JP2001175794A - Information processor and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor which improves work efficiency by speedily reading other related slip during a slip processing and smoothly performing the processing and comparison and to provide a storage medium. SOLUTION: The slip processor 1 stores attribute information on files for the respective files corresponding to plural pieces of information being the objects of the processing and attribute information on the processing content and retrieves attribute information. Thus, the other one or plural candidates being the objects of the processing, which have attribute information matched with attribute information on the object of the processing, which is processed at present, from plural pieces of information on the object of the processing, and a selection means is displayed. When the object of the processing, which is to be processed next, is selected/inputted from the selection menu, the file corresponding to the selected object of the processing is read and therefore valorous processings are performed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a storage medium, and more particularly, to various types of processing by reading a processing target file selected from a plurality of pieces of processing target information stored and managed by files. The present invention relates to an information processing device that performs information processing and a storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the advance of technology, information processing apparatuses have become widespread, and various types of information processing are generally performed using information processing apparatuses. In form processing, a form processing system is used for various purposes such as sales management and inventory management.

Various forms in the system are shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), it is incorporated in a main form selection start menu or the like that is hierarchized in advance. For this reason, when performing processing such as display / edit of the form contents, the main form selection start menu is narrowed down from the upper hierarchy to the lower hierarchy in a stepwise manner, so that a desired form can be selected from a large number of form files. A file is selected, and the form file is read by the form processing program.

[0004] When a user creates a new form, the storage destination is not specified, so the user himself determines the storage destination of the file.

[0005]

However, when it is necessary to process another related form while displaying / editing one form by the form processing program, the forms are individually independent. Being present,
It was necessary to trace the hierarchy again to select a desired related file, and the relation between the forms was not immediately known, resulting in poor work efficiency.

In addition, when a form created by a user is added to the system, the form is often stored in a different directory depending on the user, and there is no uniformity, and the work efficiency is also poor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a form processing program itself with a menu function for selecting and starting another form and newly executing the form processing program so that a seamless operation environment can be obtained and the form processing program can be obtained. An information processing apparatus having improved work efficiency by allowing a file related to a form currently being processed or another related form to be quickly read from a related menu hierarchy at the time of display of a selection candidate and to be processed. , And a storage medium.

[0008]

The present invention has the following features in order to achieve the above object. In the following description of the means, a configuration corresponding to the embodiment will be exemplified by parentheses as an example. Reference numerals and the like are reference numerals and the like in the drawings described later.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, an arbitrary processing target is selected from a plurality of pieces of processing target information stored and managed by a file, and a file containing the selected processing target information is read to be edited or edited. An information processing apparatus that performs various processes such as output, and for each file corresponding to the plurality of pieces of processing target information, attribute information about the file and attribute information about the processing content (for example, form specification parameter information shown in FIG. 2) The storage means (for example, the storage device 8 shown in FIG. 1) for storing each of the tables 20) and the attribute information stored in the storage means are searched, so that the plurality of pieces of processing target information are currently being processed. Extracting means for extracting one or more other processing target candidates having attribute information matching the attribute information on the processing target of , CPU 2 and Figure 1 5
(Step S116 shown in (a)), and a selection for displaying a selection menu (for example, a selection candidate list 33 shown in FIG. 6B) composed of one or a plurality of processing target candidates extracted by the extraction means. Menu display means (for example,
The display device 4 shown in FIG. 1 and the step S shown in FIG.
121) and, from the selection menu displayed by the selection menu display means, select and input a processing target to be processed next, and perform various processing by reading a file corresponding to the selected processing target. Selection processing means (for example, the CPU 2 shown in FIG. 1 and step S105 shown in FIG. 4).

According to the information processing apparatus of the present invention, an arbitrary processing target is selected from a plurality of processing target information stored and managed by a file, and the selected processing target information is included. An information processing apparatus for performing various processes such as editing or outputting by reading a file, wherein the storage means stores, for each file corresponding to the plurality of pieces of processing target information, attribute information relating to the file and attribute information relating to the processing content. Respectively, and by searching the attribute information stored in the storage unit, the extraction unit has attribute information that matches attribute information regarding the processing target currently being processed from among the plurality of processing target information. One or more other processing target candidates are extracted, and the selection menu display means displays the one or more processing candidates extracted by the extracting means. A selection menu composed of target candidates is displayed, and the selection processing means selects and inputs a processing target to be processed next from the selection menu displayed by the selection menu display means, and selects the selected processing. Various processes are performed by reading the file corresponding to the target.

Therefore, by extracting a processing target related to the processing target currently being processed and displaying a selection menu, it is possible to easily and quickly select a processing target to be referred to or to be processed next from the selection menu. For example, during form processing, one or more forms related to the form can be quickly selected and displayed, so that forms can be compared and processed immediately and seamless processing can be performed. .

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) FIG.
The form processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, the configuration will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the form processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, the form processing device 1
CPU (Central Processing Unit) 2, input device 3, display device 4, printing device 5, RAM (Random Access Unit)
Memory) 6, transmission control unit 7, storage device 8, storage medium 9
Each part except the storage medium 9 is connected by a bus 10.

The CPU 2 transmits an application program specified from various application programs corresponding to the form processing device 1 stored in the storage device 8 and various instructions input from the input device 3 to a work memory area in the RAM 6. In accordance with the input instruction and the input data, and executes various processes in accordance with the application program stored in the RAM 6.
It is stored in the work memory area in the AM 6 and displayed on the display device 4. Then, the processing result stored in the work memory area is instructed by the input device 3 to the storage device 8.
Save to the save destination in.

The CPU 2 reads a file of the form specified via the input device 3 from the storage device 8, displays the form on the display device 4 and displays other related forms in a form processing described later (see FIG. 4). If there is an instruction for the form processing, a search dialog 30 described later is displayed on the display device 4 (see FIGS. 3 and 6A). Further, when a path and a condition for activating the related file stored in the storage device 8 are input through the input device 3, a form selection process described later (see FIG. 5A) is performed. A file name that matches the input condition is displayed on the display device 4 as a selection candidate list 33 (see FIG. 6B). The selection candidate list 33 is
This is a list for displaying a list of results searched by the search dialog 30. Then, the CPU 2 designates the form file selected from the selection candidate list 33, activates the form processing program in a new process, and displays it on the display device 4 (see FIG. 6C).

Further, the CPU 2 sets a directory path where its own file exists in the path 31 of the search dialog 30 displayed on the display device 4 in a form selection process described later. Further, related file candidate information 27 is acquired from a form specification parameter information table 20 (see FIG. 2) described later, and the acquired related file candidate information 27 is set in the condition 32 of the search dialog 30 and displayed on the display device 4 as a default. I do. Then, when an edit input of the search dialog 30 is performed via the input device 3, a search is made under the edited path, a file matching the condition 32 input and edited is extracted, and a list of the extracted files is displayed. A selection candidate list 33 is created, and a file selection process (see FIG. 5B) is performed.

The CPU 2 displays a selection candidate list 33 on the display device 4 in a file selection process described later. The selection candidate list 33 is composed of one or a plurality of files extracted in the above-described form selection processing, and functions as a selection menu. The user selects a desired file from the displayed selection candidate list 33.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of the form specification parameter information table 20. In the form specification parameter information table 20, specification parameters 21 to 27, which are various types of attribute information on the form file, are set and stored in the storage device 8. The specification parameters 21 to 27 include attribute information on the form file and attribute information on the processing contents. The attribute information on the form file is information on file management such as a file name 21 including the form data, a file creator name 22, or other file information (related file candidate 27) related to the form processing. Directory information where files are stored and search directory information when searching for other files are also
It is included in this. The attribute information on the processing content is information on a form design such as a form name 23 or an item name (used file list 24, grouping item 25, detailed item list 26) used for the form.

The file name 21 is the name of the form file, the creator 22 is the name of the creator of the form file, the form name 23 is a name representing the type of the form, and the used file list 24 is the form A list of data files to be referred to at the time of creation, a grouping item 25 is an item referred to when a plurality of forms are grouped, and a detailed item list 26 is a list of detailed items constituting the form. The related file candidate information 27 is a character string indicating a search target of a file related to the self file, and is configured by a part of the name of the self file and a wild card.

For example, file name 21 "tokui1"
"Takaaki Ito" as creator 22, "Product list by customer" as form name 23, "Customer master" and "Product table" as use file list 24, and "Customer code" as grouping item 25 "Item name" and "unit price" as the detailed item list 26, and "* tokui *" and "* shou *" as the related file candidate information 27.
Are set in association with each other.

Similarly, the file name 21 "show1" has "Hideaki Ooka" as the creator 22, "Customer List by Product" as the form name 23, "Product Table" and "Customer Master" as the file list 24 to be used. , "Product code" as grouping item 25, item item list 26
Each specification parameter such as “customer name”, “telephone number” and “address”, and “* shou *” as related file candidate information 27 is set in association with each other.

Similarly, the file name 21 “tan1” has “Hideaki Ooka” as the creator 22, “list of customers by person” as the form name 23, “person in charge master” and “specialty” as the file list 24 to be used. "Master", "person code" as grouping item 25, "customer name" and "telephone number" and "address" as item item list 26, and "* tan *" as related file candidate information 27.
Are set in association with each other.

Similarly, the file name 21 "show2" has "creator 22" as "Takaaki Ito", the form name 23 as "list of persons in charge by product", the file list 24 as "product table" and "person in charge master". , "Product code" as grouping item 25, item item list 26
Specified parameters such as “person in charge” and “affiliation”, and “* shou *” as related file candidate information 27 are set in association with each other.

FIG. 3 shows the data structure of the search dialog 30. The search dialog 30 has an edit cell of a path 31 and a condition 32, and can be input and displayed. Here, the path 31 is the position of a directory for searching for another form related to the form being processed, and the condition 32 is:
This is a condition for searching for a file of another form related to the form being processed. In each of the edit cells 31 and 32 of the search dialog 30, as default values, attribute information relating to the form file currently being processed is displayed, but can be edited by the user. That is, each edit cell 31,
It is possible to correct a part of the attribute information displayed in 32. The CPU 2 searches for and extracts a file using the information set in the search dialog 30 as a search key.

The input device 3 includes a mouse or a keyboard having cursor keys, numeric input keys, various function keys, and the like, and outputs to the CPU 2 a press signal depressed by the keyboard and a mouse position signal.

The display device 4 is a CRT (Cathode Ray Tu).
be) or a liquid crystal display
A signal based on the display data input from U2 is generated to perform various displays.

The printing device 5 prints data created by various application programs corresponding to the form processing device 1.

The RAM 6 has a work memory area for storing designated application programs, input instructions, input data, processing results, and the like.

The transmission control unit 7 has a modem (MODEM: Mo
dulator / DEModulator) or terminal adapter (T
A: Terminal Adapter) and controls communication with an external device via a communication line such as a telephone line or an ISDN line. The modem modulates the digital data processed by the CPU 2 into an analog signal suitable for the frequency band of the telephone line in order to communicate with an external device such as a personal computer via the telephone line,
A device for demodulating an analog signal input via a telephone line into a digital signal.
This is a device that converts an existing interface into an interface corresponding to ISDN in order to communicate with an external device such as a personal computer via an ISDN line.

The storage device 8 has a storage medium 9 in which programs, data, and the like are stored in advance, and the storage medium 9 is constituted by a magnetic or optical storage medium or a semiconductor memory. The storage medium 9 is fixedly provided in the storage device 8 or is detachably mounted. The storage medium 9 executes a system program, various application programs corresponding to the system, and various forms processing. A program, data processed by each processing program, and the like are stored. In addition, the storage device 8
Contains and manages multiple report files.
Each form file is arranged and stored in a hierarchical directory structure based on the form name and the like.

The program, data, and the like stored in the storage medium 9 are partially or wholly received from the transmission control unit 7 from another device such as a server or a client via a transmission medium such as a network line. The storage medium may be configured to be stored, and the storage medium 9 may be a storage medium of a server constructed on a network. Further, the program may be configured to be transmitted to a server or a client via a transmission medium such as a network line and installed in these devices.

Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of a form process executed by the form processing apparatus 1 in the first embodiment. FIG.
It is a flowchart of each process performed in the form processing of FIG. 4, FIG. 5 (a) shows the details of the form selection processing, and FIG. 5 (b) shows the details of the file selection processing in the form selection processing. Here, a program for realizing each function described in these flowcharts is:
The program is stored in the storage medium 9 in the form of a readable program code, and the CPU 2 sequentially executes an operation according to the program code. Further, the CPU 2 can also sequentially execute operations according to the above-described program codes transmitted via the bus 10. That is, in addition to the storage medium 9, a program /
Operations specific to this embodiment can also be performed using data.

In FIG. 4, the CPU in the form processing device 1
2 reads the form file specified via the input device 3 from the storage device 8 (step S101), and displays the form on the display device 4 (step S102).

Next, the CPU 2 determines whether or not there is another related processing instruction (step S103).
If there is no other related form processing instruction (step S
103; NO), the form is edited / outputted (step S104), and the routine goes to step S107.

When there is an instruction for form processing (step S
103; YES), a form selection process is executed (step S105). FIG. 5 shows details of the form selection process.
Description will be made based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

In FIG. 5A, first, the CPU 2
The search dialog 30 is displayed on the display device 4, and the directory / path name where the file exists is set in the path 31 of the search dialog 30 (step S111).
Next, the related file candidate information 27 is acquired from the form specification parameter information table 20 (see FIG. 2) (step S112), and the acquired related file candidate 27 is set as the condition 32 of the search dialog 30 (step S11).
3) Display as default on the display device 4 (step S114; see FIG. 6A). Then, when the edit input of the search dialog 30 is performed via the input device 3 (step S115), a search is made under the edited path and a file matching the condition 32 input and edited is extracted (step S116). . Next, a selection candidate list 33 of the extracted files is created (step S117), and a file selection process (step S118) is executed. The details of the file selection process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In FIG. 5B, the CPU 2 displays the selection candidate list 33 on the display device 4 (step S12).
1; see FIG. 6B), the user makes a selection input (step S122), and terminates the file selection process.

When the above-described form selection processing and file selection processing are completed, the CPU 2 proceeds to step S1 in FIG.
Shift to 06. That is, the form file selected in the file selection process is designated, the form processing program is started by a new process, and displayed on the display device 4 (step S106; see FIG. 6C). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not to end the processing (step S107). If the processing is not to be ended (step S107; NO), the process proceeds to step S103, and if the processing is to be ended (step S107).
107; YES), and ends.

An example of the progress of the process will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6A shows steps S101 to S102.
Is read from the storage device 8 and displayed on the display device 4 by the processing of step S1.
03 shows a search dialog 30 for instructing another related form processing and searching for related forms displayed by the processing of S111 to S113 of the form selection processing. Since the starting dialogue is initially displayed in the search dialog 30, the edit cell of the path 31 contains “C:
\ ADPS "is displayed, and" * tokui * "and" * shou * "are displayed in the edit cell of the condition 32 from the related file candidate information 27 of the form specification parameter information table 20.
Is displayed.

FIG. 6B shows steps S111 to S1.
This is the result of searching the file by the process of step S117 after setting the path 31 and the condition 32 in the search dialog 30 by the process of step 13. The search result is displayed as a selection candidate list 33, and the selection candidates are "show"
Next, when the user selects "show2" from the selection candidate list 33, the selected form "list of persons in charge by product" is displayed on the display device as shown in FIG. As described above, in the present embodiment, the form processing apparatus 1 executes the form selection processing if the display of the related file is designated during the form processing, and newly updates the form processing program. Start with a simple process.

Therefore, during the processing of the form, by extracting the processing object related to the form and displaying the selection candidate list 33 (selection menu), the selection candidate list 33 is displayed.
Can easily and quickly select a processing target to be referenced or processed next. As a result, forms can be compared and processed immediately and seamless processing can be performed. Further, since the selected form is executed in a new process, a plurality of forms can be displayed at the same time, and form processing such as editing can be performed efficiently. In addition, the search dialog 30 in which the default search directory and search conditions are set is displayed, and the user can easily and freely set the conditions because the conditions can be easily input by partially or entirely modifying the search dialog 30. , Convenience is improved. Further, the search range can be narrowed down to some extent based on the storage information of the file, and the form can be processed quickly.

(Second Embodiment) In the above-described first embodiment, when inputting a condition in the search dialog 30,
If conditions such as file conditions and specification conditions can be narrowed down to some extent, search results (selection candidate list 33)
It is possible to quickly select the desired file from and is effective. Also, the spec list 4 created by the user
If the form can be selected from 9 as well, convenience is improved.

In the second embodiment, the form processing apparatus 1 performs a form selection process (see FIG. 8), a file condition process (see FIG. 9), and a specification condition process (see FIG. 10).
), A specification condition comparison process (see FIG. 11), and a user list process (see FIG. 12), and files extracted within a range in which conditions are narrowed down to some extent are displayed as a selection candidate list 33. .

Next, a second embodiment of the form processing apparatus 1 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. Since the configuration of the form processing apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the form processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, detailed description will be omitted, and the same components will be omitted. ,
The description is given below with the same reference numerals.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a data structure of a file search condition set in the form processing apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment, and is a diagram for explaining a basic structure and a condition type structure. FIG. 7A shows a data structure 40 of the search dialog 30 according to the second embodiment.
It is composed of a search condition type 42, an individual condition 43, and the like. The path 41 indicates the position of a directory for searching for another form related to the form being processed.

The search condition type 42 represents a target of a condition for searching for another form related to the form being processed, and can set any of search condition types of "1" to "3" described later. In addition, individual conditions (hereinafter, referred to as search condition types)
This is referred to as an individual condition 43. ) Can be set.

In the search condition type 42, “1” is a file condition 421, “2” is a specification condition 422,
“3” represents the user list 423. Here, the file condition 421 includes the character string of the file name 21 and the creator name 22
The character string information about the file is to be the individual condition 43 like the character string of
The specification parameters such as the form name 23, the used file list 24, the grouping item 25, and the detailed item list 26 are set as the individual conditions 43. The user list 423 is to use a user list, which is a list created by a user, as a search condition.

FIG. 7B shows the data structure of the file condition 421. The individual condition 43 is composed of a file condition type 44 and a condition character string 45. File condition type 44
Indicates which file condition 421 is used to perform the search, “1” indicates the file name 21, and “2” indicates the file creator 22. This is effective when “1”, that is, “file condition 421” is set in the search condition type 42, and a search can be performed from information about a file in the form specification parameter information table 20.

FIG. 7C shows a data structure in the specification condition 422, and the individual condition 43 is composed of a condition number 46 and a condition list 47. The condition list 47 includes a specification condition type 471 and a comparison attribute 472.

The specification condition type 471 represents designation of which specification condition 422 is used for the search.
"1" is the form name 23, "2" is the used file list 2
4, "3" represents a grouping item 25, and "4" represents a detailed item list 26. "2" in the search condition type 42
In other words, it is valid when the “spec condition 422” is set, and the form specification parameter information table 2
It is possible to search from information on the specification parameter on 0.

The comparison attribute 472 is used when a plurality of components of the specification parameter selected in the specification condition 422 exist as a list such as “used file list 24” and “specification item list 26”. Specifies the behavior when comparing the information in the list. In the comparison attribute 472, “1” is a perfect match 4
721 and “2” represent a partial match 4722.

In the comparison attribute 472,
When “1”, that is, “perfect match” is specified, if all the components of the specification parameters selected under the specification conditions 422 match, the search result becomes true (valid).

For example, in FIG. 2, when the form name 23 is to be displayed on the display device 4 during processing of a file of “customer-specific merchandise list”, the specification condition type 471 changes from “2” to “2”. Is selected, and "1", that is, "exact match" is specified in the comparison attribute 472, and files including "customer master" and "product table" are compared. Only the form of the “customer-specific customer list” including the “customer master” and the “product table” becomes valid and is displayed in the selection candidate list 33.

In the comparison attribute 472,
When “2”, that is, “partial match” is specified, the search result becomes true (valid) if at least some of the components of the specification parameters selected under the specification conditions 422 match.

For example, in FIG. 2, during the processing of the file having the form name 23 of “customer-specific product list”, the used file list 24 of “2” is selected from the specification condition type 471, and When “2”, that is, “partial match” is specified and a file including “customer master” or “product table” is compared, one of “customer master” and “product table” is Since the included file is true, all the files are valid in the form file shown in FIG. 2 and are displayed in the selection candidate list 33.

FIG. 7D shows the data structure of the user list 423. The individual condition 43 is composed of 48 lists and a spec list 49. Spec list 49
Is composed of a plurality of file names 21 or form names 23. This is valid when “3”, that is, “user list 423” is set in the search condition type 42, and the specification list 4 created by the user in advance is used.
9 can be selected.

Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a form selection process executed by the form processing apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment. In step S103 of the form processing shown in FIG. 4, when there is an instruction for another related form processing, the form selection processing shown in FIG. 8 is executed.

In FIG. 8, when a path 41 and a search condition type 42, which are directory positions for searching the form specification parameter information table 20, are input to the search dialog 30 (step S201), the search under the specified path is performed. A file list in which files that match the conditions are extracted is obtained (step S202). Next, it is determined whether the search condition type 42 is set to "1", "2", or "3" (steps S203, S205, S20).
7).

If the search condition type 42 is set to "1", that is, "file condition 421", a file condition process is executed (step S204; see FIG. 9). Details of the file condition processing will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In FIG. 9, when a condition character string which is a character string serving as a search condition is input (step S22)
1) The CPU 2 determines whether the file condition type 44 is “1” or “2” (step S22).
2, S224).

If the file condition type 44 is "1", that is, "file name", a file corresponding to the obtained file list and having a file name matching the condition character string is extracted (step S223). Then, the process proceeds to step S210 in FIG.

If the file condition type 44 is “2”, that is, “file creator”, a file corresponding to the acquired file list and having a creator name matching the condition character string is extracted. (Step S225), FIG.
The process moves to step S210.

If the file condition type 44 is neither "1" nor "2", an error message is displayed (step S226), and the process proceeds to the creation of the file selection candidate list in FIG. 8 (step S210). The file selection process shown in FIG. 5B is executed (step S21).
1). Since the file selection processing has been described in detail in the first embodiment, the description is omitted here.

In FIG. 8, if the search condition type 42 is set to “2”, that is, “spec condition”,
Spec condition processing is executed (step S206; FIG. 1)
0). FIG. 10 shows details of the specification condition processing.
This will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

In FIG. 10, the CPU 2 determines whether the specification condition type 471 is "1", "2", "3", or "4" (steps S231, S233, S233).
S235, S237).

If the specification condition type 471 is "1", that is, "form name", a form name corresponding to the form being processed is acquired, and a comparison list in which the form names are listed is created (step S232). A condition comparison process (step S239; see FIG. 11) is executed. Since there is usually one form name for each file, one form name is set as a comparison condition in the comparison list.

If the specification condition type 471 is "2", that is, "used file list", a used file list corresponding to the form being processed is acquired, and a comparison list is created by listing the used file list (step S23).
4), a specification condition comparison process (step S239) is executed. Since there may be a plurality of use file lists in each file, one or a plurality of use file lists are set as comparison conditions in the comparison list and are listed.

If the specification condition type 471 is "3", that is, "grouping item", a grouping item corresponding to the form being processed is acquired, and a comparison list in which the grouping items are listed is created (step S236). ), And execute a specification condition comparison process (step S239). Since there may be a plurality of use file lists in each file, one use file list is set as a comparison condition in the comparison list and is listed.

If the specification condition type 471 is "4", that is, "detailed item list", a detailed item list corresponding to the form being processed is acquired, and a comparison list is created by listing the used file list (step S238). ), And execute a specification condition comparison process (step S239).
Since there may be a plurality of use file lists in each file, a plurality of use file lists are set as comparison conditions in the comparison list and are listed.

The details of the specification condition comparison processing will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In FIG. 11, one file is extracted from the file list (step S251), and specification parameter information corresponding to the extracted file is acquired (step S252). Next, one comparison condition is extracted from the comparison list and compared with the specification parameter contents (step S253).

Then, it is determined whether or not a parameter having the same name is included (step S254). If a parameter having the same name is not included (step S254; N)
O), and proceed to step S256. If parameters having the same name are included (step S254; YE
S), it is determined whether or not the comparison attribute 472 is “2” (step S255). If the comparison attribute 472 is “2”, that is, if the comparison attribute is set to “partial match” (step S255) S255: YES), and proceeds to step S259. If the comparison attribute 472 is not “2”, that is, if the comparison attribute is set to “perfect match” (step S255; NO), it is determined whether the comparison list is continued (step S256).

If there is a continuation in the comparison list (step S256; YES), the process proceeds to the next comparison condition (step S256).
257), and the process returns to step S253. If the comparison list does not continue, it is determined whether all comparisons are true (step S258). If the comparison is true (step S258; YES), the compared files are added to the selection candidate list 33 (step S258). In step S259, if the comparison is not true (step S258; NO), the process proceeds to step S260, and it is determined whether the file list is continued.
If there is a continuation (step S260; YES), the process proceeds to the next file (step S261), and proceeds to step S251. If there is no continuation (step S260; NO),
finish.

In FIG. 10, if the specification condition type 471 is not one of "1", "2", "3", and "4", the process is terminated.

When the above specification condition processing is completed, C
The PU2 proceeds to step S210 in FIG. 8, creates the file selection candidate list 33 (see FIG. 6B), and
The file selection process shown in (b) is executed (step S211), and the process ends.

In FIG. 8, if the search condition type 42 is set to "3", that is, "user list", a user list process is executed (step S20).
6; see FIG. 12). Details of the user list process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The user list process in FIG. 12 corresponds to the file list and
A file meeting the condition 3 is extracted (step S24).
1), the CPU 2 proceeds to step S210 in FIG.
A file selection candidate list is created, the file selection process is executed (step S211), and the process ends.

As described above, the form processing apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment uses the form-specific attribute information, such as the information on the form design and the information on the file management corresponding to the form, to search for many options. A form as a processing candidate can be flexibly selected from among them. Further, a related file can be selected from a specification list 49 created by the user. Therefore, the convenience in searching for the related file during the form processing is improved. When a plurality of pieces of attribute information are set for each form file, if all of the pieces of information match the plurality of pieces of attribute information related to the form being processed, the information is extracted as a candidate to be processed, or Can be selected as a candidate to be processed when they match, it is possible to easily and quickly select a plurality of extraction conditions and a processing object that partially matches the extraction conditions.

(Third Embodiment) In the first embodiment, when the search results are displayed as the selection candidate list 33, the selection candidate list 33 is classified into a predetermined category and logically displayed. If the structure is expressed so as to be clear, even if there are a large number of files included in the selection candidate list 33, it can be quickly selected and is effective.

In the third embodiment, the form processing apparatus 1 executes a file selection process (see FIG. 14) described later, automatically classifies the files included in the selection candidate list 33 into categories, and selects a hierarchical structure. Represent a menu.

A third embodiment of a form processing apparatus 1 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition,
The same components as those in the form processing apparatus 1 in the first and second embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the first and second embodiments, and will be described below.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a data structure and a list structure of the form processing apparatus 1 according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 13A shows a basic data structure of the search specification condition set in the third embodiment. The search specification condition is information on how to display the selection candidate list 33, which is a search result, and includes a sort order 51, a sort type 52, and a delimiter 53.

The sort order 51 indicates the order in which the character strings in the search candidate list 33 are sorted, where “1” indicates ascending order and “2” indicates descending order.

The sort type indicates whether the character strings in the search candidate list 33 are sorted from the beginning or from the end. “1” indicates from the beginning and “2” indicates from the end.

The delimiter character 53 represents a character serving as a delimiter for aligning display digits when a character string is classified into categories.

FIG. 13B shows the structure of a character string list. The character string list is a data processing list used to create a search list described later. The form name corresponding to the selection candidate list is copied (input) to this character string list, and processing such as sorting and category extraction is performed in this character string list. The data list 61 represents a list of character data for performing category classification.

FIG. 13C shows the structure of the search list. The search list is an output form of the selection candidate list 33, and the selection candidate list 33 in the first embodiment.
Is a selection candidate list converted into an output format having a hierarchical structure by extracting a common part of a character string as a category and classifying it by the category.

Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a file selection process executed by the form processing apparatus 1 in the third embodiment. FIG. 5 (a)
In step S118 of the form selection process shown in FIG.
The file selection process shown in FIG.

In FIG. 14, CPU 2 copies the form name corresponding to selection candidate list 33 to a character string list (step S301). Next, the character string list is searched for a delimiter set in the search specification condition, the digits are aligned (step S302), and the character string list is sorted according to the set sort type (step S303).
Then, the equal part of the character string is extracted as one category and added to the corresponding hierarchy of the search list (step S
304). Thereafter, it is determined whether there is a portion other than the equal portion (a portion not belonging to the category) (step S305).

If there is a portion other than the equal portion (step S305; YES), the portion other than the equal portion is set in a new character string list (step S306), and the process returns to step S304.

If there is no part other than the equal part (step S305; NO), the created hierarchically structured search list is displayed, and a file is selected from the hierarchically represented list (step S307). ,finish.

An example of the progress of the process will be specifically described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 15A, in the search specification condition, the sort order 51 is “ascending” of “1”, the sort type 52 is “from the end” of “2”, the delimiters are “another”, and “list”. If set in step S3
In step S3, a character string list separated by delimiters as in the initial state of FIG.
In steps 02 to S303, the contents are sorted from the end as shown in FIG. 15C, and a search list as shown in FIG. 15D is created and displayed. The user selects a file from the search list.

As described above, according to the form processing apparatus 1 of the third embodiment, the selection menu in which a plurality of processing target candidates are represented in a hierarchical structure by the category classification using the common part of the character string is provided. Since it can be displayed, the logical structure of the selection candidate list can be clearly expressed, and selection can be performed quickly and easily.

The present invention is not limited to the contents of the above-described embodiment, but can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Although the file name 21 is used, this may be the creator 22 or any other specification.

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According to the first and eighth aspects of the present invention, a processing object related to a processing object currently being processed is extracted and a selection menu is displayed, so that a reference can be made from the selection menu or next. The processing target to be processed can be easily and quickly selected.For example, one or more forms related to the form can be quickly selected and displayed during the form processing, so that the form comparison and processing can be performed. It can be done instantly and seamlessly.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when reading a file corresponding to the selected processing target, a new process is started, whereby the same program as the program currently being processed can be newly executed. Therefore, for example, a plurality of pieces of processing target information such as forms can be simultaneously displayed, and form processing such as editing can be performed efficiently.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the attribute information on the file includes search directory information, and the processing target candidate is extracted from the file stored under the search directory corresponding to the processing target currently being processed. Therefore, the search range can be narrowed down to some extent based on the storage information of the file, and the form can be processed quickly.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the attribute information is displayed as a default value in the search dialog, and the condition can be easily input by partially or entirely correcting the attribute information. You can set conditions for
Convenience is improved.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the attribute information on the processing content stored in the storage means is information on a form design or information on file management corresponding to the form, and is based on attribute information unique to the form. Since the form as a processing candidate can be flexibly selected from many options, convenience is improved.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of pieces of attribute information are stored for each file corresponding to a plurality of pieces of processing target information, all of them are
It is possible to select whether to extract as a processing target candidate when a plurality of pieces of attribute information relating to the processing target being processed match or to extract as a processing target candidate when a part matches, so that a plurality of extraction conditions can be specified. It is possible to easily and quickly select a processing target that partially matches the extraction condition.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, character string information included in each attribute information of a plurality of processing target candidates is analyzed,
By the category classification using the common part of the character string, a selection menu showing a plurality of processing target candidates in a hierarchical structure can be displayed, so that the logical structure of the selection menu can be clearly expressed, and the menu selection can be performed quickly and easily. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a form processing apparatus 1 according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of a form specification parameter information table 20.

FIG. 3 is a data structure of a search dialog 30.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of a form process executed by the form processing apparatus 1 in the first embodiment.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are flowcharts of each processing executed in the form processing of FIG. 4, wherein FIG. 5A shows details of the form selection processing and FIG. 5B shows details of the file selection processing in the form selection processing.

FIG. 6 is a specific example of the progress of a form processing executed by the form processing apparatus 1 in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of a file search condition set in the form processing apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment, and is a diagram illustrating a basic structure and a condition type structure.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a form selection process executed by the form processing apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a file condition process according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of specification condition processing according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a specification condition comparison process according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a user list process according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a data structure and a list structure of a form processing device 1 according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a file selection process executed by the form processing apparatus 1 according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 15 shows a form processing apparatus 1 according to the third embodiment.
5 is a specific example of the progress of the form processing executed by (1).

FIG. 16 is a hierarchical main menu for form selection activation in conventional form processing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 form processing device 2 CPU 3 input device 4 display device 5 printing device 6 RAM 7 transmission control unit 8 storage device 9 storage medium 10 bus 20 form specification parameter information table 21 file name 22 creator 23 form name 24 used file list 25 group Itemized item list 26 Detailed item list 27 Related file candidate information 30 Search dialogue 31 Path 32 Condition 33 Selection candidate list 41 Path 42 Condition type 421 File condition 422 Spec condition 423 User list 43 Individual condition 44 File condition type 45 Condition character string 46 Condition number 47 Condition list 471 Spec condition type 472 Comparison attribute 4721 Perfect match 4722 Partial match 48 Number of lists 49 Spec list 51 Sort order 52 Sort type 53 Delimiter 61 Data list

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[Claims] An arbitrary processing target is selected from a plurality of pieces of processing target information stored and managed by a file, and a file including the selected processing target information is read to perform various processing such as editing or output. An information processing apparatus for performing, for each file corresponding to the plurality of pieces of processing target information, storage means for storing attribute information relating to the file and attribute information relating to the processing content thereof; and attributes stored in the storage means Extracting means for extracting one or more other processing target candidates having attribute information that matches attribute information on a processing target currently being processed from the plurality of processing target information by searching for information; Selection menu display means for displaying a selection menu composed of one or a plurality of processing target candidates extracted by the extraction means; A selection processing unit for performing various processing by selecting and inputting a processing target to be processed next from a selection menu displayed by the selection menu display unit, and reading a file corresponding to the selected processing target; An information processing apparatus, comprising: 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the selecting unit starts a new process when reading the file corresponding to the selected processing target, thereby newly executing the same program as the program currently being processed. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the file can be processed. 3. The attribute information on the file stored in the storage means includes directory information where the file is stored and search directory information when searching for another file. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the candidate to be processed is extracted from a file stored under the search directory based on the search directory information corresponding to a target to be processed. 4. A search dialog display means for setting attribute information relating to a processing target currently being processed as a default value and displaying a search dialog capable of modifying a part or all of the attribute information by a user. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the extracting unit extracts the processing target candidate based on the attribute information corrected in the search dialog. 5. The processing target is form data, and the attribute information on the processing content stored in the storage means is information on a form design such as a form name and an item name used in the form. 2. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the attribute information on the file is information on file management, such as a file name including the form data or a file creator name, or other file information related to the form processing. apparatus. 6. The storage means stores a plurality of pieces of attribute information for each file corresponding to the plurality of pieces of processing target information, and the extraction means stores all of the plurality of pieces of attribute information of the file. Further includes a selection unit for selecting whether to extract as a processing target candidate when the attribute information matches a plurality of pieces of attribute information on the processing target being processed, or to extract as a processing target candidate when a part matches. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing target candidate is extracted based on the content selected by the selection unit. 7. The selection menu display means analyzes character string information included in each attribute information of the plurality of processing target candidates extracted by the extraction means, and performs a category classification using a common part of the character strings. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a selection menu representing a plurality of processing target candidates in a hierarchical structure is displayed. 8. An arbitrary processing target is selected from a plurality of pieces of processing target information stored and managed by a file, and a file including the selected processing target information is read to perform various processing such as editing or output. A storage medium that stores a computer-executable program for performing, for each file corresponding to the plurality of pieces of processing target information, a computer that stores attribute information about the file and attribute information about the processing content, respectively. By searching for attribute information stored in the storage unit, by searching for attribute information stored in the storage unit, to obtain attribute information that matches attribute information relating to a processing target currently being processed from among the plurality of processing target information. Computer executable program for extracting one or more processing target candidates And a computer-executable program code for displaying a selection menu composed of one or a plurality of processing target candidates extracted by the extraction means; and a selection menu displayed by the selection menu display means. A computer-executable program code for performing various processes by selecting and inputting a process target to be processed next from among the target processes and reading a file corresponding to the selected process target, and a program including A storage medium characterized by the following.