CN1255679A - Method of Dynamic Editing and Executing of Files - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for dynamically editing and executing files, and more particularly to a method for editing files contained in a compressed file without going through a decompression program; wherein all files in the compressed file are listed in a data form, and the content of a certain file is edited by a file editor by clicking a cursor, and after editing, the aforementioned file together with the changed data is saved back into the original compressed file, and in addition, files in the compressed file can be added or deleted arbitrarily by dragging the cursor.

Description

Method of Dynamic Editing and Executing of Files

The invention relates to a method for dynamically editing and executing files, in particular to a method for arbitrarily editing and executing files contained in a compressed file.

At present, the generation methods of compressed files in various formats are to use their own compression tools to compress several files into compressed files according to predetermined parameters, so as to form a data package with a small footprint; therefore, when users want to view The contents of the aforementioned compressed file must be scanned again by the original compression tool to browse the compressed file; in addition, if you want to further edit or execute a certain file in the compressed file, you must Only by fully decompressing the aforementioned compressed file or the file can it be operated; in addition, if the current working disk space cannot store the decompressed file, then the file cannot be edited or executed, and the subsequent It is necessary to re-compress the file with a compression tool to put it back into the original compressed file; in this way, not only the operation becomes more complicated, the processing speed is affected, but also the temporary Files will take up space on the disk and increase the inconvenience of users.

The main purpose of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and propose a dynamic file processing method, so that the user does not need to go through the cumbersome operating procedures when performing content query on the aforementioned compressed files, or when editing the content of one of the files. The purpose of directly querying files and editing files can be achieved, and at the same time, files in the compressed file can be added and deleted arbitrarily according to requirements; the compressed file stored in a storage unit is first processed into a data box type, And convert each piece of data saved in the compressed file into various files attached to the data box; then you can process the general file, edit the data directly with the editor, and then edit the modified The content of the file is directly stored in the aforementioned compressed file, so that the complex operation procedures of the traditional method and the space used on the disk can be simplified.

Relevant details and technology of the present invention will be described as follows with reference to the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a basic block diagram of the file system management of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart of the dynamic folder processing of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart of the dynamic folder browsing of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart of the dynamic file input/output of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a hardware block diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a window in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another window according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 1 is the basic block diagram of file system management of the present invention, as shown in the figure, it comprises application layer 10, interface control layer 20, file system management layer 30, storage space management layer 40 and physical layer 50; Mainly by The window file system management unit 31 in the file system management layer 30 intercepts the operation of file output/input in the entire operating system (O.S.); at first it will work on the window (Windows) work platform 11 or disk operating system (DOS) The file operation carried out on the platform 12 or other work platforms 13, through its corresponding application program interface (API) 21, the disk operation system interrupt interface 22 and the operation interface 23 of other work platforms, with the file in the file system management layer 30 The system management unit 31 converts it into a unified communication window, and then passes through a dynamic file processing unit 32 in the storage space management layer 40 according to the physical location of each work platform or the physical location of the specified file storage. , calling the corresponding driver unit to drive the relevant storage device; therefore, if the work object is at the local physical location, the dynamic file processing unit 32 calls the local file system driver unit 41 to drive the local storage unit 51 in the physical layer 50; If it is a certain physical location in the network, the dynamic file processing unit 32 will call the network file system driver unit 42 to drive the network storage unit 52; in addition, if it belongs to other types of work platforms, it will call other file system driver units 43 to The corresponding storage unit 53 is driven.

In the above, each storage unit (51, 52, 53) can be a magnetic disk or an optical disk or a magnetic tape or a memory, and the dynamic file processing unit 32 is used for editing a file in a compressed file when the user wants to edit, or When adding and deleting files, the files in the aforementioned storage units (51, 52, 53) will be extracted to carry out dynamic folder processing 60, dynamic folder browsing 70, and preprocessing of dynamic file input/output 80; Fig. 2 It is a flow chart of the dynamic folder processing of the present invention, as shown in the figure, when extracting the file in the physical layer 50, first obtain the attribute 61 of the file with any work platform in the application layer, and then judge whether the file is specified type 62, if it is, then through the dynamic file processing unit 32, the attribute of the file is processed into a folder 621, and the various data contained in it are processed into a file 622 under the folder, otherwise directly through the storage The space management layer extracts 63 files from the physical layer; Fig. 3 is a flowchart of the dynamic folder browsing of the present invention, as shown in the figure, if the content of the folder is to be browsed, it is sent to the folder in the application layer After the content browses the message of 71, further judge whether to browse 72 with the folder after the dynamic processing, if so, just pass through this dynamic file processing unit 32, according to the various data contained in the file with the file's The type is sent back to the application layer 73; if not, the file 74 configured under the folder is extracted from the physical layer directly via the storage space management layer; FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the dynamic file input/output of the present invention , as shown in the figure, when the user application layer 10 wants to open the file in the folder, that is, the application layer performs an input/output operation 81 on the file, the dynamic file processing unit 32 will intercept the aforementioned operation and determine whether It is the operation 82 of input/output to the file that is processed as a folder, if yes, the operation 83 of input/output is performed on the data stored in the file that is processed as a folder, that is, through the dynamic The file processing unit 32 converts the data stored in the file processed into a folder into the data 83 of the corresponding file type, and sends it back to the application layer 10. At the same time, when the user completes the file in the application layer 10 After editing, the modified content is stored by the dynamic file processing unit 32 in the corresponding data of the file that is processed as a folder; otherwise, it directly goes to the storage space management layer to perform file input/ Operation 84 for output.

Therefore, Fig. 5 is a hardware block diagram of the present invention, comprising: a central processing unit 91; a display 92; an input unit 93; and the aforementioned storage unit (51, 52, 53); In the structure, when a file administrator of a Windows 95 (Windows 95) system browses the data in the storage unit (51, 52, 53), the central processing unit 91 will follow the processing flow of Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, by This dynamic file processing unit 32 in the file system management layer 30 shown in Fig. 1 handles the compressed file with compressed format as the format of folder, and displays it in the display 92, as shown in Fig. 6, the name As the compressed file of "DosUpg.zip", manage it as a folder of "Dos Upg.zip", and list the content of the "DosUpg.zip" compressed file as a file in the content column of the file manager.

When the user wants to edit a certain item of data in the aforementioned compressed file, he only needs to use the input unit 93 to control the cursor in the display 92, open an editor and find the file to be edited in the compressed file that has been processed as a folder , the central processing unit 91 will follow the processing flow of Fig. 4, decompress its corresponding content with the dynamic file processing unit 32, and display it in the editor in the display 92, as shown in Fig. 7, that is Open the file named "Readme" with Wordpad for the messenger to check or edit; when the user finishes editing the "Readme" file in Wordpad and stores it, the dynamic file processing unit 32 will compress the "Readme" file , and save it back in the compressed file, see Figure 6 and Figure 7, the "Readme" file has changed from the original 18k to the edited 60k.

To sum up the above, in the process of editing and browsing the content of the compressed file, the present invention does not need to decompress the compressed file first, and only needs to pass the dynamic file when editing a certain file in the compressed file. The processing unit 32, and according to the processing flow of Fig. 2 to Fig. 4, decompresses the file in an editor in due course, and then the file can be edited, and can be stored back in the compressed file after the editing is completed, without thus Additional storage unit (51, 52, 53) space is occupied; in addition, if you want to compress a certain folder or file in the disk, you only need to change its suffix to the same suffix as the compressed file, the dynamic File processing unit 32 just can carry out file compression to it, conversely, when the suffix name of compressed file is changed into original suffix name, this compressed file will be decompressed by this dynamic file processing unit 32, expands into original size At the same time, in the file management form of the working platform, the cursor in the display 92 can be controlled by the input unit 93 to add or delete the data in the compressed file.

Although the present invention is only described as above with an embodiment, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection of the present invention The scope is defined by the appended claims.

Claims (18)

1. A method for dynamic editing of files, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: a. storing at least one group of data in a compressed data package in the storage unit into corresponding files; b. Arrange the aforementioned files in a folder; c. Display the file in the data form on the display screen; d. move the cursor on the display screen, and return the meaning represented by the cursor to a central processing unit; e. According to the meaning represented by the cursor, open a file in the aforementioned data sheet with an editor and edit it; and f. Updating the compressed data package in the storage unit according to the content in the aforementioned folder. 2. The method for the dynamic editing of document as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, further comprises the following steps; g. Add a new set of files in the folder with the aforementioned cursor. 3. The method for the dynamic editing of file as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, further comprises the following steps: h. Add a new subfolder in the folder by using the aforementioned cursor. 4. The method for dynamically editing files according to claim 1, wherein the compressed data package can be a compressed file. 5. The method for dynamically editing files according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is a disk. 6. The method for dynamically editing files according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is an optical disc. 7. The method for dynamically editing files according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is a magnetic tape. 8. The method for dynamically editing files according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is a memory. 9. The method for dynamically editing files according to claim 1, wherein the device for moving the cursor on the display screen is a mouse. 10. The method for dynamically editing files according to claim 1, wherein the device for moving the cursor on the display screen is a keyboard. 11. A method for dynamic editing of files, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: i. displaying at least one group of files read from the storage unit in a data form on the display screen; j. Organize the files in the aforementioned data sheet into a folder by means of an operation unit; and k. Store the aforementioned folder as a compressed data package. 12. The method for dynamically editing files as claimed in claim 11, wherein the compressed data package can be a compressed file. 13. The method for dynamically editing files as claimed in claim 11, wherein the storage unit is a disk. 14. The method for dynamically editing files as claimed in claim 11, wherein the storage unit is an optical disc. 15. The method for dynamically editing files as claimed in claim 11, wherein the storage unit is a magnetic tape. 16. The method for dynamically editing files as claimed in claim 11, wherein the storage unit is a memory. 17. The method for dynamically editing files as claimed in claim 11, wherein the operating unit is a mouse for controlling the movement of the cursor on the display screen. 18. The method for dynamically editing files as claimed in claim 11, wherein the operating unit is a keyboard for controlling the movement of the cursor on the display screen.

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