JPH08328927A - File saving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To automatically save an updated file with a system control part by registering an automatic save attribute in the file managing file of the file. CONSTITUTION: A file saving device 1 is provided with a file update processing job means 6 and an automatic save attribute setting job means 7 at a job processing part 2. A system control part 3 for controlling the file save is provided with a save file monitoring means 10, automatic saving means 11, automatic save attribute setting/canceling means 13 and save file queue 12, registers a queue register request 108 of a file save request in the save file queue 12 corresponding to file closing after update processing and cancels the file save request from the save file queue 12 corresponding to a file open request before the update processing. Files 51-54 of processing objects and a file managing file 55 are stored in a save source device 4 and moved through the system control part 3 to a save destination device 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a file saving device, and more particularly to a file saving device in which a system control unit saves files for a plurality of file update processing jobs that operate in parallel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Referring to FIG. 3 showing a configuration of a conventional file saving device, a task processing unit 5 of a file saving device 51.
2 includes a file update processing business means 56 for updating a file through the system control portion 53, and a file saving means 57 for saving the file through the system control portion 53. The file save means 57 is activated after the file update processing operation is completed, and transfers the specified file from the save source device 54 to the save destination device 55.

An operation flow of the file saving device 51 will be described with reference to FIG. File update processing business means (hereinafter abbreviated as AP) 5 for updating files in the business processing unit 52
6 is activated (step 100). After the AP 56 for updating the file is started, the file update processing work is performed (step 200). AP56 file update processing business,
Prior to the file update, a file open request is issued, a file open request is issued to the system control unit 53, the system control unit 53 returns a response of the file open process (step 710), and the AP 56 completes the file open request process. (Step 210). AP56
The system control unit 5 for the opened file.
The file is accessed through step 3, and the file update processing is completed (step 220) with a response that the file update processing operation is completed (step 720). Upon completion of the file update processing, the AP 56 makes a close request to the file through the system control unit 53, and completes the file close request in response to the close completion response (step 730) (step 230). During the processing of AP56, step 210, step 220, and step 230 are repeated, and AP56 itself is ended at the end of the file update processing task (step 300).

Next, the file saving means 57 of the file saving utility is activated (step 400). The file saving means 57 is activated to save the updated file (step 500). The file saving means 57 causes the system control unit 53 to read the updated file (step 510, step 750), and the save destination device 5
The file is transferred to the file 5 (step 520), and the data of the updated file is written in the save destination device 55 (step 760).

In the conventional save device 51, the file cannot be saved unless the file save utility is activated to save the updated file after the file update operation is completed as described above.

[0006]

In the conventional file saving apparatus, the file saving means of the file saving utility must be activated to save the file after the AP for updating the file is completed. In normal system operation, 1
Files are saved at regular intervals, such as saving files collectively at the end of the day. Since the above-mentioned evacuation device performs evacuation processing at regular intervals, if file recovery is required due to a system failure, it is necessary to recover all data using the latest evacuation file, and it will take a long time to recover the file. Become. Furthermore, due to system failure,
When multiple files need to be restored, the files are saved in a batch, so it is necessary to restore not only one file but all the files that were saved in a batch. Will be required.

[0007]

An object of the present invention is to provide a file with an attribute of automatic saving without saving the file after the work is completed by a file saving utility.
After updating the file, the system control unit can automatically save the file when the file close is issued.

For this reason, the file update processing job is provided with a job processing section having the file update processing means and the file saving means of the present invention and a system control section for controlling the transfer of files from the save source apparatus to the save destination apparatus. After the file updating by the means is completed, the file saving means is activated to transfer the file from the save source apparatus storing the file to the save destination apparatus through the system control unit to create a backup file. The processing unit comprises a file update processing business means for updating the file, and an automatic save attribute setting business means for registering save information instructing whether to create a backup file of the file in a file management file. However, the system control unit is operated from the automatic save attribute setting business means. Automatic save attribute setting / releasing means for setting save information in the file management file or canceling the save information of the file management file, and a file update request from the file update processing business means, A save file monitoring means for performing a file open for the file, a file access for the file, and a file close after the update processing for the file are completed for the file of the save source device, and a file open of the file is accepted to enter the save file queue Canceling the save request for the file being registered, accepting the file close of the file and registering the save request for the file in the save file queue, extracting the save request from the save file queue, and saving the file Evacuation original Characterized by comprising an automatic saving means, the performing, and transfer to a save destination device from.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1 showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, a file saving device 1 includes a work processing unit 2, a system control unit 3, and a saving source device 4 for storing files.
And a save destination device 5 for saving files. The task processing unit 2 updates the processing target files 51 to 54, and therefore, the file updating processing task unit 6 that issues an instruction to the system control unit 3 and the processing target files 51 to 54.
Automatic save attribute setting business means 7 for registering attribute information indicating whether or not to automatically save files in the file management file 55
And The system control unit 3 includes a save file monitoring unit 10 that monitors a file to be saved, an automatic save unit 11 that automatically saves updated files, and a save file queue that registers a save request for a file that is automatically saved. 12 and a file management file 55 for managing files
Automatic save attribute setting to register / cancel the attribute of automatic save to /
And releasing means 13. Saved file monitoring means 10
Is an access unit 101 that sends a file access signal 104 to the files 51 to 54 of the save source device 4.
Then, when the updated file has the save attribute and the save request is registered in the save file queue 12, a queue deregistration request 106 for issuing a deregistration request is issued, and the file 51 of the save source device 4 is issued. If the open means 102 that issues the file open signal 105 prior to the file update of the files 51 to 54 and the files 51 to 54 to be updated have the save attribute, the queue registration request 108 that issues the save request registration request is issued and updated. Close means 103 for sending a file close signal 107 to the target file
including. The automatic evacuation means 11 uses the queue registration request 108.
When the file is accepted, the target file is registered in the save file queue 12 by the save file queue registration means 111.
When the queue deregistration request 106 is received, the save file queue deregistration means 112 for deregistering the specified file from the save file queue 12, and the file for which the save request is registered in the save file queue 12 The evacuation execution means 113 for transferring the evacuation source device 4 to the evacuation destination device 5 is included. The save file queue 12 is
The save requests 121 to 122 having the save file name and information indicating whether the save is being executed are registered. The automatic save attribute setting / cancellation means 13 sets the attribute save means 131 for setting the automatic save attribute in the file management file 55 that manages the files 51 to 54, and the file automatic save attribute of the file registered in the file management file 55. And an attribute releasing means 132 for releasing.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

First, AP6 of the file update processing business means for updating the file is started (step 10). A
After the activation of P6, the file is updated by the file update processing task (step 20). At the end of the file update processing task, the AP 6 stops itself (step 30). AP
In the file update processing work of No. 6, the file open request prior to file access is saved to the file monitoring means 10
After updating the file (step 21), the file is updated (step 22), and at the end of the file update processing task,
A request to close the target file is issued to the save file monitoring means 10 (step 23). In response to the file open request in step 21, the saved file queue registration cancellation processing cancels the registered save request (step 70) and then opens the file (step 71). File access to the target file is performed for the file update processing (step 22) (step 7
2) After performing the closing process for the file close request (step 23) (step 73), the queue registration request 108 confirms the save attribute of the file management file 55 and sends the save request to the save file queue 12. Register (step 74).

According to the above description, this embodiment does not require the file saving operation by the file saving utility. By registering the file automatic saving attribute in the file management file 55, after the file updating process is completed,
Files can be automatically saved.

[0014]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the system control unit automatically saves a file by registering the save attribute in the file management file. There is no need to reduce the burden on the user.

Further, according to the present invention, when the data needs to be recovered due to some cause, the file for which the saving process after the latest updating process is completed can be immediately restored to the latest data.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, even for a file for which a save request is registered in the save request queue, it is possible to recover the file from the file in which the latest updated data was saved, so that the file can be restored in a short time. Can be restored.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a flow of a file updating operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a conventional file saving device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flow of operations of the file saving device of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 File Evacuation Device 2 Business Processing Unit 3 System Control Unit 4 Evacuation Source Device 5 Evacuation Destination Device 6 File Update Operation Business Means 7 Automatic Evacuation Attribute Setting Business Means 10 Evacuation File Monitoring Means 11 Automatic Evacuation Means 12 Evacuation File Queue 13 Automatic Evacuation Attribute setting / releasing means 51 to 54 files 55 file management files

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hidehiko Takahashi 5-5 Minami-Ichijo Nishi 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 1st, NEC Electronics Software Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A file processing unit including a file processing unit having a file update processing unit and a file saving unit, and a system control unit controlling transfer of a file from a save source device to a save destination device. After the update, the file save means is activated to transfer the file from the save source device that stores the file to the save destination device through the system control unit and create a backup file. A file update processing business means for updating the file; and an automatic save attribute setting business means for registering save information for instructing whether to create a backup file of the file in a file management file, the system The control unit forwards the save information from the automatic save attribute setting business means. An automatic save attribute setting / releasing means for setting the file management file or canceling the save information of the file management file, and receiving a file update request from the file update processing business means, and opening the file for the update target file And a save file monitoring means for performing file access to the file and closing the file after the update processing for the file to the file of the save source device, and the file being registered in the save file queue by accepting the file open of the file. Canceling a save request for a file, receiving a file close of the file and registering the save request for the file in the save file queue, extracting the save request from the save file queue, and saving the file as a save source device Evacuation from File saving apparatus characterized by comprising a an automatic saving means for performing a transfer to.