JP2003044468A - Method and system for checking output character - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a system for checking output character which enable advance check of the presence/absence of an output disabled character in text data to be printed. SOLUTION: Text data as a printing object are inputted (S1), a printer name for printing these text data and a font name to be used are inputted (S2), an output disabled character code table corresponding to the combination of the inputted printer name and font name is specified out of an output disabled character code table group and the specified output disabled character code table is collated with the inputted text data so that it can be judged whether each of characters in the text data can be outputted or not (S3). When the presence of the output disabled character is judged, an output disabled character notice list is outputted (S4) and when the absence of the output disabled character is judged, an output enable notice list is outputted (S5).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique for checking in advance the unprintable characters of text data used for printing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A printing machine for printing text data usually has several kinds of fonts and can print only the characters that the fonts have. Therefore, when trying to print text data, each character in the text data
It is done by checking whether the font of the printing machine to be used is equipped.

[0003]

As described above, the characters that can be output differ depending on the printing machine and also the fonts that each printing machine has. Therefore, it is possible to output using a certain printing machine and font. However, different printers and fonts may not be able to output the same characters. There is no problem if all the characters used in a certain text data can be printed with the specified printing machine and font.However, if the text data contains unprintable characters, it can be changed in advance or during printing. Cannot be detected, and there is a problem that it cannot be determined whether or not the character is a non-printable character until the printed matter that is output is viewed.

In view of the above points, the present invention provides an output character check method and system capable of checking in advance whether or not there are unprintable characters in text data to be printed. This is an issue.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention inputs digital text data,
Enter the name of the printing machine for printing the text data and the font name to be used, and output the unprintable character code that records the unprintable characters for each combination of the printing machine and the font. A non-outputtable character code table corresponding to the combination of the input printing machine name and font name is specified from the table group, and the specified non-outputtable character code table is collated with the input text data. According to the above, it is determined whether or not each character in the text data can be output, and the notification list is output according to the result of the determination. According to the present invention, input text data can be output by preparing a plurality of non-outputtable character code tables in advance and referring to the non-outputtable character code table specified according to the printing machine and font used. Since it determines whether or not it is,
The output character can be checked in advance.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an output character check system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is text data input means, 2 is parameter setting means, 3 is code table storing means, 4 is output character collating means, and 5 is notification list creating means. The text data input means 1 is for inputting text data to be printed, and is realized by a reading device of an electronic recording medium or the like. The parameter setting means 2 is for setting which printing machine to print the text data to be printed and which font to use, and is realized by an input device such as a mouse and a keyboard. Also, the parameter setting means 2
As for the above, it is also possible to use a text file reading means to read a text file in which parameters are described. The code table storage means 3 stores a plurality of non-outputtable character code tables, which are tables that record the character codes of non-outputtable characters for each printing machine and font combination, and are actually connected to a computer. It is realized by an external storage device such as a hard disk. The output character collating means 4 extracts the non-outputtable character code table corresponding to the set printing machine and font from the code table storage means 3 and the character code recorded in the extracted non-outputtable character code table. It has a function of collating the character code of text data. The output character collating means 4 is actually realized by installing dedicated software in a computer. The notification list creating means 5 is for creating in a list format the characters determined to be non-outputtable characters according to the result of the matching by the output character matching means 4, and is created in the text file format. The contents of the notification list created in the text file format can be confirmed by a paper output from a text editor or a printer.

(First Embodiment) Next, the processing operation of the output character check system shown in FIG. 1 will be described together with the output character check method according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the first embodiment of the output character checking method according to the present invention. First, the text data to be printed is input from the text data input means 1 (step S1). Next, the parameters are set by the parameter setting means 2 (step S2). Specifically, the printer name and the font name used for printing the text data input in step S1 are input.

Then, the code table stored in the code table storage means 3 and the text data input in step S1 are collated (step S3). Specifically, the output character collating means 4 stores the non-outputtable character code table specified by the printer name and font name input in step S2 in the code table storing means 3.
The non-outputtable character code recorded in the extracted non-outputtable character code table is collated with each character code in the input text data. FIG. 3 shows an example of the non-outputtable character code table. In FIG. 3, "printer name", "font name", "file name", "creation date" in the first line of the non-outputtable character code table
Indicates the name of the target printing machine, the font name, the file name of the non-outputtable character code table itself, and the creation date of the non-outputtable character code table. In the second and following lines, the character code of the character that cannot be output by the combination of the printing machine and the font described in the first line is 1
It is described in the format of one line character.

If the character code of the character in the text data is recorded in the non-outputtable character code table as a result of the collation in step S3, the character code is converted into a list format and used as a non-outputtable character notification list. , Is output from the notification list creating means 5 (step S4). On the contrary, if no character code of a character in the text data is recorded in the non-outputtable character code table, the notification list creating means 5 outputs an outputable notification list stating that output is possible. (Step S5).

In the unprintable character notification list output in step S4, the printing machine name and font name input in step S2, the unprintable character code, and the unprintable character appearing in the text data. The position and the name of the non-printable character code table used for matching are output. On the other hand, in the output enable notification list output in step S5, the printing machine name and font name input in step S2 and the name of the non-outputtable character code table used for collation are output.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the output character checking method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, similarly to step S1 of FIG. 2, the text data to be used is input (step S11). Next, parameters are input (step S12). Here, unlike the first embodiment, a plurality of printing machine names and font names are input.

Subsequently, the text data and the non-outputtable character code table are collated (step S13). The matching process itself is performed in the same manner as step S3,
The difference is that the process of step S13 is performed for all the non-outputtable character code tables obtained by the combinations of all the printing machine names and font names input in step S12.

When all the non-printable character code tables have been collated, the printable name in which a list of printer names, font names, and non-printable character code table names determined to be printable as a result is described The machine / font list is output (step S14).

(Third Embodiment) Next, a third embodiment of the output character checking method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the text data to be used is input as in step S1 of FIG. 2 (step S21). Next, as in step S2 of FIG. 2, the printer name to be used and the font name to be used are input from the parameter setting means 2 (step S22).

Then, the text data is collated with the non-outputtable character code table (step S23). FIG. 6 shows an example of the non-outputtable character code table used in step S23. In FIG. 6, the difference from the non-outputtable character code table shown in FIG. 3 is that two character codes are described in each line after the second line. In each line, the character code on the left side indicates an unprintable character, and the character code on the right side is a character code that can be output.When the character code on the left side is detected, conversion to the character code on the right side is required. Shows. That is,
In the example of FIG. 6, in the second line, when a character having the character code “4142” is present in the text data, the character is converted to the character specified by the character code “A1A1”. .

As a result of the collation in step S23, when the unprintable character exists in the text data, the character code and the character code of the conversion destination are converted into a list format and notified as an unprintable character conversion notification list. It is output from the list creating means 5 (step S24). In the output impossible character conversion notification list output in step S24, the printer name and font name input from the parameter setting unit 2, the non-outputtable character code, the non-outputtable character, as in the first embodiment. The appearance position of the character in the text data and the name of the non-outputtable character code table used for the collation are output, and the character code after conversion for the non-outputtable character code is also output.

Then, the text data is converted (step S25). Specifically, the non-printable character in the input text data is converted into a printable character according to the non-printable character code table shown in FIG.

As a result of the collation in step S23, if there is no non-outputtable character in the text data, an outputable list stating that output is possible is output from the notification list creating means 5 (step S26). Step S
As in the first embodiment, the printing machine name and font name, and the name of the non-printable character code table used for the collation are output to the outputable list output at 26.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Input non-printable character code table in which digital text data is input, printing machine name for printing this text data and font name to be used are entered, and non-printable characters are recorded for each combination of printing machine and font. The non-printable character code table corresponding to the combination of the printing machine name and the font name input from the non-printable character code table group that records the specified non-printable character code table and the entered text By comparing the data, it is determined whether each character in the text data can be output, and the notification list is output according to the result of this determination. It is possible to check the output character. As a result, it is possible to take measures such as not using the problematic character and changing the printing machine or the font to output. Further, since the work of checking the non-outputtable characters after printing does not occur, the work load is reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of an output character check system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a first embodiment of an output character check method according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a non-outputtable character code table used in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a second embodiment of an output character check method according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a third embodiment of an output character check method according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a non-outputtable character code table used in the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 ... Text data input means 2. Parameter setting means 3 ... Code table storage means 4 ... Output character matching means 5: Notification list creation means

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A step of inputting digital text data, a step of inputting a printing machine name for printing the text data and a font name to be used, and non-outputtable characters for each combination of printing machine and font. From the non-outputtable character code table group recording the non-printable character code table, the non-printable character code table corresponding to the combination of the input printing machine name and font name is specified and identified. Determining whether each character in the text data can be output by comparing the input text data with the non-outputtable character code table, and outputting a notification list according to the determination result An output character check method comprising: 2. A step of inputting digital text data, a step of inputting a plurality of printing machine names and a plurality of font names for printing the text data, and output impossible for each combination of printing machine and font. A non-outputtable character code table corresponding to the input combination of the printing machine name and font name is extracted from the non-outputtable character code table group recording the non-outputtable character code table recording Determining whether or not each character in the text data can be output by collating all the non-outputtable character code tables with the input text data; And a step of outputting a machine / font list, and an output character check method. 3. A step of inputting digital text data, a step of inputting a printing machine name for printing the text data and a font name to be used, and a non-outputtable character for each combination of printing machine and font. From the output impossible character code table group recording the character code and the conversion destination character code of the character code, specify the output impossible character code table corresponding to the combination of the input printer name and font name Determining whether each character of the text data can be output by collating the input non-outputtable character code table with the input text data, and outputting a notification list according to the determination result. And, as a result of the judgment, if there is an unprintable character in the text data, the text Output character check method, the step of converting the character code in the data according to the non-outputtable character code table. 4. Text data input means for inputting digital text data, parameter setting means for inputting a printing machine name for printing the text data and a font name to be used, and for each combination of printing machine and font. A code table storage unit that records a plurality of non-outputtable character code tables recording non-outputtable characters, and specifies a non-outputtable character code table corresponding to the combination of the set printing machine name and font name, An output character collating unit that determines whether each character of the text data can be output by collating the specified non-outputtable character code table with the input text data, according to the determination result, A notification list creating means for creating a notification list, and an output character comprising: Ekkushisutemu. 5. The input printing machine name and the input printing machine name are output from a non-outputtable character code table group in which a non-outputtable character code table in which non-printable characters are recorded for each combination of printing machine and font is recorded in a computer. Each character in the text data can be output by specifying the non-printable character code table corresponding to the combination of font names and matching the specified non-printable character code table with the input text data. A program for executing the step of determining whether or not it is, and the step of creating a notification list according to the determination result.