摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately reflect update without performing complicated work when the file is updated in a file group to be managed and to perform effective file search irrespective of the kinds or types of the files. SOLUTION: A file management apparatus includes: a file information acquisition section that acquires file information in the form of information on each of a plurality of files to be managed at predetermined timing; a change-of-state detection section that detects at least one of new creation, update and deletion as a change of state in each of the plurality of files based on the latest file information acquired at the latest timing and immediately preceding file information acquired at timing immediately before the latest timing; a file time point setting section that sets, upon detection of a change of state in any of the files by the change-of-state detection section, a specific time point with respect to the file, for which the change of state was detected, based on a predetermined rule corresponding to the change of state; and a file management section that orders the plurality of files based on the specific time points that are set to the plurality of giles, respectively, by the file time point setting section. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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