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Method and apparatus for file operation

US5283892A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 17, 1989
Grant dateFeb 1, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 17, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/32
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for file operation comprise a file operation method which enters, prior to the file operation, processing methods for exceptional events which are expected to occur during the file operation, a file operation method which, at the occurrence of an exceptional event during a file operation, holds the file operation, saves information pertinent to the held file into a memory, and inquires the user of the processing method of the held file for the exceptional event, and a file operation method which displays a list of hierarchically organized files at multiple levels so that multiple files can be designated as objects of operations.

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