JPH06282438A - Data installation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a visualization system for program installation which facilitates operation for storing a program to be run on an electronic computer in a storage device in an executable state. CONSTITUTION:In a setting stage 400, only various selecting/setting operations are performed and in a storing stage 500, system environment is changed. Namely, the setting stage 400 consists of a product outline relative display stage, an option selection stage, a confirmation stage for directories to be added by installation, and a confirmation stage for files in a common area to be altered by the installation. The storing stage 500, on the other hand, a program registration stage, an altering stage for the files in the common area, an end stage, and an operation interruption process stage for putting contents of alterations made so far back to file contents temporarily stored in the setting stage 400 and deleting the added directories and file groups below them. Therefore, the setting stage and storing stage are distinctively divided and the installation is easily performed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention enables safe / easy installation itself at the stage of storing a program for operating an electronic computer in a storage device and eliminates user's anxiety about program installation. It is for.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 23 shows an example of a screen displayed at the stage of saving a program for operating a conventional and commonly used electronic computer in a storage device, and FIG. 24 is a flow chart showing the operation. .

As for the operation of the program, as shown in FIG. 24, the current environment information of the installation destination is acquired, the product outline is explained, the option is selected, the program registration execution is started, and the common area is set in the middle of the program registration execution. File change selection / execution is performed, and the degree of progress is displayed using the% gauge as shown in FIG. 23, and the number of program storage media is displayed. If the installation operation was stopped midway, the contents saved in the storage device up to that point would remain.

[0004]

Since the conventional method of storing a program for operating an electronic computer in a storage device in an operable state is configured as described above, the installation operation becomes complicated and the progress rate is low. As you can see, it is difficult to grasp which part of the whole is being executed and what kind of operation is left from here, which causes anxiety of the user, and when aborting the installation and returning to the previous system, it is a manual There was a problem that had to be returned in.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and it is possible to confirm all the changes from the current system environment before actually storing them in a storage device, and complete the selection / setting operation of a desired program operation. In addition to displaying the flow when saving the program that operates the electronic computer to the storage device in an operable state, and clearly indicating at which stage of the flow the current work is When the operation of actually saving is stopped, the system file before the change is saved, and the changed / added file group is completely restored to the original state, and the program for operating the computer operates in the storage device. It is intended to facilitate the operation of saving in a possible state.

[0006]

In the first invention,
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, all the changes from the current system environment can be confirmed before the data is actually saved in the storage device, and the process flow is completed so that the desired program operation selection / setting operation is completely completed. It is characterized by being configured, and has the following elements. (A) Setting means for setting all the information necessary for installing the data in the system in advance, and (b) Saving means for saving the data in the system based on the information set by the setting means.

According to the second aspect of the invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the program for operating the electronic computer is stored in a storage device in an operable state, the flow is displayed during the step execution, and the current work is performed. Is characterized by having a mechanism for clearly indicating at which stage of the flow there is, and has the following elements. (A) Procedure display means for displaying the overall procedure for installing data in the system when executing each procedure, (b)
For the overall procedure displayed by the procedure display means,
Status display means for displaying the execution status of each procedure.

According to the third aspect of the invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the system file before being changed when the operation of actually storing in the storage device is stopped is stored and the changed / added file group is stored. It is characterized by a mechanism that completely restores the system to the original state and that completely erases the traces of installation and does not affect the original system environment.It has the following elements. is there. (A) original data storage means for storing original data changed by data installation, (b) storage means for storing installed data in the system, (c) in case of canceling execution of the storage means, A restoring means for restoring the original data saved by the original data saving means.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, all the changes from the current system environment can be confirmed before the data is actually saved in the storage device, and the desired program operation selection / setting operation can be completed completely. The storage stage can be clearly separated and the risk of erroneous operations such as writing unnecessary files to the existing system can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the flow is displayed during the step of storing the program for operating the computer in the storage device in an operable state, and the current work is in which step of the flow. Since it is clearly indicated, the installation can be easily understood and the anxiety of the user can be eliminated.

Further, in the third invention, when the operation of actually saving in the storage device is stopped, the system file before being changed is saved and the changed / added file group is completely returned to the original state. Since a machine is installed and the trace of installation is completely erased and the original system environment is not affected, installation can be safely stopped.

[0012]

【Example】

Example 1. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, one embodiment of the first invention will be described in detail based on the flows shown in FIGS. Each step in the drawing shows each processing unit, and is configured so that the setting step 400 shown in FIG. 2 and the storage step 500 shown in FIG. 3 are clearly separated.

2 and 3, only various selection / setting operations are performed in the setting step 400, and the system environment is changed in the saving step 500. That is, setting operation 4
00 is a product summary related display stage, option selection stage, directory confirmation stage added by installation,
It is configured at the file confirmation stage of the common area that is changed by the installation. In the confirmation step 500, the program registration execution step, the common area file change execution step, the end step, and the contents changed up to that point are returned to the file contents temporarily stored in the setting step, and the added directory and the directory below it are added. It is configured at a work stop processing stage for performing processing for deleting a file group.

Next, the operation will be described. In the setting step 400 shown in FIG. 2, only various selection / setting operations are performed, and in the saving step 500 shown in FIG. 3, the system environment is changed. That is, in the setting stage 400, after the installation is started, the current environment information of the installation destination is acquired and the consistency of the environment is confirmed, then the product summary related display stage of step 1 is executed, and the option selection stage of step 2 is executed. The directory confirmation step added by the installation in step 3 is executed, and the file confirmation step of the common area changed by the installation in step 4 is executed. The various selection / setting operations are completed up to this point, but neither recording nor changing is performed in the save destination, and the selected information and the set information are temporarily stored in the memory area of the computer. It is possible to move to the previous step or cancel between these steps.

In addition, in the saving step 500, the setting step 40
Based on the information temporarily stored at 0, the program registration execution step of step 5 is executed, the file change execution of the common area of step 6 is executed, and the end step of step 7 is executed. As described above, in this embodiment, in the program installation method in which the program for operating the electronic computer is stored in the storage device in an operable state, all the programs from the current system environment before the operation of storing in the storage device are started. A means for confirming the changed points and completely terminating the selection / setting operation of the desired program operation is provided, and after the operation of actually storing in the storage device is started, the user's operation is only to exchange the program storage medium. Characterize.

According to this embodiment, when the program for operating the electronic computer is stored in the storage device in an operable state, only various selection / setting operations are performed in the setting stage, so that the system environment is not changed. The user can concentrate only on the replacement of the recording medium storing the program or the recording medium storing the program at the saving stage, so the installation is easy to understand and the risk of erroneous operations such as writing unnecessary files to the existing system. Sex can be reduced.

Example 2. Next, one embodiment of the second invention will be described in detail based on the display screens shown in FIGS. FIG. 4 is an example of a primary display screen corresponding to step 1 shown in the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an example of a primary display screen corresponding to step 2 shown in the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is an example of a primary display screen corresponding to step 3 shown in the first embodiment. FIG. 12 is an example of a primary display screen corresponding to step 4 shown in the first embodiment. FIG. 14 is an example of a primary display screen corresponding to step 5 shown in the first embodiment. FIG. 18 shows step 6 shown in the first embodiment.
It is an example of the primary display screen corresponding to. FIG. 22 is an example of a primary display screen corresponding to step 7 shown in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5, FIG. 7, FIG. 10, FIG. 13, FIG. 15, and FIG. 19 are examples of detailed display screens corresponding to the respective primary display screens. 8, FIG. 11, FIG. 16, FIG. 17, and FIG.
0 and FIG. 21 are examples of the message display screen corresponding to each step. Other parts such as the configuration diagram and the flow are the same as those in the first embodiment.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the characteristic point is shown in FIG.
Also, in each step shown in FIG. 3, the primary display screens displayed are all the same. 4, FIG. 6, FIG. 9, FIG. 12, FIG. 14, FIG. 18, and FIG.
The displayed primary display screens of steps 1 to 7 are the same.

As described above, in each step, by making the primary display screen the same and displaying the flow of all the steps on the primary display screen, it is possible to determine which stage the user is executing. It is possible to easily capture from the flow of. Which stage is being executed is, for example, as shown in FIG.
It is displayed to the user by enclosing it with a thick frame. Alternatively, instead of the thick frame, it may be blinked. Alternatively, the display may be reversed.

Next, the characteristic point is the menu displayed on the bottom line of the primary display screen and the detailed display screen. At the bottom line of FIG. 4, three menu selections of "continue installation", "cancel installation", and "display details" are possible. Further, in the primary display screen shown in FIG. 6, in addition to the above-mentioned three menus, a fourth menu selection of "return to previous step" is added. These menu selections are common to the primary display screen and the detailed display screen.

If "Continue installation" is selected, it means that the user is informed to the system that the user wants to continue the installation. Also, "Cancel installation"
If selected, indicates that the user is telling the system to stop the installation at that point.
Further, when "detailed display" is selected, it means that the detailed display screen is displayed from the primary display screen. On the other hand, in the detailed display screen as shown in FIG.
There is a menu called "entire display", and selecting this menu means returning from the detailed display screen to the primary display screen. Further, when the menu "return to the previous step" is selected, it indicates that the step currently being executed is returned to the previous step. The user can continue or cancel the installation by selecting these menus as needed. The messages shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 11 show the message display screens displayed when the installation cannot be continued while executing step 2 and step 3, respectively. When this message display screen is displayed, it is not possible to continue the installation as it is, so it is forced to select a menu to return to the previous work.

As described above, in this embodiment, the detailed display selecting means is provided on the primary display screen, and when the selection is made, the detailed screen corresponding to each step is displayed so that the detailed selection can be performed. , If you choose to continue the installation, the primary display screen of the next step is displayed, and if you choose to go back to the previous step, the primary display screen of the previous step is displayed. Is displayed. In addition, the step currently being executed in the flow is highlighted to clarify the current step position.

In this embodiment, in the program installation method of storing the program for operating the electronic computer in the storage device in the operable state shown in the first embodiment, the flow is displayed and the current work is executed in the flow. The visible method of program installation has been described, which is characterized in that a display means for clearly indicating at which stage of the program installation is provided.

According to this embodiment, in addition to the first embodiment,
The program that operates the electronic computer is displayed in the storage device in an operable state while the flow is displayed, and the current work is indicated at which stage of the flow, so the installation is easy to understand, Users' anxiety can be eliminated.

Example 3. Next, one embodiment of the third invention will be described in detail based on the flow shown in FIG. The feature of this embodiment is that "work cancellation processing" and "processing before returning to registration" in FIG.
It is configured to do. The other parts are the same as in the first and second embodiments.

First, in the setting step 400, a file in the common area before being changed is also added as information to be temporarily stored. In the saving step 500, the program registration execution step of step 5 is executed based on this information, and the file change execution of the common area is executed in step 6, but the movement to the previous step between these steps is selected. If
The display screen shown in FIG. 16 or FIG. 20 is displayed, and by the “return processing before execution of registration”, the changed contents are restored to the file contents temporarily stored at the setting stage, and the added directory and the directory below Perform processing to delete files. Then, the process returns to step 4 immediately before the transition to the storage stage.

On the other hand, when the cancel processing is selected, FIG.
Alternatively, the display screen shown in FIG. 21 is displayed, and the contents changed up to that time by the “work stop process” are returned to the file contents temporarily stored at the setting stage, and the added directory and the files below it are deleted. A process is performed and a termination process is performed. If you enter the save stage, add anything /
When the stop process is selected when the change has not been made, the process can be ended as it is, as in the setting stage.

As described above, according to this embodiment, when the operation of storing the program for operating the electronic computer shown in the above-described Embodiments 1 and 2 in the storage device in the operable state is stopped, the system before the change is executed. The feature is that the files are saved and the modified / added files are completely restored to the original state, and the trace of the installation is completely erased so that the original system environment is not affected. To do.

According to this embodiment, in addition to the first and second embodiments, the system file before the change is saved when the operation of actually saving the data in the storage device is stopped.
Since a mechanism for completely restoring the added files to the original state is provided and the trace of the installation is completely erased and the original system environment is not affected, the installation can be safely stopped.

Example 4. In the above embodiment, the case of installing the program has been described, but the case of installing the data is not limited to the case of installing the program. Alternatively, you can install the program and data. here,
The data may be a parameter file, a dictionary, or data such as variables or constants referenced by the program.

Example 5. In the second and third embodiments, the designing step 400 and the storing step 500 described in the first embodiment are performed.
In the above description, the entire flow of the installation shown in the second embodiment is shown, or when the installation shown in the third embodiment is interrupted, all the installations made so far are Returning to the above state may be performed independently.

[0033]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, all the changes from the current system environment are confirmed and the desired program operation is selected / selected before the data is actually saved in the storage device.
Since the setting operation can be completed completely, the setting step and the saving step can be clearly separated and the installation can be facilitated.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the flow is displayed during execution of the step of storing the program for operating the computer in the storage device in an operable state, and the current work is displayed in which step of the flow. I will clearly indicate if there is,
The installation is easy to understand, and the user's anxiety can be eliminated.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when the operation of actually saving in the storage device is stopped, the system file before being changed is saved and the changed / added file group is returned to the original state. , It is possible to safely cancel the installation without deleting the trace of the installation and affecting the original system environment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an installation method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a setting stage of an installation method according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a storing step of an installation method according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a primary display screen of step 1 showing an embodiment of an installation method according to the second invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a detailed display screen of step 1 showing an embodiment of an installation method according to the second invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a primary display screen of step 2 showing an embodiment of an installation method according to the second invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a detailed display screen of step 2 showing an embodiment of an installation method according to the second invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an error display screen of step 2 showing an embodiment of the installation method according to the second invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a primary display screen of step 3 showing an embodiment of an installation method according to the second invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a detailed display screen of step 3 showing an embodiment of an installation method according to the second invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an error display screen of step 3 showing an embodiment of the installation method according to the second invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a primary display screen of step 4 showing an embodiment of an installation method according to the second invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a detailed display screen of step 4 showing an embodiment of an installation method according to the second invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a primary display screen of step 5 showing an embodiment of an installation method according to the second invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a detailed display screen of step 5 showing an embodiment of an installation method according to the second invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a display screen when returning to before the execution of registration in step 5 showing an embodiment of the installation method according to the second and third inventions.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a display screen in the case of installation cancellation in step 5 showing an embodiment of an installation method according to the second and third inventions.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a primary display screen of step 6 showing an embodiment of the installation method according to the second invention.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a detailed display screen of step 6 showing an embodiment of the installation method according to the second invention.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a display screen when returning to before the execution of registration in step 6 showing an embodiment of the installation method according to the second and third inventions.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a display screen in the case of installation cancellation in step 6 showing an embodiment of the installation method according to the second and third inventions.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a display screen of step 7 showing an embodiment of an installation method according to the second invention.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a display screen showing an example of a conventional general installation method.

FIG. 24 is a process flowchart showing an example of a conventional general installation method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 110 setting means 200 restoring means 210 saving means 220 original data saving means 300 displaying means 310 procedure displaying means 320 status displaying means 400 setting stage 500 saving stage

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A data installation method having the following elements: (a) setting means for setting all the information necessary for installing the data in the system in advance, and (b) data based on the information set by the setting means. A storage means that stores the data in the system. 2. A data installation method having the following elements: (a) procedure display means for displaying an overall procedure for installing data in a system at the time of executing each procedure, (b)
For the overall procedure displayed by the procedure display means,
Status display means for displaying the execution status of each procedure. 3. A data installation method having the following elements: (a) original data saving means for saving original data changed by data installation, (b) saving means for saving installed data in a system, (c) ) Restoring means for restoring the original data saved by the original data saving means when the execution of the saving means is canceled.