JP2003122568A - Program supply method and recording medium used for the supply method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve such a problem with program supply method that, since there are a plurality of OEM buyers, OEM suppliers must replace product names for each OEM buyer and a large load is applied to an operation to inspect the replacement. SOLUTION: A program supplier supplies a program source file used to alter a part of the program at a program buyer and having replaced variables for specifying a portion to be replaced buried therein and a list file having the list of the replaced variables included in the source file to a program buyer. With the file and a replaced character string definition file prepared based on the list file and having the replaced variables in the list file and replaced character strings in correspondence with the replaced variables used as input parameters, a replacement program for converting the replaced variables in the source file into the corresponding replaced character strings is desirably be further supplied.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a program supplying method and a recording medium used in the supplying method when an application program is supplied from an OEM supplier to a supplier.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 1, OEM (Original)
Equipment Manufacturing) Supplier 11 to Supplier 17
Products related to application programs
As one mode of the method for supplying 7a, the OEM supplier 11
However, while the main function of the application program remains the same, of the character strings displayed on the display when the application program is started, for example, product names, messages, and input commands are uniquely written for each OEM supplier. Only the character string to be supplied may be replaced with a character string unique to the OEM supplier (hereinafter referred to as a unique character string) and supplied.

At the time of this replacement, the OEM supplier 11 uses, for example, a text editor to replace the replacement candidate portion (hereinafter also referred to as replacement candidate character string) corresponding to the character string in the source file of the application program with the unique character. This is done by substituting columns. further,
After the replacement, the OEM supplier 11 generates an execution file by compiling the replaced source file into an object file, and the like.
The display surface related to the replacement is inspected for defects, and after the inspection, the execution file is copied to a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, which is an OEM supplier 17 brand program product 17a.
Is delivered to the OEM supplier 17.

[0004]

By the way, since there are usually a plurality of OEM supply destinations 17, the OEM supply source 11 is
A great burden has been imposed on the work of replacing the product name and the like for each OEM supplier 17 and inspecting the product name. Even if the OEM supplier 17 needs to change the product name or the like after the program product 17a is delivered, if the OEM supplier 17 includes only object files, the OEM supplier 17 may be changed. In such cases, you cannot change the product name etc. by yourself.
It is necessary to request correction from the M supplier 11,
There are inconveniences such as annoying the hand of the M supplier 11.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional problems, and the replacement candidate portion in the program can be replaced with the original character string of the OEM supply destination at the OEM supply destination. An object of the present invention is to provide a program supply method capable of reducing the burden on the supply source and a recording medium used in this supply method.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, the main invention of the present invention is that the program supplier is
A list of the source file of the program in which the substitution target variable that is used to modify a part of the program at the supply destination of the program and that specifies the replacement candidate portion is embedded, and the substitution target variable included in this source file is described And supplying the list file to the program supply destination.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the method of supplying a program according to the present invention, as shown in FIG.
A recording medium containing a source file of an application program and various replacement files for replacing the replacement candidate character string in the source file with the unique character string is supplied. Further, the processing such as the replacement and the compilation is performed by the supplier 17, and the OEM supplier 1
The burden of the replacement and inspection work in No. 1 is eliminated.

A CD-ROM, for example, is used as the recording medium. As shown in FIG. 3, the CD-ROM 25 includes a source file 31 of the application program, a document file 32 in which an operation manual of the application program is written, and the like.
The list file 33, the replacement character string definition file 34, the replacement program 35 used to replace the replacement candidate character strings in the source file 31 and the document file 32 with the original character strings supplied to the OEM supplier 17, and the replacement file after the replacement. A compiler 36 that compiles source files into object files
A linker 37 for connecting the libraries related to this object file is stored.

Of these, the source file 31 is a text format file in which an application program is described. A variable to be replaced is embedded in the replacement candidate character string portion of the source file 31. This replacement candidate character string is, specifically, a product name, an error message, an input command, or the like that is displayed on the display when the application program is started. , A unique identifier is used so that it can be distinguished from other character strings in the source file 31. In particular,
The substitution target variable 33a is composed of a 5-digit character string as shown in FIG. 4, and $$ indicating the substitution target variable 33a is described in the upper 2 digits. On the other hand, different characters are written in the lower three digits for each replacement target variable 33a.

The document file 32 included in the CD-ROM 25 is a text file in which an operation manual for an application program is written. Similar to the source file 31, the document file 32 also has a replacement candidate character string to be replaced with an original character string of the OEM supplier 17, such as a product name, and a replacement target variable 33a is embedded in the relevant portion. .

In the list file 33 included in the CD-ROM 25, as shown in FIG. 4, a list of substitution target variables 33a embedded in the source file 31 and the document file 33 is described. These replacement target variables 33a are used as search keys when the replacement program 35 searches for the replacement target variables 33a in the source file 31 and the document file 32.

Further, in the replacement character string definition file 34 included in the CD-ROM 25, as shown in FIG. 5, the replacement target character string 34a corresponding to the replacement target variable 33a of the list file 33 is replaced with the replacement target variable 33a. It is described in association with. The file 34 is used when changing the replacement target variable 33a in the source file 31 and the document file 32 searched by the replacement program 35 to a unique character string. Replacement target character string 3
4a is an OE such as a product name and a message.
A unique character string uniquely set for each of the M supply destinations 17 is defined. The OEM supplier 11 sets the default of the replacement target character string in the replacement character string definition file 34 based on the unique character string presented by the OEM supplier 17.

The replacement target character string 34a in the replacement character string definition file 34 is rewritable, and the OEM supplier 17 supplied with the CD-ROM 25 from the OEM supplier 17 must correct it by itself. You can

Further, the replacement program 35 included in the CD-ROM 25 has a replacement target variable 33 embedded in the source file 31 and the document file 32.
It has a function of searching the list file 33 for a, and replacing the searched replacement target variable 33a with the corresponding replacement target character string 34a by referring to the replacement character string definition file 34.

Next, the processing performed by the supply destination 17 supplied with the CD-ROM 25 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the operator of the OEM supplier 17 sets the CD-ROM 25 in the computer and activates the replacement program 35 (601). Then, the replacement program 35 reads the source file 31, the document file 32, and the list file 3 from the CD-ROM 25.
3, and the replacement character string definition file 34 is read (602), and the replacement target character string input screen 71 in which the replacement target variable 33a and the replacement target character string 34a are associated with each other on the display is displayed as shown in FIG. indicate. At this time, in the portion of the replacement target character string 34a, the OEM supplier 1
The original character string of the OEM supplier 17 previously input in 1 is displayed.

The operator edits the replacement target character string 34a displayed on this screen. O after the worker has finished editing
When the K button 73 is clicked, the replacement program 35 next refers to the list file 33 and the source file 3
1 and each replacement target variable 33a in the document file 32 is searched, and the searched replacement target variable 33a is
Replace with the corresponding replacement target character string 34a (603, 6)
04,605). As a result, the source file 31 in which the replacement target variable 33a is replaced with the unique character string 34a is generated.

Next, the worker compiles the source file 31 after replacement by the compiler 36 into an object file, and further performs link processing or the like as necessary to generate an execution file (606). Then, after inspecting the function and display surface of the execution file, the execution file is appropriately copied to a shipping recording medium such as a CD-ROM, while the document file 32 and the like are stored in the recording medium. As a result, the OEM supplier 17 brand program product 17a is completed.

As explained above, the OEM supplier 11
Supplies the source file 31 of the application program to the supply destination 17, while the source file 31
The list file 33 for replacing the variable 33a to be replaced embedded in the inside with the unique character string, the replacement character string definition file 34, and the replacement program 35 are also supplied. As a result, the OEM supplier 17, based on the list file 33, the replacement character string definition file 34, and the replacement program 35,
The replacement target variable 33a of the source file 31 can be replaced with a unique character string for each OEM supplier 17, and the source file 31 can be modified to the self-brand program product 17a.

Therefore, the OEM supplier 11 is freed from the replacement work and the inspection work required by this work, and the burden is greatly reduced. Further, even if the OEM supplier 17 wants to modify the variable 33a to be replaced, the operator does not request the supplier 11 of the program to modify it.
This is convenient because it can be corrected by the EM supplier 17 itself.

Next, taking the case where the source file 31 of the application program is written in the BASIC language as an example, the OEM supplier 17 uses the replacement program 35 to set the replacement target variable 33a in the source file 31 to the unique character. A specific process of substituting a column will be described.

The OEM supplier 11 manufactures the programs of the following list as the source file 31 of the application program. In the source file 31, the variables to be replaced 33a are $ XX1 and $ XX1.
$ XX2 is buried.

[0022] ・ ・ ・ 510: PRINT “*** $$ XX1 ***” 520: PRINT “*** $$ XX2 ***” ・ ・ ・

A file having the contents shown in FIG. 4 is manufactured as the list file 33, and a file having the contents shown in FIG. 5 is manufactured as the replacement character string definition file 34. Replacement target variable 33a in this replacement character string definition file 34
In the replacement target character string 34a corresponding to $ XXXX, the unique character string "ABC" indicating the product name is $ XXXX2.
In the table, a unique character string “EFGH” indicating the company name of the OEM supplier 17 is defined.

An OEM supplier 17 supplied with a CD-ROM 25 containing these files 31, 33, 34, 35
The operator sets the CD-ROM 25 in the computer and activates the replacement program 35. As a result, the replacement target character string input screen 71 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display, and the operator edits the replacement target character string as necessary and then clicks the OK button 73.

Next, the replacement program 35 searches the entire source file 31 according to the list file 33, and further, replaces the variable 33a "$$ XX1" and the 520th line on the 510th line in the list. The eye "$
"$ YY1" is replaced with "ABC" and "EFGH" based on the replacement character string definition file 34, respectively. As a result, the source file 31 replaced with the unique character string of the OEM supply destination 17 as shown below is generated.

[0026] ・ ・ ・ 510: PRINT “*** ABC ***” 520: PRINT "*** EFGH ***" ・ ・ ・

Next, the worker performs the compiling and linkage processing on the source file 31 thus replaced to generate an execution file. And
After this is copied and stored in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, the recording medium is shipped as a program product 17a of an OEM supplier 17 brand.

By the way, since the source file 31 according to the present embodiment described above is newly created, the substitution target variable 33 is created when the source file 31 is created.
A can be embedded, and at the same time, the list file 33 and the replacement character string definition file 34 can be created. Therefore, the program supply method according to the present invention can be applied to a newly developed program product without any problem.

However, for an existing source file that is not newly created, the substitution target variable 33a is not embedded in the source file,
The above supply method cannot be used.

Here, in such a case, the replacement target variable 33a is embedded in place of the original character string of the OEM supplier 11 in the source file by the following method, and the list file 33 and the replacement character string are embedded. The definition file 34 is created.

As shown in the processing flow chart of FIG.
First, the computer of the OEM supplier 11 causes the text editor to read the source file described in the original character string such as the product name of the OEM supplier 11 and displays the contents of the source file on the display (80
1, 802).

Next, the worker refers to the unique character string list file using the computer and searches for the unique character string in the source file (803). In this unique character string list file, the unique character strings of the OEM supplier 11 to be replaced described in the source file are listed. The operator replaces the retrieved unique character string with the replacement target variable 33a as necessary,
The replacement target variable 33a provided for the replacement is listed in the list file 3
It records in 3 (804). As a result, the list file 33 in which the substitution target variable 33a is described is created.

Next, the operator performs this replacement over the entire source file (805), and the replacement target variable 3
The source file replaced by 3a is compared with the source file before replacement, and the original character string is associated with the replacement target variable 33a. In this way, the substitution target variable 33a
Then, the original character string is input to the replacement character string definition file 34, and the replacement character string definition file 34 for the OEM supplier 11 is created (806).

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the following modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. In the present embodiment, the CD-ROM 25 is used as the recording medium, but the present invention is not limited to this as long as the source file 31, the list file 33, etc. can be recorded, and a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), an MO disc (Magaeto-Optical disk). Etc. may be used. In addition, the source file 31 and the list file 33 are supplied from the supplier 11 via a communication line such as the Internet.
May be supplied from the operation terminal of No. 1 to the operation terminal of the supply destination 17.

In this embodiment, the source file 3
Although all the files necessary for supplying the programs from 1 to the linker 37 are stored in one recording medium, the present invention is not limited to this method, and may be dispersed in a plurality of recording media.

Further, the compiler 36 and the linker 37
However, if the program is already set up in the computer of the supply destination 17, it is not necessary to supply the program to the supply destination 17 by the recording medium or the like.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The replacement candidate part in the program can be replaced with the original character string of the OEM supply destination at the OEM supply destination.
The burden on the program supplier can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating product supply by OEM.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of application of the supply method to product supply by an OEM, as one embodiment of a program supply method according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a storage medium supplied from a supply source to a supply destination.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a list file.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a replacement character string definition file.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating processing performed at an OEM supply destination.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a replacement target character string input screen.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure of embedding a variable to be replaced in a source file made by an OEM supplier, a list file, and a procedure of creating a replacement character string definition file.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 OEM Supplier (Program Supplier) 13 consumers 17 OEM supplier (program supplier) 25 CD-ROM (recording medium) 31 source files 32 document files 33 List file 34 Replacement character string definition file 35 Replacement Program

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A source file of the program, in which a source of the program embeds a substitution target variable used for modifying a part of the program at the destination of the program and designating a replacement candidate portion, and the source file. And a list file in which a list of the variables to be replaced included in is supplied to a program supply destination. 2. The method of supplying a program according to claim 1, wherein, in addition to the source file and the list file, the replacement target variable in the list file and the replacement are created based on the list file. The replacement program for converting the replacement target variable in the source file into the corresponding replacement target character string, using the replacement character string definition file in which the replacement target character string associated with the target variable is described as an input parameter, A method of supplying a program, comprising supplying the program to a destination. 3. A recording medium used in the method of supplying a program according to claim 1, wherein the source file and the list file are recorded. 4. A recording medium used in the program supply method according to claim 2, wherein the source file, the list file, the replacement character string definition file, and the replacement program are recorded. 5. The method of supplying a program according to claim 1, wherein the source file is a document file in which a document regarding the program is described. 6. The recording medium according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the source file is a document file in which a document regarding the program is described.