JP2001290616A5

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Info

Publication number: JP2001290616A5
Application number: JP2000103194A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2000-04-05
Publication date: 2004-09-24
Anticipated expiration: 2020-04-05

Claims

The print data for controlling the printing of the printer is divided into a plurality of data, and a process of the information for identifying the divided data is added to the divided respective data, and records them as a sub-file,
Create data including information for specifying the sub-files, a process for recording a separate spool file and the subfile,
A process of reading the spool file and referring to information for identifying the sub file;
Read the identified sub-file, and outputting the print data contained in the subfiles,
A process of erasing a subfile containing the output print data;
And a computer-readable recording medium for recording a program for causing a computer to execute the program.

A computer-readable recording medium that records a program for causing a computer to execute a process of creating print data for controlling a printer according to a print instruction ,
The program is
Printer transfer module available on the computer, the process of determining whether or not these can transfer control to the printer using the subfiles the program creates,
When it is determined that the printer transfer module can control transfer to a printer using a subfile created by the program , the print data is divided into a plurality of data, and the divided data is A process of adding information for identification to each of the divided data and recording these as subfiles ;
Data including information for specifying the sub-file, and the sub-file and the process of creating Separately,
A computer-readable recording medium for causing a computer to execute the program.

3. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 2, wherein the data including information for specifying the subfile includes information indicating that the program has been created.

3. The recording medium according to claim 2, wherein the program further comprises:
Processing for receiving a plurality of print commands,
When accepting the printing instruction of a plurality of copies, the data including information for specifying the sub-file, and a process of including the information about the print command of the plurality of copies,
A computer-readable recording medium to be executed by a computer.

  It is a recording medium according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
  The program is
  If the printer transfer module determines that transfer control to the printer cannot be performed using a subfile created by the program, the print data is output as a spool file. recoding media.

  A method for creating print data in a computer, comprising:
  Receiving a print instruction;
  Determining whether the printer transfer module available on the computer can control transfer to a printer using a subfile created by the computer;
  When the printer transfer module determines that the transfer to the printer can be controlled using the sub-file created by the program, the print data is divided into a plurality of pieces of print data, and the divided data is identified. Adding information to each of the divided data, and recording these as sub-files;
  Creating data including information for specifying the sub-file separately from the sub-file.

  A computer having means for generating print data for controlling a printer according to a print instruction,
  Means for dividing the print data into a plurality of data, and adding information for identifying the divided data to each of the divided data, and recording these as subfiles;
  Means for creating data including information for identifying the sub-file, separately from the sub-file,
A computer comprising:

  A determination process of determining whether or not a spool file includes information for specifying a plurality of subfiles including the divided print data; and
  When the spool file is determined to include information for specifying a plurality of sub-files containing print data, processing for reading the spool file and referring to information for specifying the sub-file,
  A process of reading the specified subfile and outputting print data included in the subfile;
  A process of erasing a subfile containing the output print data;
A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute the program is recorded.

  9. The recording medium according to claim 8, wherein the program further comprises:
  A process of determining whether or not the spool file contains information on a plurality of copies of a print command;
  If it is determined that the spool file contains information on a plurality of copies of the print command, instead of reading the specified subfile and outputting the print data included in the subfile,
  A process of reading the specified sub file, creating and recording a page data file including print data for each page,
  In accordance with a print command for a plurality of copies, referring to the page data file, a process of outputting print data per page a plurality of times,
A computer-readable recording medium for causing a computer to execute the program.

  Determining whether the spool file includes information for identifying a plurality of subfiles including the divided print data; and
  If the spool file is determined to include information for specifying a plurality of sub-files, reading the spool file, referring to the information for specifying the sub-file,
  Reading the identified subfile and outputting print data included in the subfile;
  Erasing a subfile containing the output print data;
A print data transfer method, comprising:

  Means for reading a spool file containing information for identifying a plurality of sub-files, including the divided print data,
  Means for referring to information for identifying the sub-file,
  Means for reading the identified subfile and outputting print data included in the subfile;
  Means for erasing a subfile containing the output print data;
A computer comprising: