JPH0736762A - Message recording system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the working efficiency of a file on which a message is recorded. CONSTITUTION:In a message output request sub system 1, a message generating means 2 generates the message to be outputted to a console 12, and stores it in first memory 3 for message. In a message recording sub system 4, a message output means 5 takes out the message from the first memory 3 for message, and outputs it to the console 12, and a message comparison means 6 compares the message with the one recorded on second memory 10 for message. In the message comparison means 6, a different kind message recording means 7 records the content of the message when it is judged as a different kind of message on a message recording file 9, and a same message recording means 8 records a same identification flag when it is judged that they are the same messages. Furthermore, the message is stored in the second memory 10 for message.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a message recording system for storing various messages output to a console from each subsystem constituting an operating system of a computer system in a file.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-68927 discloses a process of storing a message displayed by a computer system in an external storage device.

As seen in the example of the above-mentioned publication, in the conventional technique, various messages output from each subsystem constituting the operating system are not chronologically stored in the file means for later reference. It is recorded as it is in the edit.

[0004]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention JP-A-63-6892
In the prior arts such as Japanese Patent Publication No. 7, various messages output from the subsystems constituting the operating system to the console are recorded in a file in a time series as they are without being edited for subsequent reference. . If the same or a partly different message is repeatedly output continuously, the file becomes full immediately and the file cannot be used efficiently.

In order to cope with such a shortage of the file capacity, there is a system that automatically expands the file capacity. However, expanding the file capacity causes another problem that the limited resources of the computer system cannot be efficiently used.

Further, in order to cope with the shortage of the file capacity, there is also a system which employs means for cyclically using the file. In this case, due to the cyclic use of the file, another problem that the past message is overwritten in a short period of time and cannot be referred to occurs.

[0007]

A message recording system according to a first aspect of the present invention is a message recording system for storing various messages output to a console from each subsystem constituting an operating system of a computer system in a file, The message output request subsystem that constitutes the operating system of the computer system includes a message creating unit that creates a message to be output to the operator console, and a first message memory that stores the message created by this message creating unit, The message recording subsystem fetches a message from the first message memory and outputs the message to a console, and a second message memory that stores one message previously output by the message output unit. , A message comparing means for comparing the message output by the message output means with the message compared to the second message memory, and a message in the message recording file when the message comparing means determines that the message is different. Different message recording means for recording the contents of the above, and the same message recording means for recording the same identification flag in the message recording file when the message comparing means determines that the same message is recorded.

The message recording system of the second invention is
In a message recording system that stores various messages output to the console from each subsystem that configures the operating system of the computer system in a file, the message output request subsystem that configures the operating system of the computer system outputs the output of the console. And a first message memory for storing the message created by the message creating means, wherein the message recording subsystem extracts the message from the first message memory, A message output means for outputting to a console, a second message memory for storing one message previously output by the message output means,
Message comparison means for comparing the message output by the message output means with the message stored in the second message memory, and a message in the message recording file when the message comparison means determines that the messages are different. The different message recording means for recording the contents of the above, the same message recording means for recording the same identification flag in the message recording file when the same message is judged in the message comparing means, and the message comparing means are set in advance. When it is determined by the rules that the messages are of the same type, the same type identification flag and the same type message recording means for recording the sub message which is a part of the contents of the message are provided in the message recording file.

[0009]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, a message recording system according to a first embodiment of the present invention is one subsystem that constitutes an operating system of a computer system and operates various messages output from each subsystem. The message output request subsystem 1, which is created in a format to be output to the desk 12 and stored in the memory, is a message creation program 2 (hereinafter referred to as the message creating means 2) which is a program to create a message in the format to be output to the console 12. And a first message memory 3 for storing the message created by the message creating means 2, and the message output request subsystem 1 is the first
The message recording subsystem 4 which takes out the message stored in the message memory 3 of the above, outputs it to the console 12 and records the message in the message recording file 9, extracts the message from the first message memory 3 and outputs the message. A message output program 5 (hereinafter referred to as message output means 5) which is a program for outputting a message to 12, a second message memory 10 for storing one message output last time by the message output means 5, and A message comparison program 6 (hereinafter referred to as message comparison means 6), which is a program for comparing the message output by the message output means 5 with the message recorded in the second message memory 10, and this message comparison In the means 6, different memory When the message is judged to be a sage, a different message recording program 7 (hereinafter referred to as a different message recording means 7) which is a program for recording the content of the message in the message recording file 9 and the message comparing means 6 determine the same message. The same message recording program 8 (hereinafter, referred to as the same message recording means 8) which is a program for recording the same identification flag in the message recording file 9 when the message is recorded.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 6.

The message output request subsystem 1, which is a subsystem constituting the operating system of the computer system, activates the message creating means 2 (step 21). The messages output from each subsystem include an instruction message to the operator of the computer system in the processing process of each subsystem, a result message indicating the processing result, and an error message. The message creating means 2 formats the messages into a format to be output to the console 12, and further includes additional information consisting of three areas of a message ID indicating the function from which the message is output, a message length, and the same identification flag. It is also stored in the first message memory 3 (step 22). The contents of the first message memory 3 are shown in FIG.

In the message output request subsystem 1, the message creating means 2 stores 1 in the first message memory 3.
After storing the message and the additional information, the message recording subsystem 4 is activated next (step 23).

First, the message recording subsystem 4 activates the message output means 5 (step 24). The message output means 5 includes the first message memory 3
Whether or not there is a message (step 25),
If there is a message, retrieve the message (step 2
6), output a message to the console 12 (step 2)
7).

Next, the message recording subsystem 4 activates the message comparison means 6 (step 28). The message comparison unit 6 determines whether or not there is a message in the second message memory 10 (step 29), and if there is a message, extracts one message (step 2).
A), the message output means 5 compares with one message retrieved from the first message memory 3 (step 2B). At the first time of the process of step 29, the second message memory 10 is empty. In step 2B, first, message IDs, which are additional information of both messages, are compared (step 2
C). If the message IDs of both messages are the same in step 2C, the contents of the messages are compared (step 2S). If the message IDs, which are the additional information of both messages, differ in step 2C, or if the contents of both messages differ in step 2D, the different message recording means 7 is activated (step 2E). In step 2D, if both messages have the same content, the same message recording means 8
Is activated (step 2F).

The heterogeneous message recording means 7 records in the message recording file 9 one message and the additional information extracted from the first message memory 3 by the message output means 5 (step 2G). Further, the message and the additional information are added to the second message memory 1
Replace with 0 (step 2H).

The same message recording means 8 extracts the most recently recorded one message and additional information from the message recording file 9 (step 2I), adds 1 to the same identification flag in the additional information (step 2J), The message and the additional information are returned to the message recording file 9 (step 2K). Further, the message and the additional information are replaced in the second message memory 10 (step 2).
L). Here, the default value of the same identification flag in the additional information is 0.
And the same message is continuously output by the message output means 5 by the number indicated by the numbers added in step 2J. In addition, step 2
In I, at least 1 is already stored in the message recording file 9 when the same message recording means 8 is activated.
Since the message exists, the message existence check is not performed.

After the above processing, the message output request subsystem 1 and the message recording subsystem 4
Message processing is complete.

Referring to FIG. 3, the message recording system according to the second embodiment of the present invention is one subsystem that constitutes the operating system of the computer system, and operates various messages output from each subsystem. The message output request subsystem 1, which is created in a format to be output to the desk 12 and stored in the memory, is a message creation program 2 (hereinafter referred to as the message creating means 2) which is a program to create a message in the format to be output to the console 12. And a first message memory 3 for storing the message created by the message creating means 2, and the message output request subsystem 1 is the first
The message recording subsystem 4 which takes out the message stored in the message memory 3 of the above, outputs it to the console 12 and records the message in the message recording file 9, extracts the message from the first message memory 3 and outputs the message. A message output program 5 (hereinafter referred to as message output means 5) which is a program for outputting a message to 12, a second message memory 10 for storing one message output last time by the message output means 5, and A message comparison program 6 (hereinafter referred to as message comparison means 6) which is a program for comparing the message output by the message output means 5 with the message recorded in the second message memory 10 and this message. In the comparison means 6, When it is determined that the message is the same message, the heterogeneous message recording program 7 (hereinafter referred to as heterogeneous message recording means 7) which is a program for recording the contents of the message in the message recording file 9 and the message comparing means 6 determine the same message If the same message is recorded, the same message recording program 8 (hereinafter referred to as the same message recording means 8) which is a program for recording the same identification flag in the message recording file 9 and the message comparing means 6 are of the same kind according to a rule measured in advance. When it is determined that the message is a message, the same-type identification flag and the same-type message recording program 11 (hereinafter referred to as the same-type message recording means 11) that is a program for recording the sub-message that is a part of the content of the message in the message recording file 9. ) And including

Next, the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5 and 7.

The message output request subsystem 1, which is a subsystem constituting the operating system of the computer system, activates the message creating means 2 (step 41). The messages output from each subsystem include an instruction message to the operator of the computer system in the processing process of each subsystem, a result message indicating the processing result, and an error message. The message creating means 2 formats those messages into a format to be output to the console 12, and further, a message ID indicating the function that is the output source of the message, the message length, the same identification flag, the same identification flag, and the sub message. Of 5
It is stored in the first message memory 3 together with the additional information consisting of an area (step 42). The contents of the first message memory 3 are shown in FIG.

In the message output request subsystem 1, the message creating means 2 stores 1 in the first message memory 3.
After storing the message and the additional information, the message recording subsystem 4 is activated next (step 43).

First, the message recording subsystem 4 activates the message output means 5 (step 44). The message output means 5 includes the first message memory 3
Whether or not there is a message (step 45),
If there is a message, retrieve the message (step 4
6), output a message to the console 12 (step 4)
7).

Next, the message recording subsystem 4 activates the message comparison means 6 (step 48). The message comparison means 6 determines whether or not there is a message in the second message memory 10 (step 49), and if there is a message, extracts one message (step 4).
A), and compares with one message extracted from the first message memory 3 by the message output means 5 (step 4B). At the first time of the process of step 49, the second message memory 10 is empty. In step 4B, first, the message IDs that are the additional information of both messages are compared (step 4).
C). If the message IDs of both messages are the same in step 4C, the contents of the messages are compared (step 4D). When the message IDs, which are the additional information of both messages, differ in step 4C, the different message recording means 7 is activated (step 4
E). If the contents of both messages are equal in step 4D, the same message recording means 8 is activated (step 4F). Further, if the contents of both messages are different in step 4D, it is judged whether the same type flag which is the additional information of one message fetched from the second message memory 10 is ON or OFF (step 4G), and if it is OFF The same-type message recording means 11 is activated (step 4H), and if ON, the heterogeneous message recording means 7 is activated (step 4I).

The heterogeneous message recording means 7 records in the message recording file 9 one message extracted from the first message memory 3 by the message output means 5 and additional information (step 4J). Further, the message and the additional information are added to the second message memory 1
Replace with 0 (step 4K).

The same message recording means 8 extracts the most recently recorded one message and additional information from the message recording file 9 (step 4L), adds 1 to the same identification flag in the additional information (step 4M), The message and the additional information are returned to the message recording file 9 (step 4N). Further, the message and the additional information are replaced in the second message memory 10 (step 4).
O). Here, the default value of the same identification flag in the additional information is 0.
And the same message is continuously output by the message output means 5 by the number indicated by the number added in step 4M. In addition, step 4
In L, at least 1 is already stored in the message recording file 9 when the same message recording means 8 is activated.
Since the message exists, the message existence check is not performed.

The same kind message recording means 11 extracts the most recently recorded one message and additional information from the message recording file 9 (step 4P), turns on the same kind identification flag in the additional information (step 4Q), and further Characters of different parts of one message extracted from the first message memory 3 are compared and extracted from the beginning of the message and stored in the additional information as a sub message (step 4R), and the message and the additional information are stored. Return to the message recording file 9 (step 4S). Further, the message and the additional information are replaced in the second message memory 10 (step 4T). In the second embodiment of the present invention, if two messages of the same type output from the message output means 5 are consecutive, the same type identification flag is set to ON in step 4G. The message of the message is treated as heterogeneous. However, if another one of the same type continues, the second message is treated as a different type, and the same type identification flag remains OFF, so the third message is processed as the same type. In step 4P, at least one message already exists in the message recording file 9 at the time when the similar message recording means 11 is activated, so that the existence of the message is not checked.

After the above processing, the message output request subsystem 1 and the message recording subsystem 4
Message processing is complete.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the message output request subsystem 1, the message creating means 2 creates a message to be output to the console 12 and stores it in the first message memory 3. Then, in the message recording subsystem 4, the message output means 5 takes out the message from the first message memory 3 and outputs it to the console 12, and the message comparison means 6 sends the message to the second message memory 10. Compare with the recorded message. In the message comparison means 6, when it is determined that the messages are different, the different message recording means 7 records the content of the message in the message recording file 9, and when it is determined that they are the same message, the same message recording means 8 identifies the same. The flag is recorded, and when it is determined that the message is the same message, the same message recording means 11 records the same identification flag and the sub message in the message recording file 9. As a result, even if the same or a partly different message is repeatedly output from each subsystem, only the identification flag and additional information are recorded without recording the message itself. It has the effect of increasing efficiency.

For example, even in a system which adopts a means for automatically expanding the file capacity in order to cope with the shortage of the recording file capacity, the number of cases in which the file capacity has to be expanded is reduced, so that the resources of the computer system are reduced. There is an effect that can be used efficiently.

Further, even in a system employing a means for cyclically using the file means in order to cope with the shortage of the recording file capacity, the case where past messages are overwritten is reduced, that is, more messages are written to the file. There is an effect that can be retained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a first message recording system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a process of a message output request subsystem 1 and a message recording subsystem 4 in the first message recording system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a second message recording system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a process of a message output request subsystem 1 and a message recording subsystem 4 in the second message recording system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the processing of the message recording subsystem 4 in the second message recording system of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the contents of a first message memory 3 in the first message recording system of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the contents of the first message memory 3 in the second message recording system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Message Output Request Subsystem 2 Message Creating Means 3 First Message Memory 4 Message Recording Subsystem 5 Message Output Means 6 Message Comparing Means 7 Different Message Recording Means 8 Same Message Recording Means 9 Message Recording File 10 Second Message Memory 11 Same-type message recording means 12 Operation console

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A message recording system for storing various messages output to a console from each subsystem constituting an operating system of a computer system in a file, wherein a message output request subsystem constituting the operating system of the computer system is A message creating means for creating a message to be output to a console, and a first message memory for storing the message created by the message creating means. Message output means for taking out a message and outputting it to the console, second message memory for storing one message output last time by this message output means, and message output by the message output means Message comparison means for comparing the messages stored in the second message memory, and different message recording means for recording the content of the message in the message recording file when the message comparison means determines that the messages are different. A message recording unit that records the same identification flag in a message recording file when the message comparison unit determines that the message is the same message. 2. A message storage system for storing various messages output to a console from each subsystem constituting an operating system of a computer system in a file, wherein a message output request subsystem constituting the operating system of the computer system is A message creating means for creating a message to be output to a console, and a first message memory for storing the message created by the message creating means. Message output means for taking out a message and outputting it to the console, second message memory for storing one message output last time by this message output means, and message output by the message output means Message comparing means for comparing the messages stored in the second message memory, and different message recording means for recording the content of the message in the message recording file when the message comparing means determines that the messages are different. When the message comparison unit determines that the messages are the same message, the same message recording unit records the same identification flag in the message recording file, and when the message comparison unit determines that the messages are of the same type according to a preset rule. The message recording system further comprises: a same-type identification flag and a same-type message recording means for recording a sub-message, which is a part of the content of the message, in the message recording file.