JP2008097496A - Xml data generation method and program therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an XML (eXtensible Markup Language) data generation method and a program therefor, producing XML data by a favorite application, producing XML data without needing special knowledge of XML, facilitating editing by the same application, and producing XML data for high-level document management. <P>SOLUTION: In this XML data generation method, a conversion definition file for associating an element definition of a DTD defining a document structure of the XML data and an element definition corresponding to a document preparation function of the application is produced, an XML-compatible document template provided with a document attribute input item based on the conversion definition file is produced, an XML-compatible document is prepared by use of the XML-compatible document template, and the XML data are produced from the XML-compatible document by the document-XML conversion program according to the DTD and the conversion definition file. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for generating XML (extensible Markup Language) data capable of separately handling data for defining a document structure and a document data body, and an information processing program for XML data.

  In recent years, document management based on the concept of structured documents has been performed in various organizations or companies including government offices.

  Structured document data is originally derived from SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language) and is based on the concept of data exchange between different platforms. In SGML, document data, document structure and format, etc. are used. It was intended to provide a means of describing data that could be separated from such information and used equally from any environment.

  However, the description rules and conventions were so complicated and troublesome that they were not widely put into practical use.

  Under such circumstances, with the rapid spread of the Internet, HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) spread rapidly, and further XML (extensible Markup Language) was born from this HTML.

  This XML was born by simplifying the SGML document structure definition function and taking over the usage environment on the HTML web, and as a standard for data exchange between different platforms in the Internet environment. It is a language that has attracted attention.

  The advantage of structured data such as XML is that the contents of a document can be structured and individual data contained in the document can be given meaning.

  In other words, the tagging having meaning is performed on the document, the document is decomposed into elements, and the individual element data is structured and expressed.

  Further, by defining the attribute of the element, the data for defining the document structure and the document data body can be handled separately.

  Utilizing the advantages of structured data such as XML, it has become possible to convert various application data to each other.

  Currently, data created by commercially available printing applications has a unique file format and is not compatible with other applications.

  For this reason, even though the layout to be expressed is the same, completely different data is created depending on the application to be used.

  Therefore, document management is performed as basic data, such as XML, in which structured data that can be handled separately from the document structure definition data and the document data body. Can be converted to each other, and each conversion program environment for that purpose is constructed.

  For example, there exists Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2000-76226.

  Also, there is a type in which the structured data is used to perform a typesetting process that is a pre-printing stage and style information is defined so that the structured data can be efficiently typeset.

  For example, there exists Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2000-339307.

  Thus, it has been widely recognized that XML data is effective for document data management.

  However, in order to create this XML data, it is necessary to understand the document structure definition of the XML document, input the text content, and add elements and attributes in accordance with the document structure definition (referred to as markup). In general, an expert performs input work using a dedicated XML editor.

  In order to reduce or eliminate such problems that occur when creating XML documents, attempts have been made to create XML documents using widely used word processors.

  This is done by setting a rule that associates XML elements and attributes with a word processor so that the operator does not directly manipulate the elements and attributes as much as possible, and the created word processor document is converted into an XML document using a program. In recent years, some word processors can store document files in XML format.

Since these conversion programs and XML documents saved in the XML format have elements arranged in parallel, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-352880 uses a word processor to create an XML document in order to create a parent-child relationship between elements. When creating an XML document, create a parent-child relationship between the elements of the XML document, use the table style of the word processor, specify this table style in the part corresponding to the parent element, and tag the conversion from the document file to the XML document The thing which made it function as is disclosed.
JP 2000-76226 A JP 2000-339307 A JP-A-2005-352880

  As described above, it is widely recognized that XML data is effective for document data management, and document management based on XML data has been actively performed.

  In the creation of this XML data, it is preferable that the XML data can be created by a familiar word processor without having detailed knowledge of XML.

  Also, a program for converting the XML data by tagging a word processor document has been developed. However, simply setting a tag in a word processor document and converting it to XML data only exchanges data between the specific word processor and the specific XML data.

  It becomes effective only when it becomes a structured document using document structure definition data and document body data, which is an effective function of XML data, and enables mutual conversion between different applications, from creation to editing and management It functions as a document database that can be managed comprehensively.

  In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-352880, an XML document is created using a table style of a word processor in order to create a parent-child relationship of elements. In this case, however, special XML specifications such as definitions and attributes of parent-child relationships are used. Knowledge is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and can create XML data with a familiar application. The document creator can create XML data without requiring special knowledge of XML. The present invention provides an XML data generation method and program capable of creating structured XML data that can be edited with the same application and can be managed with a high degree of document management.

  In order to solve the above problem, in claim 1 of the present invention, a conversion definition file for associating an element definition of DTD that defines a document structure of XML data with an element definition corresponding to a document creation function of an application Create an XML-compatible document template provided with document attribute input items based on the conversion definition file for the application, and use the XML-compatible document template to create an XML-compatible document by the application. The XML data generation method is characterized in that the XML-compatible document is generated by a document-XML conversion program according to the DTD and the conversion definition file.

  The conversion definition file describes all elements of document style settings and functions such as “title”, “heading”, “bullet”, “page break”, and “bold” in each DTD. It is a definition file for mutual conversion in which a correspondence relationship for completely corresponding to a tag description which is a defined element definition is described.

  The XML-compatible document template inputs information specific to each document that is not directly described in the document body, for example, attribute information such as “school year”, “question type”, “difficulty” in the case of a test question This is a template provided with document attribute input items.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the generated XML-compatible document is output using the XHTML output function of the application, and the output XHTML data is converted into an XHTML-XML conversion program according to the DTD and the conversion definition file. The XML data generation method is characterized in that XML data is generated by the above method.

  The XHTML output function is a function that has recently been provided in word processing software. For example, the Microsoft word processing software “Word” has a function of “XML document storage”, and the word processing document is provided with an HTML tag. Output as text data.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, a file containing hidden knowledge information for the created XML compatible document is created, the knowledge information is defined in the DTD, and the XML compatible document is converted together with the knowledge information. The XML data generation method is characterized in that it is converted into XML data by a program and XML data including the knowledge information is generated.

  The knowledge information is not described in the text of the document (that is, not displayed), but the original attribute of the document (creation type / classification, target of use, etc.) Degree, feature, evaluation value, etc.). By managing this knowledge information together with the text, advanced analysis of documents and creation of advanced documents are possible.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the knowledge information is created in a tabular file in which knowledge items for the XML data of each document are recorded, and is linked to the XML data. It is what.

  The tabular file may be any file displayed in a tabular format. For example, a file “Excel” of spreadsheet software from Microsoft Corporation may be used.

  Further, in claim 5, the conversion program is defined in the DTD according to the conversion definition file for the XML-compatible document or XHTML data according to any one of claims 1 to 3. An XML data generation program characterized by converting all data contained in an XML-compatible document into XML data by converting data into structured data and converting other data while maintaining the data structure. It is a thing.

  The other data is a file description format unique to each application, and has a data structure and description format having no commonality. For such unique data, a tag that maintains the description of each application as it is By setting and converting, bidirectional conversion is possible without destroying the data format.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the correspondence relationship between the created XML compatible document and the tag set in the document structure DTD is compared, and the presence or absence of an element not defined in the DTD is checked. This is an XML data generation program characterized by having an element definition check function.

  The element definition check function may be any program that can check whether or not a tag other than the tag description described in the DTD is used, and can be realized by a program such as JAVA (registered trademark) or C language.

  The present invention has the following effects.

  1) XML data can be created and edited with a familiar application.

  2) XML data can be created and edited without requiring detailed knowledge of XML.

  3) Structured XML data suitable for reuse and management can be easily created.

  4) XML data capable of bidirectional conversion between application data and XML data can be created.

  5) The conversion definition file can effectively convert the function of the application corresponding to DTD into XML data.

  6) The element definition check function eliminates inappropriate tags in the converted XML data, so that defects in styles and functions can be found before conversion, improving work efficiency and creating highly reliable XML data. .

  7) Since the hidden knowledge information can be converted into data and edited and managed as XML data, advanced document management is possible, and the reuse value is dramatically increased.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a method for generating XML data according to the present invention. In this example, a case will be described in which a document is created using “Word” which is Microsoft word processor software as an application and is made into a database as XML data.

S-1) Analysis of DTD DTD designed for the XML database to be constructed is analyzed. The element name of the tag of the DTD file, the attribute name of the tag, or the combined tag group is examined.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of DTD description. The “root tag” in (a) is placed at the top of the XML file. The “theoretical structure tag” in (b) divides sentences into groups. The “list tag” in (c) summarizes the list of item items to be written in the text. The “title tag” in (d) is a portion corresponding to the title of a sentence divided into groups. The “inline tag bold” in (e) applies the designated part to the bold character decoration.

S-2) Creation of Conversion Definition File A conversion definition file is created in which the analyzed DTD element name / attribute name and the like correspond to the Word paragraph style, character style, or Word application function.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the DTD tag corresponding to the Word style / function is checked, and as shown in FIG. 3B, the relationship between the Word style name and the DTD tag description is set.

S-3) Creation of Word Template The Word paragraph style and character style are registered in the Word template as prescribed style names, and a Word template provided with document attribute input items is created based on the conversion definition file. For example, in the test question document, as shown in FIG. 4, attribute items such as “question ID”, “subject”, “school year”, “unit”, and “title” are input to the question text.

S-4) Document Creation Using Template Using the Word template described above, a desired document is created by inputting document attributes and the like. For example, in the test question document, as shown in FIG. 4, attribute items such as “question ID”, “subject”, “school year”, “unit”, and “title” are input to the question text.

S-5) Element definition check It is checked whether the created document is used except for the prescribed style in Word document editing. That is, it is checked by program processing whether there is any tag not described in the DTD tag.

S-6) XHTML output element definition by Word The document that has been checked for definition is output as XHTML by “XML document” of Word file storage function.

S-7) XHTML data converted and output to XML data is redefined to XML by a conversion program according to the conversion definition file and DTD, and structured XML data is generated.

S-8) Saving XML data in DB The XML data output is stored in an XML database suitable for reuse.
As described above, the document creator creates a document using the Word template, thereby automatically checking the definition and generating the XML data, and constructing the XML database. XML data can be easily generated by creating a document as usual with a familiar word processor.

  Next, an embodiment of a test question database system in which a program according to the XML data generation method of the present invention is incorporated will be described.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the problem plan / manager 1, the problem creator 2, and a problem creation management database (DB) 3 for storing the created problems are stored. A search is made from the creation management DB 3 and browsed by the browser 4, and editing / modification / registration is performed in Word 5 with a template.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the created word data with template 5 is registered with the question text body converted into the question sentence entity XML6, and the problem sentence management information (problem property) 7 is a table of Microsoft Corporation. It is stored as Excel data, which is calculation software, linked with a problem ID, and recorded in the problem creation management DB 3.

  A usage example of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a main menu screen of the problem DB system. A new problem registration button 11, an Excel property registration / correction button 12, a merge processing button 13, a problem search button 14, and an end button 15 are displayed.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a new problem registration screen. A subject selection column 16 selects a subject to be registered from Japanese, English, society, mathematics, and science.
A reference button 17 in the registered file confirmation column is pressed to open a file selection dialog to select a ZIP file in which problem word data and a group of image files necessary for the problem are combined and compressed.

  Next, the new registration button 18 is pressed to convert the Word document that is the problem content information into XML data. Press the main menu button 19 to return to the main menu.

  FIG. 9 shows an Excel property registration / modification screen. In the newly created process, the subject to be registered is selected in the subject selection field 20 of the procedure 1, the Excel file acquisition button 21 is pressed, and the Excel file is opened.

  As shown in FIG. 10, management information for question sentences such as grade, semester, question format, question format, commentary, subject, field, major category, middle category, and minor category is entered according to the question ID item. You can also enter knowledge information such as problem planners and managers. This knowledge information item can be created arbitrarily, and this knowledge information is linked to a problem sentence, so that a high-level analysis and search of a problem becomes possible.

  The created Excel file is uploaded by selecting a subject in the subject selection field 22 of the procedure 2, pressing the reference button 23 to select from the file selection dialog, and pressing the upload button 24. Press the main menu button 25 to return to the main menu.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a merge processing screen. The XM data that is the problem content information created above and the Excel data that is the problem property information are combined into one data. A subject to be registered is selected from the subject selection column 26, a merge processing button 27 is pressed, merge processing is performed, and the subject creation management DB is registered. Press the main menu button 17 to return to the main menu.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a problem search screen. In the subject selection field 29, a target subject is selected. A search condition is set in the search item narrowing column 30 and a search start button 31 is pressed to perform a search. Reference numeral 32 denotes a return button of the main menu.

  FIGS. 13 and 14 are diagrams showing search result list display screens. A problem ID list is displayed, and a check is made in the check box 33 for the target problem. When the view button 34 is pressed, the browser display screen shown in FIG. 15 is displayed, and the contents of the checked question sentence can be confirmed. When the delete button 35 is pressed, the checked question sentence is deleted. When the Word file creation button 36 is pressed, a Word screen shown in FIG. 16 is displayed, and the contents of the checked question sentence can be corrected. Reference numeral 37 denotes a return button to the search main menu.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a problem sentence creator can create a problem using a familiar word without being conscious of XML at all, and an editor / manager is not required to be conscious of XML, and is a database based on XML data. Since detailed knowledge information is linked, detailed search is possible and advanced problem analysis is possible.

It is a flowchart which shows the XML data production | generation method by this invention. It is a figure which shows one example of DTD for document structures. It is a figure which shows a response | compatibility with a DTD tag and Word style and a function. It is a figure which shows an example of the format of a Word template. It is a schematic block diagram of a problem creation DB system. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the internal structure of a problem creation management database. It is a figure which shows the main menu screen of a problem DB creation system. It is a figure which shows the problem new registration screen of problem DB creation system. It is a figure which shows the registration / correction screen of the Excel property of a problem DB creation system. It is a figure which shows Excel table data in which problem property information was described. It is a figure which shows the merge process screen of a problem DB creation system. It is a figure which shows the merge process screen of a problem DB creation system. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the search result list of a problem DB creation system. It is a figure which shows the display screen at the time of the question sentence selection of the search result list | wrist of problem DB creation system. It is a browser display screen of the problem sentence of a problem DB creation system. It is a Word document correction screen of a problem DB creation system.

Explanation of symbols

1 Problem Planning / Administrator 2 Problem Creator 3 Problem Creation Management Database 4 Browser 5 Word Data with Template 6 Problem Sentence XML
7 Problem statement management information (problem properties)
11 New problem registration button 12 Excel property registration / correction button 13 Merge processing button 14 Problem search button 15 End button 16, 20, 22, 26 Subject selection field 17, 23 Reference button 18 New registration button 19, 25, 28, 29 , 32 Main menu button 21 Excel file acquisition button 24 Upload button 27 Merge processing button 30 Search item narrowing down column 31 Search start button 33 Problem check column 34 View button 35 Delete button 36 Word file creation button 37 Search main menu button

Claims (6)

  Create a conversion definition file for associating the element definition of DTD that defines the document structure of XML data with the element definition corresponding to the document creation function of the application, and based on the conversion definition file for the application An XML-compatible document template provided with document attribute input items is created, an XML-compatible document is created by the application using the XML-compatible document template, and the XML-compliant document is converted into a document-in accordance with the DTD and the conversion definition file. An XML data generation method, characterized in that XML data is generated by an XML conversion program.   Output the created XML compatible document using the XHTML output function of the application, and generate the XML data with the XHTML-XML conversion program from the output XHTML data according to the DTD and the conversion definition file. The XML data generation method according to claim 1, wherein:   A file is created in which hidden knowledge information for the created XML-compatible document is written, the knowledge information is defined in the DTD, and the XML-compatible document is converted into XML data by the conversion program together with the knowledge information. The XML data generation method according to claim 1, wherein XML data including the knowledge information is generated.   4. The XML data generation method according to claim 3, wherein the knowledge information is created in a tabular file in which knowledge items for XML data of each document are recorded and linked to the XML data.   For the XML-compatible document or XHTML data according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the conversion program converts the data defined in the DTD according to the conversion definition file into structured data. An XML data generation program that converts all data included in an XML-compatible document into XML data by converting the other data while maintaining the data structure.   It has an element definition check function for comparing the correspondence relationship between the created XML compatible document and the tag set in the document structure DTD and checking the presence or absence of an element not defined in the DTD. The XML data generation program according to claim 5.