JPH09274561A - Operating method for job and spool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve efficiency for developing intra-spool data and a program to be accessed, and to improve the operability of data of job and spool by discriminating whether a processing object is spool or file corresponding to an input operand and processing it through job management or file management corresponding to the result. SOLUTION: Processing 110 in a server computer is composed of processing such as job management processing 111, file management processing 113, communication processing 114, server processing 115 and function library 116. The server processing 115 is provided in one-to-one correspondence to a client. The function library 116 is called from the server processing 115 or the like and it is identified from a path name showing the processing object of a received operand whether the processing object is the spool or the file. In the case of spool, the job of the processing object is specified and processing is requested to the job management processing 111. Besides, in the case of file, the file of the processing object is specified and processing is requested to the file management processing 113.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a job and spool operation method for a computer system, and more particularly to a program interface and user interface improvement method for a general-purpose computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A unit of work that a general-purpose computer has is called a job. FIG. 1 shows a job execution method of a general-purpose computer (server computer 100). In order to execute a job, first, a job management process 1 for managing the job and its execution result 1
The job control file 121 is input to 11. The job control file 121 is a file in which an instruction such as a job name, an execution method, an input / output resource required for executing the job, and the like is described in a language called a job control language that the job management process 111 can understand.

In the job management processing 111, after checking the syntax of the job control file 121, a job number for uniquely identifying the job is assigned and the job is registered in the execution waiting queue. Further, the contents of the file 121 are recorded on the spool so that the processing contents of the job can be confirmed. Here, the spool means the job control file 121.
Is an area on the magnetic disk device 105 for storing the contents of the job and the job execution result. The spool is managed by the job management processing 111.

The job management processing 111 extracts a job from the execution waiting queue and executes the job according to the instruction content of the file 121. At this time, job execution result 1
An area for storing 22 is allocated to the spool.

The data in the spool is the job management process 1
Only 11 can operate directly. In order to retrieve and delete the job execution result 122, and to stop the execution of the job and check the execution status, it is necessary to request the job management processing 111. From the viewpoint of the program interface, this request is performed by the spool-dedicated interface by using the assembler interface called supervisor call to specify the job name and job number of the target job as the input operand. On the other hand, from the viewpoint of the user interface, such a request request is made by inputting a command from the terminal 106. The TSS management process 112 receives and analyzes the command and requests the job management process 111 to perform an operation on the data in the spool.

[0006]

From the viewpoint of the program interface, the data in the spool must be accessed in the assembler language, which is a low level language, so a program for accessing the data in the spool is developed. If so, the development efficiency is not good. Even if the data is on the same magnetic disk, the file can be operated from various high-level languages in addition to the assembler. However, since the program interface for manipulating files (functions in high-level languages, etc.) and the program interface for manipulating spool data (assembler interface) are different, even if the interface for accessing files is known, spool It is necessary to separately learn the interface for accessing.

Also, from the viewpoint of the user interface, in the conventional method of inputting a command from the terminal, it is necessary to learn a command operating method and the like, which requires some learning. Furthermore, if the execution result of a job is to be transferred to another computer, the spool data must be dropped into a file by a command and then a file transfer program or the like must be used, resulting in an increase in the number of procedures for requesting processing.

The present invention integrates a program interface for accessing data in a spool of a general-purpose computer and a program interface for accessing data in a file, and a user interface for operating a job or spool of a general-purpose computer and a file of a client computer. The present invention aims to provide a method for improving the operation interface of jobs and spools by integrating the user interface with.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 provides a job control file indicating processing contents of a job requested to be executed in a spool area which is an area on a storage device. A method for operating a job and a spool in a computer system, which stores the result of execution of the job in a partial area of the spool while executing the job after storing the job in a copy When calling the operation processing of the job execution result or the file, an operation processing calling step that calls the operation processing by specifying the character string A that identifies the job execution result or the file to be processed as an input operand of the calling, In response to calling the operation process, the character string A indicates that the processing target is a job execution result. A determination step of determining whether or not the predetermined character string B is included, and when the character string B is not included, the file operation processing is performed on the file having the character string B as a file name. When the file operation step to be executed and the character string B are included, the job execution result of the processing target is specified from the character string A, the job management process for managing the spool is called, and the job execution result And a job execution result operation step for executing operation processing.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the operation process is a job execution result or a file input / output start process, and the character string B, the job name character string, and the job are input operands. When the character string A formed by connecting the job number character string given to identify the job number and the job execution result identification character string with a specific character is specified, the job execution result operation step is , A step of transmitting a job name character string, a job number character string, and an identification character string of a job execution result from the character string A and transmitting the character string A to the job management process, and starting input / output of the job execution result. Various information from the job management process, and a step of starting input / output of the job execution result designated in the character string A based on the acquired information. Characterized in that it comprises a flop.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the operation process is a directory list obtaining process, and the character string B and the job name character string are connected by a specific character as the input operand. If the character string A formed by doing so is specified, the job execution result operation step extracts the job name character string from the character string A and transmits the job name character string to the job management process.
Acquiring a list of job numbers of jobs in the spool having the job name character string from the job management process.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the operation process is a directory list obtaining process, and in order to identify the character string B, the job name character string, and the job as the input operand. When the character string A formed by concatenating the given job number character string with a specific character is specified, the job execution result operation step includes the job name character string and the job number character string by the character. Obtaining from the job management process a step of extracting from the column A and transmitting it to the job management process; and a list of identification character strings of execution results of the jobs in the spool having the job name character string and the job number character string. And a step of performing.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the step of determining whether or not the user identifier of the user who called the operation process is included in the character string A, and the user identifier is the A step of calling the job management process and executing the operation process only when it is included in the character string A is further provided.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the job control file indicating the processing contents of the job is stored in a part of the spool which is an area on the storage device and then executed, and the execution result of the job is stored in the spool. Is a method of operating a job and spool in a computer system connected to a network, in which a server computer stored in a partial area of the server computer and a client computer having a graphical user interface are symbolized for the spool of the server computer. Displaying an icon on the display of the client computer, displaying an icon that symbolizes the job name in the spool in a window corresponding to the icon of the spool, and the job of the job having the job name The icon that symbolizes the number, A step of displaying in a window corresponding to the job name icon, and a step of displaying an icon, which symbolizes the execution result of the job having the job number, in the window corresponding to the job number icon. It is characterized by

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the sixth aspect, a step of displaying an icon that symbolizes the job execution result of the server computer on the display of the client computer, and clicking the job execution result icon The transfer of the job execution result to the server computer, the step of reading the job execution result from the spool, the step of transferring the job execution result to the client computer, and the job execution result. And a step of displaying on the display of the client computer.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the sixth aspect, the step of displaying an icon, which symbolizes the job execution result of the server computer, on the display of the client computer; the directory of the client computer; Displaying on the computer display as an icon or window; requesting the server computer to transfer the job execution result by overlaying the job execution result icon on the directory icon or window; The step of reading the execution result from the spool, the step of transferring the job execution result to the client computer, and the step of storing the job execution result in a file belonging to the directory of the client computer. Characterized in that it further comprising and.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the sixth aspect, a step of displaying an icon, which symbolizes the job execution result of the server computer, on the display of the client computer, the directory of the server computer, and the client Displaying on the computer display as an icon or window; requesting the server computer to copy the job execution result by overlaying the job execution result icon on the directory icon or window; It further comprises a step of reading an execution result from the spool and a step of storing the job execution result in a file belonging to a directory of the server computer.

According to a tenth aspect of the invention, in the sixth aspect, a step of displaying an icon, which is a symbol of the spool of the server computer, on the display of the client computer; and a symbol of the file of the server computer or the client computer. Displaying the converted icon on the display of the client computer, and by overlapping the file icon with the spool icon or the window corresponding to the spool icon, the job having the contents described in the file is displayed. And a step of starting.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 2 shows a hardware configuration in which the present invention is executed. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 100 denotes a general-purpose computer (server computer) that executes processing in units called jobs and manages job execution results by spooling. The server computer 100 includes a central processing unit 101 for executing processing according to the present invention, a main storage device 102 for storing processing instructions according to the present invention, a communication control device 103 for transmitting / receiving data to / from another computer, and a file. And a magnetic disk device 105 for storing the data in the spool (hereinafter, the spool in this magnetic disk device is also referred to by the same number 105). To be done.

Reference numeral 200 denotes a client computer which is connected to the server computer 100 via a network 001 such as Ethernet and which remotely controls the data in the spool 105 of the server computer 100. Client computer 2
00 is the central processing unit 2 in which the processing according to the present invention is executed.
01, a main storage device 2 in which processing instructions according to the present invention are stored
02, a communication control device 203 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the server computer 100, a magnetic disk device 204 for storing files, and an output device (display device 205) for enabling input / output by a graphical user interface (GUI). And an input device (mouse 206 or keyboard 207). Here, the server computer 100 and the client computer 200
There may be a plurality of each.

FIG. 3 shows a processing block diagram according to the present invention. Reference numeral 110 denotes a process executed by the server computer 100 of FIG. The server computer processing 110 includes a job management processing 111, a file management processing 113, a communication processing 114, a server processing 115, and a function library 11.
6 and the like. Job management processing 111
Manages the job and the spool 105 that stores the execution result by the method described in the related art. The file management processing 113 inputs / outputs files to / from the magnetic disk device 104. The communication process 114 is performed by the client computer 200.
Send and receive data to and from. The server process 115
Client computer 20 received from communication process 114
The packet from 0 is analyzed, processing according to the request code in the packet is executed, processing for extracting the job execution result in response to a request from the client computer 200, packetizing it, and transmitting it. Server processing 115
Are provided in one-to-one correspondence with the clients. The function library 116 is called from the server process 115 or the like and identifies whether the process target is a spool or a file from the path name indicating the process target of the received operand, and if the spool is a spool, identifies the job to be processed. Request the processing to the job management 111, and if it is a file, specify the file to be processed and request the processing to the file management 113.

Reference numeral 210 denotes the client computer 20 shown in FIG.
The processing executed at 0 is shown. The in-client computer process 210 includes processes such as a user interface process 211, a file input / output process 212, a client process 213, and a communication process 214. The user interface processing 211 displays windows and icons on the output device 205, and inputs devices 206 and 207.
An event is received from the server, and the file input / output process 212 or the client process 213 is called according to the type of the event or the icon object designated by the event. The file input / output process 212 is performed by the disk device 204.
Performs processing such as input / output of the above file. The client processing 213 packetizes and sends a processing request for a job of the server computer 100 or a job execution result,
Processing such as receiving the packetized job execution result from the server computer 100 from the communication processing 214 is performed. The communication processing 214 transmits / receives data to / from the server computer 100.

According to the present invention, in the process 116, it is determined whether the object to be processed is a spool or a file by an input operand, and from the process such as the process 115 using the process 116, the file and the spool are similarly processed (high-level language Function and procedure call program interface), and the operation of the job of the server computer 100 and the execution result thereof can be performed using the user interface of the client computer 200 as well as the file on the client computer 200. On the client computer 200
It is characterized in that it can be operated from.

The process 116 (function library) is C or PL /
Called as a function or procedure from a high-level language such as I. FIG. 4 shows a method of describing a path name which is an input operand specified when calling various functions of the process 116.
The path name is an operand for specifying the processing target. As the path name, specify the character string of the file name to be processed if the processing target is a file in the file system of the non-tree structure directory, and if the processing target is a file in the file system of the tree structure directory, Specify a character string in which the file name of the file to be stored and the name of its parent directory are connected by a character such as '/'. For example, an I / O start request for a file named "USERID.FILENAME" is called from the C language in the following format.

Fd = open ("USERID.FILENAME"); When the processing target is the job execution result, it is distinguished from other processing targets such as files and the processing target is the job execution result. The spool identification character string, the job name character string of the job to be processed, the job number character string of the job to be processed, and the data name character string of the data to be processed are the characters such as '.' And '/'. Specify the name concatenated with in the path name operand. Here, "DEV.JOB" is used as the spool identification character string. For example,
When inputting / outputting the execution result of the data name DDN1 of the job with the job name USERID1 and the job number JOB00001, perform the processing required to start the input / output in the following format from C language.

Fd = open ("DEV.JOB.USERID1.JOB00001.DDN1"); or fd = open ("/ DEV / JOB / USERID1 / JOB00001 / DDN1"); However, not the data but the entire job is processed. When it is a target, a name obtained by concatenating the spool identification character string, the job name character string, and the job number character string with characters such as '.' And '/' is specified in the path name operand. Further, when all jobs held by each user are to be processed, only the spool identification character string is specified in the path name operand.

Here, the spool identification character string "DEV.JOB"
May use another name as long as it does not match another file name. By convention, general-purpose computer file names begin with the user ID. Therefore, if the user ID with the name "DEV" is prohibited and the generation of files starting with "DEV" is prohibited, it is possible to completely distinguish it from the names of other files.

The authority to execute the process in process 116 is determined from the path name operand. That is, the process is executed only when the user ID of the space in which the program to be processed is executed matches the first character string of the job name.

In process 116, whether the process target is a spool or a file is identified by whether or not the path name specified in the input operand starts with the spool identification character string, and whether processing is possible with the job name character string. Whether or not (there is execution authority) is determined, and the job and data to be processed are specified by the job number and the data name.

FIG. 5 shows a processing flowchart of the input / output start function (open processing) in the processing 116. First, when the input / output start function is called, it is checked whether or not the spool identification character string is included at the beginning of the character string of the path name of the specified operand (step 501).
If it is not included, the attribute information (record length, record format, etc.) required to start input / output of the file is added to the magnetic file in which the file is stored. The attribute information is obtained from the disk 104 and written in the data control block which is an input operand to the file management 113 (step 502), the data name is assigned to the file (step 509), and the data control block is designated to save the file. The input / output start procedure is called (step 510).

If the spool identification character string is included at the beginning of the path name character string in step 501, the job name, job number, and data name of the job execution result to be processed are extracted from the path name, Job management 111
It is set as an input operand to (step 503). Then, it is determined whether or not the user ID set in the program operation space is included in the job name in the path name (step 504). If not included (step 5)
04), the user ID set in the program operation space
The user is not authorized, so the process is rejected (step 505).

If the user ID set in the program operation space in step 504 is included in the job name in the path name, the job management 111 is called to request access to the job execution result (step 506). If the job name specified in the input operand to the job management 111 does not match the job number, or if the data with the data name specified in the input operand does not exist in the job, the job management 111 rejects the request. (Step 507), the process ends abnormally (step 50).
5). Otherwise, the file name of the data name and the attribute information are given as the return information of the job management 111, so that a data control block is formed from this return information (step 508). After that, the input / output start process is completed by executing the processes of steps 509 to 510 and calling the file management 113 similarly to the file, and the execution result in the spool can be input / output similarly to the file. .

In order to check the list of jobs executed by each user and what kind of data exists in each job,
In the process 116, the directory operation function for displaying the file list in the directory is used. That is, the job name, job number, and data name are regarded as members of the directory. The call format of the directory operation function is shown below.

Dirp = opendir (directory name); dirent = readdir (dirp); The opendir function prepares to read the member of the directory specified by the directory name and returns the directory identifier dirp, and the readdir function returns the identifier dirp. The names of the members (directories and files) in the directory are sequentially read each time the readdir function is called, and diren is read.
Store in the area of t structure.

FIG. 6 shows a process flowchart of the list acquisition start function (opendir function) of files, jobs, and job execution results in the process 116. Similar to the input / output start process of FIG. 5, it is first checked whether or not the spool identification character string is included at the beginning of the character string of the directory name which is the input operand (step 601). If not included, the directory list management table is allocated and the designated directory name is stored in the directory list management table (step 602). If the spool identification character string is included, the job name and job number are extracted from the specified directory name, the directory list management table is assigned, and the input parameter to the job management 111 in the directory list management table. The area in the list is secured, and a flag in the directory list management table for identifying the file and the spool is set (to indicate that the list acquisition target is the spool) (step 603).

Next, it is judged whether or not the job name is designated as the directory name (step 604). If the job name is not specified (step 604),
Since the acquisition of the job name starting with the user ID is requested,
The user ID set in the program operation space is set in the input parameter list (step 605), and step 61
Proceed to 1. When the job name is specified as the directory name (step 604), it is determined whether or not the user ID set in the program operation space is included in the job name in the path name (step 607). If it is not included (step 607), it means that the user with the user ID set in the program operation space does not have the authority, and the process is abnormally terminated (step 60).
6).

If the user ID set in the program operation space in step 607 is included in the job name in the path name, it is determined whether the job number is specified in the specified directory name (step 608). ).
When not specified, that is, when only the job name is specified, the user ID and the job name are set in the input parameter list in order to request the job management 111 to obtain the job number of the job having the job name. (Step 609) and the process proceeds to Step 611. When the job number is specified in the directory name specified in step 608, that is, when both the job name and the job number are specified, the job management 111 is requested to acquire the data list of the job having the job number. Therefore, the user ID, the job name, and the job number are set in the input parameter list (step 610), and the process proceeds to step 611. Finally, the address of the allocated directory list management table is returned (step 61).
1).

FIG. 18 shows a processing flowchart of the readdir function in the processing 116. First, the directory list management table is searched from the pointer specified in the input operand (step 1801), and the flag of the directory list management table is used to distinguish whether the processing target is a file or a spool (step 1802). If it is a file, the file name starting with the directory name is acquired from the catalog (step 1803), and the character string of the acquired file name is returned (step 1807). Note that the acquired file name is recorded in the directory list management table so that the same file name is not returned the next time it is called (step 1804).

If the object to be processed is a spool in step 1802, the job management 111 is called by specifying the input operand area in the directory list management table and the job name, job number, and data name are acquired (step 1805). , If both the job name and job number are specified in the input operand area, the data name is specified.If only the job name is specified, the job number is specified. If neither is specified, the job name is specified.
Each is returned (step 1807). Note that the acquired name is recorded in the directory list management table so that the same job name or data name is not returned the next time it is called (step 1806).

By the above processing, the program which accesses the job execution result by inputting / outputting the job execution result and acquiring the list of the job and the job execution result can be obtained with the same interface as the file input / output and the directory acquisition. Can be created more easily than calling the job management directly as in the past.

Next, a method of operating the job execution result from another computer will be described. First, the client computer 20
Server computer 1 by sending user ID and password from 0
When connecting to 00, the server computer 100 allocates one server process 115 as shown in FIG.
The client computer 200 displays the screen shown in FIG. 7 on the output device 205. In FIG. 7, 220 is a window showing the server computer 100, and the window 22
When 0 is closed, the connection with the server computer 100 is disconnected and the server process 115 is released. Window 2
At 20, an icon 231 symbolizing the job and the spool is displayed.

When the icon 231 is clicked with the mouse 206, the server computer 100 and the client computer 200 perform the processing shown in FIG. 8, and the client computer 200 displays the screen shown in FIG. 9 on the output device 205.

The processing of FIG. 8 will be described. First, the client computer 200 executes the user interface processing 21.
1 is started, and the input / output start process, which is the process corresponding to the click, is called (step 801). In the input / output start processing, the type of the clicked icon (whether it is an icon indicating a normal file or an icon in which a job and a spool are symbolized) is determined, and if it is the icon 231, a job list acquisition request for the client processing 213 is made. The process is called (step 802). In the job list acquisition request process, a packet in which a command code indicating a job list acquisition request is recorded is generated, and the server computer 1
00 to the server processing 115 (step 80)
3).

The server processing 115 of the server computer 100 determines that the processing requested by the command code of the transmitted packet is the job list acquisition processing (step 811) and specifies the spool identification character string in the input operand. Then, the directory list acquisition process (using the opendir function and the readdir function described in FIGS. 6 and 18) of the function library 116 is called, or the job management is directly called (that is, directly from the job list acquisition process in the server process 115). By calling the job management 111), a list of pairs of job names and job numbers starting with the user ID transmitted when connecting is obtained (step 812), packetized and returned to the client processing 213 (step 813). .

In the client processing 213, the job name and the job number described in the returned packet are displayed on the client computer 200 (on the memory) as shown in FIG.
Entry 24 of the directory table 240 shown in 0
1, 242 and 243 are generated (step 804), and the icon 232 symbolizing the job name is displayed in the job name window 221 (step 805). FIG.
Shows the displayed job name window 221.

The table 240 shown in FIG. 10 is a table in which a job name, a job number, and a data name are tree-structured. The directory of the tree structure directory file system corresponds to the job name and the job number, and the file corresponds to the data name. Entry 241
Is an entry indicating that the data is in the spool, the server address is stored, and which server computer job the job is can be known by tracing the table. By mounting the entry 241 on an arbitrary directory of the client computer, the job execution result can be handled like a file of the client computer.

When the icon 232a symbolizing the job name is clicked on the screen of FIG. 9, the client computer 200 retrieves the entry 242a corresponding to the icon 232a from the table 240 of FIG. 10 and is a member of the entry 242a. Icon 2 that symbolizes the job numbers of the entry 243a and the entry 243b
33a and 233b are displayed in the job number window 222. FIG. 11 shows the screen after the display.

When the icon 233a symbolizing the job number is clicked on the screen of FIG. 11, the client computer 200 searches the table 240 of FIG. 10 for the entry 243a corresponding to the icon 232a, and the job corresponding to the entry 243a is searched. The data name list in JOB00001 is acquired from the server computer 100 in the same manner as when the job name and job number are acquired, an entry 244 is created from the acquired data name list, and data is displayed as shown in the screen of FIG. Icon that symbolizes the name 23
4 is displayed in the job execution result window 223.

When the icon 234a in which the data name is symbolized is clicked on the screen of FIG. 12, the server computer 100 and the client computer 200 perform the processing shown in FIG. 13, and the job execution result corresponding to the icon 234 is displayed on the server computer. 100 to the client computer 20
0, and the client computer 200 displays the screen shown in FIG. 17 on the output device 205.

The processing of FIG. 13 will be described. First, the client computer 200 uses the user interface process 2
11 is started, and the input / output start process which is the process corresponding to the click is called (step 1301). In the input / output start processing, the type of the clicked icon is determined, and if it is the icon 234, the job execution result acquisition request processing of the client processing 213 is called (step 130).
2). In the job execution result acquisition request process, a packet that records a command code indicating a job execution result acquisition request and the job name, job number, and data name of the job execution result to be acquired is generated, and the server computer 1
00 to the server processing 115 (step 130)
3).

The server process 115 of the server computer 100 determines that the process requested by the command code of the transmitted packet is the job execution result acquisition process (step 1311), and the job execution result path is input to the input operand. Function library 11 by specifying the name string
6 I / O start processing (FIG. 5) or by directly calling job management to perform a job execution result I / O start procedure and then read the job execution result (step 131).
2), packetize and return to the client process 213 (step 1313).

In the client process 213, the returned job execution result is displayed in a text window (newly opened) of the output device 205. 225 of FIG.
Is a text window displaying the job execution result of the icon 234a (SYSPRINT).

On the screen of the output device 205, in addition to the icons and windows symbolizing the jobs and job execution results in the spool described above, icons and windows symbolizing the directories and files of the server computer 100 and the client computer 200 are displayed. Can be displayed. FIG. 14 shows an output example of the screen.

In the screen of FIG. 14, a server computer window 220, a job name window 221, a job execution result window 223, and a window 224 showing a directory in the file system of the client computer 200 are displayed. On this screen, when the user operates the mouse 206 to perform the drag & drop operation of overlapping the icon 234a with the window 224 or the icon 235a, the job execution result SYSPRINT of the job number JOB00001 corresponding to the icon 234a is associated with the window 224. The process of transferring to the specified directory is started. FIG. 15 shows a flowchart of this processing.

In FIG. 15, first, in the client computer 200, the user interface processing 121 calls the drag & drop processing corresponding to the drag & drop operation (step 1501). In the drag & drop process, the drag source is determined, and if the drag source is a job of the server computer 100 or an icon of the job execution result, the job execution result transfer process is called (step 15).
02).

In the job execution result transfer process, the drop destination is determined (step 1503), and if the directory corresponding to the icon or window of the drop destination is the directory of the server computer 100, a file output request packet of the job execution result is generated. Then, the file name and the file name are transmitted to the server computer (step 1504). If the directory corresponding to the icon or window at the drop destination is the directory of the client computer 200 in step 1503, a job execution result request packet is transmitted to the server process 115 as in the job execution result display process (step 1505), and the job is executed. After waiting for the execution result to be transferred from the server computer 100, a new file is created in the file system of the client computer 200, and the job execution result transferred from the server computer 100 is stored (step 1506).

In the server processing 115, when the job execution result request packet is transmitted from the client computer 200 (step 1505), the job execution result is returned to the client in the same manner as the job execution result display processing (right part of FIG. 13). (Steps 1511 to 1514). If a file output request for the job execution result is sent (step 1504), a new file is created in the magnetic disk device 104 of the server computer 100 and the job execution result is stored (step 1515).

If the dragged and dropped icon 234 is a job number or an icon that symbolizes the job, the processing from steps 1503 to 1504 is repeated until all the execution results in the job corresponding to the icon are transferred.

When the user performs a drag & drop operation for superimposing the icon 235b on the window 221 or the icon 231 on the screen of FIG. 14, the contents of the file corresponding to the icon 234b is regarded as a job control file, and the file The job described in (1) is submitted to the server computer 100 and executed. FIG. 16 shows a flowchart of this process.

In FIG. 16, first, in the client computer 200, the user interface processing 121 calls the drag & drop processing corresponding to the drag & drop operation (step 1601). In the drag & drop process, the drop destination is determined, and if the drop destination is the window 221 or the icon 231, the job input process is called (step 1602).

In the job input process, the drag source is determined (step 1603) and the drag source icon 235b is determined.
If the file corresponding to is a file of the server computer 100, the file name of the file is set to the server process 11
5 (step 1604). Step 1603
If the file corresponding to the drag source icon 235b is the file of the client computer 200, the file is read and transferred to the server process 115 (step 1605). At this time, it is possible to determine whether or not it is a job control file based on the attribute such as the extension of the file corresponding to the icon 235b, and if it is not a job control file, it is possible not to submit the job.

In the server processing 115, when it is determined that the job is requested by the command code of the transmitted packet (step 1611), the server computer 1
When the file name of 00 is transmitted (step 1604), the file is read (step 161).
2) The file contents are output to the internal reader of the server computer 100 and the job management 111 is requested to execute the job (step 1613). Also, a job submission request is sent from the client together with the file contents (step 16
05), the received file contents are output to the internal reader of the server computer 100 and the job management 1
11 is requested to execute the job (step 1613).

Similar to the execution result display and transfer processing, the job name icon, the job number icon, and the job execution result icon are operated to operate the server computer 100.
It is also possible to delete the job execution result, cancel the execution of the job, and inquire about the execution status of the job.

With the above processing, the client computer 2
Display and list of job execution results of general-purpose computers with the same user interface as operations for 00 files
Operations such as transfer can be performed, and the operability of jobs and spool data on a general-purpose computer can be improved.

[0065]

According to the job and spool operating method of the present invention, the execution result of the job of the general-purpose computer (server computer) can be accessed by the same interface as the high-level language interface for accessing the file of the general-purpose computer. Since it is possible to handle files and jobs in a unified manner, it is possible to improve the development efficiency of a program for accessing data in the spool. Also,
Job execution results of general-purpose computers can be accessed and transferred with the same user interface as files on client computers, so jobs can be submitted and status changes can be performed easily, and jobs and spools of general-purpose computers can be performed. The operability of data can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a job execution method of a general-purpose computer

FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a processing block diagram according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a method of describing a path name.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of input / output start processing (open processing).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of list acquisition processing (opendir processing).

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display output screen of the client computer immediately after connecting to the server computer.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a process of acquiring a job list of a server computer from a client computer.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display output screen of the client computer when a job icon is opened.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a tree structure table for managing a job list.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display output screen of the client computer when the job name icon is opened.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display output screen of the client computer when the job name icon is opened.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a process of reading a job execution result of a server computer from a client computer.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display output screen of the client computer when the directory window of the client computer is opened.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of a process of transferring a job execution result of a server computer to a client computer or outputting the result to a file of the server computer.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of processing for submitting a job from a client computer.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a display output screen of the client computer when the job execution result icon is opened.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of list acquisition processing (readdir processing).

[Explanation of symbols]

001: network, 100: server computer, 10
1: Central processing unit, 102: Main storage device, 103: Communication control device, 104: File magnetic disk device, 10
5: spool magnetic disk device, 111: job management process, 112: TSS process, 113: file management process,
114: communication processing, 115: server process, 116:
Function library, 200: Client computer, 201
Central processing unit, 202: main storage unit, 203: communication control unit, 204: magnetic disk unit, 205: display unit, 206, 207: input unit, 211: user interface process, 212: input / output of files in client computer Processing, 213: client process, 2
14: Communication processing.

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A job control file indicating the processing contents of a job requested to be executed is stored in a part of a spool which is an area on a storage device and then executed, and the execution result of the job is stored in the spool. A method for operating a job and spool in a computer system for storing in a partial area of a computer system, which is used as an input operand of the call when a job execution result or a file operation process is called from an arbitrary program operating in the computer system. A character string A that identifies the job execution result or file to be processed
In response to the operation process calling step for calling the operation process by designating, the character string A includes a predetermined character string B indicating that the processing target is a job execution result. A determination step of determining whether or not the file is included, and a file operation step of performing an operation process of the file on a file having the file name of the character string B when the character string B is not included, If the character string B is included, the job execution result that specifies the job execution result of the processing target from the character string A, calls the job management process that manages the spool, and executes the operation process of the job execution result A method for operating a job and a spool, comprising: an operation step. 2. The operation process is a job execution result or a file input / output start process, and the character string B, the job name character string, and a job number character given to identify the job as the input operands. When the character string A formed by concatenating the column and the job execution result identification character string with a specific character is specified, the job execution result operation step includes a job name character string and a job number character string. A step of extracting the identification string of the job execution result from the character string A and transmitting it to the job management process; and a step of acquiring information necessary to start input / output of the job execution result from the job management process And a step of starting input / output of a job execution result specified in the character string A based on the acquired information.
The method of operating the job and spool described in. 3. The operation process is a directory list acquisition process, and the character string B is used as the input operand.
When a character string A formed by connecting a job name character string and a job name character string is specified, the job execution result operation step extracts the job name character string from the character string A and The job and spool operating method according to claim 1, further comprising: a step of transmitting the job number to the management processing; and a step of obtaining a list of job numbers of jobs in the spool having the job name character string from the job management processing. 4. The operation process is a directory list acquisition process, and the character string B is used as the input operand.
And a job name character string and a character string A formed by connecting a job number character string given to identify the job with a specific character are specified, the job execution result operation step The name character string and the job number character string are the character string A
Extracting from the job management process, and obtaining from the job management process a list of identification strings of job execution results in the spool having the job name string and the job number string. The method for operating a job and spool according to claim 1, further comprising: 5. A step of determining whether or not a user identifier of a user who has called the operation process is included in the character string A, and only when the user identifier is included in the character string A, The method for operating a job and spool according to claim 1, further comprising the step of calling a job management process to execute the operation process. 6. A job control file showing the processing contents of a job is stored in a part of a spool which is an area on a storage device and then executed, and the execution result of the job is part of the area in the spool. A server computer to be stored in a computer and a client computer having a graphical user interface are job and spool operating methods in a computer system connected to a network, and an icon that symbolizes the spool of the server computer is displayed on the client computer. On the display, displaying an icon that symbolizes the job name in the spool in a window corresponding to the icon of the spool, and an icon that symbolizes the job number of the job having the job name The job name icon A job comprising: displaying in a corresponding window; and displaying an icon, which symbolizes an execution result of a job having the job number, in a window corresponding to the job number icon. And spool operation method. 7. A step of displaying an icon, which symbolizes the job execution result of the server computer, on the display of the client computer; and clicking the job execution result icon to cause the server computer to display the job execution result. Requesting the transfer of the job execution result, reading the job execution result from the spool, transferring the job execution result to the client computer, and displaying the job execution result on the display of the client computer. The job and spool operating method according to claim 6, further comprising: 8. A step of displaying an icon that symbolizes the job execution result of the server computer on the display of the client computer, and displaying the directory of the client computer as an icon or window on the display of the client computer. Requesting the server computer to transfer the job execution result by overlaying the job execution result icon on the directory icon or window; reading the job execution result from the spool; 7. The file according to claim 6, further comprising a step of transferring a job execution result to the client computer, and a step of storing the job execution result in a file belonging to a directory of the client computer. Operation of the probe and the spool. 9. A step of displaying an icon that symbolizes the job execution result of the server computer on the display of the client computer, and displaying the directory of the server computer as an icon or window on the display of the client computer. Requesting the server computer to duplicate the job execution result by overlaying the job execution result icon on the directory icon or window; reading the job execution result from the spool; 7. The method for operating a job and spool according to claim 6, further comprising the step of storing the job execution result in a file belonging to the directory of the server computer. 10. A step of displaying a symbolized icon of the spool of the server computer on the display of the client computer, and a symbolized icon of the file of the server computer or the client computer on the display of the client computer. 7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising a step of displaying, and a step of activating a job having contents described in the file by superimposing the icon of the file on the icon of the spool or a window corresponding to the icon of the spool. The method of operating the job and spool described in.