a logging output that outputs the execution history information to an auxiliary storage device when the buffer becomes full, and outputs the execution history information in the buffer to a printer by pressing a specific key on the keyboard of the terminal. A terminal control device comprising: