JP2017091041A - Document printing method, document printing system, and document printing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a document printing method, a document printing system, and a document printing program that can print a document regardless of the type of a browser.SOLUTION: A method includes communicating with a server 11 by using a browser 24 of a client computer 12 and obtaining document form data and document text data from the server 11. The method includes taking in the document form data and document text data from the browser 24 by using a document printing control unit 26 introduced into the client computer 12, and creating document print data by combining the document form data and document text data. The method includes making a printer 14 print the document print data by using the document printing control unit 26.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a form printing method, form printing system, and form printing program for printing a form.

  Conventionally, form data and form text data are stored in a server or a database connected to this server, and a form is obtained by a client computer connected to this server via a network to obtain necessary data from the server and print the form. There is a printing system.

  The client computer communicates with the server using a browser, acquires necessary form form data and form text data by the browser, creates form print data by combining form form data and form text data, The browser is configured to display the form print data or cause the printer to print the form print data.

  In order to create, display, and print form print data in such a browser, a unique plug-in that is applied to a specific browser is often used. In this case, different browsers other than the specific browser cannot use the plug-in unique to the specific browser, and therefore cannot create, display, and print the form print data.

JP 2002-163596 A

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides a form printing method, a form printing system, and a form printing program capable of printing a form regardless of the type of browser.

  The form printing method according to claim 1 is a form printing method to be executed by a client computer connected to a server via a network, and communicates with the server by a browser of the client computer, and forms form data from the server. The form form data and the form text data, respectively, and the form print control unit installed in the client computer fetches the form form data and the form text data from the browser, respectively. Are combined to create a form print data, and the form print control unit causes the printer to print the form print data.

  The form printing method according to claim 2 is the form printing method according to claim 1, wherein in the acquisition step, the form form data and the form text data are respectively acquired from the server by HTTP communication or HTTPS communication, In the creation step, the form form data and the form text data are respectively fetched from the browser by HTTP communication.

  The form printing system according to claim 3 is a form printing system in which a client computer is connected to a server via a network, and the client computer communicates with the server by a browser, and forms data and form data from the server. Acquisition means for acquiring each of the form text data, and creation means for taking in the form form data and the form text data from the browser, and creating the form print data by combining the form form data and the form text data; Printing means for causing a printer to print the form print data.

  The form printing system according to claim 4 is the form printing system according to claim 3, wherein the acquisition unit acquires the form form data and the form text data from the server by HTTP communication or HTTPS communication, respectively. The creation means fetches the form form data and the form text data from the browser by HTTP communication.

  The form printing program according to claim 5 is a form printing program that is executed by a client computer connected to a server via a network, wherein the client computer communicates with the server by a browser, and the form is sent from the server to the form. An acquisition step for acquiring data and form text data, and a creation step for taking out the form form data and the form text data from the browser and combining the form form data and the form text data to create form print data And a printing step for causing the printer to print the form print data.

  The form printing program according to claim 6 is the form printing program according to claim 5, wherein in the obtaining step, the form form data and the form text data are respectively obtained from the server through HTTP communication or HTTPS communication, In the creation step, the form form data and the form text data are respectively fetched from the browser by HTTP communication.

  According to the present invention, a form can be printed regardless of the type of browser.

1 is a configuration diagram of a form printing system to which a form printing method and form printing program for printing a form are applied according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a flowchart of form printing same as the above.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG.

  FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of a form printing system to which a form printing method and form printing program for printing a form are applied. The form printing system 10 includes a server 11 and one or a plurality of client computers 12, and the server 11 and the client computers 12 are connected to each other via a network 13 so as to be communicable with each other. Further, a printer 14 is connected to the client computer 12.

  The server 11 is a Web server, and communicates with the client computer 12 via the network 13 by HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) communication or HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) communication. Send and receive data.

  The server 11 is a Web server and includes a communication control unit 16 that communicates with the client computer 12 via the network 13. The communication control unit 16 communicates with the client computer 12 via the network 13 by HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) communication or HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) communication, and exchanges data and the like with the client computer 12. Do.

  The server 11 has a data storage unit 17. The data storage unit 17 includes a form form data storage unit 18 that stores form form data, a form text data storage unit 19 that stores form text data, and a control data storage unit 20 that stores control data. . A database computer for storing the form text data may be provided separately, and the form text data requested from the client computer 12 may be sent from the database computer to the form text data storage unit 19 for storage.

  The form data is various forms designed in advance, and is configured by, for example, a DEF (Design Exchange Format) file. The form text data is text data input to the form form described above, and is composed of, for example, a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file. The control data is data for controlling holding of the DEF file, and is configured by, for example, a CNT (Communications Name Table) file. For each form, form form data, form text data, and control data are associated with each other.

  The server 11 is installed with a server form printing program. The server 11 includes a data control unit 21 that is operated by a server form printing program. The data control unit 21 has a login approval function of the client computer 12, a data processing function including transmission and reception of various data with the client computer 12 after login, and the like. Further, the data control unit 21 includes parameters including a printing method in the client computer 12, and the parameters can be transmitted to the client computer 12.

  The client computer 12 includes a browser (Web browser) 24. Although there are a plurality of types of browsers 24, forms can be printed using any type of browser 24 installed in the client computer 12. The browser 24 communicates with the server 11 via the network 13 by HTTP communication or HTTPS communication, and exchanges data and the like with the server 11.

  The client computer 12 has a form printing program installed therein. The client computer 12 includes an acquisition unit 25 and a form print control unit 26 that are operated by a form print program, and further includes a creation unit 27 and a print unit 28 of the form print control unit 26.

  The acquisition means 25 communicates with the server 11 through the browser 24, and acquires form form data and form text data from the server 11, respectively. Furthermore, the acquisition unit 25 passes the form form data and the form text data acquired from the server 11 to the form print control unit 26 by the browser 24. Each data is transferred from the browser 24 to the form printing control unit 26 by HTTP communication. Accordingly, the browser 24 acquires the data from the server 11, but passes the acquired data as it is to the form print control unit 26 without performing processing such as synthesizing or printing the acquired data.

  The form print control unit 26 is installed in the operation system of the client computer 12 as a resident application.

  The creation means 27 of the form print control unit 26 takes form form data, form text data, and the like from the browser 24 and synthesizes the form form data and the form text data to create form print data. The form print control unit 26 takes in form form data, form text data, and the like from the browser 24 via HTTP communication, and functions as an HTTP server.

  The printing means 28 of the form print control unit 26 causes the printer 14 to print the form print data created by the creating means 27. The printing means 28 can perform printing by any one of direct printing, dialog printing, and preview printing, and the printing method can be arbitrarily selected and set. The set printing method is held as a parameter by the data control unit 21 of the server 11.

  In direct printing, the form printing data is printed by the printer 14 without printing the dialog or the preview. In the dialog printing, a dialog is displayed on the display of the client computer 12, the paper type and size are set by the dialog, and the printer 14 is caused to print the form print data by operating the print button of the dialog. In preview printing, the image of the form print data is displayed on the display of the client computer 12, and the printer 14 is caused to print the form print data by operating the print button displayed on the display.

  Although FIG. 1 shows one client computer 12, a plurality of client computers 12 having the same function can be connected to the server 11.

  The network 13 is a corporate network such as an intranet or the Internet, for example.

  The printer 14 prints a form and is connected locally to the client computer 12 or connected to the client computer 12 via a network.

  Next, the operation of the form printing system 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The browser 24 is activated on the client computer 12, and the browser 24 accesses the data control unit 21 of the server 11 and logs in.

  After logging in, a form to be printed is selected in the browser 24 of the client computer 12.

  The server 11 transmits form form data, form text data, control data, parameters, and the like associated with the form selected by the browser 24 of the client computer 12 to the browser 24 of the client computer 12 via the network 13.

  The browser 24 of the client computer 12 acquires form form data, form text data, control data, parameters, and the like from the server 11, and passes these data to the form print control unit 26 (step S1: acquisition step, acquisition step).

  In the form print control unit 26, the form means data, form text data, control data, and parameters are fetched from the browser 24 by the creation means 27, and form print data is created by synthesizing the form form data and the form text data (step S2). : Creation process, creation step).

  The printing means 28 causes the printer 14 to print the form print data. The printing means 28 causes the printer 14 to print the form print data by a printing method set to any one of direct printing, dialog printing, and preview printing (step S3: printing process, printing step).

  In such a form printing system 10, it is necessary to install a program for form printing in the client computer 12. By introducing the above-described form printing program as a program to be installed on the client computer 12, it is possible to print a form regardless of the type of browser 24 regardless of the type of browser 24 used on the client computer 12. It becomes like this.

  Therefore, in the form printing system 10, the browser 24 of the client computer 12 is used to acquire data from the server 11, and the creation and printing of the form print data is executed by the form print control unit 26 installed in the client computer 12. Therefore, a form can be printed regardless of the type of browser 24.

  Further, since the form printing control unit 26 takes in the form form data and the form text data from the browser 24 through HTTP communication, it can take in the form form data and the form text data acquired by the browser 24 from the browser 24, respectively. .

10 Form printing system
11 servers
12 Client computer
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14 Printer
24 browser
25 Acquisition method
26 Form printing control section
27 Creation method
28 Printing means

Claims (6)

A form printing method to be executed by a client computer connected to a server via a network,
The client computer browser communicates with the server to obtain form form data and form text data from the server, respectively.
A creation step of fetching the form form data and the form text data from the browser by the form print control unit installed in the client computer, and synthesizing the form form data and the form text data to create form print data When,
A form printing method comprising: a printing step for causing the form print control unit to print a form print data on a printer. In the acquisition step, the form form data and the form text data are acquired from the server by HTTP communication or HTTPS communication,
The form printing method according to claim 1, wherein in the creating step, the form form data and the form text data are respectively fetched from the browser by HTTP communication. A form printing system in which a client computer is connected to a server via a network,
The client computer is
An obtaining means for communicating with the server by a browser and obtaining form form data and form text data from the server;
A creation means for capturing the form form data and the form text data from the browser, and creating the form print data by combining the form form data and the form text data;
A form printing system comprising: a printing unit that causes a printer to print the form print data. The acquisition unit acquires the form form data and the form text data from the server by HTTP communication or HTTPS communication,
The form printing system according to claim 3, wherein the creating unit fetches the form form data and the form text data from the browser through HTTP communication. A form printing program executed by a client computer connected to a server via a network,
On the client computer,
An obtaining step of communicating with the server by the browser and obtaining form form data and form text data from the server;
Taking out the form form data and the form text data from the browser, and creating the form print data by combining the form form data and the form text data;
A form printing program for causing a printer to execute printing of the form print data. In the acquisition step, the form form data and the form text data are acquired from the server by HTTP communication or HTTPS communication,
6. The form printing program according to claim 5, wherein in the creating step, the form form data and the form text data are respectively fetched from the browser by HTTP communication.

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