JPH02297180A - Document editing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To store paragraphs independently of their arranged order on a document and, in addition, in plural files after dividing one document into the paragraphs, and to reduce a document file storage medium to be necessitated by providing an expanded document file provided with a text part and a paragraph index, and a document constitution information file. CONSTITUTION:An expanded editing means 1, a document file unifying means 2, plural expanded files 3, the document constitution information file 4, a document buffer 5, and a basic editing means 6 are provided, and the document is divided into many paragraphs, and one or plural paragraphs of them are distributed and stored in the optional document file 3 independently of their arranged order on the document, and the arranged order of the paragraph is controlled by the document constitution information file 4. Thus, as for plural documents the majority of whose contents is equal to each other, since the document file 3 can be shared provided that the document constitution information file 4 is generated for every document, not only file capacity can be reduced, but the editing of the large document exceeding the maximum value of the file capacity can be executed without being conscious of the document file to store it.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a document editing method.

[Prior Art] In conventional document editing systems, one document is stored in one file in the order of the sentences on the document.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] In the conventional document editing method described above, when the document is large, the document file capacity becomes large, and the overhead of editing processing becomes large. Even in this case, it is necessary to save each file in a separate file, and there is a drawback that a large number of document file storage media are required.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The document editing method according to the present invention divides one document into paragraphs each consisting of at least one text record containing at least one group of sentences. This is a document editing method that allows the paragraphs to be stored in multiple files independently of the order in which they are arranged on the document, and includes a text section that stores text records, and the beginning and end of one paragraph. an extended document file having a paragraph index section storing an index record having information indicating a text record of the paragraph; a document structure information file storing a document structure information record for managing the arrangement of the paragraphs; and a document from an operator. extended editing means that receives an editing operation and outputs an extended document editing request and a basic document editing request; and basic editing means that performs basic document editing and outputs a text record input/output request in response to the basic document editing request. , receiving the extended document editing request and the text record input/output request;
Referring to the document structure information record stored in the document structure information file, the extended document file is made to appear to the basic editing means as if one document is stored in one file in the order of sentences. and document file integration means.

[Example] Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing apparatus to which a document editing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. Second
The figure shows the structure of an extended document file. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the document configuration information file.

Referring to FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus to which the document editing method of this embodiment is applied includes extended editing means 1, document file integration means 2. Multiple extended files 3. Document configuration information file 41 Document buffer 5. and basic editing means 6.

Referring to FIG. 2, the extended document file 3 is composed of a text section 22 and a paragraph index section 21. The text portion 22 is composed of one or more text records 24 that store sentences.

The paragraph index section 21 is composed of index records 23 that store information on paragraphs composed of one or more text records. The index record 23 includes the paragraph name and the text record 24 at the beginning of the paragraph.
It has three pieces of information: a first record number indicating a relative record of the last text record 24, and a last record number.

Referring to FIG. 3, the document structure information file 4 is composed of document structure information records 25 that store information on paragraph storage files in the order in which the paragraphs on the document are arranged. The document structure information record 25 includes the paragraph name, the file name of the extended document file 3 that stores the text record 24 of the paragraph, and the V of the extended document file storage medium.
It has three pieces of information: SN.

Next, a method for implementing document editing operations will be explained.

The operator 7 first instructs the extended editing means 1 to perform a document editing operation 8 to start editing by specifying the file name of the document configuration information file 4, instructing the document to be edited. The extended editing means 1 inherits this operation to the document file integrating means 2 as an extended document editing request.

The document file integration means 2 opens a document configuration information file 4 with the same specified file name on the file medium that is already mounted, and reads a certain number of paragraphs from the document configuration information record 25 into the document buffer 5 in the order of storage from the beginning. . This reading is performed by obtaining the file name and VSN of the extended document file 3 that stores the paragraph, requesting the operator 7 to mount the corresponding medium if it has not been mounted, opening the mounted corresponding file, and reads the index record 23 of the corresponding paragraph from , obtains the storage position of the text record 24,
After locating the text record at the beginning of the paragraph using the first record number, the operation of sequentially storing the text record 24 of the last record number in the document buffer 5 is executed by repeating the operation for a fixed number of paragraphs.

With the above steps, the document editing operation at the start of editing is completed.

Normal document editing operations such as adding, modifying, and deleting sentences and words are
This is realized by the operator 7 giving an instruction to the extended editing means 1 and passing the instruction to the basic editing means 6 as a basic document editing request 10. When this document editing operation targets a text record 24 that has not been read out onto the document buffer 5, the basic editing means 6 selects the forward/backward direction type on the document from the text record 24 pointed to by the current record pointer. A text record input/output request 11 is made to the document file integration means 2 with the relative record position.

The document file integration means 2 writes the first paragraph on the document buffer 5 if the direction type is later, or the last paragraph if it is earlier, to the original extended document file 3, and also modifies the index record 23 to a new storage position. After that, the text record 24 of the next paragraph is read into the document buffer 5. By repeating this until the paragraph including the text record 24 of the read request is stored in the document buffer 5, the read request from the basic editing means 6 is realized.

[Effect of the Invention J As explained above, the present invention decomposes a document into a large number of paragraphs, and stores one or more of them in an arbitrary document file independently of the order in which each paragraph is arranged in the document. By managing the order of paragraphs in the document structure information file, you can create multiple documents with the same content for the most part by creating a document structure information file for each document. Since it can be shared, it not only reduces the file capacity, but also allows editing of large documents that exceed the maximum file capacity without being aware of the document file contained therein.

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[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing device to which a document editing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of an extended document file, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of a document configuration information file. It is a figure showing a structure.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A document is divided into paragraphs each consisting of at least one group of sentences and at least one text record containing sentences, and the paragraphs are arranged in a document. A document editing method that enables storage in multiple files independently of the order, which includes a text section that stores text records, and an index record that has information indicating the beginning and end text records of one paragraph. an extended document file having a paragraph index section for storing the paragraph index; a document structure information file for storing document structure information records for managing the arrangement of the paragraphs; extended editing means for outputting a basic document editing request; basic editing means for performing basic document editing and outputting a text record input/output request in response to the basic document editing request; and the extended document editing request and the text record. Upon receiving an input/output request, the document structure information record stored in the document structure information file is referred to, and the extended document file is sent to the basic editing means as if one document were one document.
A document editing method comprising a document file integration means that makes it appear as if sentences are stored in a file in the order in which they are arranged.