JP4737659B2 - Table set database system and table set data creation device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a table database system that uses a table database that records and manages information necessary for formatting a table to be posted on an information medium.

Conventionally, a page layout system (Patent Document 1) equipped with a database suitable for editing and producing printed materials related to a large amount of product information data such as catalogs and leaflets has been put into practical use. However, when creating a table with DTP layout software, it is necessary to create it manually.
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  When manually assembling a table, it is necessary not only to enter the character information to be displayed in the cells, but also to combine the cells that make up the table and specify the background color of the cells. Even when doing so, the load on the workers was high. In addition, the tables required for general catalogs, etc. have been standardized to some extent, but in the past, when a table similar to the previously created table is published in the next issue, it is necessary to start from the beginning. I was forced to input at work.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and records data necessary for creating a table set in a certain format so that it can be reused later. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mechanism for creating a table set that outputs data necessary for creating a table set in a predetermined format so that the DTP work can be easily performed.

A first invention for solving the problem is a table database system characterized by the following configuration, and the first aspect is:
The information necessary to format the table to be posted on the information medium is divided into a table assembly part information section, a table assembly specification information section, and a table assembly cell information section for each table.
The table assembly part information section records the character information to be displayed accompanying the table such as the table title, and the logo material information to be displayed accompanying the table in a certain format,
The table group specification information section records the table creation pattern and table size information in a certain format,
The table cell information section records, for each cell constituting the table, coordinate position information in the table of the cell, information to be displayed in the cell and information for specifying the display mode in a certain format,
A table database that records and manages keys for later retrieval,
Database management means for providing information recorded in the database according to the request;
A server device comprising:
Database search reference means for providing a user interface for searching or referring to a database managed by the server device, and table set information designation for providing a user interface for setting and registering information to be registered in the table set database Registration means, table set simple output means for converting a table image into data to be displayed on a screen or output to a printer based on information registered in the table set database, and information registered in the table set database And DTP data output means for outputting data for efficient table composition based on DTP work, and database connection means for actually requesting data reference, registration and update via the network to the server management means. A table data creation device which is a client device provided;
The gist is that they are connected by a network.

  Here, the information medium is usually assumed to be a printed matter such as a product catalog. However, recently, product catalogs using electronic media have been put into practical use, and the electronic media are not limited to paper prints. In the first aspect, there is a feature in the method of recording information for formatting the table. By using such a table database, it is possible to record and manage information necessary for formatting the table without omission. . And in product catalogs, etc., it is often the case that a new table is created only by diverting the table published last time or replacing a part of it, so such a table database records information related to the typesetting of the table produced last time. If so, the man-hour for the next editing work can be reduced. In addition, in order to make the data recorded in the table set database into a page layout system as described in Patent Document 1 in order to efficiently set the data in the DTP work, the DTP data output means Necessary conversion processing can be performed depending on the function.

According to a second aspect of the first invention, in the table database system according to the first aspect, the server device manages the second database,
The table set designation registration means mounted on the client device includes link information to a specific item of a specific record in a second database, and the table set component information section of information related to a table in the table set database. Can be designated as character information or logo material information to be recorded, or as information to be displayed in the cell recorded by the table cell information section,
When the data recorded in the table database is the link information to the second database, the table group simple output unit and the DTP data output unit replace the data indicated by the link with the screen display or The printer output data and the data for DTP work are created.

  In the second aspect, the table database can record link information to the second database as data, and each function of the client device can be used when the link information is recorded in an item of the table database. The data of the second database indicated by is replaced and handled as the data of the item in which the link information is recorded. For example, if a product information database in which product information handled by a manufacturer or distributor is systematically recorded is used as the second database, each item of the table database can be specified simply by specifying a link to the product information database. Can be set, and input work is reduced. Furthermore, even when the product information database is updated, it is convenient because the table database does not need to be corrected to reflect the contents.

  According to a third aspect of the first invention, in the table group database system according to the first aspect or the second aspect, the table group specification information section of the table group database is a vertical combination type as a table creation pattern The gist of the present invention is a table database system characterized in that it includes designation of any of the three types of horizontal writing type and honey box type, and specification of the size of the table represented by the number of columns and the number of rows. In the vertical composition type, information related to one thing in the table is displayed by expanding each attribute item in the column (vertical) direction. In horizontal composition type, information related to one thing is displayed. Each attribute item is expanded and displayed in the row (horizontal) direction. The honey shape refers to the structure of a table that does not correspond to vertical or horizontal composition. In the typical example of the Hachisuku type, each cell of the table displays a specific attribute of a different object, so that the specific attribute item can be compared between the objects related to the table. A table to be created.

  A second invention that solves the problem is a table data creation device that functions as a client device of the table data base system according to the first invention.

  A third invention for solving the problem is a computer program in which a series of instructions for operating a computer as a client device of the table database system according to the first invention by being mounted on a computer main body.

  A fourth invention for solving the problem is a computer-readable recording medium on which a computer program according to the third invention is recorded.

  A fifth invention for solving the problem is a database having a data structure similar to that of the table set database in the table set database system according to the first invention.

A sixth invention for solving the problem is a computer-readable recording medium in which data of a database having a data structure similar to that of the table database in the table database system according to the first invention is recorded.

  According to a fourth aspect of the first invention, in the table group database system according to the second aspect, the table group data creation device reads a table group structure definition file in which the table group specification is expressed by a predetermined description rule. A table database system having a function of searching the second database as needed based on the description, and creating and displaying a table set including the search result. .

  Here, the table group specification refers to information necessary to form a table. Further, it is desirable that the predetermined description rule conforms to a recording format of information necessary for formatting a table in a table database used in the table database system according to the first invention.

  If the table group structure definition file is created for several table groups to be created in the information medium to be produced, the table group is automatically created by specifying only one table group structure definition file. If this is used as an initial table set as a starting point for editing work, the workload of the operator can be greatly reduced.

In a more preferred aspect of the second invention, a table structure structure definition file in which a table group specification is expressed by a certain description rule is read, the second database is searched based on the description, and the search result is included. A table data creation device that functions as a client device of the table database system according to the first aspect of the present invention, having a function of creating a table and displaying this table as an initial table as a starting point of editing work. is there.

  According to the present invention, data necessary for creating a table set is recorded in a certain format so that it can be reused later, and the table set can be easily processed later. There is a remarkable effect of providing a mechanism for creating a table set that outputs data necessary for creating a table. In addition, you can connect to the product information database and check the product information to set the link to the product information database as the table setting data. There is also a remarkable effect that it is not necessary to redo the group designation work.

  Hereinafter, a table database system (hereinafter “system 1”) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram schematically illustrating the entire system 1. Reference numeral 2 denotes a server device. A storage device for storing the product information database 31 and the table set information database 33 is built in or externally connected. A database management means 20 is also provided. The database management means 20 receives data requests for the databases 31 and 33 through the network, searches for corresponding data, and returns the results. Reference numeral 5 denotes a table data creation device. The table data creation device 5 includes a database search reference means 56, a table information specification registration means 57, a database connection means 58, a simple table output means 59, and a DTP data output means 60, and operates as a client device of the server device 2. To do. A network 9 connects the server device 2 and one or more table data creation devices 5 or a personal computer 4 for DTP editing.

[Table Set Information Database] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining table set information to be recorded in the table set information database 33. As shown in FIG. 2, the system 1 records and manages three types of information, that is, table group component information, table group specification information, and table group cell information, for a single table group.

[Table parts information] Table parts information specifies the character information displayed along with the table as the name of the table, header, title, subtitle, alphabetic title, etc., and the logo material placed along with the table Information. The table set specification information is information for specifying the type and size of the table set by the table set pattern, the front table side table set size, and the table set size in the table. In the table cell information, character information to be displayed in the cell and information for specifying the display mode are recorded in a certain format for each cell in the table.

  A specific example will be described with reference to FIG. The catch phrase 71, the English title 72, the title 73, the footer 74, the subtitle 75, and the logo material 76 are table assembly parts arranged around the table frame 70, respectively. In the case of character string data or logo material, these individual parts contain the image data file name and the coarse image data file name for display, but contain the link information to the record items in the product information database 31. Can have as. Reference numeral 81 denotes the contents of table group specification information that defines the table group pattern and the table frame size of the table frame 70.

  [Table Assembly Specification Information] The table assembly pattern is either a horizontal assembly type, a vertical assembly type, or a honeycomb type. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining three patterns of the table pattern. 4A shows a horizontal pattern, and FIG. 4B shows a vertical pattern (type). In other words, a horizontal table is basically based on information related to one item being expanded and displayed in its row direction (horizontal direction). That is, when viewed in the column direction (vertical direction) of the table, the contents of the same attribute item for different items are displayed in the same column. The table is structured so that two things can be compared. On the other hand, a vertical table is basically based on the display of information related to one item by expanding each attribute item in the column direction. In other words, when viewed in the row direction of the table, the same attribute item contents for different items are displayed in the same row, so the comparison of the two items can be made by comparing the left and right cell contents of the same row. The table is organized so that you can. The table of the type of honey is based on the fact that cells displaying specific attributes of different objects gather to form a table. Normally, the contents of the same attribute item are displayed in the entire cells displayed in the table, so that by comparing the display of each cell, a table configured so that different objects equal to the number of cells can be compared. It is.

  In the case of horizontal composition, cells belonging to several rows from the top of the table frame usually display item titles (words that are attribute items in each column). The first few lines of such a table frame are called the front of the table (FIG. 4A). That is, there is a front in the horizontal table frame. On the other hand, in the case of a vertical frame, cells belonging to several columns from the left end usually display item titles (words that are attribute items of each row). The first number sequence of such a table frame is called the front side (FIG. 4B). In addition, the size of the cell portion that is neither the head nor the front side is represented by the number of rows × the number of columns and is referred to as an in-table table set size. As the table frame size of the table to be created, in the case of horizontal writing, the size of the head of the table and the size of the table set in the table are represented by the number of rows × the number of columns, respectively. Reference numeral 81 in FIG. 2B shows an example of the table frame size in the case of such a horizontal assembly type. In the case of the vertical composition, the table size and the table composition size in the table are respectively represented by the number of rows × the number of columns.

  As shown in FIG. 4C, the honey mold is a table pattern having both a front and a front side. In the case of this pattern, it cannot be generally said what kind of relationship the contents displayed in the adjacent cells on the left and right or top and bottom of a certain table cell have. The table frame size of the honey form represents the front head size, front side size, and in-table table group size by the number of rows x the number of columns, respectively.

  [Table cell information] Table cell information includes cell coordinates, character information to be displayed on each cell, and information indicating the display mode. The information representing the display mode is typically a cell color. Cells can be divided into two types: cells that belong to the front or front side and cells that do not. The former has a character string representing a normal item title as display content. An example of data contents of such a cell is shown at 91 in FIG. 92 shows an example of the data contents of the cell corresponding to the latter type. As the character information to be displayed in the cell, link information to a specific attribute item of a specific record in the database can be assigned instead of the character string data itself. In the case of horizontal composition, when the display contents of all the cells in the table specify the link information to the database, the contents of one record are usually linked to one row. In the case of vertical composition, the contents of one record are linked to one column.

  Next, a basic operation procedure in the table data creation device 5 of the system 1 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an outline of the operation procedure of the apparatus 5. This will be described below with reference to FIG.

[Start of editing operation] The table pattern and table frame size of the table to be created are designated (S10). By specifying these, the table set is defined, so that the layout screen is displayed and the editing operation can be started. In addition, connection to the database is made by designating the name of the product information database 31 to be referred to in the work (S11).

  [Layout Screen] FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an operation of designating information necessary for creating a table using the layout screen 100 which is an interactive user interface displayed on the display of the apparatus 5. A work area 103 is prepared in the layout screen 100. In this area, a table frame and a table part template are displayed in a designated table pattern and size, and the user then enters the work area 103. Various designated operations are performed on the displayed table frame and table assembly parts (S12).

  The user selects one of the table parts or cells and inputs the character information, thereby specifying the contents to be displayed on the selected table part or cell (S12). Alternatively, the product information database 31 can be searched by selecting “Search” from a pull-down menu provided on the layout screen and calling the search dialog 200 (S16). The search result is displayed in the dialog 200. Therefore, by selecting a specific record (and field item) from this search result and associating it with one of the selected table assembly parts or cells, link information to the database for the table assembly parts or cells. Is designated (S18). In the work area 103, the table composition simple output means 59 displays a simple composition display of the table composition being worked on based on the contents designated so far. Here, the simple typesetting display means a display for confirming the structure of the table and the display content itself, and means that it is not the final typesetting style. However, when a link to the product information database 31 is set as the contents of a table assembly part or cell, the contents of the linked field item are displayed as the display contents of the table assembly part or cell. Can proceed while confirming whether the designation is correct and how far the work has proceeded (S12).

  When all the designations to be designated have been completed, the user selects a menu, names the created data, and registers it as new table set data in the table set information database 33 (S20). At this time, if the logical connection between the device 5 and the table set information database 33 is not established, it is necessary to connect to the table set information database 33 prior to registration.

[Coordination to DTP Work] Completed table group designation data can be output as text data in a fixed format in order to easily perform the actual DTP work of the table group (S22).

[In the case of using the initial table display function] As described above, the outline of the process flow of the table composition creation / editing work has been described. However, the system 1 can efficiently create the table composition by using the initial table composition display function described below. Editing work can proceed. The initial table display function will be described below.

  The initial table group display function is a function for creating and displaying an initial table group using a table group structure definition file created in advance. By using the initial table display function, the operator can efficiently edit the table. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an outline of an operation procedure of the device 5 when the initial table group display function is used. Compared to FIG. 5, an initial table set display step (S11b) is added between step S11 and step S12.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the table structure definition file. The table structure definition file is a text file described according to a certain format. The definition of the output file name to be passed to the DTP work, the contents of the items to be displayed as the table part information section, the table of the initial table display A set specification and a definition of a fixed character string are described. The example shown in FIG. 9 defines the structure of a table set for a record in which the item structure of the record is defined as shown in FIG. 10 for a product group belonging to a specific product category in the product information database.

  In the example of FIG. 9, the first line (circle 1) defines the name of the output file. Concatenate is a string manipulation function that returns a string that connects string data specified by two arguments. In this way, the table structure definition file describes functions that operate on character strings and other functions, such as functions that replace character strings, functions that split character strings, and functions that make processing decisions based on conditional judgments. can do. If such a function could not be described in the table structure definition file, it was necessary to import the output table text as an intermediate file into another system and perform character processing. Since it is possible to embed, text output and character processing can be processed simultaneously, and the process and development load can be saved. The second line (circle 2) defines the pattern name. The fourth and fifth lines (circle 3) define items to be displayed in the table parts information section.

  Lines 8 to 12 are designated for initial table display. First, the 8th line (circle 4) represents the beginning of the table set and specifies that the table set pattern is “horizontal set”. The ninth line (circle 5) stipulates that a character string of “product number”, “model number”, “specification”, and “price” is displayed at the top of the table. In the 10th and 11th rows (circle 6), the display item of the in-table cell is designated. For the 2nd to 10th records of the product group belonging to the product category specified by the name “C_related product”, each of “M_product number”, “cell 01”,..., “Cell 04”, “price” It is specified that the value of the item is arranged and displayed in each row of the table cell (each row is because horizontal composition is designated, but if each vertical composition is designated, each column). The value of the “price” item is displayed with “¥” in front of it. The 12th line (circle 7) indicates the end of the initial table set designation.

  The 14th line (circle 8) defines a fixed character string. The 15th line (circle 9) indicates the end of the definition file. Some of these table structure structure definition files are defined and recorded in advance according to the types of table groups required for production of the information medium.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining in more detail the processing of the initial table group display step (S11b) of FIG. First, the operator selects one table group structure definition file to be used when using the initial table group function when starting the editing of the table group (S90). Then, the table group information designation registration means 57 reads the contents of the designated table group structure definition file (S92). Next, based on the designation of “Table Start” to “Table End” for which the initial table display is designated, a search command using an SQL statement for accessing the product information database is created, and a search request is made to the product information database (S94). The data obtained as a result is displayed in a table cell as a temporary display item. In addition, the front or front side character string, table assembly part, and fixed character string are displayed as specified (S96). Through the above steps, an initial table set with temporary display items is displayed. This initial table set is temporarily registered in the table set database (S98) before the editing operation (S12) starts.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an initial table set displayed on the editing work screen of the table set data creation device 5 as a result of step S96. The operator performs editing work using this table as a starting point. Accordingly, it is not necessary to prepare a table from scratch, so that the work load is considerably reduced. FIG. 11 shows an output file generated from the table set of FIG. After the text designating the table group pattern designation and the table group part display, the character string to be displayed in the table cell is stored in the form of text.

[Screen Operation for Item Change] FIG. 13 illustrates a procedure for changing the display of a cell with respect to the initial table group. To change the display of a cell, select the cell you want to change (usually specify the column or row of the table cell), and right-click on the cell at the selected cursor position. Then, each item of the target record is displayed in a pull-down manner, and the operator can select a desired item from this. Then, the display of the selected cell (cell column or cell row) is changed to the value of the newly selected item.

  The above is a typical work procedure in the table data creation device 5. Next, how the table data creation device 5 is actually realized will be described. The table data creation device 5 realizes a database search reference means 56, a table information specification registration means 57, a database connection means 58, a simple table output means 59, and a DTP data output means 60 as software programs, respectively. This can be realized by mounting on a computer having a communication function.

  The database search reference means 56 displays the contents recorded in the product information database 31 or the table database 33 in the search dialog 200 and the layout screen 100 in a tree format or the like according to the data recording system, and further displays a list for each record. Etc. to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) for searching the database and browsing the contents. Such a function can be realized by using existing software technology. The search conditions set by the interactive interface provided by the database search reference unit 56 and the reference request to the database are sent to the database management unit 20 of the server apparatus 2 through the database connection unit 58. The database management means 20 is a database engine part of commercially available database software, and the database connection means 58 is its client software.

  The table group information designation registration means 57 connects to the product information database 31 and displays the layout screen 100. When the “search” command is selected, the database search reference means 56 is called to input the dialog of the operator. In response to the character input or link setting to the table assembly part or cell, the table assembly simple display means is called as necessary to update the simplified display of the work area 103, and the “register” command is selected. Registers (updates) the data set so far in the table database 33 as new table production data. In particular, the operator selects data of a specific record (specific item) from the search dialog 200 displaying the search result, and simultaneously selects a table part or cell from the simple display of the work area 103, and selects both. Provides an interactive interface so that they can be related. When the “DTP output” command is selected, the DTP data output means 60 is called.

  Furthermore, (1) an interactive interface is provided for designating whether or not to use the initial table group display function and, if so, the table group structure definition file. (2) Create a search command for accessing the product information database from the description contents of the table structure definition file. (3) The data extracted from the product information database is passed to the table set simple display means to display the initial table set in the work area 103. The processing necessary for displaying the initial table is performed. Such a function can be realized by using existing software technology.

  The table group simple output means 59 combines the table group specification information, the table group part information, the table group cell information, and the data of the link destination database of the link information included in them into a simple work area 103. The table format is displayed as a work screen. Since it is a simple display for confirming the progress, the character font may be used for display on the display screen of the apparatus 5 and may not be the font used for the actual typesetting. Also, it is assumed that data for printing out such a simple table display can be created for use for the purpose of instructions for DTP workers. Since such simple table display and output are performed, it can be realized by ordinary ordinary programming techniques.

  The database connection means 58 is the client software of the database management means 20 as described above. When the database search reference means 56, the table set information designation registration means 57, the table set simple output means 59, and the DTP data output means 60 access the databases 31 and 33, the request message is actually transmitted through the database connection means 58 in all cases. The response is sent to the database management means 20 and the response is transmitted to the access source via the database connection means 58 again.

[DTP data output means 60] The applicant of the present invention already has a separator between cell character strings, which are character strings to be displayed in one cell in the table, on May 31, 2001. The first text data created by inserting, the second text data in which the cell character string in the first text data is replaced with a flag character that specifies the combination of the cells, and the first text data Using the third text data in which the cell character string is replaced with the flag character that specifies the color coding of the cell and editing layout software, some dummy characters that have been formatted are placed in the cell. Cell data instructed in the second text data by inputting four types of data files: document data corresponding to part or all of the formatted table created by drawing ruled lines And it filed a third editing layout device using a table set creation program and the program to create a typeset document data as a table subjected to color coding is instructed to the text data as Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-165176. The DTP data output means 60 creates and outputs the first, second, and third text data from each cell information of the completed table set designation data. The program process of the output process itself can be realized by a normal programming technique.

  A table structure structure definition file is created and recorded in advance, and an initial table structure can be called by designating this structure definition file before starting the work (S12). FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the structure definition file.

The table database system 1 that is the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above. The above embodiment is the best embodiment for exerting the effects of the present invention, but the gist of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but extends to another embodiment obtained by modifying the above embodiment. I think. As another embodiment, a form in which the server device 2 manages only the table set database 33 without using the product information database 31 can be considered. Even in such an embodiment, it is possible to rationally record and manage information necessary for the composition of the table composition for all patterns of the vertical composition type, the horizontal composition type, and the honeycomb type. Since necessary data can be output so that the DTP work is efficiently performed, the effect of the present invention can be achieved.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a table database system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the structure of the table set database 33 The figure explaining the record item of the table group database 33 according to the example of a table group. It is a figure explaining 3 patterns of a table group. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of the table data creation apparatus. It is a figure explaining the layout screen 100 of the table data creation apparatus 5. FIG. It is an operation | movement flowchart of the table group data creation apparatus 5 when using an initial table group display function. It is a flowchart explaining the process of an initial table group display step (S11b) in more detail. It is the figure which showed an example of the content of a table structure definition file. It is an example of the item name of 1 record, and the value of an item. It is a figure which shows an example of the text file output for DTP editing. It is the figure which illustrated the initial table set displayed on the edit work screen of the table set data creation apparatus 5 as a result of step S96. This is a description of screen operations when changing the cell display for a table set being edited.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Table set database system 2 Server apparatus 4 DTP editing apparatus 5 Table set data creation apparatus 9 Network 20 Database management means 31 Product information database 33 Table set database 56 Database search reference means 57 Table set information designation registration means 58 Database connection means 59 Table Simple output means 60 DTP data output means

Claims (5)

The information necessary to format the table to be posted on the information medium is divided into a table assembly part information section, a table assembly specification information section, and a table assembly cell information section for each table.
The table assembly part information part records the character information to be displayed accompanying the table and the information of the logo material to be displayed accompanying the table in a certain format,
The table group specification information section records the table creation pattern and table size information in a certain format,
The table cell information section records, for each cell constituting the table, coordinate position information in the table of the cell, information to be displayed in the cell, and information for specifying the display mode in a certain format. Record in different formats by dividing the head cell or front side cell, which is a cell belonging to the head or front side, and the cell inside the table, which is a cell not belonging to the front side or front side,
A table database that records and manages keys for later retrieval,
Database management means for providing information recorded in the database according to the request;
A server device comprising:
Database search reference means for providing a user interface for searching or referring to a database managed by the server device, and table set information designation for providing a user interface for setting and registering information to be registered in the table set database Registration means, table set simple output means for converting a table image into data to be displayed on a screen or output to a printer based on information registered in the table set database, and information registered in the table set database DTP data output means for outputting data for tabulation based on DTP work, and database connection means for actually requesting reference, registration, and update of data via the network to the database management means. A prepared table data creation device;
A table database system that is configured by being connected by a network. The table database system according to claim 1 , wherein the server device manages a second database,
The table group information designation registering means mounted on the table group data creation device uses the table of information related to a table in the table group database as link information to a specific item of a specific record in a second database. It can be specified as character information or logo material information recorded by the assembly part information part, or as information to be displayed in the cell recorded by the table assembly cell information part,
When the data recorded in the table database is the link information to the second database, the table group simple output unit and the DTP data output unit replace the data indicated by the link with the screen display or A table database system for creating printer output data and DTP work data. In the table database system according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The table set specification information part of the table set database is designated as one of three types of vertical writing type, horizontal writing type, and honeycomb type as a table creation pattern;
A table database system characterized by the specification of the size of the table expressed by the number of columns and the number of rows. A device for creating table data by communication with a server device in the table database system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
Database search reference means for providing a user interface for searching or referring to a database managed by the server device, and table set information designation for providing a user interface for setting and registering information to be registered in the table set database Registration means, table set simple output means for converting a table image into data to be displayed on a screen or output to a printer based on information registered in the table set database, and information registered in the table set database DTP data output means for outputting data for tabulation based on DTP work, and database connection means for actually requesting reference, registration, and update of data via the network to the database management means. A table data creation device characterized by comprising. A computer program describing a series of instructions for causing a computer to function as the table data creating device according to claim 4 by being mounted on a computer main body.