JP2007073000A - Print processing method, print processing device, print processing program and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem of a conventional print method for printing text data and a form by overlaying wherein, in the case of a multi-column table graphic, if data end in the middle of a page and the next table graphic starts from the next page, a blank space is left, resulting in waste of printing cost. <P>SOLUTION: The number of column is set for each table graphic created on a form and whether output of a table graphic is started from the middle of a page or not is set. In the case of specifying a form and a data file and executing an overlay print, whether output of a table graphic starts from the middle of a page when changing the table graphic is determined depending on data, the number of rows displayable in a same page is calculated, data for the calculated rows are stored in a corresponding position of the table graphic and the table graphic is generated and displayed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a print processing method, a print processing apparatus, a print processing program, and a storage medium on which a print processing program is recorded.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, printers are known in which form data is stored in a non-volatile storage unit or the like, and printing is performed by superimposing data in text format using form data (specify as form overlay processing). In addition, a method of performing form overlay processing using a form data on a host PC and transmitting it to a printer is also widely used.

  In such an operation, create a figure (specify as a table figure) that displays data received from the data file in a tabular format and displays it in a table, and switch the table figure according to the corresponding data. However, a form printing method has been proposed in which overlay printing is continuously executed. At the same time, since the overlay printing process itself has become a large number of pages, there is a demand for reducing the total number of printed sheets as much as possible and reducing the printing cost.

As another conventional example, Patent Document 1 can be cited.
JP 2004-160692 A

  However, in the conventional technology, when the table graphic is in a multi-stage format, when the data ends in the middle of the page and switches to the next table graphic, the next table graphic starts from the next page, so the margin is It becomes empty. This leads to wasted printing costs, and has been a big problem especially when dealing with a large amount of forms.

  In order to solve such a problem, in a print processing method in which a form and a data file described in a text format are specified and data is superimposed to be printed, a field for receiving data is provided on the form. Step 1 for creating a plurality of table figures, Step 2 for creating a plurality of different table figures from the created fields, Step 3 for setting the number of steps for each created table figure, and each created table Step 4 for setting whether to start the output of the table graphic from the middle of the page, and whether to output the graphic according to the output area of the previous table when starting the output of the table graphic from the middle of the page Step 5 for setting whether or not, Step 6 for setting the output position when outputting in accordance with the output area of the previous table, and table graphic output from the middle of the page When starting, step 7 for setting whether or not to output a table graphic from the middle of the stage, step 8 for setting the minimum number of rows when outputting the table graphic from the middle of the stage, and table graphic from the middle of the stage When outputting, the step 9 for setting whether or not to align the start position to the first stage, and when overlay printing is performed by specifying a form and data file, the table is displayed from the middle of the page when the table graphic is switched by data. Step 10 for determining whether or not to start graphic output, Step 11 for calculating the number of lines that can be displayed on the same page, Step 12 for acquiring data for the calculated number of lines, and Table of acquired data A step 13 is provided for generating and displaying a table graphic by storing it in a corresponding position of the graphic.

  When the table graphic is in the multi-column format, even if the data ends in the middle of the page and the next table graphic is switched, the next table graphic is printed in the empty space, so the printing cost can be reduced. it can.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  Overlay printing uses a function called page registration or form registration that a page printer such as a laser printer has. For example, a page line of a document paper form in a form is registered in advance as form information, and this page is used. When printing with text format data using a printer, by using a function called page information call or form information call, the previously registered form information and text format data are overlaid and printed. be able to. Such overlay printing is generally overlay printing. Form data (form information) used in overlay printing is generally created using a dedicated form information design system. The form information is fixedly displayed / printed at the specified position in the form. The figure does not depend on the data (form figure), and in what format / order the data is received, that is, the data input method. And an object (field figure) created from the field and defining in what position and in what format, ie, the data output method. FIG. 4 shows an example of the relationship between the form figure, field, field figure, and data in the table figure defined by the form information.

  In the case of a table graphic, since the field (404) receives data in units of columns of the table graphic, a plurality of field graphics (405) created from the field (404) are generally created. When the field figure (405) is created, the field figure (405) is internally associated with the field figure (404). Further, it is not always necessary to create the field graphic (405), and the field (404) for which the field graphic (405) has not been generated receives data but does not output the received data on the form.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a computer system in which a form information design system and an overlay printing control system operate.

  In FIG. 1, a CPU (105) that controls the entire apparatus follows a control program (such as the control program shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 11 to 13) stored in a main storage device (106) (CS: Central Storage). Control the operation of the device. The CS (106) stores and executes an application program loaded from the external storage device (108) (AUX: Auxiliary Storage Unit) via the external storage control device (107) (ASC: Auxiliary Storage Controller). Various application programs such as a form information design system, an overlay printing system, and an application program for generating page data, which will be described later, also exist in the area.

  The control program and various application programs on the CS (106) are operated by instructions from the following two devices. The first device is an operator console including a display device (101), a keyboard device (102), and a console control device (103) (TCU: Terminal Control Unit). The second device is a network connection mechanism (NIC) (NIC: Network Interface Controller) that takes in instruction information from an external computer system connected via a network such as a LAN or WAN into the computer system.

  The printer (110) is connected to the computer system of this embodiment via an input / output control device (109) (IOC: Input Output Controller), and previously registers form information input from the computer system in a memory. Then, overlay data is generated by overlaying the text data input from the computer system and the form pattern generated based on the form information registered in advance in the memory. The System Bus (111) is a path through which data and program instructions are transferred between the TCU (103), CPU (105), CS (106), ASC (107), IOC (109), etc. is there.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the form information design system.

  In FIG. 2, 201 indicates the entire form information design system of this embodiment.

  The form information design system (201) exists on the CS (106) in FIG. 1 when the form information design system is used. Based on a user interface unit (206) (overall control program), which will be described later, in the form information design system (201), the CPU (105) has a graphic buffer (202), a display control unit (203) (display control) described later. Program), a drawing control unit (204) (drawing control program), and a file input / output unit (205) (file input / output control program). The CPU (105) receives the execution instruction of the form information design system, the form information creation instruction, etc., which are input using an instruction means such as a pointing device (not shown) based on the display control unit (203) (display control program). (103) and analyzing various commands such as setting commands and form information creation commands received based on the user interface unit (206) (overall control program), and the drawing control unit (204) (drawing control program) A processing request is issued as an internal command to the file input / output unit (205) (file input / output control program). Based on the user interface unit (206) (overall control program), the CPU (105) performs processing results of the drawing control unit (204) (drawing control program) and the file input / output unit (205) (file input / output control program). Is returned to the display control unit (203) (display control program), and the processing result is displayed on the display device (101) based on the display control unit (203) (display control program).

  More specifically, the display control unit (203) (display control program) sends a form pattern based on the form information currently being designed to the form information buffer (202) via the drawing control unit (204) (drawing control program). Are displayed on the display device (101) in FIG. 1, or various commands such as a user setting command and a form information creation command input using the keyboard device (102) in FIG. 1, a pointing device (not shown), or the like. It is a program that accepts.

  The drawing control unit (204) (drawing control program) manages the form information buffer (202), inputs and outputs all the created form information elements to the form information buffer (202), and the user interface unit (206) ( The program is bi-directionally transferred to the display control unit (203) (display control program) and the file input / output unit (205) (file input / output control program) by a command from the overall control program.

  The file input / output unit (205) (file input / output control program) is loaded on the form information buffer (202) via the drawing control unit (204) based on the command of the user interface unit (206) (overall control program). This is a program for writing / reading form information currently being designed to / from a form information file (207) existing on the ASU (108) of FIG. Further, the file input / output unit (205) (file input / output control program) receives the form information file (207) via the drawing control unit (204) based on the command of the user interface unit (206) (overall control program). You can also read and write.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the overlay printing system.

  In FIG. 3, reference numeral 301 denotes the entire overlay printing system of this embodiment.

  The overlay printing system (301) exists on the CS (106) in FIG. 1 when the overlay printing system is used.

  Based on an overlay printing control unit (304) (overall control program), which will be described later, in the overlay printing system (301), the CPU (105) has a file input / output unit (302) (file input / output control program) described later, A user interface unit (303) (control program) and a printer driver unit (305) (printer control program) are controlled.

  The user interface unit (303) uses the form information file name and data file name input from the form information file (207) and data file (208) in the ASU (108) via the file input / output unit (302). 1 is displayed on the display device (101) of FIG. 1, or the form information file name or data file specified by the user input using the keyboard device (102) of FIG. 1 or a pointing device (not shown). This program accepts selection instruction information such as a name and outputs it to the file input / output unit (302).

  The file input / output unit (302) reads the form information of the form information file (207) based on the selection information such as the form information file name and the data file name input via the user interface unit (303), This is a program for reading designated data from the data file (307) and outputting it to the overlay print control unit (304).

  The overlay printing control unit (304) outputs the form information of the form information file (207) received via the file input / output unit (302) to the printer (306) via the printer driver unit (305) and registers it. Or interpret the text data received via the file input / output unit (302) and intermediate data (data that has been retrofitted to make it easier for the printer driver unit (305) to generate bitmap data) This is a program that is generated and output to the printer driver unit (305).

  FIGS. 13 to 16 are flowcharts showing an operation of creating a form information file (207), specifying a corresponding data file (208), and overlay printing in the form information design system according to the embodiment of the present invention. . The control program shown in this flowchart corresponds to the user interface unit (206) in FIG. 2, and when setting information for defining form information items is input via the display control unit (203), the CPU (105) Run the control program.

  First, the CPU (105) determines whether or not the form information creation instruction from the user input via the display control unit (203) in FIG. 2 is a table graphic creation instruction (S101). .

  If it is determined in S101 that the form information creation instruction from the user is not a table graphic creation instruction, the process ends.

  If it is determined in S101 that the form information creation instruction from the user is a table graphic creation instruction, the form from the user, which is input via the display control unit (203) in FIG. It is determined whether the information creation instruction is a field creation instruction for receiving table graphic data (S102).

  If it is determined in S102 that the form information creation instruction from the user is an instruction to create a field for receiving table graphic data, a field for receiving table graphic data is defined and created (S103). ). The created field is displayed as an item (404) in the field definition window (402) of the form design window (401) of FIG. In the process of S103, the user determines whether or not to create a field for another table graphic (S104). If it is determined that the field is necessary, the field creation process is repeatedly performed continuously. .

  If it is determined in S104 that the field creation process has been completed, the form information creation instruction from the user input via the display control unit (203) in FIG. It is determined whether or not it is an instruction to create a constituent field graphic (S105).

  In S105, when it is determined that the form information creation instruction from the user is an instruction to create a field graphic constituting the table graphic, it is determined whether or not the field from which the field graphic is created has already been generated. (S106).

  If it is determined in S106 that the field that is the creation source of the field graphic constituting the table graphic is not created, the processes of S103 and S104 are performed.

  If it is determined in S106 that the field that is the creation source of the field graphic constituting the table graphic has been created, the field graphic is created and the table graphic is created from the field graphic (S107).

  As an example of how to create a specific table figure, after selecting the field (404) displayed in the field definition window (402) of the form design window (401) in FIG. 4, on the form creation window (403) Drop to create a field shape. This operation is repeated a plurality of times to create field figures that are constituent elements of the table figure. When these field figures are selected, the attributes such as the number of rows are set and the table figure creation command is executed, the created table figure (406 ) Is displayed in the form creation window (403). The form creation window (403) is composed of sheets (501, 502) for each table graphic as shown in FIG. 5, and each sheet has a start reference point for each table graphic column. (503).

  In the process of S107, the user determines whether or not to create a plurality of table figures (S108), and if it is determined that it is necessary, the table figure creation process is repeatedly performed continuously.

  Finally, it is determined whether or not a series of table graphic creation processing by the user has been completed (S109).

  If it is determined in S109 that the series of table graphic creation processes by the user has not been completed, the processes of S102 to S108 are performed.

  If it is determined in S109 that the series of table graphic creation processes by the user has been completed, it is determined whether or not each process in S102 to S108 is to be saved in the form information file (S110), and saved in the form information file. If it is determined, the contents are stored in the form information file (S111).

  At this point, the processing of the program ends once.

  Next, in this embodiment, the form information file in which the table graphic is created and the corresponding data file are specified, and the overlay result is previewed on the display (101) or output from the printer (110). Let us consider the case of FIG.

  First, an instruction from the user input via the display control unit (203) of FIG. 2 is determined (S201). If it is determined in S201 that the instruction from the user is an editing process for the form information file, the form editing process is performed (S202).

  Specific form editing processing includes setting of table graphic rows as shown in FIG. 7 in addition to steps S101 to S111. In the setting of steps, in addition to the number of steps and the interval between steps, the start position of the table graphic is set. When setting the start position, whether to start the table from the middle of the page, whether to display it in the output area of the previous table when starting the table from the middle of the page, to match the output area of the previous table Output position (right alignment, left alignment, center alignment), whether to start the table from the middle of the column, and the minimum number of rows to start the table from the middle of the column.

  If it is determined in S201 that the instruction from the user is a preview process, it is determined whether or not a form information file is specified (S203). If it is determined that a form information file is not specified The form information file is designated (S204). Similarly, it is determined whether or not a data file is specified (S205). If it is determined that no data file is specified, a data file is specified (S206).

  When the form information file and the data file are designated, it is determined whether or not the preview process is actually performed (S207). If it is determined that the preview process is actually performed, the preview process is performed (S208). ).

  The preview process is performed as follows (FIG. 15).

  First, form information necessary for preview processing, such as table graphic attributes and shapes, is acquired from the designated form information file (S301). Based on the form information acquired in S301, the number of table graphic rows that can be displayed on the page is calculated (S302), and it is determined whether the number of displayable rows is one or more (S303). If it is determined in S303 that the number of displayable lines is one or more, the data file is analyzed to acquire data for the number of displayable lines (S304). Next, store the acquired data in the corresponding part of the table graphic, generate / display the table graphic (S305), and then analyze the data file in S304, whether or not the description to switch the table graphic is analyzed Is determined (S306).

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a designated data file. In this case, when the data definition line (601) is analyzed, the subsequent data is stored in the table graphic after switching. In addition, the table definition name (602) of the storage destination is also described in the data definition line (601), so that the data can be stored in the specified table figure regardless of the data description order.

  If it is determined in S306 that the description for switching the table graphic has been analyzed, the table graphic switching process is performed internally (S307), and the table graphic after switching is set to be displayed continuously on the same page. Judgment is made (S308). If it is determined that the setting is to continuously display on the same page, the process returns to S302, and the number of rows that can be displayed on the same page is calculated.

  In S306, when it is determined that the description for switching the table figure has not been analyzed, it is determined whether or not all the data file analysis processing has been completed (S309), and it has been determined that all the data file analysis processing has been completed. If so, the process ends.

  If it is determined in S303 that the number of lines that can be displayed is 0, or if it is determined in S308 that the setting is not to be continuously displayed on the same page, and in S309, the data file analysis process is completed. If it is determined that the page break has not been performed, the page break process is performed (S310), and the process returns to S302 to calculate the number of rows of the table graphic that can be displayed on the page after the page break.

  The process of calculating the number of table graphic rows that can be displayed on the page (S305) is performed as follows (FIG. 16).

  Based on the start reference point of the table graphic, the margin of the page is searched in the vertical direction, the displayable start position is searched (S401), and it is determined whether the displayable start position is found (S402). In S402, when it is determined that a displayable start position has been found, it is determined whether the searched displayable start position is in the middle of the stage (S403). If it is determined that the displayable start position is in the middle of the stage, It is determined whether or not the table graphic is set to “start display from the middle of the column” (S404). If it is determined in S404 that the setting is “start display from the middle of a row”, the number of table graphic rows that can be displayed from the middle of the row to the end of the row is calculated (S405). If it is determined in S403 that the start position is not in the middle of the stage, the process proceeds to S405, and the number of table graphic rows that can be displayed from the beginning of the stage to the end of the stage is calculated. When the number of rows calculated in S405 is determined to be greater than or equal to the minimum number of rows set for the table graphic and displayed from the middle of the column (S406), and determined to be greater than or equal to the minimum number of rows Adds the number of lines as the number of lines that can be displayed (S407).

  Next, it is determined whether or not it is the last stage (S408), and if it is determined that it is not the last stage, a step change process for performing the next stage processing (at this time, "display area of the previous table" The display is set in accordance with “and the start reference point of the stage is determined by the setting of the display position” (S409), and it is determined whether or not the “align start position to the first stage” setting is set (S410). If it is determined in S410 that the setting is “align start position to first stage”, the start position is set to be the same as the first stage (S412), and the process returns to S405. If it is determined in S410 that the setting is not “Align start position to first row”, page margins are searched in the vertical direction based on the row start reference point to determine the displayable start position. (S411), the process returns to S405.

  If it is determined in S402 that a displayable start position has not been found, and if it is determined in S404 that the display is not set to start from the middle of the stage, and the number of rows calculated in S405 is If it is determined that the number is smaller than the minimum number of lines when displaying from the middle of the column, the process proceeds to S408. If it is determined in S408 that the current stage is the last stage, the process ends.

Finally, it is determined whether or not the overlay printing process is actually performed (S209). If it is determined that the overlay printing process is actually performed, the overlay printing process is performed (S210).
FIGS. 8 to 11 show how the results of preview and overlay printing change depending on the table graphic column setting shown in FIG.

  FIG. 8 shows the result when the start position is not set. After the double-column table A, the page breaks and the triple-column table B is output.

  FIG. 9 shows the result when “start the table in the middle of the page” is set. The two-column table A ends in the middle of the page (in the middle of the first stage), and the third column in the middle of the page. The third row of Table B of the set is output.

  FIG. 10 shows a result in the case where the setting of “start the table from the middle of the page” is set in addition to the setting of “start the table from the middle of the page”. In the middle of the first stage, the table B of the triple column is output from the middle of the first stage (the second stage of Table B also overlaps the table A to which the start reference point has already been output. Is output from the middle).

  FIG. 11 shows a result in the case where the setting of “align start position to the first row” is set in addition to the setting of “start the table from the middle of the page” and the setting of “start the table from the middle of the row”. Yes, the two-column table A ends in the middle of the page (in the middle of the first column), and the three-column table B is output from the middle of the first column, and the start position after the second column is also the first column Output is aligned with the eye start position.

  FIG. 12 shows the table graphic column setting shown in FIG. 7, in addition to the “start the table from the middle of the page” setting and the “display to fit the display area of the previous table” setting. It is a figure which shows the image of the output result when not performing. 1201 indicates the output position of Table A in a two-column set, and 1202 indicates the output position of Table B in a three-column set. 1203 to 1206 are diagrams showing the results when the table B set to “start the table in the middle of the page” is output following the table A, and is displayed according to the display area of the previous table. When the “YES” setting is not performed, as shown in 1203, the table B is displayed at a position where it is originally output (and a position not overlapping with the table A). When “Output to fit the output area of the previous table” is set, Table A will be displayed as 1204/1205/1206 respectively, depending on the setting of right alignment / center alignment / left alignment of the output position. Table B is output in the region that should be output.

  Note that the present invention supplies a storage medium (or recording medium) storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus, and the system (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus. Needless to say, this can also be achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above embodiments, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention. Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an operating system (OS) operating on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the actual processing and the processing is included.

  Furthermore, after the program code read from the storage medium is written to the storage medium provided in the function expansion card inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the program code is read based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU of the function expansion card or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  Further, the present invention provides a storage means such as a hard disk or a memory of a system or apparatus or a CD-RW, CD-R, etc. Needless to say, this can also be achieved by the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus reading and executing the program code stored in the storage means or the storage medium. Absent.

1 is a configuration diagram of a computer system in which a form information design system and an overlay printing control system operate according to an embodiment of the present invention. The block block diagram which shows the structure of the form information design system in the Example of this invention. 1 is a block configuration diagram showing the configuration of an overlay printing system in an embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows an example of the relationship with the form figure in the table | surface figure defined by the form information in the Example of this invention, a field, a field figure, and a data file (data). The figure which shows an example of the display format of the form definition window in the form design window in the Example of this invention. The figure which showed an example of the data file specified in the Example of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the display format of the dialog which performs the setting of a table figure in the Example of this invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a preview and overlay printing result in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a preview and overlay printing result in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a preview and overlay printing result in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a preview and overlay printing result in the embodiment of the present invention. Figure showing the image of the output result when the setting to display according to the display area of the previous table is performed and when it is not performed The flowchart which creates several table figures and saves it in a form information file. 7 is a flowchart for preview and overlay printing using a form information file including a plurality of table figures and a corresponding data file. The flowchart which shows the detail of a preview process. The flowchart which shows the detail of the process which calculates the number of rows of the table figure which can be displayed on a page.

Explanation of symbols

101 display
102 keyboard equipment
103 Console control unit (TCU: Terminal Control Unit)
104 Network connection device (NIC)
105 Central processing unit (CPU)
106 Main storage (CS: Central Storage)
107 Auxiliary storage controller (ASC)
108 Auxiliary storage unit (ASU)
109 Input / output controller (IOC)
110 Printer
111 Control bus
201 Overall form information design system
202 Form information buffer
203 Display controller
204 Drawing controller
205 File input / output section
206 User interface
207 Form information file created by the form information design system
208 Data file specified for overlay printing
301 Overall overlay printing system
302 File input / output section
303 User interface
304 Overlay printing control unit
305 Printer driver
306 Printer
401 form design window
402 Field definition window in form design window
403 Form creation window in form design window
404 Field created per table graphic unit
Field shape created from 405 fields
406 Table shape created from multiple field shapes
407 Field data file
408 Data received by the field defined in the corresponding field definition window
501 Sheet for editing table figure A created in the form creation window
502 Sheet for editing table graphic B created in the form creation window
601 Definition for switching table shapes
602 Table shape name definition after table shape switching
603 Range of data stored in one table graphic
801 Output result of the first page
802 Second page output result
901 Output result of setting to start the table from the middle of the page
Output result of setting to start the table in the middle of 1001 stage
1101 Output result of setting the start position to the first stage
1201 Two-column chart
1202 Triple figure table
1203 Result of outputting a 3-column table from the middle of the page after a 2-column table
1204 Result of outputting a 3-column table right-aligned in the display area of a 2-column table
1205 Results of outputting a 3-column table centered on the 2-column table display area
1206 Result of outputting a 3-column table with left alignment in the display area of a 2-column table

Claims (16)

A print processing method in which a form and a data file described in a text format are specified and data is superimposed and printed.
On the form, a step 1 for creating a plurality of fields for receiving data in a table graphic unit, a step 2 for creating a plurality of different table figures from the field created in the step 1, and a step 2 Step 3 for setting the number of steps for each table graphic, and Step 4 for setting whether to start outputting the table graphic from the middle of the page for each table graphic created in Step 2 above. A printing method characterized by the above.   The form according to claim 1 includes a step 5 for setting whether to output in accordance with the output area of the previous table when the output of the table graphic is started from the middle of the page. Method.   The print processing method according to claim 2, further comprising a step 6 of setting an output position when the form is output in accordance with the output area of the previous table.   The form according to claim 1, further comprising a step 7 for setting whether to output a table graphic from the middle of a stage when outputting a table graphic from the middle of a page.   5. The print processing method according to claim 4, further comprising a step of setting a minimum number of lines when outputting the table graphic from the middle of the stage.   5. The print processing method according to claim 4, further comprising a step 9 for setting whether or not to align the start position with the first stage when outputting the table graphic from the middle of the stage.   The same as step 10 for determining whether to start outputting the table graphic from the middle of the page when switching the table graphic according to the data when overlay printing is performed by designating the form and data file according to claim 1. Step 11 for calculating the number of rows that can be displayed on the page; Step 12 for acquiring data for the calculated number of rows; Step for generating and displaying a table graphic by storing the acquired data in a corresponding portion of the table graphic 13. A print processing method characterized by comprising: A print processing device that prints by superimposing data by designating a form and a data file described in text format,
On the form, means 1 for creating a plurality of fields for receiving data in units of table figures, means 2 for creating a plurality of different table figures from the fields created by the means 1, and created by the means 2 Means 3 for setting the number of steps for each table graphic, and means 4 for setting whether to start outputting the table graphic from the middle of the page for each table graphic created by the means 2 A print processing apparatus characterized by the above.   9. The printing process according to claim 8, further comprising means 5 for setting whether to output in accordance with the output area of the previous table when outputting the table graphic from the middle of the page. apparatus.   The print processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising means 6 for setting an output position when the form is output in accordance with the output area of the previous table.   9. The print processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising means 7 for setting whether to output a table graphic from the middle of a stage when outputting a table graphic from the middle of a page.   12. The print processing apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising means 8 for setting a minimum number of lines when a table graphic is output from the middle of a stage.   12. The print processing apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising means 9 for setting whether or not the start position is aligned with the first stage when outputting the table graphic from the middle of the stage.   The same as the means 10 for determining whether or not to start outputting the table graphic from the middle of the page when switching the table graphic according to the data when overlay printing is performed by designating the form and the data file according to claim 8 Means 11 for calculating the number of lines that can be displayed on the page, means 12 for acquiring data for the calculated number of lines, means for storing the acquired data in corresponding positions of the table graphic, and generating / displaying the table graphic 13. A print processing apparatus, comprising:   A program that enables a computer to implement the print processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.   A computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to claim 15.

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