JP2001307003A - Data preparation processor and its program recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To convert data to be prepared from a data preparation processing program and an output form independent from it into data for other program regarding a data preparation processor. SOLUTION: A program 3 transfers item data 7 in output data 10 and requests creation of the output data 10. A file 6 is provided independently from the program 3 and stores an output form 8 of the output data 10. Replacement data preparation processing part 4 receives the item data 7 in the output data 10 from the program 3, receives the output from 8 of the output data 10 from the file 6 and prepares data 9 for replacement of the output data 10 by a predetermined language (XML) by making the item data 7 correspond to item attributes to be included in the output form 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data creation processing apparatus and a program recording medium thereof, and more particularly to a data creation processing apparatus for creating data for exchange with another program and a program recording medium thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A data creation processing device creates, for example, screen data output to a display device and form data output to a printer device. Such screen data and form data include layout information indicating which information is displayed (or printed) at which position. Therefore, the data creation processing device usually employs a method including the data creation processing program and information (definition body) that defines a layout independent of the data creation processing program.

According to this data creation processing device, for example, the design of a screen control (or form printing) program and the design of a screen (or form) layout can be performed separately, thereby greatly improving the development efficiency. Can be done. Further, even if the layout of the screen or the form is changed, it is not necessary to change the program, so that the maintenance efficiency can be greatly improved.

[0004]

According to the conventional data creation processing apparatus, the created screen data and form data are output by the program as a screen from a display device or as a form from a printer device. Things. Therefore, the created screen data and form data can only be processed by the program (and a program in the same language). For example, if the program is composed of COBOL, the created data can be used only by a program described in the language. Further, the created data can only be output to a medium (screen or form) scheduled at the time of the creation.

Therefore, the created screen data and form data cannot be processed by a program in a language different from that of the program. That is, the data created with great care cannot be used for other programs. For example, CO
Since BOL is often used for forms, even if COBOL form data exists as an existing asset, it cannot be used for programs in other languages.

Further, even if the created screen data or form data is to be transmitted to another program via a network such as the Internet, it cannot be transmitted as it is. Even if the created data is stored in a file, it can be read by the program (and a program in the same language).

On the other hand, in recent years, by accumulating documents (structured documents) described using tagged languages such as XML and HTML, for example, there has been a movement to utilize a large number of documents as a common asset in a company. is there. However, even in this case, even if, for example, COBOL form data exists, it cannot be used as an existing asset unless it is completely rewritten in a tagged language used by the structured document processing apparatus.

Conventionally, if the created screen data is to be used by another program as described above, there is no other way than to add a function for the use to the data creation processing program. However, in this case, it is necessary to adapt the program for each method of use, and there is no point in separating the definition from the program. In order to use the created form data in another program or the like as described above, the data must be manually input again or read by a scanner or the like having a function for extracting ruled lines of the form.

Contrary to the above, according to the conventional data creation processing apparatus, even if form data exists in the form of a document structured document described using a tagged language, it is used as it is, for example, in a form for COBOL. It cannot be used as data.

An object of the present invention is to provide a data creation processing device having a data creation processing program and information in an output format independent of the data creation processing program, and converting the created data into data for another program. And

[0011] The present invention also provides a data creation processing program having a data creation processing program and information in an output form independent of the data creation processing program, and realizing a data creation processing apparatus for converting the created data into data for another program. It is an object of the present invention to provide a program recording medium for recording a program.

Further, the present invention provides a data creation processing device which has a data creation processing program and information in an output format independent of the data creation processing program, and converts data for other programs into data to be used by these programs. With the goal.

[0013] The present invention also provides a program for realizing a data creation processing device which has a data creation processing program and information in an output format independent of the data creation program, and converts data for another program into data to be used by these programs. It is an object of the present invention to provide a program recording medium for recording a program.

[0014]

The data creation processing device of the present invention includes an exchange data creation processing unit. The exchange data creation processing unit receives the item data in the output data from a program that passes the item data in the output data and requests creation of the output data, and is provided independently of the program and stores the output format of the output data. , The exchange data of the output data is created in a predetermined language by associating the item data with the item attributes included in the output format.

According to the data creation processing device of the present invention, item data for creating output data (for example, screen data or form data) is predetermined in correspondence with an item attribute in the output format of the output data. Is converted to exchange data of the language. Therefore, the output data can be processed by a program in a language different from that of the program, and can be used for another program. For example, if COBOL form data that is frequently used for forms exists as an existing asset, this can be used for programs in other languages. A language suitable for describing exchange data (for example, XML)
By selecting, the created data can be transmitted to other programs via the Internet in addition to the medium (screen or form) scheduled at the time of creation. Furthermore, by accumulating the data (structured document) described in, for example, XML, without rewriting and inputting the data manually, and without changing the data creation processing program, Form data for COBOL can be used as a common asset in a company.

Further, the data creation processing device of the present invention receives a request from a program requesting input of item data in output data, and is provided independently of the program, and receives a request from a file storing an output format of the output data. Receive the output format of the output data, receive the exchange data of the output data created in a predetermined language, extract the element of the item data from the exchange data, and the element of the item data based on the exchange data. And an exchange data creation processing unit that creates item data by associating the item data with an item attribute included in the output format and passes the item data to the program.

According to the data creation processing device of the present invention, item data for creating output data (for example, screen data or form data) from the exchange data of the output data created in a predetermined language. Are extracted. Therefore, if the data (structured document) described in XML exists, for example, the
It can be used as form data for OL. Further, item data for, for example, COBOL form data can be obtained without manually rewriting and inputting the data and without changing the data creation processing program at all.

Further, according to the present invention, a program for realizing the above-described data creation processing device is provided in a form stored in a program recording medium in a computer-readable manner, thereby enabling the above-described processing.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIGS. 1 and 2 are block diagrams of a data creation processing apparatus, showing the configuration of a data creation processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the data creation processing device includes a terminal 1, a processing device (computer main body).
2. A database 5 is provided. The processing device 2 is a CPU
(Both are not shown) and includes a program 3 and an exchange data creation processing unit 4.

The terminal 1 is connected to the processing device 2 and inputs and outputs data. That is, the user inputs a data input instruction, a data output instruction to the processing device 2 from the terminal 1,
Designation of output format 8 (see FIG. 3B) in output, item data 7 in output data 10 (see FIG. 4A)
(See FIG. 3A). Processing device 2
Outputs to the terminal 1 the result of the input or the result of a process corresponding to the input. The input of the item data 7 from the terminal 1 may be omitted, and the item data 7 may be sent from the database 5 described later to the exchange data creation processing unit 4 or the like.

The program 3 is an application program executed on the CPU, and passes the item data 7 in the output data 10 (form data or screen data) to request creation of the output data 10. The output data 10 includes, for example, form data or screen data.
The program 3 includes the item data 7 input from the terminal 1
Is temporarily stored in the database 5.

The database 5 stores the item data 7 in the output data 10 for each output data 10.
The database 5 may be omitted, and the item data 7 input from the program 3 may be sent to the exchange data creation processing unit 4 or the like.

The file 6 is provided independently of the program 3 and has an output format 8 of the output data 10 processed in the program 3 (see FIGS. 3B and 3C).
Is stored.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the exchange data creation processing section 4 includes an item data reading section 41 and an output format reading section 4.
2. It includes an exchange data processing unit 43 and an output processing unit 44.
The item data reading unit 41 receives the item data 7 in the output data 10 from the program 3 and inputs the item data 7 to the exchange data processing unit 43. The output format reading unit 42 stores the file 6
And outputs the output format 8 of the output data 10 to the exchange data processing unit 43. Exchange data processing unit 43
Creates the exchange data 9 (see FIG. 3D) of the output data 10 in a predetermined language by associating the item data 7 with the item attributes included in the output format 8.

Specifically, (exchange data creation processing unit 4
The exchange data processing unit 43 converts an item attribute into a tag, thereby exchanging XML (extensible
The exchange data (structured document) 9 described in markup language) is created. Therefore, the exchange data 9 is a structured document, and the tag (the type of tag) is defined by the item attribute, so that it is determined by the user. That is,
The exchange data 9 is a tag (the type of the tag) that is uniquely specified by the user.
Is described in a language in which data attributes can be defined by using the defined tags. Thereby, the exchange data 9 can describe the data attribute (item attribute) in association with the data, and can take the data into various processing systems.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the output processing unit 44 outputs the exchange data 9 created by the exchange data creation processing unit 4.
Is stored in the replacement file 14, and the Internet 15
It is transmitted to the above, or transmitted to another program 16 or 18 described in a language different from that of the program 3. The exchange data 9 stored in the exchange file 14 is referred to, for example, by another program 16 or 18. The other program 16 exists on the same computer as the computer on which the exchange data creation processing unit 4 exists. The other program 18 exists on a computer 17 different from the computer where the exchange data creation processing unit 4 exists. In FIG. 2A, the exchange data creation processing unit 4 and the like are omitted for convenience of illustration.

Here, the item data 7, the output format 8, the exchange data 9, and the output data 10 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the output data 10 includes a form (form data) or a screen (screen data) having a predetermined format. That is, for example, “sales slip”, customer name “Yamada Shoten”, product name “FF”
F ", quantity" 10 ", trade name" BBB ", quantity" 5 "
Is printed or displayed at a predetermined position as shown in the figure.
Here, the customer name (actually, the customer name), the product name, and the number are the item attributes (or item names), and “Yamada Shoten”, “F
FF "," 10 "," BBB "," 5 "are item data 7
It is.

The output format 8 is shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C.
The output format of the output data 10 is determined as shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 3B, the output format of the output data 10 shown in FIG. 4A is defined (defined). Note that the output format 8 shown in FIG. 3B is conceptually shown for comparison with the output data 10 shown in FIG. 4A, and in fact, as shown in FIG. 1 in file 6
The pieces of file data (files) 61 are prepared and stored in advance.

Each file name is added to the file data 61 as shown in FIG. in this case,
The file name is “sales slip”. File data 6
At 1, the item attributes are arranged in the order in which they appear in the output data 10 shown in FIG. For each of the item attributes, attributes such as the data type, data length (digits), form (or screen) position, color (for printing or display), etc. of the item data 7 corresponding to the item attributes are defined. Note that, for example, the form position (a, b) indicates that the printing of the item data 7 starts from the a-line, b-digit. As a result, the given item data 7 is printed or displayed according to the output format 8, and as a result, the output data 10 shown in FIG. 4A is obtained.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the item data 7 is specific data (name, numerical value, etc.) to be input to each item (item attribute) in the output data 10 or a set thereof. Item data "Yamada Shoten" in item attribute "customer name"
Corresponds, and the item data "FF" is added to the item attribute "product name".
F ”, and the item attribute“ quantity ”corresponds to the item data“ 10 ”.
(010) ", the item attribute" product name "corresponds to the item data" BBB ", and the item attribute" quantity "corresponds to the item data" 5 (005) ". These are also the item data 7 (or their elements). The item data 7 is actually input (created) by the program 3 from the beginning in the order in which it appears in the output data 10 shown in FIG. Is done. Therefore, each item data 7 can be distinguished by “,” and each of them corresponds to each item attribute.

The item data 7 is not limited to the CSV format, but may be input (created) in other various formats. For example, in place of ",", it may be separated by another delimiter such as "/". When the item data 7 is provided in a form stored in the memory (database 5), the data length defined in the file data 61 may be referred to. That is, by dividing the data in order from the head of the item data 7 by using the data length appearing sequentially from the head of the file data 61, each item data 7
(Ie, its elements).

As shown in FIG. 3D, the exchange data 9 is obtained by converting an item attribute into a tag and making the item data 7 correspond to the item attribute included in the output format 8. It is described in XML by the processing unit 43.
That is, first, the file name “sales slip” is changed to <> and <
By adding //, tags <sales slip> and <//
Sales slip>. Next, one item attribute is taken out from the beginning of the output format 8 and converted into a tag, and one item data is taken out from the beginning of the item data 7 and inserted into the tag. For example, by taking out the item attribute "customer name" and adding <> and </>, the tag <customer name>
And </ customer name>, and the corresponding item data “Yamada Shoten” is inserted between them and described in the next line. This is repeated for each item data 7. The tag <sales slip> line and other tag lines such as <customer name> are indented by one digit. <Customer name> and <Product name>
There is no need to indent or not between them.

FIG. 5 shows the exchange data creation processing flow.

In FIG. 5A, the terminal 1 inputs item data 7 to the program 3 according to a user's instruction (step S1). At this time, a screen shown in FIG. 3B is displayed on the terminal 1, and the user inputs item data 7 corresponding to a predetermined position on the screen. Thus, the program 3 creates the item data 7 shown in FIG.

The program 3 temporarily stores the input (created) item data 7 in the database 5 (step S2).

The program 3 extracts the item data 7 stored in the database 5 according to the user's instruction input from the terminal 1 (step S3). At this time, the user designates desired item data 7 from, for example, a list of the stored item data 7 and instructs the creation of the exchange data 9, the file name of the output format 8, and the output destination.

The program 3 includes an exchange data creation processing unit 4
Is requested to output the exchange data 9 (step S4).
At this time, along with this request, the item data 7, the file name of the output format 8, and the output destination are passed.

The item data reading unit 41 of the exchange data creation processing unit 4 reads the item data 7 and the file name of the output format 8 in the output data 10 from the program 3 and inputs them to the exchange data processing unit 43 (step S5).

The exchange data processing unit 43 obtains the output format 8 together with the file name of the output format 8 and outputs it to the output format reading unit 4.
2 in response to the request, the output format reading unit 42 converts the output data 1 from the file 6 using the file name.
The output format 8 (file data 61) of 0 is read and input to the exchange data processing unit 43 (step S6).

The exchange data processing unit 43 creates the exchange data 9 corresponding to the output data 10 in XML (for this, see FIG. 5B) and sends it to the output processing unit 44 (step S7).

The output processing section 44 outputs the replacement data 9 to the output destination specified by the program 3 (step S8). That is, if the output destination is a file address, it is stored in the exchange file 14, and if it is a mail address or an IP address, it is sent out on the Internet 15, and the program name of another program 16 or 18 or its use is used. If it is the memory address to be sent, the program is transmitted to the other program 16 or 18.

In FIG. 5B, the exchange data processing unit 4
3 converts the file name “sales slip” in the read output format 8 (file data 61) into tags <sales slip> and </ sales slip> as described above (step S11).

The exchange data processing unit 43 takes out one item attribute sequentially from the top of the output format 8 and converts it into a tag (step S12).

The exchange data processing unit 43 takes out one item data in order from the head of the item data 7, inserts it into the tag generated in step S12, and describes this in the next line (step S13). Note that only in the first step S13, one column is indented from the immediately preceding line.

It is checked whether or not the processing has been completed for all item data 7 (step S14). If it has not ended, step S12 and subsequent steps are repeated. When finished,
The process ends.

The data creation processing apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 actually has an output data creation processing unit 19 as shown in FIG. 6 in addition to the exchange data creation processing unit 4. FIG.
(A) and FIG. 6 (B) correspond to FIG. 1 (A) and FIG.
This corresponds to (B).

The output data creation processing section 19 includes an item data reading section 191, an output format reading section 192, an output data processing section 193, and an output processing section 194. The item data reading unit 191 receives the item data 7 in the output data 10 from the program 3 and inputs the item data 7 to the output data processing unit 193. The output format reading unit 192 receives the output format 8 of the output data 10 from the file 6 and inputs the output format 8 to the output data processing unit 193. The output data processing unit 193 creates the output data 10 (see FIG. 4A) by inserting the item data 7 into the output format 8. That is,
The output data processing unit 193 inserts the item data 7 at a specified position in the form (or screen) data according to the output format 8. The output processing unit 194 outputs the output data 10 to the printing device 20 (or the terminal 1). The printing device 20 outputs, for example, the output data 10 shown in FIG.
Is printed out.

Note that the exchange data creation processing section 4 and the output data creation processing section 19 may be configured as the same processing section. That is, the item data reading unit 41 and the output format reading unit 4
2. The exchange data processing unit 43 and the output processing unit 44 include an item data reading unit 191, an output format reading unit 192,
Since they correspond to the output data processing unit 193 and the output processing unit 194 and have substantially the same functions, they may be integrated processing units. In this case, the processing unit creates one or both of the exchange data 9 and the output data 10 according to an instruction from the program 3 or an instruction in the file 6.

FIGS. 7A and 7B show an output data creation processing flow mainly executed by the output data creation processing unit 19.

In FIG. 7A, after steps S1 to S3 in the processing flow shown in FIG. 5 are executed, substantially the same processing as steps S4 to S6 is executed (FIG. 7A Not shown). Specifically, the program 3 requests the output data creation processing unit 19 to output the output data 10 (corresponding to step S4). Next, the item data reading unit 191 reads the item data 7 and the file name of the output format 8 in the output data 10 from the program 3 (corresponding to step S5). Next, the output data processing unit 193 requests the output format reading unit 192 to acquire the output format 8 together with the file name of the output format 8,
In response, the output format reading unit 192 reads the output format 8 (file data 61) of the output data 10 from the file 6 using the file name, and inputs the output format 8 to the output data processing unit 193 (corresponding to step S6). ).

Further, the output data processing section 193 creates output (print) data 10 in a step corresponding to step S7 (step S27), and the output processing section 194 sends the output (print) data 10 to the printing apparatus 20 (or terminal 1). Upon output, the printing device 20 (or the terminal 1) prints out (displays and outputs) the output data 10 in a step corresponding to step S8 (step S28).

FIG. 7B shows the details of the process of creating the output data 10 (step S27). In FIG. 7B, the output data processing unit 193 extracts one item data 7 sequentially from the top of the item data 7 (step S3).
1).

The output data processing unit 193 refers to one item attribute in order from the top of the output format 8, ie, the file data 61 (step S32).

The output data processing unit 193 describes the extracted item data 7 in accordance with the definition of the item attribute of the referenced file data 61 (see FIG. 3C), so that the print data as the output data 10 is output. It is created (step S33).

It is checked whether the processing has been completed for all item data 7 (step S34). If it has not ended, step S31 and subsequent steps are repeated. When finished,
The process ends.

The data creation processing device shown in FIG.
As shown in (A), the output data creation processing unit 19 may include a screen input unit 195. FIG. 8A corresponds to FIG. 6B, and illustrations other than the output data creation processing unit 19 are omitted in FIG. 8A.

The screen input unit 195 is connected to the output data processing unit 1
Output data 10 created by 93 (temporary output data 11)
Is displayed on the screen of the terminal 1 prior to the output of the output processing unit 194. When the user who has seen this inputs correction data from the screen, the screen input unit 195 creates (or corrects) the output data 10 based on the input of the correction data to the screen. This modified output data 10 is
It is sent from the screen input unit 195 to the output processing unit 194. Therefore, the output processing unit 194 outputs the modified output data 10. Thereby, when the input of the item data 7 is incorrect or incomplete, or when the item data 7
Even if there is no input, temporary output data 11 (FIG. 4)
(See (C)), and the data can be corrected to the correct output data 10.

That is, the original output data 10 is as shown in FIG.
Should be created as shown. However, FIG.
As shown in (B), only “number” of item data 7 is input as “010”, and other item data 7 may be missing. In this case, the item data 7 corresponding to the missing “customer name” is blank (blank) in the item data 7 and the output data 10. As a result, the output data processing unit 193 creates the (temporary) output data 11 as shown in FIG.

Therefore, the screen input unit 195 transmits the temporary output data 11 created by the output data processing unit 193 to the terminal 1.
Display on the screen. The user who sees this inputs correction data from the screen. For example, "customer name (customer name)"
"Yamada Shoten" and "FFF" for "Product Name".
In response to the correction input, the screen input unit 195 corrects the output data 11 to the output data 10 shown in FIG. 4A (there is no product name “BBB” or the like). Therefore, since the output processing unit 194 outputs the corrected output data 10, the correct output data 10 can be output even when the input of the item data 7 is incorrect. Note that even if there is no input of the item data 7, the correct output data 10 can be created.

FIG. 7C mainly shows the screen input unit 195.
2 shows an output data creation processing flow executed by the.

In FIG. 7 (C), after executing steps S27 through S27 in the same manner as in FIG. 7 (A), steps S41 and subsequent steps are executed prior to execution of step S28.

That is, after execution of step S27, the screen input unit 195 creates screen data as shown in FIG. 4C, for example, based on the temporary output data 11 created in step S27 (step S27). S41), this is displayed on the screen of the terminal 1 (step S42).

The user who sees this displays the screen shown in FIG.
When a correction input such as "Yamada Shoten" is performed as shown in FIG. 4C, the screen input unit 195 fetches the input (step S43), and based on the input, the corresponding item data 7 of the temporary output data 11 is changed. Correct (step S44), and
(Temporary) output data 1 based on the corrected item data 7
1 is corrected (step S45). After this, step S
28 is executed. Thus, data processing can be performed when outputting a form or the like. For example, data can be input (corrected) from a print preview screen.

The data creation processing device shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8B, the analysis unit 1 having the extension file 21 and interpreting the extension file 21 is input to the screen input unit 195.
96 may be provided. FIG. 8B shows FIG.
Corresponding to (B), illustration other than the output data creation processing unit 19 is omitted in FIG.

The extension file 21 is provided independently of the program 3 and the file 6 and has a screen display format (extended layout) different from the output format 8 of the output data 10.
Is stored. The analysis unit 196 is provided in the screen input unit 195 and interprets the screen display format of the extension file 21. The screen input unit 195 stores the extension file 2 by the analysis unit 196.
Output data 10 based on the interpretation of the screen display format 1
(11) is displayed on the screen of the terminal 1 according to the screen display format of the extension file 21.

For example, if the output format 8 is the format shown in FIG. 3B, the output data 10 and the screen displayed by the screen input unit 195 based on the output data 10 are shown in FIG. C). This is a dedicated output format of the form, and it may be difficult for a person who is not used to the input to operate the form. Therefore, in order to improve the operability, the output data 10 (or 11) is displayed on the screen 12 shown in FIG. 4D based on the interpretation of the screen display format of the extension file 21. That is, a pull-down menu is displayed for (element of) the item data 7 that has not been input. The content of the pull-down menu is the item data 7 that has been input in the past to the item attribute, and the extension file 21 corresponding to the item attribute at the time of the past input.
Is stored in For example, if it is assumed that “Yamada Shoten” for the item attribute “customer name” and “FFF” for the item attribute “product name” have been input in the past for the item data 7 that has not been input, FIG. These are displayed as shown in ()). These are displayed in a pull-down manner by clicking a pull-down button (black triangle button). Thus, no matter who inputs the item data 7, correct contents can be input.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of the data creation processing apparatus.
7 shows a configuration of a data creation processing device according to another embodiment of the present invention. 9 (A) and 9 (B) respectively show FIG.
(A) and FIG. 1 (B).

In this data creation processing device, the program 3 requests input of the item data 7 in the output data 10. At this time, the output format 8, the address of the file where the item data 7 is stored, and the like (specified in the same manner as shown in step S8) are also input. In order to process the input request, the data creation processing device includes an exchange data creation processing unit 22.

The exchange data creation processing section 22 is configured as shown in FIG.
, An input data writing unit 221, an output format reading unit 222, an item data processing unit 223, and an input processing unit 224.
Is provided. The input data writing unit 221 receives the input request from the program 3 and sends this (and the output format 8 and the storage location of the item data 7) to the item data processing unit 223. The item data processing unit 223 requests the output format reading unit 222 and the input processing unit 224 to perform the following processing. The output format reading unit 222 receives the request from the item data processing unit 223,
The output format 8 of the output data 10 is received from the file 6 based on the specified output format 8. Input processing unit 2
Reference numeral 24 denotes a replacement data 9 of the output data 10 created in a predetermined language from a designated storage location upon receiving a request from the item data processing unit 223 (see FIG. 3D).
To receive. The item data processing unit 223 receives the output format 8 from the output format reading unit 222, and
From the exchange data 9, the elements of the item data 7 are extracted from the exchange data 9, and the elements of the item data 7 are made to correspond to the item attributes included in the output format 8 based on the exchange data 9. 7 is created. The input data writing unit 221 transfers the item data 7 received from the item data processing unit 223 to the program 3. The program 3 stores the item data 7 in the database 5, for example.

As described above, the exchange data 9 corresponds to FIG.
Is described in XML.
Therefore, the exchange data creation processing unit 22 makes the elements of the item data 7 correspond to the item attributes by comparing the tag type with the item attributes. That is, the reverse processing of the data creation processing apparatus of FIG. 1 is performed.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the input processing section 224 reads the exchange data 9 from the exchange file 14 stored in advance and acquires the exchange data 9 from the Internet 15.
Alternatively, it is received from another program 16 or 18 described in a language different from that of the program 3. That is, since the address of the file where the item data 7 is stored is specified in the same manner as shown in step S8, the process is the reverse of that of FIG. In FIG. 2B, the exchange data creation processing unit 22 and the like are omitted for convenience of illustration.

FIG. 10 shows a data input processing flow.

In FIG. 10A, the terminal 1 requests the program 3 to input the item data 7 according to the user's instruction, and based on the request, the program 3 inputs the item data 7 to the exchange data creation processing unit 22. Is requested (step S51). At this time, a screen shown in FIG. 3B is displayed on the terminal 1, and the user requests input of item data 7 corresponding to a predetermined position on the screen. At this time, the user specifies desired exchange data 9 from a list of exchange data 9 stored in the exchange file 14, for example, and designates a file name of the output format 8 and an input source.

The input data writing unit 221 of the exchange data creation processing unit 22 reads the input requests and the like from the program 3 and inputs them to the item data processing unit 223. Further, these are input from the item data processing unit 223. Input processing unit 2
24 reads the exchange data 9 from the designated input source (step S52).

The item data processing unit 223 requests the output format reading unit 222 to acquire the output format 8 together with the file name of the output format 8, and in response to this, the output format reading unit 222
Reads the output format 8 (file data 61) of the output data 10 from the file 6 using the file name and inputs the output format 8 to the item data processing unit 223 (step S5).
3).

The item data processing section 223 creates the item data 7 based on the exchange data 9 and the output format 8 (step S54). This will be described later with reference to FIG.

The input processing section 224 outputs the item data 7 to the program 3 (Step S55).

The program 3 executes the input item data 7
Is read (step S56).

The program 3 reads the item data 7
Is stored in the database 5 (step S57).

In FIG. 10B, the item data processing unit 223 determines whether the first tag in the read replacement data 9 (see FIG. 3D), for example, <sales slip> and </
Sales slip> is removed (step S61).

The item data processing unit 223 takes out the description of one line in order from the top of the exchange data 9, removes the tag (for example, <customer name></ customer name>), and inserts it between the tags. (Step S62).

The item data processing unit 223 divides the remaining data as (elements of) the item data 7 by, for example, “,” (in CSV format), arranges them in order from the beginning, and stores them in a predetermined area (step S 63). . Note that the method of dividing the item data 7 is not limited to this as described above.

It is checked whether the processing has been completed for all tags (step S64). If it has not ended, step S62 and subsequent steps are repeated. If the processing has ended, the processing ends.

The data creation processing device shown in FIGS. 1 and 9 may be configured as an integrated device as shown in FIG. That is, both the exchange data creation processing unit 4 and the exchange data creation processing unit 22 may be integrally provided. Further, the data creation processing device shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 8A or FIG. Also, the data creation processing device shown in FIG.
The data creation processing device shown in FIG. 8A or FIG. 8B may be integrally configured.

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As described above, according to the present invention,
In the data creation processing device, by converting the item data for creating the output data into exchange data of a predetermined language corresponding to the item attribute in the output format of the output data, the output data is converted into the program It can process programs in languages different from
In addition, an appropriate language can be selected as a language for describing the exchange data, and the data can be transmitted to another program via the Internet, and the work of rewriting and inputting the data can be performed manually. The data can be used as a common asset in a company without any change in the data creation processing program.

Further, according to the present invention, in a data creation processing device, an element of item data for creating output data is extracted from the exchange data of the output data created in a predetermined language. This allows the data to be used as it is as data of a program in another language, and can be used without rewriting and inputting the data by hand and without changing the data creation processing program at all. Item data for programs in different languages can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a data creation processing device.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a data creation processing device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a data creation processing device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a data creation processing device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an exchange data creation process.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a data creation processing device.

FIG. 7 is an output data creation processing flow.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a data creation processing device.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a data creation processing device.

FIG. 10 is a data input processing flow.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of a data creation processing device.

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 3 Program 4 Exchange data creation processing unit 5 Database 6 File 7 Item data 8 Output format 9 Exchange data

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Yoshiaki Terada 98F Unoki-nu, Unoki-cho, Hebei-gun, Ishikawa Prefecture Inside PFU Active Lab Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toru Inaba Uno, Unoki-cho, Kawakita-gun, Ishikawa 98 KI NU 2 PFU Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kiyoji Sanada 98 Uno Ki NU, Unoki-cho, Kawakita-gun, Ishikawa Pref.

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A program which receives item data in output data from a program which passes the item data in the output data and requests creation of the output data, is provided independently of the program, and stores an output format of the output data. Exchange data creation processing for receiving the output format of the output data from a file to be created, and creating exchange data for the output data in a predetermined language by associating the item data with an item attribute included in the output format A data creation processing device comprising a unit. 2. The data creation processing device according to claim 1, wherein the exchange data creation processing unit creates the exchange data described in XML by converting the item attribute into a tag. Characteristic data creation processing device. 3. The data creation processing device according to claim 1, further comprising: storing the exchange data created by the exchange data creation processing unit in an exchange file and sending the exchange data to the Internet; A data creation processing device, comprising: an output processing unit that transmits to another program described in a language different from the program. 4. The data creation processing device according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving the item data in the output data from the program; receiving the output format of the output data from the file; A data creation processing device comprising: an output data creation processing unit that creates the output data by inserting item data. 5. The data creation processing device according to claim 4, wherein the exchange data creation processing unit and the output data creation processing unit are configured as the same processing unit, and in accordance with an instruction from the program or A data creation processing device for creating one or both of the exchange data and the output data according to an instruction in a file. 6. The data creation processing device according to claim 4, further comprising displaying the output data created by the output data creation processing unit on a screen, and creating the output data based on an input to the screen. A data input processing device comprising: 7. The data creation processing device according to claim 6, further comprising an extension file provided independently of the program and the file, and storing a screen display format different from the output format of the output data. And an analysis unit for interpreting the screen display format of the extension file, based on the interpretation of the screen display format by the analysis unit,
The data creation processing device, wherein the screen input unit displays the output data on the screen according to the screen display format. 8. A program for passing item data in output data and requesting creation of the output data, a file provided independently of the program and storing an output format of the output data, Receiving the item data in the data, receiving the output format of the output data from the file, and associating the item data with the item attributes included in the output format for exchanging the output data in a predetermined language. A data creation processing device comprising an exchange data creation processing unit for creating data. 9. A program recording medium for recording a program for realizing a data creation processing apparatus in a computer-readable manner, wherein the program passes item data in the output data and requests the creation of the output data from the program for requesting creation of the output data. A process for receiving the item data in data; a process provided independently of the program, for receiving the output format of the output data from a file storing an output format of the output data; and converting the item data to the output format. A program recording medium characterized by causing a computer to execute a process of creating exchange data of the output data in a predetermined language by making the program correspond to the included item attributes. 10. A program for requesting input of item data in output data, receiving the output format of the output data from a file provided independently of the program and storing the output format of the output data. Receiving the exchange data of the output data created in a predetermined language, extracting the element of the item data from the exchange data, and converting the element of the item data based on the exchange data into the output format. A data creation processing device comprising: an exchange data creation processing unit that creates the item data by associating the item data with an item attribute included in the program, and transfers the item data to the program. 11. The data creation processing device according to claim 10, wherein the exchange data is described in XML, and the exchange data creation processing unit compares the type of a tag with the item attribute, thereby A data creation processing device, wherein an element of item data is made to correspond to the item attribute. 12. The data creation processing device according to claim 10, further comprising the step of reading the exchange data from an exchange file stored in advance and acquiring the exchange data from the Internet, or using a language different from the program. A data creation processing device comprising an input processing unit for receiving from another program described. 13. A program for requesting input of item data in output data, a file provided independently of the program and storing an output format of the output data, and a file created in a predetermined language. Receiving data for data exchange, receiving the output format of the output data from the file, extracting an element of item data from the data for exchange, and outputting the element of the item data based on the data for exchange. A data creation processing device, comprising: an exchange data creation processing unit that creates the item data by making it correspond to an item attribute included in a format, and passes the item data to the program. 14. A program recording medium for recording a program for realizing a data creation processing device in a computer-readable manner, the program comprising: a process for receiving a request from a program requesting input of item data in output data; Are independently provided, a process of receiving the output format of the output data from a file storing an output format of the output data, and a process of receiving exchange data of the output data created in a predetermined language. A process of extracting an item of item data from the exchange data and creating the item data by associating the item data element with an item attribute included in the output format based on the exchange data; Causing the computer to execute the process of passing the item data to the program. Characteristic program recording medium.