JP2006059243A - Method and apparatus and program for preparing structured document - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a mechanism reflecting an edition operation on both of a structured document (XML (eXtensible Markup Language) document) and its format program (style sheet (XSLT (eXtensible Style Language Transformation)) or the like) based on an operation for editing a displayed/printed result by a user. <P>SOLUTION: The contents of the XML document are converted in accordance with a conversion rule described by the format program to prepare HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) data. The user inputs the edition operation for the HTML data with the HTML data displaying. The XML document and/or the format program is edited based on the edition operation. After the edition, the HTML data is prepared and displayed by converting the contents of the XML document again in accordance with the specified conversion rule described by the format program. The format program is applicable to the range of from the XML document to the HTML data, and also includes information on an opposite case, from the HTML data to the XML document. Thus, the edition operation is reflected on the original XML document and the format program. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to automatic generation of structured documents such as XML.

  In recent years, the generation and storage of electronic structured documents and their effective use have become extremely important issues. This is because the use of structured documents is an extremely effective tool for the exchange and distribution of a wide range of information including the Internet.

  XML (Extended Markup Language) is known as a typical structured document. In this XML, document structure and format information are strictly separated.

An XML document has this document structure. On the other hand, the format information needs to be described as separate data. Format information is often called a style sheet.

  There are various types of format information. For example, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and XSL (eXtensible Stylesheet Language) are known. CSS is relatively often used for HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). For XML documents, not only CSS but also XSL is widely used. These languages for describing style sheets are called style sheet languages.

  In this way, a structured document uses both data representing “document structure” and data representing “format information” to generate “screens” and “printed materials” that are actually touched by human eyes. is there.

  Various techniques relating to the creation of XML are known. For example, an example of a technique for converting print data into XML data is described in Patent Document 1 below. Also, a technique related to generating an XML document that defines a website is disclosed in Patent Document 2 below.

In this Patent Document 2, a unit in which an HTML document is defined as an HTML coding method by DTD and XSLT, and a DOM and DOM node of the XML document that defines the website by arranging this unit are created. A system with an editor is shown.

JP 2002-334294 A In this patent, data representing a document structure is called a “structured document”, and data including format information like a style sheet is called a “format program”. In this patent, a so-called computer program that is a sequence / aggregate of instructions executed by a computer is simply referred to as a “program”.

  Now, with respect to a large amount of structured documents that people create every day, a lot of labor is required for maintaining the documents and converting between documents. The reason is that the generation of such a structured document is performed by a work close to manual work.

  Some editors that operate XML are called XML editors. The XML editor is provided with a function for facilitating insertion of tags, and is useful for supporting creation of XML.

  In editing a structured document such as XML, not only operations such as inserting, copying, and deleting characters but also operations such as inserting, copying, and deleting a group of items related to the document structure and partial documents play a major role. Fulfill. Such a change in the document due to the editing operation must be reflected not only in the XML document but also in a format program such as a style sheet. Also, when editing an XML document, it is desirable to operate on a displayed / printed document so that the structure of the document can be clearly understood.

  However, a means for editing an XML document in relation to the displayed / printed document is not yet known. Further, since it is necessary to describe the conversion (style sheet or the like) after understanding a conversion language such as XSLT, there is a difficult aspect for general users.

  On the other hand, it is convenient if the XML can be edited while seeing how the XML document is displayed and printed. Further, if the displayed / printed result is edited and the edited result is reflected in the XML document and its style sheet, the creation of the XML document is extremely efficient and convenient.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable automatic conversion of a structured document format and the like by a general editing operation.

  Another object of the present invention is to automatically generate a program for converting a document (format information such as a style sheet) from this editing operation. In this patent, this document conversion program is called a format program.

  Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to perform a editing operation on a structured document (XML document) and a format program ((style sheet (XSLT), etc.) based on an operation in which a user edits a displayed / printed result. It is to realize a mechanism that reflects both.

A. Structured document generation method (1) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a method for generating a structured document using a computer including at least a processor, a storage unit, and an input unit. A display data creation step for creating display data by converting the contents of the structured document stored in the storage means according to a predetermined conversion rule described by the format program, and the processor performs an editing operation on the display data. An editing step of editing the structured document and / or the format program based on the input editing operation, and the editing in the editing step has been executed. Thereafter, the processor again converts the contents of the structured document into predetermined conversion rules described by the format program. What, by converting a structured document generating method characterized by create display data.

  With such a configuration, the editing operation is reflected not only in the structured document but also in the format program, so that the work effort for creating these is reduced.

  (2) Further, according to the present invention, in the structured document generation method described in (1) above, in which the structured document is generated using a computer provided with a display means, the display means displays the display data. A structured document generation method characterized by including a step.

  With such a configuration, the user can input an editing operation while viewing the display.

  (3) Further, the present invention provides the structured document generation method according to (1) or (2), wherein, when the editing operation is a duplication, the processor performs processing on the data of the structured document. A structured document generation method comprising a duplication step of describing a conversion rule for conversion into a plurality of data groups in the format program.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to add a conversion rule to the format program by editing operation.

  (4) Further, according to the present invention, in the structured document generation method according to (1) or (2), the editing step is a change of a data group in which the editing operation is converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation. In this case, the processor includes a duplicate data changing step of changing data corresponding to the data to be deleted in the structured document.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to change data for a structured document by an editing operation.

  (5) Further, in the structured document generation method according to (1) or (2), the editing step is deletion of a data group in which the editing operation is converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation. In this case, there is provided a structured document generation method, wherein the processor includes a duplicate data deletion step of deleting data corresponding to the data to be deleted in the structured document.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to delete data from a structured document by an editing operation.

  (6) Further, in the structured document generation method according to (1) or (2), the editing step may include new data into a data group in which the editing operation is converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation. And a duplicate data insertion step of inserting the new data into the data corresponding to the data to be inserted in the structured document. This is a computerized document generation method.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to delete data from a structured document by an editing operation.

  (7) Moreover, the present invention provides the structured document generation method according to (1) or (2), wherein the editing step is performed on a data group in which the editing operation is converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation. When only a part of the data is deleted, the processor determines predetermined data in the plurality of data groups after the conversion with respect to the conversion rule for conversion into the plurality of data in the format program. A method for generating a structured document, comprising: a copy data independent deletion step of adding a conversion rule for deleting a copy data to the format program.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to add a conversion rule representing data deletion to the format program by an editing operation.

B. Structured Document Generation Device The invention of the structured document generation device described below is based on the device configuration for executing the invention of the structured document generation method, and its operation and principle are basically the above-described structured document. This is the same as the generation method.

  (8) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides display data creating means for creating display data by converting the contents of the structured document according to a predetermined conversion rule described by the format program; An editing operation is input to the display data, and the structured document and / or the formatting program is edited based on the input editing operation, and the editing by the editing device is executed. After that, the display data generation means generates display data by converting the contents of the structured document again according to a predetermined conversion rule described by the format program. Device.

  (9) Further, the present invention is the structured document generation device according to (8), further comprising display means for displaying the display data.

  (10) Further, according to the present invention, in the structured document generation apparatus described in (8) or (9) above, the editing means can store a plurality of structured document data when the editing operation is replication. A structured document generation apparatus characterized in that a conversion rule for conversion into a data group is described in the format program.

  (11) Further, in the structured document generation apparatus according to (8) or (9), the editing unit may change the data group in which the editing operation is converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation. In some cases, the structured document generation apparatus changes data corresponding to the data to be deleted in the structured document.

  (12) Further, according to the present invention, in the structured document generation apparatus according to (8) or (9), the editing unit can delete a data group in which the editing operation is converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation. In some cases, the structured document generating apparatus deletes data corresponding to the data to be deleted from the structured document.

  (13) Further, according to the present invention, in the structured document generation apparatus according to (8) or (9) above, the editing unit can perform a new operation on a data group in which the editing operation is converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation. In the structured document generation apparatus, in the case of data insertion, the processor inserts the new data into data corresponding to the data to be inserted in the structured document. .

  (14) Further, according to the present invention, in the structured document generation apparatus according to (8) or (9), the editing unit applies a data group obtained by converting the editing operation into a plurality of data by a duplication operation. When only a part of the data is deleted, the predetermined data in the plurality of data groups after the conversion is deleted with respect to the conversion rule for conversion to the plurality of data in the format program. A structured document generating apparatus characterized in that a conversion rule is added to the format program.

C. The program invention described below is a program that causes a computer to operate as an apparatus for executing the invention of the structured document generation method, and its operation and principle are basically the same as those of the structured document generation method.

  (15) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention converts a content of the structured document according to a predetermined conversion rule described by the format program in a program that causes a computer to operate as a structured document generation device. The first display data creation procedure for creating display data and the editing operation for the display data are input, and the structured document and / or the formatting program are edited based on the input editing operation. An editing procedure executed by the computer, and after the editing in the editing procedure is executed by the computer, the content of the structured document is converted again according to a predetermined conversion rule described by the format program. To cause the computer to execute a second display data creation procedure for creating display data. Which is a program which is characterized.

  (16) The present invention is the program according to (15), wherein the computer is caused to execute a display procedure for displaying the display data.

  (17) Further, according to the present invention, in the program according to (15) or (16), the editing procedure converts structured document data into a plurality of data groups when the editing operation is replication. A duplication procedure for describing a conversion rule to be written in the format program.

  (18) Further, in the program according to the above (15) or (16), the editing procedure may be performed when the editing operation is a change of a data group converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation. A program characterized by including a duplicate data changing procedure for changing data corresponding to the data to be deleted in the structured document.

  (19) Further, in the program according to the above (15) or (16), the editing procedure may be a deletion of a data group in which the editing operation is converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation. The program includes a duplicate data deletion procedure for deleting data corresponding to the data to be deleted in the structured document.

  (20) Further, in the program according to (15) or (16), the editing procedure includes inserting new data into a data group in which the editing operation is converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation. In some cases, the program includes a duplicate data insertion procedure for inserting the new data into the data corresponding to the data to be inserted in the structured document.

  (21) Further, in the program according to (15) or (16), the editing procedure may include a part of a data group in which the editing operation is converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation. In the case of deletion of only data, the processor deletes predetermined data in the plurality of data groups after the conversion with respect to the conversion rule for conversion to the plurality of data in the format program. A copy data independent deletion procedure for adding a conversion rule to the format program.

  (22) In the recording medium storing the format program describing the conversion rule of the structured document, the conversion rule includes data for identifying data before conversion corresponding to the converted data. It is a recording medium characterized by including.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to know not only the correspondence from the structured document to the converted document but also the correspondence to the data in the original structured document from the data in the converted document. In other words, the recording medium includes bidirectional information. As the recording medium, various optical disk magnetic disks or the like can be used, and a hard disk or a semiconductor storage device may be used.

  As described above, according to the present invention, both or either of the structured document / format program can be edited by an editing operation. As a result, programming of structured documents becomes easier than before.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Configuration FIG. 1 shows a configuration block diagram of a computer 10 that constitutes a structured document generation apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the computer 10 includes a processor 12 and storage devices 14a, 14b, 14c, and 14d. The computer 10 also includes a display 16 for displaying data, and an interface 16b for connecting the display 16 to the processor 12 and the like.

  Furthermore, the computer 10 includes a keyboard 18 for inputting an operation from a user, and an interface 18b for connecting the keyboard to the processor 12 and the like.

  The storage device 14d stores a “programmable editor” which is a characteristic program in the present embodiment. When the processor 12 executes the “programmable editor”, the computer 10 operates as a structured document generation apparatus.

  The storage device 14a stores an XML document to be edited by the structured document generation device. When generating a completely new structured document, the XML document is a blank page, that is, an empty file. Of course, when the structured document created last time is to be edited, the storage device 14a stores an XML document reflecting the contents of the previous editing.

  The storage device 14b stores a format program X. This format program corresponds to a conventional style sheet (such as XSLT). The format program X of the present embodiment is different from the conventional style sheet in that not only the conversion rule is described for the XML document, but also information on the reverse conversion is described. By providing such a reverse conversion rule, the editing operation performed on the display data after conversion by the user can be reflected in the original XML document (and format program X). . Specific operations will be described in detail later.

  The storage device 14c stores HTML data obtained by converting an XML document for display. This HTML data is the result of converting an XML document according to the format program X. Since the HTML data includes format information for display, it can be easily displayed on the display 16. As a typical program for displaying HTML data, a program called a browser is widely known. This browser is widely used especially when browsing HTML data on the Internet.

  As described above, the processor 12 executes the programmable editor in the storage device 14d. As a result, the computer 10 operates as a structured document generation apparatus.

  The interface 16a supplies a video signal to the display 16, and the display performs a predetermined screen display based on the video signal. The interface 16a includes a video card, a driver program thereof, and the like, and converts screen data when HTML data is displayed into a video signal and transmits the video signal to the display 16. The display 16 and the interface 16a correspond to a preferable example of the display means in the claims.

  The interface 18a inputs key operations from the keyboard 18 and supplies this data to the processor 12 and the like. The keyboard 18 and the interface 18a correspond to a preferable example of input means in the claims.

Operation Hereinafter, the operation as the structured document generation apparatus will be described with reference to a flowchart. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation as the structured document generation apparatus. These operations are realized by the processor 12 mainly executing a programmable editor. In this patent, this is sometimes expressed as “programmable editor does” following conventional expressions.

1. Conversion First, in step S2-1, the XML document in the storage device 14a is converted into HTML data based on the conversion rule described by the format program X. This HTML data is stored in the storage device 14c.

  Converting an XML document into HTML data based on a predetermined style sheet is generally performed. Therefore, those skilled in the art can easily cause the programmable editor to perform such a function, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  These operations are all operations of the programmable editor.

  The XML document corresponds to a preferred example of the structured document in the claims. The HTML data corresponds to a preferred example of display data.

2 In the display step S2-2, the HTML data in the storage device 14c is displayed on the display 16. The operation of displaying HTML data has been widely executed by a program called a browser, and is well known as a general matter. Therefore, those skilled in the art can easily cause the programmable editor to perform such a function, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. It is also preferable to execute this display function via a browser or the like outside the programmable editor.

3. In editing step S2-3, the user edits the content of the XML document displayed on the display 16. Specifically, an editing operation is input using the keyboard 18. Based on this editing operation, the programmable editor edits the HTML data in the storage device 14c. That is, the HTML data in the storage device 14c is changed as needed by editing. More specifically, in the present embodiment, the XML document that is the conversion source of HTML data and the format program X are appropriately edited, the edited XML document is reconverted using the edited format program X, HTML data is created each time. Therefore, it is possible to generate (program) an XML document and a format program while viewing the conversion result. Since HTML data is displayed data, it is often called a view.

4. In the automatic programming step S2-4 of the XML document and format program X , if the user changes the HTML data by editing, it is reflected in the XML document and / or format program X. This reflection operation is also executed by the programmable editor.

  A specific editing operation will be described with reference to FIGS.

(1) Data Insertion FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the programmable editor when the user performs an operation of inserting new data. FIG. 3A shows the state of each file before editing (before insertion). The content of the XML document is schematically shown on the left of FIG. 3A, and the content of the converted HTML data is schematically shown on the right. In the center of FIG. 3 (1), a mark of the format program X is graphically shown, which indicates that conversion is performed based on the description content of the format program X.

  In addition, the example shown here is data of a name list as is apparent from the figure. Also, in the case of 3 (1), the same structure as the XML document is displayed as HTML data as the initial editing state, and the format program X at this time is an identity conversion rule idX. It has been shown.

  From the state shown in FIG. 3A, the user operates the keyboard 18 to insert name data “Hu Jingjiang”. The state after insertion is shown in FIG. As shown on the right side of FIG. 3 (2), “name” and “Houshen River” are newly inserted under the members.

  What is characteristic in the present embodiment is that after the HTML data is edited in this way, the “insertion” is also reflected in the XML document.

  When receiving the “insert” operation, the programmable editor inserts similar data into the original XML document. This situation is shown on the left side of FIG. In this editing operation of data insertion, since elements of the document structure are added, data is added / inserted into the original XML document representing the document structure.

  Even with this editing operation, since the relationship between the structure of the XML document and the structure of the HTML data is the same, the format program X remains idX.

  In the case of data insertion, editing of HTML data is reflected in the original XML document as described above. Then, the XML document after the reflection is converted again based on the conversion rule idX of the format program X. As a result, HTML data data edited by the user is created again.

  In the present embodiment, such document conversion is executed every time an editing operation is performed. As a result, consistency between the XML document, the format program X, and the HTML data that is the display data after conversion can always be maintained, and an efficient XML document can be generated. The same applies to each editing operation described below.

(2) Duplicate data
Next, FIG. 4 shows a state where the user performs a data duplication operation from the state of FIG. As shown on the right side of FIG. 4, the user performs a duplication operation with the two members below the member. As shown in the figure, as a result, there are two types of display of members.

  When the user performs such an editing operation, the programmable editor changes the rules of the format program X. In FIG. 4, the conversion rule “Seq idX (applyX [0] dupX)” including the rule idX written in the format program X before the operation is defined as the format conversion program X. On the other hand, the original XML document is not changed.

  In this patent, X in idX applyX dupX etc. is used to express commonly used rule names such as id, apply, dup, etc. as “X conversion rules”. ) Each has a single name. In this patent, such a notation is used.

  Further, in the case of the duplication operation, the XML document is not changed from before the operation, and the effect of the operation is recorded in the format program X, and the consistency of the XML document, the format program, and the HTML data is preserved.

  In the present embodiment, this new conversion rule has a meaning of duplicating the data of the portion specified by [0] indicating the first partial structure of the structure of the XML document. Such a conversion rule may be called a template in a conventional style sheet.

  In the present embodiment, the format program X is described using a new bidirectional conversion language (described above) developed by the present inventors, and the new conversion rule is added using this new language. Any style can be used.

  What is characteristic in the present embodiment is that only the format program X is changed in the data duplication operation, and the XML document is not changed. As described above, in the present embodiment, when HTML data that is display data is edited, it is reflected in the original XML document and / or format program X. As a result, the user can generate the XML document and the format program X at the same time, and can perform highly convenient programming.

(3) Change of Duplicated Data Next, FIG. 5 shows a state in which the user has changed the copied data from the state of FIG. As shown on the right side of FIG. 5, the user changes the value of “Hu Jinjiang”, one of the members, to “Mu”. In this embodiment, when any one piece of copied data is changed, the change is automatically reflected in other data.

  This is realized by the following steps.

(A) The user changes any of the copied data.
(B) The change is reflected in the original XML document, and the same data of the XML document is also changed.
(C) The XML document after the change is converted again based on the format program X to create HTML data. At this time, data is duplicated based on the conversion rules of the format program X.

  As a result, when the user changes any one of the “duplicated” data, the change is automatically reflected in the other copied data by the above process. High editing operations (programming). As a result, it is possible to efficiently create the XML document and the format program X.

  In the present embodiment, the format program X is described using a new bidirectional conversion language (described above) developed by the present inventors, and the new conversion rule is added using this new language. Any style can be used.

  Thus, in this embodiment, when “change” is made, the data of the original XML document corresponding to the change is also changed. It is possible to know from the contents of the format program X which data is in the corresponding original XML document. That is, the conversion rule of the data changed in the HTML data can be searched from the format program X, and the conversion source can be known from the conversion rule found. As a result, it is possible to find the corresponding data in the XML document.

  In a conventional style sheet or the like, the conversion source may not always be explicitly described in the style sheet. On the other hand, in the format program X in the present embodiment, all data appearing in the HTML data is converted according to the conversion rules in the format program X, and the conversion rules are information on the original data. It is included. In order to describe such information, the inventors of the present application newly created a bidirectional conversion language L. The format program X of the present embodiment is described in this bidirectional conversion language L.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user can generate the XML document and the format program X at the same time, and can perform highly convenient programming.

(4) Deletion of Duplicated Data Next, FIG. 6 shows a state in which the user performs an operation of deleting the copied data from the state of FIG. As shown on the right side of FIG. 6, the user deletes the value of “Mu”, which is one of the members, together with “name”, which is higher-order data. In this embodiment, when any one of the copied data is deleted, the other data is automatically deleted.

  This is realized by the following steps.

(D) The user deletes any of the copied data.
(E) Deletion is reflected in the original XML document, and the same data in the XML document is also deleted.
(F) The deleted XML document is converted again based on the format program X to create HTML data. At this time, data is duplicated based on the conversion rules of the format program X.

  As a result, when the user deletes any one of the “duplicated” data, the deletion extends to the other copied data.

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, a case where only a part of the data “Mu” is deleted from the duplicated data (“Masato Takeichi” “Mu”) is shown. "Seq idX (applyX [0] dupX)" in the format program X acts on the data "Masato Takeichi" to create HTML data that duplicates "Masato Takeichi" (see the right part of Fig. 6) ). That is, even if only a part of the duplicated data is deleted, the remaining data is subject to duplication, so the format program X is not changed.

  On the other hand, all the replicated data may be deleted. In this case, the corresponding data of the original XML document is deleted, and the conversion rule representing the copy in the format program X is also deleted. These determination / deletion operations are executed by a programmable editor.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, when “deletion” is performed, the data of the original XML document corresponding to the “deletion” is also changed. Further, in the case of all the data that is deleted, the conversion rule in the format program X is also deleted.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user can generate the XML document and the format program X at the same time, and can perform highly convenient programming.

(5) Insertion of New Data into Duplicated Data Next, FIG. 7 shows a state in which new data is inserted into the data copied by the user from the state of FIG. As shown on the right side of FIG. 7, the user adds “professor” who is a duty to “Masato Takeichi” who is one of the members. In the present embodiment, when new data is inserted into any one piece of replicated data, the new data is automatically inserted into other similar data.

  This operation is realized by the following steps.

(G) The user inserts new data into any of the copied data.
(H) The insertion is reflected in the original XML document, and new data is inserted into the same data of the XML document.
(I) The XML document after the new data is inserted is converted again based on the format program X to create HTML data. At this time, data is duplicated based on the conversion rules of the format program X. In this duplication, new data is also duplicated.

  As a result, when the user inserts new data into one of the “duplicated” data, the inserted new data is also inserted into the other copied data. .

  In the example shown in FIG. 7, since the format program X is not changed at all, the changes made in the original XML document are reflected in all the replicated data in the HTML data. In the example of FIG. 7, an example of two replicated data is shown, but when three or more pieces of data (“Masato Takeichi”) are duplicated, the three or more “Masato Takeichi” "Professor" will be inserted.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user can generate the XML document and the format program X at the same time, and can perform highly convenient programming.

(6) Independent Deletion of Duplicated Data Next, an example of deleting only a part of “professor” from the state of FIG. 7 is shown. This state is shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 7, “professor” is inserted into any of the replicated data. It has already been explained that if one of the “professors” is simply deleted, the other “professors” are also deleted. However, it is naturally possible to delete only a part of “professors”. In such a case, the user performs an editing operation called “independent deletion” instead of an editing operation called deletion. Such a menu for editing operations is preferably created by a programmable editor and presented to the user. By selecting “independent deletion” from the menu, the user can perform an editing operation for deleting only one of the copied data groups.

  As shown on the right side of FIG. 8 described above, the user deletes the “professor” of the job added to “Masato Takeichi” who is one of the members. In this embodiment, when data is independently deleted from any one piece of replicated data, the other replicated data is not deleted from the HTML data.

  This operation is realized by the following steps.

(J) The user deletes any of the copied data independently from the other data.
(K) After the duplication instruction in the format program X, a description of an instruction for deleting predetermined data among the plurality of duplicated data is added.
(L) The XML document is converted again based on the format program X, and HTML data is created. At this time, data is duplicated based on the conversion rule of the format program X, and data is deleted for a predetermined portion.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the user performs “independent deletion”, the original XML document is not changed as long as other copied data remains as it is. That is, in this embodiment, the format program X is changed without changing the original XML document. That is, a conversion rule “(applyX [0,0] (Map delX1))” is added to the format program X. This conversion rule is a conversion rule for deleting a part of a plurality of replicated data. The above-described operation is realized by re-converting the document after changing the format program X. Of course, these operations are performed by the programmable editor.

  As a result, when the user independently deletes a part of any one of the “duplicated” data, the independently deleted data is not deleted from the other copied data.

(7) Independent Change of Duplicated Data Next, an example of changing some “members” to “list” independently from the state of FIG. 8 is shown. This state is shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 8, the route data of the replicated data are all “members”. It has already been explained that if these “members” are simply changed, the other “members” are similarly changed.

  However, it is of course possible to change only some “members” to “lists”. In such a case, the user performs an editing operation called “independent change” instead of an editing operation called change. Such a menu for editing operations is preferably created by a programmable editor and presented to the user. By selecting “independent change” from the menu, the user can perform an editing operation for changing only the value of any one of the duplicated data groups.

  As shown on the right side of FIG. 9 described above, the user independently changes one of the “members” to a “list”. In the present embodiment, when data is independently changed from any one piece of duplicated data, the corresponding data in the other duplicated data is not deleted from the HTML data.

  This operation is realized by the following steps.

(J) The user independently changes any of the copied data.
(K) After the duplication instruction or the like in the format program X, a description of an instruction for changing the value of predetermined data among a plurality of duplicated data is added.
(L) The XML document is converted again based on the format program X, and HTML data is created. At this time, data is duplicated based on the conversion rule of the format program X, and the data value is changed for a predetermined portion.

  Thus, in this embodiment, when the user performs “independent change”, the value of the desired data can be changed while the value of the other copied data remains as it is.

  In the present embodiment, the format program X is changed without changing the original XML document. That is, a conversion rule “(applyX [0,0] (chNode“ list ”))” is added to the format program X. This conversion rule is a conversion rule for deleting a part of a plurality of replicated data. The above-described operation is realized by re-converting the document after changing the format program X. Of course, these operations are performed by the programmable editor.

  As a result, when the user independently deletes a part of any one of the “duplicated” data, the independently deleted data is not deleted from the other copied data.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, an XML document and a format program X can be efficiently generated by performing an operation such as editing HTML data that is display data.

5 Modification (a) In the above-described example, the storage devices 14a, 14b, 14c, and 14d are provided individually for convenience of explanation, but it is of course possible to use the same storage device.

  (B) In the above example, an XML document is shown as an example of a structured document. However, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to other structured documents.

  (C) In the above-described example, HTML data is shown as an example of display data, but it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to other display data.

  (D) In the above-described example, the keyboard 18 is given as an example of the input means in the claims. However, it is naturally preferable to use a pointing device such as a mouse, and various input devices known in the world are used. It is possible.

It is a block diagram of the configuration of a computer that implements a structured document generation apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart showing the operation | movement in this Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the insertion operation in this Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the duplication operation | movement in this Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the change operation | movement in this Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the deletion operation | movement of the replicated data in this Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the insertion operation | movement to the replicated data in this Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the independent deletion operation | movement in this Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the independent change operation | movement in this Embodiment.

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10 Computer 12 Processor 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d Storage device 16 Display 16b Interface 18 Keyboard 18b Interface

Claims (22)

In a method for generating a structured document using a computer having at least a processor, storage means, and input means,
A display data creating step in which the processor creates display data by converting the contents of the structured document stored in the storage means according to a predetermined conversion rule described by the format program;
An editing step in which the processor inputs an editing operation on the display data via an input means, and edits the structured document and / or the format program based on the input editing operation;
Including
After editing in the editing step, the processor creates display data by converting the content of the structured document again according to a predetermined conversion rule described by the format program. Structured document generation method. The structured document generation method according to claim 1, wherein the structured document is generated using a computer further comprising display means.
A display step in which the display means displays the display data;
A structured document generation method comprising: The structured document generation method according to claim 1 or 2,
The editing step includes
A duplication step in which, when the editing operation is duplication, the processor describes in the format program conversion rules for converting the data of the structured document into a plurality of data groups;
A structured document generation method comprising: The structured document generation method according to claim 1 or 2,
The editing step includes
In the case where the editing operation is a change of a data group converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation, the processor changes the duplication data change in which data corresponding to the data to be deleted is changed in the structured document Step,
A structured document generation method comprising: The structured document generation method according to claim 1 or 2,
The editing step includes
In the case where the editing operation is deletion of a data group converted into a plurality of data by a replication operation, the processor deletes duplicate data that deletes data corresponding to the data to be deleted in the structured document. Step,
A structured document generation method comprising: The structured document generation method according to claim 1 or 2,
The editing step includes
In the case where the editing operation is insertion of new data into a data group converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation, the processor includes, in the structured document, data corresponding to the data to be inserted. A duplicate data insertion step for inserting the new data,
A structured document generation method comprising: The structured document generation method according to claim 1 or 2,
The editing step includes
When the editing operation is a deletion of only a part of the data group converted into a plurality of data by the duplication operation, the processor performs the conversion to the plurality of data in the format program. A replication data independent deletion step of adding a conversion rule for deleting predetermined data in the plurality of data groups after the conversion to the format program,
A structured document generation method comprising: Display data creating means for creating display data by converting the contents of the structured document according to a predetermined conversion rule described by the format program;
Editing means for inputting an editing operation on the display data, and editing the structured document and / or the formatting program based on the input editing operation;
Including
After editing by the editing means, the display data creation means creates display data by converting the contents of the structured document again according to a predetermined conversion rule described by the format program. A structured document generator characterized by the above. The structured document generation apparatus according to claim 8.
Display means for displaying the display data;
A structured document generation apparatus comprising: The structured document generation device according to claim 8 or 9,
The structured document generating apparatus, wherein the editing means describes in the format program a conversion rule for converting structured document data into a plurality of data groups when the editing operation is replication. The structured document generation device according to claim 8 or 9,
The editing means changes the data corresponding to the data to be deleted in the structured document when the editing operation is a change of a data group converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation. A featured structured document generator. The structured document generation device according to claim 8 or 9,
The editing means deletes data corresponding to the data to be deleted in the structured document when the editing operation is deletion of a data group converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation. A featured structured document generator. The structured document generation device according to claim 8 or 9,
When the editing operation is an insertion of new data into a data group converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation, the processor selects the data to be inserted in the structured document and A structured document generating apparatus, wherein the new data is inserted into corresponding data. The structured document generation device according to claim 8 or 9,
The editing means, when the editing operation is a deletion of only a part of the data group converted into a plurality of data by the duplication operation, the conversion to the plurality of data in the format program A structured document generating apparatus, wherein a conversion rule for deleting predetermined data in a plurality of data groups after the conversion is added to the format program. In a program for operating a computer as a structured document generation device,
A first display data creation procedure for creating display data by converting the contents of the structured document according to a predetermined conversion rule described by the format program;
An editing procedure for inputting an editing operation on the display data and editing the structured document and / or the format program based on the input editing operation;
To the computer,
Second display data that causes the computer to create display data by converting the contents of the structured document again according to a predetermined conversion rule described by the format program after editing in the editing procedure. Creation procedure,
That causes the computer to execute the program. The program according to claim 15, wherein the computer includes:
A display procedure for displaying the display data;
A program characterized by having executed. The program according to claim 15 or 16,
The editing procedure is as follows:
A replication procedure for describing, in the format program, conversion rules for converting structured document data into a plurality of data groups when the editing operation is replication;
The program characterized by including. The program according to claim 15 or 16,
The editing procedure is as follows:
A duplicate data change procedure for changing data corresponding to the data to be deleted in the structured document when the editing operation is a change of a data group converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation;
The program characterized by including. The program according to claim 15 or 16,
The editing procedure is as follows:
A duplicate data deletion procedure for deleting data corresponding to the data to be deleted in the structured document when the editing operation is deletion of a data group converted into a plurality of data by a replication operation;
The program characterized by including. The program according to claim 15 or 16,
The editing procedure is as follows:
When the editing operation is insertion of new data into a data group converted into a plurality of data by a duplication operation, the new data is included in the data corresponding to the data to be inserted in the structured document. To insert duplicate data insertion procedure,
The program characterized by including. The program according to claim 15 or 16,
The editing procedure is as follows:
When the editing operation is deletion of only a part of the data group converted into a plurality of data by the duplication operation, the processor performs conversion to the plurality of data in the format program. A replication data independent deletion procedure for adding a conversion rule for deleting predetermined data in the plurality of data groups after the conversion to the format program,
The program characterized by including. In a recording medium that stores a format program that describes the conversion rules for structured documents,
The recording medium, wherein the conversion rule includes data for identifying data before conversion corresponding to the converted data.