Apparatus and method for operating circular files
OwnerTed Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments relate to a system for operating circular files. The system comprises a program designed to write data to a flat file, a pipe having a name corresponding to the flat file and a process that receives the data from the pipe and directs the data to a circular file. The operation of the circular file is transparent to the program.
Claims21
A system for operating circular files, comprising:
- a program adapted to write data to a flat file;
- a pipe having a name corresponding to the flat file;
- and
- a process that receives the data from the pipe and directs the data to a circular file, wherein the operation of the circular file is transparent to the program.
A method for operating a circular file in a computer system, the method comprising the acts of:
- writing data to a pipe having a name that previously corresponded to a flat file;
- and
- directing the data written to the pipe to a circular file.
A method for transparently replacing a flat file with a circular file, the method comprising the acts of:
- deleting the flat file;
- creating a pipe having a name corresponding to the flat file;
- and
- providing a process that is adapted to receive data from the pipe and write the data to a circular file.
A computer system that supports the operation of circular files, the computer system comprising:
- means for replacing a flat file, the means for replacing the flat file operating as a circular file;
- and
- means for redirecting input directed to the flat file to the means for replacing the flat file, wherein the operation of the means for replacing the flat file is transparent to the system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.