JP2001283140A - Device and method for preparing slip and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prepare a field attribute and field graphics by a simple operation at the time of preparing a field into which back matter data should be inserted. SOLUTION: A field object being the origin of the preparation of a field is managed with a field attribute, and when the field object is dropped, field graphics having the field attribute corresponding to the field object are generated as a field.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a storage medium storing a form creation program for generating form data, a form creation apparatus and a form creation method. In particular,
In a form software that flows data into an area defined in advance by a database, a data file, or a programming language, a memory area (hereinafter referred to as a field) in a program that receives data and an area on paper on which the data received by the field is displayed and printed. 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a form creation method, a form creation device, and a computer-readable recording medium for recording a control program for creating and editing a form (hereinafter, a field figure).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a fixed form such as a form is used.
Form overlays and techniques are used to create prints that are created by writing data into a document. In the form overlay, form data representing a form part is created in advance, and unfixed data (hereinafter referred to as postscript data) such as a numerical value or a character string is superimposed (overlaid) on a predetermined portion of the form data. Print or display it.

In order to realize such a form overlay, software for forming a form which operates on a computer has been developed. In the form creation software, when the user creates a field graphic indicating a field at a position where the retrofit data should be overlaid, for example, instruct "Generate date field" from a menu, and specify the attribute of the field (for the year, number of digits). Attribute, such as whether to make a correspondence, etc.), and then create a field graphic linked to the field by specifying a position on the form using a pointing device such as a mouse.

More specifically, when there are two types of data, date and name, as post-installation data to be inserted into a field, the user first performs an operation of creating a field in accordance with an instruction on a menu bar of a form creation application. 2
An operation of designating each data attribute and designating a position on a form on a screen to create a field graphic is performed twice.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional method, it is necessary to first create the fields by the number of data to be poured, and the number of operations to be performed by the user is large.

Further, detailed attributes of data, for example, the type of data (numeric or character) and the format of input (how many digits) are not determined, and only the layout of field figures on paper is determined. In the state of the art, the conventional method was not intuitive for the user. In other words, when the date, name, numeric value, numeric value, name, numeric value and data follow as data, the user creates a date field, a name field, a numeric field,…, and sets the field attribute of each field. After that, it is necessary to sequentially create the field graphic (position and size) by designating the position on the form, which is difficult for an unskilled user to use.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems. It is an object of the present invention to provide a creation method and apparatus and a storage medium.

[0008] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following arrangement. That is, a form creation device that provides a form creation operation on a layout window, and a field management unit that manages, together with a corresponding field attribute, a field target from which a field into which postscript data is to be inserted is generated, When a field object is dropped on a layout window, a field generating means for generating a field graphic having a field attribute corresponding to the field object on the form as the field.

Preferably, the apparatus further comprises display control means for simultaneously displaying the layout window in which a form is pseudo-displayed and the field window in which the field object is displayed by a user interface, and the field creation means includes A field object is generated by dragging and dropping a field object of the window into the layout window.

Preferably, the field object is:
It includes a basic master icon and a field icon that can be generated at any time.

[0011] Also, preferably, a judging means for judging whether the field object dropped on the layout window is a master icon or a field icon, and the field object dropped by the judging means is a master icon. If it is determined,
There is further provided field icon generating means for generating a new field icon on the field window in association with the generation of the field graphic.

Preferably, the field icon generation means permits generation of field icons until the field icons satisfy a predetermined number.

Preferably, the field attribute is:
It includes at least a field format for designating fixed / variable / automatic as a format of data to be inserted, and a data type for designating the type and number of digits of data to be inserted.

[0014] Preferably, the apparatus further comprises attribute changing means for changing a field attribute of the field.

[0015] Preferably, a change target judging unit judges whether a target for which a field attribute change is instructed by the attribute change means is a master item, a field item, or a field graphic on a layout window. Means for generating a field icon having the changed field attribute on the field window when it is determined by the change target determining means that a change of the field attribute of the master item has been instructed. .

[0016] Preferably, when it is determined by the change object determination means that the field attribute of the field item has been changed, the field attribute of the field graphic of the layout window corresponding to the field item is changed collectively. I do.

Preferably, when the change object determining means determines that the change of the field attribute of the field graphic has been instructed, a field icon having the changed field attribute is newly generated on the field window. , Corresponding to the field figure.

[0018]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a computer having a form creation function in this embodiment. 1
Is an information processing device of the present invention. This form creation function operates when the CPU 10 executes a basic input / output (I / O) program, an operating system (OS), and a form creation program. Basic I / O
The program is written in the ROM 11 and the OS is written in the external storage device 15 such as a hard disk (HD). When the computer is turned on, the OS is read from the external storage device 15 into the RAM 12 by the IPL (Initial Program Loading) function in the basic I / O program, and the operation of the OS is started. The control procedure of a form creation program having a form creation function will be described later using a flowchart.
The form creation program and related data are recorded in the FD 14, and the structure of the recorded contents is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 40 denotes a state where programs and various data are stored in a storage medium.
Reference numeral 41 denotes volume information of the storage medium, and reference numeral 42 denotes directory information indicating what is stored in the storage medium. Reference numeral 43 denotes an executable file of the form creation program of the present invention, which causes the information processing apparatus to realize a control flow described later. Reference numeral 44 denotes a related data file containing related data used in the form creation program.

The form creation program and related data recorded on the FD 14 are stored in the FD drive 13 as shown in FIG.
Through the computer system. When the FD 14 is set in the FD drive 13, the form creation program and related data are read out from the FD 14 under the control of the OS and the basic I / O program, loaded into the RAM 12, and become operable. FIG. 4 shows a memory map in a state where the form creation program is loaded into the RAM 12 and becomes executable.

In this embodiment, an example has been described in which the form creation program and related data are directly loaded from the FD 14 to the RAM 12 and executed. However, the form creation program and related data are temporarily stored in the external storage device 15 from the FD 14. (Installation), and the RA is stored in the external storage device 15 every time the form creation program is operated.
You may make it load to M12. The medium for recording the form creation program is a CD-RO in addition to the FD.
M, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, IC memory card, etc. Further, it is also possible to record this form creation program in the ROM 11, configure the program as a part of a memory map, and execute the program directly by the CPU 10. The storage medium itself storing the form creation program of the present invention constitutes the present invention.

The form creation program displays a form creation user interface screen on the display unit 17 via the display controller 21 which is a display controller. In response to the user interface screen, the keyboard 16 controls the input controller 2 as a keyboard controller.
Fields and the like in the form are generated based on an operation instruction via the mouse 0 or an operation instruction from the mouse 23. Also, instructions with more flexibility than the keyboard, for example,
An operation instruction may be input using a pointing device 23 such as a mouse capable of indicating an arbitrary position on the screen or an electronic pen having a digitizer function.

The form data created by the form creation program is stored in the external storage device 15 and is output from the printer I / F printer 18 by being superimposed on data from another application program for realizing overlay printing.

<Overview of Form Overlay Processing> Before describing the details of the form creation function, an overview of the entire form overlay processing will be described. FIG.
Shows the flow of processing for the entire overlay printing including the form creation program. Form creation program of the present invention (hereinafter sometimes referred to as form editor)
Reference numeral 311 denotes a form (a file having the extension “fcx”).
Alternatively, a composite form (a file with the extension “fcx”) in which a plurality of forms are combined is created. The form and the composite form are stored in the form data storage unit 312 prepared in the external storage device 15 or the like. Each form (including a composite form) includes form data 312a representing the form itself, and field attribute data 312b representing the position, character type, and the like of the attached data combined with the form. Hereinafter, the composite form data may be referred to as FCX data, and the non-composite form data which is the smallest unit may be referred to as FCP data.

The form data is converted into form print data 316 a in an output format for the OS by a predetermined runtime library 315, and is stored in a printer data storage section 316 secured in the external storage device 15.

On the other hand, the postscript data to be printed on the form overlay is generated by an appropriate business file 313 and stored in the text data storage unit 314. This data may be in any format that can distinguish each field to be overlaid. For example, a commonly used comma-separated format called CSV format can be used. This postscript data is also stored in the runtime library 31
5, the data is converted into print data 316b in the output format of the OS simultaneously with the form data, and stored in the print data storage unit 316. The drawing data in the output format of the OS created by the runtime library 315 in this manner is GD in the Windows (registered trademark) OS.
I function (Graphical Device Interface)
Is passed to the GDI, which is a drawing unit for.

The form print data and print print data created in this way are output to the printer 21 by the operating system 317 and the printer driver 318, where they are combined and printed.

<Function of Form Editor> The outline of form overlay printing has been described above. Here, a conventional form creation application will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 shows an example of a user interface screen when a user designates new creation of a form after starting a form editor which is a conventional form creation application. Inside the window 501, a menu line is displayed at an upper part thereof, and a window 502 for selecting an object to be newly created is displayed below the menu line. Here, three types of field data, form, and composite data can be selected. When the field data column 403 is selected, thereafter, the procedure for editing the field attribute file 312b in FIG. 5 starts as described above in the related art. In this way, select new creation of field data from the menu, and then select the attribute of field data,
"Field type (letter, numeric, date, etc.)", "Input format (full-width / half-width, Christian / Japanese calendar, input digits, etc.)"
Is specified for each field in detail. The positions on the form data are designated in order from the field list generated by this operation using a pointing device such as a mouse.

When the form column 404 is selected,
The procedure starts to edit the form data of one page or the part form data used in the composite form. The part form data alone can be one page of form data.

When the composite form column 405 is selected, a display unit having a tree structure is displayed, and an operation for creating a composite form by combining component forms is started. However, since the operation is not related to the present invention, the description is omitted. I do.

Next, a form creation program (application) of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 7 shows a screen displayed on the display unit via the OS based on the source information of the GUI (graphical user interface) screen generated by the form editor after the form editor which is the form creation application of the present invention is started. This is an example. In this GUI screen,
Two windows, a layout window 701 for displaying the arrangement of field figures on a sheet and a field window 702 for displaying a list of fields in a tree format, can be displayed at the same time, and each window can be closed as appropriate. A tree-like display in the field window 702 is called a field tree, and field items 704 representing individual fields are displayed side by side under a master item 703 representing a field format.

Each field has a field attribute.
The field attribute is, as shown in FIG.
It consists of field format, data type, field name, etc.

The field ID is a unique number that identifies a field within a program. By specifying the retrofit data as “field ID = XXX”, the retrofit data “XXX” can be overlaid on the designated field and output.

The field format takes a value such as fixed / variable / automatic. Fields having a fixed field format (hereinafter, fixed fields) receive data common to each printed page. For example, a fixed field in a payment report is
It can be used for company names, names, addresses, etc. A field whose field format is variable (hereinafter, a variable field) receives data that changes every print page. For example, a variable field in a delivery report is used for a product name, a quantity, a price, and the like. A field whose field format is automatic (hereinafter, automatic field) receives data automatically generated by the form creation program. For example, the date and time at the start of printing and the print page. Therefore, there is no need for retrofit data corresponding to the automatic field.

The data type indicates the type of data to be received, and takes a value such as a character / numerical value / date / time / bar code. The character has a value of whether it is a half-width character field (XXXXXXX) or a full-width character field (KKKKKK). The numerical value takes a value that determines whether the number of digits or a comma is inserted. The date takes a value that determines the year, the Japanese calendar, the number of digits, and the presence or absence of the day of the week. For example, in the case of a two-digit year display, it is 'YY / MM / DD'; in the case of a four-digit year, it is 'YYYY / MM / DD'; DD / W '.
The time takes a value indicating whether it is a 24-hour system, a 12-hour system, minutes, seconds, and the like. 'AAHH: mm: s
s' and attributes are set, and the retrofit data is' 13020 '.
In the case of '3', the field contains 'PM01: 02: 0'
Data is input as 3 '. Bar code is JAN8, C
A value indicating which barcode type is ODE-39 or NW7 is taken.

The field name is a unique character string for the user to identify the field. Field I
As in the case of D, by specifying the retrofit data as “field name = XXX”, the postscript data “XXX” can be overlaid on the designated field and output. Whether to use the field ID or the field name to specify the retrofit data is left to the specifications of the user. In the case of postscript data for which no field ID or field name is specified, the fields are sequentially overlaid in the order of the generated field list, but if the attributes do not match, the runtime library Care must be taken because the data format cannot be converted.

In the master item 703, field attribute values of fields newly created in the field format of a predetermined master item are set. Therefore, the master item 703 is displayed in the layout window 7
The field graphic 705 is generated simply by dragging and dropping it onto the “01”. The field attributes of the field graphic generated here are the same as those of the master item. Further, the user can change the setting of the field attribute (data type) of the master item 703, and the changed item is added to the field item 704 and displayed. However, the field format (fixed / variable / automatic) of the master item is determined from the beginning and cannot be changed by the user. Attributes that must be unique, such as field IDs and field names, cannot be set. The layout window 701 is also displayed for the newly created field item 704.
The field graphic 705 can be generated by dragging and dropping the mouse using a pointing device such as a mouse. The field attribute of the generated field graphic is the same as the field item.

Each of the field figures 705 has a field figure attribute. As shown in FIG. 9, the field graphic attribute includes a position, a size, a link field ID, an output format, and the like.

The "position / size" indicates the physical coordinates / size of the field graphic on the paper. The link field ID is a field ID of a field (master item or field item) that receives data to be displayed by the field graphic. The output format indicates a format for displaying and printing data received from the field indicated by the link field ID.

As described above, form data, field data (master item, field item, field attribute (FIG. 8)), field graphic attribute (FIG. 9), a field list storing field attributes in the order of fields, a field graphic A field graphic list, which is data in which field graphic attributes are stored in the order of overlapping, is generated and stored in the related data area 24 in FIG.

FIG. 10 shows a CP of the information processing apparatus based on a form editor which is a form creation program of the present invention.
It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of U10. Here, control of the form editor based on the user's operation using the mouse 23 on the GUI screen shown in FIG. 7 will be described. The operation control shown in FIG.
3 is a flow started by dragging and dropping an item from the field window 702 to the layout window 701 using No.3.

In step S1001, the CPU 10
It is determined whether the target dragged in the field window 702 and dropped in the layout window 701 is an item. If it is determined that neither item is dropped, the process ends. If the item is to be dropped, in step S1002, the CP
U10 determines whether the target dropped on the layout window 701 is the master item 703 or the field item 704.

If it is determined in step S1002 that the item is a master item, step S1003
To determine whether a new field item 704 and a field graphic can be created. Although the form editor of this embodiment can create up to 4000 field items, it does not support more than that, so it is actually determined whether the number of fields exceeds a predetermined number. If it is determined that new creation cannot be performed, an error process is performed in step S1004, and the process ends.

If it is determined that new creation is possible, the process proceeds to step S1005, and the CPU 10
A new field item 704 is created. The field creation process acquires a field attribute (FIG. 8) from the selected master item 703, generates a field item having the same attribute as this attribute, stores it in the related data area 24, and A field item 704 is newly displayed and generated on the tree below the master item. This process adds a new field to the field list at the same time.
The added field attribute may be the same as the other fields, and the attribute is the attribute value set in the master item, and the attribute that must be unique is automatically determined. For example, since the field ID and the field name must be unique, the value is automatically determined, the field format is the same as the dragged and selected master field, and the data type is the value set in the master item. The attribute values of the field items other than the field ID can be changed later by the user.

When a field item is created in step S1005, the CPU 10 proceeds to step S1006.
Acquires the field ID of the field attribute in the created field item. Step S1
If it is determined in 002 that the dropped item is the field item 704, in step S1007, the field ID of the field attribute of the dropped field item is obtained.

Subsequently, in step S1008, the field ID acquired in step S1006 or S1007
, A field graphic attribute (FIG. 9) is generated, a field graphic 705 is created on the layout window 701, and the process is terminated. In the process of creating a field graphic, a new field graphic is added to the field graphic list at the same time by dropping the field item 704 on the sheet of the layout window 701. The field graphic attribute (FIG. 9) of the added field graphic is determined by the field indicated by the field ID acquired in steps S1006 and S1007. The value of the link field ID is determined in step S1006.
And the field ID acquired in S1007, and the output format is a predetermined value corresponding to the data type of the field indicated by the link field ID. position·
The size value is a predetermined size at the drop position. The attribute values other than the link field ID can be changed later by the user.

As described above, it is not necessary to create a field in which field attributes are set in advance before creating a field graphic, and drag a field item from a field window when a field graphic is required. Just drop & drop, operability is improved.

Since a master item and a field item are provided, a field graphic of the attribute is generated by using an item of an appropriate attribute.
The effect is obtained that the user does not need to create a field graphic after setting attributes for each field graphic.

Next, with reference to FIG. 11, a description will be given of a process of changing a field attribute in accordance with a user instruction.

FIG. 11 shows a CP of the information processing apparatus based on a form editor which is a form creation program of the present invention.
It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of U10. Here, in the field window 702 of the GUI screen shown in FIG. 7, the control of changing the attribute of the item based on the user's operation using the mouse 23 will be described. FIG.
Is controlled by the user using the mouse 23 to select "edit" from the menu bar of the field window 702, or to open a setting window (not shown) by clicking the item and right-clicking the selected icon. ,
Thus, this is a flow started by performing an operation of selecting “attribute editing”.

In step S1101, the CPU 10
It is determined whether the item whose attribute is to be changed is the master item 703 or the field item 704.
This is realized by determining which item is selected by the user.

If it is determined in step S1101 that the item whose attribute is to be changed is a master item, in step S1102 the field attribute (FIG. 8) of the master item 703 is copied and temporarily changed. A field attribute is generated, and the attribute is changed based on an instruction input and set by the user into data inside the field attribute. Upon completion of the attribute change, in step S1103, a field item 703 corresponding to the changed field attribute is created and displayed in a corresponding part of the field window 702. At the same time, add a new field to the field list.

If it is determined in step S1101 that the item whose attribute is to be changed is a field item, in step S1104 the field attribute (FIG. 8) of the field item is acquired, and the field attribute is set by the user. Change the attribute based on the input instructions. When the attribute change is completed, step S1
At 105, the attributes of all the field graphics in which the field ID of the changed field item is the link field ID are changed. The field attribute change is selected when "edit" in the main menu of the form creation program is selected and the attribute change is instructed while the field graphic 705 in the layout window 701 is selected. Field figure 7
05 attribute has been changed and a new field item 70
4 is created in the field window 702, and the newly generated field item 704 corresponds to the selected field graphic.

In this way, when the field attribute is changed, if the field attribute of the master item is instructed to change, a new field item is generated, and the field attribute of the field item is changed. If this is done, the attributes of the field item will be changed, the attributes of all the field shapes linked to that field item will be changed accordingly, and if the field shape is selected, When the field attribute is instructed to be changed, a new field item is generated.

As described above, it is possible to increase the number of new field items by a simple operation. Also, when changing the field attributes, it is possible to change the related fields in a lump or to change only the designated field graphic. , It is possible to provide an instruction desired by the user with a simple operation, and the user can intuitively and flexibly design a form.

The functions shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 in this embodiment are executed by a host computer by a control program installed from the outside, which is also applied to the present invention as described above. And
In this case, the present invention is applicable even when a group of information including a program is supplied to an output device from a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, a flash memory, or an FD, or from an external storage medium via a network. is there.

As described above, the storage medium storing the program code of the software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiment is supplied to the system or the apparatus, and the computer (or the CPU or the MP) of the system or the apparatus is supplied.
It goes without saying that the object of the present invention is also achieved when U) reads and executes the program code stored in the storage medium.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, C
D-ROM, CD-R, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, etc. can be used.

When the computer executes the readout program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized, but also the OS (Operating System) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. ) And the like perform part or all of the actual processing, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, based on the instruction of the program code, The CPU provided in the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing,
It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by the processing is also included.

[0063]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is no longer necessary to create a field with field attributes set in advance before creating a field figure, just drag and drop a field item from the field window when you need a field figure, Operability is improved.

Also, since the item has a master item and a field item, a field graphic of the attribute is generated by using an item of an appropriate attribute.
There is no need to create a field graphic after the user sets attributes for each field graphic.

Further, it is possible to increase the number of new field items by a simple operation, and when changing the field attributes, it is possible to change the related fields in a lump or change the attribute of only the designated field graphic. Since it is also possible to perform the instruction, it becomes possible to provide an instruction desired by the user with a simple operation, and the user can intuitively and flexibly design the form.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an information processing system to which a form creation method, a form creation device, and a storage medium storing a form creation program according to an embodiment of the present invention are applied.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a medium in which a form editor program, which is a form creation program, is stored.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing that programs and data are supplied from a medium of FIG. 2 to a computer or a system.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of a memory map when a form creation program according to an embodiment of the present invention operates.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an outline of a form overlay process.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a start screen of a form editor which is a form creation program.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a graphical user interface screen for providing a layout window and a field window in a form editor which is a form creation program.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a field attribute of a field.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a field graphic attribute of a field graphic.

FIG. 10 is a form creation processing procedure (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a flowchart which shows.

FIG. 11 is a form creation processing procedure (2) according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a flowchart which shows.

[Description of Signs] 311 Form creation program (form editor) 312 Form data storage unit 316 Print data storage unit 701 Layout window 702 Field window 703 Master item 704 Field item 705 Field graphic

Claims (30)

[Claims] 1. A form creation apparatus for providing a form creation operation on a layout window, comprising: a field management unit for managing a field target from which a field into which retrofit data is to be inserted is generated together with a corresponding field attribute. And a field generating means for generating a field graphic having a field attribute corresponding to the field target as the field in a form when the field target is dropped on a layout window, . 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display control means for simultaneously displaying the layout window on which the form is pseudo-displayed and the field window on which the field object is displayed by a user interface. 2. The form creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a field figure is generated by dragging and dropping a field target into the layout window. 3. The form creation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the field objects include a basic master icon and a field icon that can be generated as needed. 4. A determining means for determining whether a field target dropped on the layout window is a master icon or a field icon, and the determining means determines that the dropped field target is a master icon. 4. The form creating apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: a field icon generating unit that generates a new field icon on the field window in connection with the generation of the field graphic. 5. The form creation apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said field icon generation means permits generation of field icons until the field icons satisfy a predetermined number. 6. The field attribute includes a field format for designating fixed / variable / automatic as a format of data to be inserted, and a data type for designating the type and the number of digits of data to be inserted. The form creation device according to claim 1, wherein the form creation device includes at least: 7. The form creation device according to claim 3, further comprising an attribute changing unit for changing a field attribute of the field. 8. A change object determining means for determining whether a target for which a field attribute is changed by the attribute changing means is a master item, a field item, or a field graphic on a layout window. When the change target determination unit determines that the change of the field attribute of the master item is instructed, a new field icon having the changed field attribute is newly generated on the field window. The form creation device according to claim 7, characterized in that: 9. When the change object determining means determines that a change of a field attribute of a field item has been instructed, the field attribute of the field graphic of the layout window corresponding to the field item is changed collectively. 9. The form creation device according to claim 8, wherein: 10. A field icon having the changed field attribute is newly generated on the field window when it is determined by the change object determining means that the field attribute of the field graphic has been changed. 10. The form creation device according to claim 8, wherein the form creation device is adapted to correspond to a field graphic. 11. A form creation method for providing a form creation operation on a layout window, comprising: a management step of managing, together with a corresponding field attribute, a field target from which a field into which retrofit data is to be inserted is generated. And a field generating step of, when the field target is dropped on a layout window, generating a field graphic having a field attribute corresponding to the field target as the field in the form. 12. A display control step of simultaneously displaying a user interface with the layout window in which a form is pseudo-displayed and a field window in which the field object is displayed, wherein the field creation step includes: 12. The form creation method according to claim 11, wherein a field figure is generated by dragging and dropping an object into the layout window. 13. The form creation method according to claim 12, wherein the field objects include a basic master icon and a field icon that can be generated as needed. 14. A determining step of determining whether the field target dropped on the layout window is a master icon or a field icon; and determining that the dropped field target is a master icon in the determining step. 14. The form creation method according to claim 13, further comprising: a field icon creation step of creating a new field icon on the field window in connection with the creation of the field graphic. 15. The field icon generating step includes:
15. The generation of field icons is permitted until the field icons satisfy a predetermined number.
Form creation method described. 16. The field attribute includes a field format for designating fixed / variable / automatic as a format of data to be inserted, and a data type for designating the type and the number of digits of data to be inserted. 16. The form creation method according to claim 11, wherein the form creation method includes at least: 17. The form creation method according to claim 13, further comprising an attribute changing step of changing a field attribute of the field. 18. A change target determining step of determining whether a target whose field attribute has been changed in the attribute changing step is a master item, a field item, or a field graphic on a layout window. In a case where it is determined that the change of the field attribute of the master item is instructed in the change target determination step, a field icon having the changed field attribute is newly generated on the field window. 18. The form creation method according to claim 17, wherein 19. When the change target determining step determines that the change of the field attribute of the field item is instructed, the field attribute of the field graphic of the layout window corresponding to the field item is changed collectively. 19. The form creation method according to claim 18, wherein: 20. When it is determined in the change object determination step that the change of the field attribute of the field graphic has been instructed, a field icon having the changed field attribute is newly generated on the field window. 20. The form creation method according to claim 18, wherein the form is made to correspond to a field graphic. 21. A storage medium storing a form creation program for providing a form creation operation on a layout window, wherein a field object from which a field into which retrofit data is to be inserted is generated together with a corresponding field attribute. A management step of managing, and, when the field target is dropped on a layout window, a field generation step of generating a field graphic having a field attribute corresponding to the field target on the form as the field, Storage medium storing a computer-readable form creation program to be executed. 22. A display control method for simultaneously displaying a user interface with the layout window in which a form is pseudo-displayed and a field window in which the field object is displayed. 22. The storage medium according to claim 21, wherein a field graphic is generated by dragging and dropping an object into the layout window. 23. The storage medium according to claim 22, wherein the field objects include a basic master icon and a field icon that can be generated as needed. 24. A judging step of judging whether the field object dropped on the layout window is a master icon or a field icon, and the judging step judges that the dropped field object is a master icon. 24. The storage medium according to claim 23, further comprising: a field icon generating step of generating a new field icon on the field window when the field graphic is generated. 25. The field icon generating step,
25. The generation of field icons is permitted until the field icons satisfy a predetermined number.
The storage medium according to the above. 26. The field attribute includes a field format for designating fixed / variable / automatic as a format of data to be inserted, and a data type for designating the type and the number of digits of data to be inserted. The storage medium according to any one of claims 21 to 25, comprising at least: 27. The storage medium according to claim 23, further comprising an attribute changing step of changing a field attribute of said field. 28. A change target determining step of determining whether a target whose field attribute has been changed in the attribute changing step is a master item, a field item, or a field graphic on a layout window. In a case where it is determined that the change of the field attribute of the master item is instructed in the change target determination step, a field icon having the changed field attribute is newly generated on the field window. The storage medium according to claim 27, wherein 29. When it is determined in the change target determining step that a change of a field attribute of a field item has been instructed, the field attribute of the field graphic of the layout window corresponding to the field item is changed collectively. The storage medium according to claim 28, wherein: 30. When it is determined in the change object determination step that change of the field attribute of the field graphic has been instructed, a field icon having the changed field attribute is newly generated on the field window. 30. The storage medium according to claim 28, wherein the storage medium is made to correspond to a field graphic.