JP2005135369A - Processing apparatus, application program, resource reproduction method, application program generation method, and data structure of resource data group - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a processing apparatus, an application program, a resource reproduction method, an application program generation method, and a data structure of resource data groups which facilitate flexible localization. <P>SOLUTION: The processing apparatus is provided with a resource acquisition means and a resource reproducing means. The resource acquisition means selects a first resource data group from one or more first resource data groups stored in a storage means for each program component on the basis of first resource information set to program components and acquires resource data from the selected first resource data group on the basis of the first resource information, and the resource reproducing means reproduces acquired resource data per program component. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a processing device, an application program, a resource reproduction method, an application program generation method, and a data structure of a resource data group.

  When multiple users who use different natural languages are to use programs that are used, it is convenient to display the characters displayed as button names, field names, or menu items in the respective natural languages. bad. As a method of displaying characters in each natural language, the so-called localization method is to use a localization mechanism provided by the development environment that developed the program, or to generate a dynamic link library for each language, depending on the language. To replace the dynamic link library. There is also known a method for storing a message file including a message set translated into a plurality of languages and localizing the message set according to designated country information by dynamically loading (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .)

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  When localizing a program into a plurality of natural languages, for example, if a foreign sales representative localizes a program developed in Japan, it is not necessary for the developer to localize, so the burden on the developer can be reduced. However, in the case of the method using the localization mechanism provided by the development environment, advanced technology is required for operation of the development environment, and it is not easy for the sales staff to perform the localization. In addition, if the development environment on the sales person side is different from the development environment on the developer side, a new problem may occur on the sales person side, and it takes time and effort to have to unify both versions. . Therefore, it is difficult for the sales staff to localize in terms of technology and cost. In addition, many development environments provide a mechanism for localization by editing a file called a resource file in which character strings and IDs are stored in association with each other. However, editing resource files is a simple task and is assigned to IDs that are difficult to understand. There is also a problem that an error is inherently likely to occur because the edited character string is forced to be edited. For example, since a message list is defined in association with a message header that is difficult to understand with the method described in Patent Document 1, a salesperson grasps on which screen and on which screen each message list is displayed. It's not easy. Therefore, an error is likely to occur during translation, and even if the translation is incorrect, it is difficult for the translator to notice the error from the information in the message header. The localization of the dynamic link library is the same, and it is necessary to operate the development environment. In addition, it is not forced to edit the character string assigned to the ID, and an error is likely to occur. Another problem is that the original program must be modified when dealing with a new natural language.

  In addition, according to the conventional localization mechanism, there is a problem that it takes time and effort for flexible localization. For example, the same information may be displayed in a plurality of natural languages, such as a program agreement. In this case, according to the conventional localization mechanism, if the program is localized for Japanese, English, German, French, and Chinese, the Japanese contract will be for English, German, French, and Chinese. Must be stored in any resource file. Therefore, the contract written in Japanese is stored redundantly in a plurality of resource files. The same applies to the clauses in other languages. In addition, when a new language is supported, an operation for adding a contract written in the new language to the resource file for each language occurs. Thus, when performing flexible localization such that only certain characters are localized in multiple languages and other characters are localized in a specific language, the conventional localization mechanism takes time.

  The present invention has been created in view of such a problem, and provides a processing device, an application program, a resource reproduction method, an application program generation method, and a data structure of a resource data group that facilitate flexible localization. Objective.

  In order to achieve the above object, the processing device according to the present invention is based on first resource information set in a program part from one or more first resource data groups stored in a storage means. A resource acquisition unit that selects a first resource data group for each program part, acquires resource data from the selected first resource data group based on the first resource information, and the acquired resource data for each program part Resource reproducing means for reproducing. According to this processing apparatus, by making the first resource data group independent of the application program, a development environment is not required for editing the first resource data group, and it can be easily edited by anyone other than the developer. Further, according to this processing apparatus, since the first resource data group is selected in units of program parts, when it is desired to display certain information in a plurality of languages, the information is stored in one first resource data group. It is not necessary to write in the language. Specifically, if the information is included in the first resource data group described in a separate natural language and included in the natural language, each program component can receive the information from the first resource data group in a different one. By acquiring (resource data), the same information can be displayed in a plurality of languages. For this reason, for example, it is not necessary to store certain resource data described in Japanese in one or more first resource data groups. Therefore, the trouble of preparing the first resource data group can be reduced. Therefore, this processing device facilitates flexible localization.

  Furthermore, in the processing apparatus according to the present invention, the resource acquisition unit acquires resource data from a first resource data group selected when reproducing the resource data. According to this processing apparatus, since resource data is acquired at the time of reproduction, for example, the memory can be used more efficiently than when acquired immediately after starting the processing apparatus.

Furthermore, the processing apparatus according to the present invention includes the resource acquisition unit for each program component. According to this processing apparatus, by providing the resource acquisition unit for each program component, it is possible to reduce the effort for the developer to implement the resource acquisition unit.
Furthermore, in the processing apparatus according to the present invention, each first resource data group includes character data having the same meaning, and each character data is described in a different natural language for each first resource data group. According to this processing apparatus, it becomes easy to localize characters to be displayed.

Furthermore, in the processing apparatus according to the present invention, each first resource data group includes icon data used for the same purpose, and each icon data represents a different image for each first resource data group. According to this processing apparatus, it is easy to localize icons to be displayed.
Furthermore, in the processing apparatus according to the present invention, the second resource data group is selected based on the second resource information from one or more second resource data groups that define a screen composed of program parts. And a screen generating means for generating a screen based on the selected second resource data group. According to this processing apparatus, the screen to be displayed can be easily localized.

  Furthermore, in the processing apparatus according to the present invention, resource acquisition means for acquiring resource data based on first resource information set in the program part from the first resource data group stored in the storage means, and acquisition When the resource data is character data, the translation means for translating the character data into the natural language set in the first resource information, and the resource reproduction means for reproducing the acquired resource data or the translated resource data for each program part And comprising. According to this processing apparatus, it is possible to specify a language to be translated in units of program parts, and only one resource data group is prepared for translating resource data, and localization is easy. Therefore, this processing device facilitates flexible localization.

  In order to achieve the above object, an application program according to the present invention is an application program generated by combining program parts, and is a program from one or more first resource data groups stored in storage means. A first resource data group is selected for each program part based on the first resource information set in the part, and resource data is acquired from the selected first resource data group based on the first resource information. The computer is caused to function as resource acquisition means and resource reproduction means for reproducing the acquired resource data for each program part. This application program facilitates flexible localization.

  In order to achieve the above object, the application program according to the present invention is an application program generated by combining program parts, and is set as a program part from the first resource data group stored in the storage means. Resource acquisition means for acquiring resource data based on the first resource information; translation means for translating the character data into a natural language set in the first resource information when the acquired resource data is character data; The computer is caused to function as resource reproduction means for reproducing the acquired resource data or the translated resource data for each program part. This application program facilitates flexible localization.

  In order to achieve the above object, a resource reproduction method according to the present invention includes a step of creating a first resource data group including one or more resource data and a program component capable of setting the first resource information. The first resource data group is selected from the one or more first resource data groups based on the first resource information, and the selected first resource data group is selected based on the first resource information. Combining program parts including first procedure information in which processing for acquiring resource data is defined and second procedure information in which processing for reproducing acquired resource data is defined, and for each program part An application program generation stage including a step of setting first resource information; and executing the application program to obtain resource data for each program part Including, and the execution stage to be raw. According to this resource reproduction method, it becomes easy to flexibly localize and reproduce resources.

  In order to achieve the above object, a resource reproduction method according to the present invention is an application program generated by combining program parts, from one or more first resource data groups stored in a storage means. Select the first resource data group for each program part based on the first resource information set in the program part, and acquire the resource data based on the first resource information from the selected first resource data group Resource acquisition means, a first installation stage for storing in the storage means of the computer an application program for causing the computer to function as resource playback means for playing back the acquired resource data for each program part, and a predetermined area of the storage medium A second storage unit that stores all stored first resource data groups in the storage unit; Execution of executing the application program stored in the installation stage and the first installation stage, and acquiring and reproducing resource data for each program part from the first resource data group stored in the second installation stage Stages. According to this resource recycling method, the application program installation on the computer is the same regardless of the language to be localized, so there is no need to develop an installer for each language when developing an installer for installing an application program. , Installer development man-hours can be reduced.

  In order to achieve the above object, an application program generation method according to the present invention is a program component in which first resource information can be set, and one or more first resource data groups stored in storage means A process is defined in which a first resource data group is selected based on the first resource information from the first resource data, and resource data is acquired from the selected first resource data group based on the first resource information. Combining program parts including one procedure information and second procedure information in which processing for reproducing the acquired resource data is defined, and setting first resource information in each program part. Including. According to this application program generation method, it is possible to generate an application program that can be easily localized.

  In order to achieve the above object, the data structure of the resource data group according to the present invention includes resource data reproduced by a program component constituting a screen and attributes of the program component associated with the resource data and reproducing the resource data. Resource data identification information including information. According to the data structure of this resource data group, since the resource data identification information includes the attribute information of the program part, it is possible to notice an error in the translation of the resource data by comparing the attribute information with the resource data after translation. Can be localized more accurately.

  Furthermore, in the data structure of the resource data group according to the present invention, the attribute information includes information for specifying a screen formed by the program component, information for uniquely identifying the program component on the screen, and the program component Information indicating the type. According to the data structure of this resource data group, by setting information that can uniquely identify the program part and guess the role of the program part as information for uniquely identifying the program part, the translator can It is possible to grasp from the attribute information what kind of screen and what kind of role the program part plays, and it can be localized more accurately.

  In order to achieve the above object, the processing apparatus according to the present invention generates resource data identification information for each program part based on attribute information of the program part, and generates resource data associated with the generated resource data identification information. 15. Resource acquisition means for acquiring from the resource data group according to claim 13 or 14, and resource reproduction means for reproducing the acquired resource data for each program part. This processing apparatus can be easily and accurately localized.

  To achieve the above object, an application program according to the present invention is an application program that displays a screen composed of program parts, and generates resource data identification information for each program part based on attribute information of the program part. Resource acquisition means for acquiring resource data associated with the generated resource data identification information from the resource data group according to claim 13 or 14, and resource reproduction means for reproducing the acquired resource data for each program part Make the computer work. This application program can be easily and accurately localized.

The functions of the plurality of means provided in the present invention are realized by hardware resources whose functions are specified by the configuration itself, hardware resources whose functions are specified by a program, or a combination thereof. The functions of the plurality of means are not limited to those realized by hardware resources that are physically independent of each other.
Further, the present invention can be specified not only as an invention of a program but also as an invention of a recording medium on which the program is recorded, an invention of a device, and an invention of a method.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described based on a plurality of embodiments.
(First Example)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a computer (PC) 1 as a processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The PC 1 includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, an operation unit 14, a display unit 15, an external storage unit 16, and a device I / F 18, which are connected to each other via a bus 19. The CPU 11 controls the entire PC 1 by executing a program stored in the ROM 12 or the external storage unit 16. The CPU 11 also functions as a resource acquisition unit, a resource reproduction unit, and a translation unit by executing an application program stored in the external storage unit 16. The ROM 12 is a memory that stores various programs and data in advance, and the RAM 13 is a memory that temporarily stores various programs and data. The operation unit 14 includes a mouse and a keyboard, and is used for editing the first resource data group. The display unit 15 includes a display such as a CRT or LCD, a display controller, and the like, and is used as a resource playback unit. The external storage unit 16 as a storage unit is configured by a hard disk, a hard disk controller, and the like, and an operating system (OS), application programs, one or more first resource data groups, a driver program for controlling the device I / F 18, A driver program for controlling the image reading apparatus, various files, and the like are stored. These various programs and data may be downloaded and input from a predetermined server via a network, or may be read and input from a computer-readable storage medium such as a removable memory. The device I / F 18 is configured in conformity with a communication standard such as RS-232C or USB, and is connected to the image scanner 2 as an image reading apparatus with a predetermined connection cable.

Note that a sound source reproduction unit that reproduces sound source data as resource data may be further provided as resource reproduction means.
Next, the application program will be described. Here, as an application program, an image reading program that acquires a digital image from the image scanner 2 and stores the acquired digital image in the external storage unit 16 will be described as an example.

3 and 4 are schematic views showing windows displayed by the image reading program. The image reading program displays an image reading window 20 shown in FIG. 3 and a clause window 40 shown in FIG.
In the image reading window 20, a button 22 for instructing the image scanner 2 to read a document, a display area 23 for displaying a digital image created by reading, and a file name for storing the displayed digital image are input. File name input field 24, mode selection field 25 for accepting color mode selection, image size selection field 26 for accepting image size selection, total byte number display field 27 for displaying the total number of bytes of the displayed digital image, display And a button 28 for inputting an instruction to save the digital image. When the button 22 is clicked, the image scanner 2 is controlled to read the original, and the created digital image is displayed in the display area 23. When the button 28 is clicked, the displayed digital image is subjected to processing corresponding to the color mode and enlargement / reduction processing, stored in the input file name file, and stored in the external storage unit 16.

  The agreement window 40 is a window for displaying the agreement for the image reading program in a plurality of different natural languages. Each of the agreement display areas 42 and 43 displays the agreement described in each natural language, and corresponds to each natural language. Flag display areas 44 and 45 for displaying a flag icon to be displayed, a button 46 for rejecting acceptance, a button 47 for acceptance, and the like.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing creation of the image reading window 20. The image reading window 20 includes a form 21 for displaying a window, labels 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33 for displaying character data, text boxes 24, 25, 26 and 27 for displaying character data input from a keyboard, It is created by combining program parts such as a picture box 23 for displaying a digital image and buttons 22 and 28 for inputting processing execution instructions. First resource information to be described later can be set in the program part, and first resource information from among one or more first resource data groups stored in the external storage unit 16 is set in the program part. The first procedure information in which a process for acquiring the resource data based on the first resource information from the selected first resource data group is selected based on the first resource data group, the acquired resource Second procedure information that defines a process for reproducing data is included. The process defined by the first procedure information can be set not to be executed if it is not necessary to display the resource data. In the case of the picture box 23, since the digital image acquired from the image scanner 2 is displayed instead of the resource data, the display of the resource data is unnecessary. For this reason, it is set not to execute the process of acquiring the resource data, and the second procedure information displays the acquired digital image. Similarly, the text boxes 24, 25, 26, and 27 are set not to execute the process defined by the first procedure information, and the second procedure information displays character data input from the keyboard. When creating the image reading window 20, the user first places the form 21 and places each program component thereon. Next, first resource information is set for each program component. For example, the button 22 schematically shows that “Auto 06” is set as the first resource information. Although not shown in FIG. 5, “information for uniquely identifying a program component” to be described later is also set as the first resource information. Next, procedure information defining a new process is added to the program part as necessary. For example, procedure information defining a process for calling a process for acquiring a digital image and displaying it in a picture box is added to the button 22. Similarly, procedure information defining a process for calling a process for saving a digital image is added to the button 28.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the creation of the terms and conditions window 40. The contract window 40 is created by combining a form 41 for displaying a window, text boxes 42 and 43, picture boxes 44 and 45, buttons 46 and 47, and a label 48. Note that the text boxes 42 and 43 of the clause window 40 are set to execute processing defined by the first procedure information. After arranging the program parts on the form 41, the user similarly sets the first resource information for each program part. For example, the text box 42 indicates that “Japanese 09” is set as the first resource information, and the text box 43 indicates that “English 09” is set as the first resource information.

Next, the data structure of the program part will be described.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the data structure of the program part. The program parts include a first resource information area 51 for storing first resource information, a first procedure area 52 for storing first procedure information, a second procedure area 53 for storing second procedure information, and the like. Consists of. The first resource information area 51 includes, as first resource information, “information for uniquely identifying a program part”, “information for selecting a first resource data group”, and “first resource “Information for selecting resource data included in the data group” is set. Specifically, the “information for uniquely identifying the program part” is set to a name that does not overlap within the window, such as “OkButton” in the case of the button 47, for example. Specifically, the “information for selecting the first resource data group” is information that directly sets a natural language such as “Japanese”, “English”, “German”, or “Auto”. Etc. The meaning of “Auto” will be described later. When the natural language is set directly, it is possible to specify only language information such as “Japanese”, “English”, or information combining language information and regional information. For example, in the case of French, it is possible to specify “French” or “French_Canada”. The meaning of combining regional information will be described later. Specifically, “information for selecting resource data” is, for example, an ID assigned to the resource data or “Auto”. The meaning of “Auto” will be described later. Accordingly, the first resource information “Auto 06” set in the button 22 is “Auto” as “information for selecting the first resource data group”, and “information for selecting resource data”. This means that “06” is set. Since the process defined by the first procedure information is common to all program parts, the procedure information defining the process corresponding to the first procedure information is independently called from a plurality of program parts. You may do it. In this case, the first procedure information of the program part defines a process for calling the independent procedure information. Therefore, in this case, one program part is configured including the independent procedure information. become. The process defined by the second procedure information differs depending on the type of program part. For example, a process for displaying character data is defined for the label, and a process for displaying a digital image is defined for the picture box. In addition, processing for displaying character data in the title is defined in the form.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the first Japanese resource data group, and FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the first English resource data group. One first resource data group is composed of one or more resource data. The resource data is specifically character data, icon data, still image data, moving image data, sound source data, etc., and each resource data has an identification number (ID) that is not duplicated in the first resource file, The resource data is associated with information for uniquely identifying the program component on which the resource data is displayed. The resource data is selected based on the ID when the information for identifying the resource data is set, and based on the information for uniquely identifying the program component when “Auto” is set. Selected. Details will be described later. All the character data included in one first resource data group is described in the same natural language. For example, the character data of the first resource data group in FIG. 7 are all described in Japanese, and the character data of the first resource data group in FIG. 8 are all described in English. Character data having the same meaning is stored in the plurality of first resource data groups, and each character data is described in a different natural language for each first resource data group. For example, in the case of the character data “save” stored in the first resource data group in Japanese, the character data “Save” having the same meaning is stored in the first resource data group in English. Yes. Further, icon data used in the same meaning is stored in the plurality of first resource data groups, and each icon data represents a different image for each first resource data group. For example, icon data representing the Japanese national flag is stored in the first Japanese resource data group, and icon data representing the United States flag is stored in the first English resource data group. These icon data are used for the same purpose of indicating the national flag of the country using the natural language in which the contract is described. Further, character data representing the same meaning and icon data used for the same purpose are assigned common IDs among the first resource data group. For example, a common ID “07” is assigned to character data “Save” and character data “Save”. The first resource data group may be stored in one file for each first resource data group, or a plurality of first resource data groups may be divided into sections and stored in one file. Further, even in one first resource data group, files may be divided according to data formats such as character data, icon data, and sound source data. In the first embodiment, each first resource data group is stored in a file, and the file is referred to as a first resource file.

  The first resource file is prepared for each country even if it is in the same language but varies from country to country. For example, in the case of French, in the case of a resource file used in Canada, a resource file named “French_Canada” is created. The first resource file has a priority. For example, in the case of French, if "French_Canada" is specified as the information for setting the natural language directly, the resource file named "French_Canada" is searched first, and if it does not exist, the resource file of "French" Is selected. If there is no resource file named “French”, for example, a resource file “English” is selected. That is, if the specified language does not exist, the first resource file of the same language in a different region is preferentially selected, and if it does not exist, the resource file with the next highest priority, in the above example, “English” will be selected. This priority can be set as appropriate by the developer.

Next, processing defined by the first procedure information and the second procedure information will be described.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing defined by the first procedure information and the second procedure information.
In S105, information for selecting the first resource file is acquired from the first resource information.

In S110, it is determined whether the acquired information is information that directly specifies a natural language such as “Japanese”, “English”, or “Auto”. If “Auto”, the process proceeds to S115. If the information is directly designated, the process proceeds to S120.
In S115, the OS is inquired about a language set as a natural language used in the OS.

In S120, the first resource file described in the specified natural language or the first resource file described in the natural language set in the OS is read from the external storage unit 16. If the first resource file corresponding to the natural language does not exist, the first resource file is selected according to the priority order.
In S125, information for selecting resource data is acquired from the first resource information.

In S130, it is determined whether the acquired information is an ID or “Auto”. If it is an ID, the process proceeds to S135. If “Auto”, the process proceeds to S140.
In S135, resource data in which the acquired ID is set is acquired from the read first resource file.
In S140, resource data specified by information for uniquely identifying a program part is acquired from the read first resource file. Specifically, first, a character in which information for uniquely identifying a program part for displaying a window in which the program part is arranged and information for uniquely identifying the program part are connected by “.”. Generate a column. For example, in the case of the button 28 of the image reading window 20, if the information for identifying the form 21 is “Form1” and the information for identifying the button 28 is “SaveButton”, a character string “Form1.SaveButton” is obtained. For example, in the case of the button 47 of the clause window 40, if the information for identifying the form 41 is “Form2” and the information for identifying the button 47 is “OkButton”, it is “Form2.OkButton”. Generate a string. Next, the resource data in which the information for uniquely identifying the program component and the character string match is acquired from the first resource file. When the resource data is acquired in this way, when editing the resource data, the user indicates that the resource data is the resource data displayed as the button name of the button 47 from the information “Form1. SaveButton”, for example. Can be easily guessed. For this reason, if the user makes a mistake in editing, the user is more likely to notice the mistake, and the error is less likely to occur than in the case of editing a character string assigned to an unintelligible ID.

In S145, the acquired resource data is displayed according to the process defined by the second procedure information of the program part.
For example, in the case of the image reading window 20 shown in FIG. 5, the button 22 is set with “Auto” as information for selecting the first resource file and “06” as information for selecting the resource data. In this case, if the natural language used in the OS is Japanese, the first Japanese resource file is selected, and the resource data “read” with ID “06” is acquired from the first resource file. As a result, a character string “read” is displayed as the button name of the button 22 as shown in FIG. If the natural language used in the OS is English, the first English resource file is selected, and each character shown in FIG. 3 is displayed in English. In addition, in the case window 40 shown in FIG. 1, since “Japanese” is set in the text box 42, the first Japanese resource file is selected, while “English” is displayed in the text box 43. As a result, the first resource file in English is selected. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the text box 42 displays the contract in Japanese, and the text box 43 displays the contract in English. . Since the language is directly specified in the text boxes 42 and 43, the contract is always displayed in the specified natural language regardless of the natural language used by the OS. Similarly, icon data stored in the first resource file of the set language is also displayed for the icon.

Next, a flow of generating an image reading program and reproducing resource data will be described. It is assumed that program parts are already prepared.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of generating an image reading program and reproducing resource data.
In S205, a first resource file storing resource data to be displayed by each program component is created for each natural language.

In S210, program parts prepared in advance are combined according to specifications, and first resource information is set for each program part.
In S215, procedure information is added to each program part as necessary.
In S220, compilation is executed to generate an image reading program.
FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a logical configuration of the generated image reading program. The image reading program includes a plurality of component modules 61 and a localization library 62. Each component module is an executable module generated by compiling corresponding program components. The localization library is a module corresponding to procedure information defined independently of program parts as a process corresponding to the first procedure information, and is commonly called from each part module. It is assumed that the procedure information added to the program part is included in each part module.

In S225, the generated image reading program and the created one or more first resource files are distributed to the user, and the user executes the image reading program on their own PC1. When the image reading program is executed, each module is executed. As a result, resource data is reproduced for each program component.
According to the PC 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention described above, since the first resource file is independent from the image reading program, a development environment is not required for editing the first resource file, and it is easy for non-developers. Can be edited. Also, according to PC1, since the first resource file is selected in units of program parts, when it is desired to display the agreement in a plurality of languages, the agreement is not described in a plurality of languages in one first resource file. It's okay. Specifically, if the first resource file written in Japanese is written in Japanese and the first resource file written in English is written in English, the text box By acquiring the contract from the first resource file in Japanese and the contract from the first resource file in English, the text box 43 can display the same contract in Japanese and English. For this reason, there is no duplication such as storing the contract written in Japanese in the first resource file in English and storing the same contract written in English in the first resource file in Japanese. Therefore, the trouble of preparing the first resource file can be reduced. Therefore, according to PC1, flexible localization becomes easy.

Further, according to the PC 1, the resource data is acquired at the time of reproduction. Therefore, for example, the RAM 13 can be used more efficiently than when acquired immediately after starting the application program and stored in the RAM 13.
The image reading program is generated by combining program parts including the first procedure information. For this reason, the developer is reduced in the trouble of defining the process of acquiring resource data, and the development efficiency of the image reading program is improved.

(Second embodiment)
In the second embodiment, when the acquired resource data is character data, the character data is translated into a natural language set in the first resource information. In the second embodiment, description of substantially the same parts as in the first embodiment is omitted.
The program part of the second embodiment includes the first procedure information in which processing for translating character data into the natural language set in the first resource information is defined, and the same second procedure as the first embodiment Contains information. The first procedure information defines a process for translating a natural language into a plurality of natural languages in the same manner as a known translation program. In the first resource information, information for translating the resource data is set instead of the information for selecting the first resource file. Specifically, the information for translating the resource data is information for designating which natural language the resource data is to be translated into, such as “Japanese” or “English”. Accordingly, the first resource information to be set is the same as the first embodiment as a result. However, the natural language that can be set is limited to languages that can be translated by the first procedure information.

In the second embodiment, only one first resource file needs to be prepared for translating resource data.
Next, the process defined by the first procedure information and the second procedure information will be described by taking as an example the case where the resource data is character data.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing defined by the first procedure information and the second procedure information.

In S305, resource data is acquired from the prepared first resource file in the same manner as in S125 to S140 of the first embodiment. In S310, resource data is translated from the first resource information. Get information.
In S315, it is determined whether the acquired information is information that directly specifies a natural language such as “Japanese”, “English”, or “Auto”. If “Auto”, the process proceeds to S320. If the information directly specifies the natural language, the process proceeds to S325.

In S320, the OS is inquired about a language set as a natural language used in the OS.
In S325, the acquired resource data is translated into a designated natural language or a natural language set in the OS.
In S330, the translated resource data is displayed according to the process defined by the second procedure information of the program part. As a result, the resource data is translated and reproduced for each program part.

  According to the PC 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention described above, the language to be translated can be specified in units of program parts, and only one first resource file is prepared for translating the resource data. Localization is easier than in the first embodiment.

(Third embodiment)
The third embodiment is an example in which a screen is dynamically generated based on a second resource data group (hereinafter referred to as “second resource file”) selected by the second resource information.
The second resource information is information for selecting the second resource file, and specifically, information specifying a natural language such as “Auto”, “Japanese”, “English”, and the like. “Auto” designates a natural language used in the OS as in the first embodiment. The second resource information may be coded in the application program, or may be described in an independent file and read by the application program.

The second resource file is information that defines a screen composed of program parts. The second resource file is prepared in advance for each language.
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a second resource file corresponding to a specific language. In the second resource file, information for defining program parts constituting the screen is defined for each screen. The information that defines the program parts that constitute the screen includes information that defines the type of program parts, information that defines the coordinates where the program parts are arranged, and the like. For example, a row 71 shown in FIG. 13 is information defining the type of program component. In line 71, “Form1” is the screen name of the program component, “ScanButton” is information for uniquely identifying the program component, “Com” is the OS type, and “Type” is the program component in line 71. Indicates a line that defines the type of. “Button” indicates the type of program part. The OS type is information for identifying the OS, and when it is desired to display the program component in the row only for a specific OS, a character string corresponding to the specific OS is set as the OS type. When the application program is executed by the specific OS, the program component of the row is displayed instead of the program component defined in another row in which all information other than the OS type matches. Further, for example, a row 72 shown in FIG. 13 is information defining coordinates for arranging program parts. In the line 72, “Position” indicates that the line 72 is a line defining coordinates for arranging the program parts. “TopLeft, 50,30 / TopLeft, 400,60” indicates coordinates for arranging program parts. Specifically, “TopLeft, 50, 30” has the coordinates of (50, 30) with the upper left coordinate of the screen as the origin, and the top left coordinate of the screen has the origin as (50, 30). This means that the coordinate of (400, 60) is the lower right position of the button. Thereby, the size and position of the button are specified.

Next, processing of the application program of the third embodiment will be described.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the application program of the third embodiment.
In S405, second resource information defined in the application program is acquired.

In S410, the second resource file specified by the acquired second resource information is read from the storage device.
In S415, the second resource file that has been read is interpreted, and the program components that make up the screen to be displayed are loaded. Next, a screen is dynamically generated by arranging the loaded program parts based on the second resource file.

  In S420, for each loaded program part, the first procedure information defined in the program part is executed, and the first resource file is selected based on the first resource information defined in the program part To play back the resource data. Since the process in S420 is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  According to the PC 1 of the third embodiment, the program parts to be displayed, the display position, the display size, and the like can be changed for each language. For example, when a button name is displayed on a button as a program component, the character length varies depending on the language even if the button has the same meaning. For example, there may be two full-width characters in Japanese and 10 half-width characters in English. In this case, if the button size is set to Japanese, the button name cannot be displayed in English. On the other hand, when it is set to English, when Japanese is displayed, the button is displayed unnecessarily large with respect to the button name, which is not preferable from the viewpoint of screen design. In the PC 1 of the third embodiment, the size and position of the program parts can be changed for each language by preparing a second resource file for each language and configuring the screen for each language. The name cannot be displayed completely and can be displayed with a preferable screen design. Therefore, according to the PC 1 of the third embodiment, the displayed screen can be easily localized.

(Fourth embodiment)
The fourth embodiment is an example of a first resource file including resource data and resource data identification information including information for uniquely identifying resource data and including attribute information of a program part for reproducing the resource data. is there.
FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the first resource file. One or more resource data is defined in the first resource file. Each resource data is associated with resource data identification information in order to uniquely identify the resource data in the first resource file. For example, in the case of the row 75 shown in FIG. 15, “Form1.ScanButton.Com.Caption” is resource data identification information, and a character string “read” is resource data. “Form1” as “information for identifying a screen formed by a program component” is the screen name of the screen on which the program component is displayed, and “ScanButton” as “information for uniquely identifying a program component” is a component of the program component Name, “Com” is the OS type, and “Caption” is the display information type. In the fourth embodiment, “information indicating the type of program component” corresponds to the character string “Button” in the character string “ScanButton”. These pieces of information are connected by being separated by “.” As shown in the figure. The display information type is information for identifying a plurality of resource data when the program component reproduces a plurality of resource data. For example, a button as a program part displays resource data as a so-called tool tip in addition to displaying resource data as a button name. A tooltip is a character string that is displayed when the mouse cursor is moved over a button, and is a character string that explains to the user the processing that is executed when the button is pressed. In this case, the character string “Caption” is set as the display information type of the resource data displayed as the button name. In the case of a tool tip, a character string “ToolTip” is set as shown in a row 76. If the OS type and the display information type are unnecessary, it is not necessary to include them in the resource data identification information.

Next, processing of the application program of the fourth embodiment will be described.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the application program of the fourth embodiment.
In S505, a screen composed of program parts is displayed.
In S510, one program component constituting the displayed screen is selected.

  In S515, resource data identification information is generated based on the attribute information of the selected program component. Specifically, resource data identification information is generated by connecting the screen name, program component name, OS information, and display information type of the screen on which the program component is arranged by separating them with “.” In this order. For example, if the screen name is “Form1”, the program part name is “ScanButton”, the OS is “Com”, and the display information type is “Caption”, resource data identification information “Form1.ScanButton.Com.Caption” is generated. Will be.

In S520, the first resource file is read, and the resource data specified by the generated resource data identification information is acquired.
In S525, the acquired resource data is reproduced. “Playback” here means that, for example, if the display information type of the generated resource data is “Caption”, it is displayed as a button name. In this case, it is displayed immediately after the resource data is acquired. When the display information type is “ToolTip”, it is not displayed until the mouse cursor is moved over the program part.

In S530, it is determined whether or not acquisition of resource data is completed for all program parts on the screen. If not completed, the process returns to S510 and the process is repeated until resource data is acquired for all program parts. If completed, the process of acquiring resource data is terminated.
According to the data structure of the first resource file described above, the resource data identification information associated with the resource data includes information indicating the screen name, part name, and part type. The part name includes a character string “Scan” that can guess the role of the program part. For this reason, the translator can grasp from the resource data identification information what resource data is displayed by what program component on which screen. For example, from the resource data identification information “Form1.ScanButton.Com.Caption”, the translator reads the resource data associated with the resource data identification information as a button (Button) constituting the screen (Form1) (Scan). ) Can be grasped as a button name (Caption). Therefore, when the resource data associated with “Form1.ScanButton.Com.Caption” is translated into a word meaning “return”, for example, the translator may notice that the translation is incorrect from the resource data identification information. it can. Therefore, according to the data structure of the first resource file of the fourth embodiment, errors can be reduced and localization can be performed more accurately than when the resource data identification information is a number (ID) for uniquely identifying resource data. it can.

(Fifth embodiment)
The fifth embodiment is an example of a flow from installation to execution of an application program. Here, the application program of the first embodiment will be described as an example of the application program. In the fifth embodiment, a case where an application program is installed by executing an installation program (hereinafter referred to as “installer”) will be described as an example.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a flow from installation to execution of an application program.
In S605, the installer is executed, and the application program is read from a CD-ROM as a storage medium and stored in the external storage unit 16 of the PC 1 as a computer.

In S610, the installer is continuously executed, and all the first resource files stored in a predetermined directory of the CD-ROM are read and stored in the external storage unit 16.
In S615, the application program stored in the external storage unit 16 is executed, and resource data is acquired for each program component from the first resource file stored in the same manner as in the first embodiment and reproduced.

  According to the resource reproduction method of the fifth embodiment described above, since the application program itself supports multiple languages, it is not necessary to prepare an installer for installing the application program for each language. Further, since one or more first resource files stored in a predetermined directory of the CD-ROM are all stored in the external storage unit 16 of the PC 1, an installer for installing the first resource file is also provided. There is no need to prepare for each language. For example, when it becomes necessary to localize to a new language, a first resource file for the new language is created and stored in a predetermined directory of the CD-ROM. The first resource file is also stored in the external storage unit 16 together. For example, if the language inquired of the OS is the new language, the application program reads and displays the first resource file for the new language. This localizes to the new language. Thus, according to this resource reproduction method, there is no need to prepare an installer for each language. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the man-hours for developing the installer.

(Sixth embodiment)
In the sixth embodiment, the first resource file is downloaded when necessary. In the sixth embodiment, the installer stores only the application program in the external storage unit 16, and the application program downloads the first resource file necessary for execution.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing for downloading the first resource file.
In S705, information for selecting the first resource file is acquired from the first resource information.
In S710, it is determined whether the acquired information is information that directly specifies a natural language such as “Japanese” or “English” or “Auto”. If “Auto”, the process proceeds to S715. If the information is directly designated, the process proceeds to S720.

In S715, the OS is inquired about a language set as a natural language used in the OS.
In S720, whether or not the first resource file described in the designated natural language or the first resource file described in the natural language set in the OS is stored in the external storage unit 16 is determined. Investigate. If not stored, the process proceeds to S725, and if stored, the process proceeds to S735.

  In S725, the address list is downloaded via the communication network based on the address for downloading the address list for downloading the first resource file for each language. The address for downloading the address list may be coded in the application program, or may be described in an independent file and read by the application program.

In S730, the address of the target first resource file is acquired from the downloaded address list, and the first resource file is downloaded via the communication network and stored in the external storage unit 16.
In S735, the resource file is read from the external storage unit 16.
Subsequent processing is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  According to the PC 1 according to the sixth embodiment described above, since the first resource file can be downloaded when necessary, an already installed application program can be easily associated with a new language. Specifically, a first resource file for a new language is prepared on the server, and the application program adds the address of the first resource file to the downloaded address list, so that the application program can Data can be displayed. For this reason, the developer of the program can reduce the trouble of storing and distributing the first resource file for the new language in a predetermined directory of the CD-ROM.

The schematic diagram which shows creation of the window which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. 1 is a block diagram of a computer according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The schematic diagram which shows the window which concerns on the 1st Example of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows the window which concerns on the 1st Example of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows creation of the window which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows the data structure which concerns on the 1st Example of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows the resource data group which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows the resource data group which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. The flowchart which concerns on the 1st Example of this invention. The flowchart which concerns on the 1st Example of this invention. The block diagram of the application program which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. The flowchart which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention. The schematic diagram of the 2nd resource file which concerns on the 3rd Example of this invention. The flowchart which concerns on 3rd Example of this invention. The schematic diagram of the 1st resource file which concerns on 4th Example of this invention. The flowchart which concerns on 4th Example of this invention. The flowchart which concerns on 5th Example of this invention. The flowchart which concerns on 6th Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Computer (processing apparatus), 11 CPU (resource acquisition means, resource reproduction means, translation means), 15 Display part (resource reproduction means), 16 External storage part (storage means)

Claims (16)

Select and select the first resource data group for each program part based on the first resource information set in the program part from one or more first resource data groups stored in the storage means Resource acquisition means for acquiring resource data from the first resource data group based on the first resource information;
Resource reproduction means for reproducing the acquired resource data for each program part;
A processing apparatus comprising:   The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the resource acquisition unit acquires resource data from a first resource data group selected when reproducing the resource data.   The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the resource acquisition unit is provided for each program component.   Each first resource data group includes character data having the same meaning, and each character data is described in a different natural language for each first resource data group. 3. The processing apparatus according to 3.   Each first resource data group includes icon data used for the same purpose, and each icon data represents a different image for each first resource data group. The processing apparatus according to one item.   Select a second resource data group based on the second resource information from one or more second resource data groups that define a screen composed of program parts, and select the selected second resource data group. The processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising screen generation means for generating a screen based on the screen. Resource acquisition means for acquiring resource data based on first resource information set in the program part from the first resource data group stored in the storage means;
A translation means for translating the character data into the natural language set in the first resource information when the acquired resource data is character data;
Resource reproduction means for reproducing the acquired resource data or translated resource data for each program part;
A processing apparatus comprising: An application program generated by combining program parts,
Select and select the first resource data group for each program part based on the first resource information set in the program part from one or more first resource data groups stored in the storage means Resource acquisition means for acquiring resource data from the first resource data group based on the first resource information;
An application program that causes a computer to function as resource reproduction means for reproducing acquired resource data for each program part. An application program generated by combining program parts,
Resource acquisition means for acquiring resource data based on first resource information set in the program part from the first resource data group stored in the storage means;
A translation means for translating the character data into the natural language set in the first resource information when the acquired resource data is character data;
An application program that causes a computer to function as resource reproduction means for reproducing acquired resource data or translated resource data for each program part. Creating a first resource data group including one or more resource data;
A program component capable of setting the first resource information, selecting the first resource data group based on the first resource information from the one or more first resource data groups, and selecting the selected first resource data group First procedure information in which processing for obtaining resource data from one resource data group is defined based on first resource information, and second procedure information in which processing for reproducing the acquired resource data is defined And an application program generation stage including a step of combining program parts including the steps of setting first resource information for each program part,
An execution step of executing the application program and reproducing the resource data for each program part;
A resource reproduction method comprising: An application program generated by combining program parts, based on first resource information set in the program part from one or more first resource data groups stored in the storage means Select a first resource data group for each part, resource acquisition means for acquiring resource data from the selected first resource data group based on the first resource information, and playing the acquired resource data for each program part A first installation stage for storing in the storage means of the computer an application program that causes the computer to function as the resource playback means;
A second installation stage for storing all the first resource data groups stored in a predetermined area of the storage medium in the storage means;
Executing the application program stored in the first installation stage, executing and acquiring resource data for each program part from the first resource data group stored in the second installation stage; and
A resource reproduction method comprising: A program component capable of setting the first resource information, the first resource data group based on the first resource information from one or more first resource data groups stored in the storage means The first procedure information that defines the process of acquiring resource data based on the first resource information from the selected first resource data group and the process of reproducing the acquired resource data are defined. Combining program parts including second procedural information, and
Setting the first resource information for each program part;
An application program generation method comprising: Resource data played back by the program components that make up the screen;
Resource data identification information associated with the resource data and including attribute information of a program part that reproduces the resource data;
A data structure of a resource data group characterized by including:   The attribute information includes information for specifying a screen formed by the program component, information for uniquely identifying the program component on the screen, and information indicating a type of the program component. A data structure of the resource data group described in Item B. The resource which produces | generates resource data identification information about each program part based on the attribute information of the said program part, and acquires the resource data linked | related with the produced | generated resource data identification information from the resource data group of Claim 13 or 14 Acquisition means;
Resource reproduction means for reproducing the acquired resource data for each program part;
A processing apparatus comprising: An application program that displays a screen composed of program parts,
The resource which produces | generates resource data identification information about each program part based on the attribute information of the said program part, and acquires the resource data linked | related with the produced | generated resource data identification information from the resource data group of Claim 13 or 14 Acquisition means;
An application program that causes a computer to function as resource reproduction means for reproducing acquired resource data for each program part.

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