JP2020095329A - Substitution method, computer program, and information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique for allowing a user to easily substitute a character string.SOLUTION: A method for substituting a character string according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes the steps for: determining, on condition that a plurality of process object character strings are selected, a common section and a non-common section in the plurality of process object character strings (S110); displaying a single character string corresponding to the plurality of process object character strings while the determined common section is represented in corresponding common characters, and the non-common section is represented in common symbols (S120); accepting a change operation to the single character string displayed on the display (S150); and substituting each of the plurality of process object character strings to a character string according to a changed character string being a single character string after changing through the change operation on the basis of the changed character string (S155 and S185).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present disclosure relates to a replacement method, a computer program, and an information processing system.

A technique of collectively replacing a common character string included in a file name with respect to a plurality of data files is already known (for example, see Patent Document 1). A technique is also known in which, when displaying a plurality of file names, the plurality of file names are compared with each other and the display form of each file name is changed based on the comparison result (see, for example, Patent Document 2). A technique of replacing a plurality of character strings by using a regular expression is also known.

JP 2000-330842 A JP, 2009-163561, A

Conventional replacement techniques using regular expressions can be used for various forms of character string replacement, but there is a high degree of freedom in describing replacement expressions for replacing character strings, and a high degree of knowledge is required for replacement. To do. That is, in order to handle this technique, the user has to learn a regular expression which has a high learning cost. Furthermore, each time a replacement operation is performed, a plurality of character strings to be replaced must be analyzed, and a replacement expression must be manually created so as to produce a desired replacement result.

Although the technique described in Patent Document 1 is excellent in workability, this technique has a low degree of freedom. According to this technique, the user can replace the common character string extracted by the computer with respect to the plurality of character strings to be replaced with another character string. However, no other free replacement is possible. Therefore, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, it is often the case that a plurality of character strings cannot be replaced so that the user produces a desired replacement result.

Therefore, according to an aspect of the present disclosure, it is desirable to be able to provide a technique that allows a user to more easily perform a character string replacement operation than in the past.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method for replacing a character string is provided. The method includes a step of determining a common part and a non-common part in each of the plurality of process target character strings on condition that a plurality of process target character strings are selected through the user interface. The common part is a character part common to a plurality of processing target character strings. The non-common part is a character part that is not common among a plurality of processing target character strings.

In this method, a common character string that is a single character string corresponding to a plurality of character strings to be processed and that is discriminated by the discrimination step is represented by a corresponding common character, and a non-common portion is represented by a corresponding code. The step of displaying the single character string on the display is included.

The method further includes a step of accepting a change operation for a single character string displayed on the display through a user interface, and a plurality of process target character strings based on the change character string which is the single character string after the change operation. Replacing each with a string that conforms to the modified string.

According to this replacement method, a modification operation with a high degree of freedom can be accepted through a user interface by a modification operation on a single character string. According to an example, a common character changing operation and a description order changing operation between the code and the common character can be accepted.

This modification operation does not require a high degree of knowledge, unlike the conventional replacement technique using a regular expression. Furthermore, since the analysis of a plurality of processing target character strings is also realized by the computer, the user does not need to perform the analysis by himself and assemble a replacement formula from scratch. The user can perform the replacement work with a high degree of freedom by the change operation for the single character string generated by the computer corresponding to the replacement expression.

Therefore, according to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a technique that allows a user to more easily perform a character string replacement operation than ever before.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the replacement method may include a step of receiving a replacement instruction through a user interface. In the replacing step, each of the plurality of processing target character strings can be replaced with a character string according to the changed character string, on the condition that the replacement instruction is input through the user interface.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the replacement method further includes a message that warns that an unusable character is included before a replacement instruction is input when the modified character string includes the unusable character. May be displayed on the display. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the replacement method is further impossible before the replacement instruction is input when at least one of the plurality of processing target character strings is in a non-replaceable state. The step of displaying a message warning the fact on the display may be included.

According to the above warning, since it is not possible to replace the character string in accordance with the replacement instruction, it is possible to prevent some work such as user confirmation work before the replacement instruction from being wasted. Therefore, according to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a highly convenient replacement method.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the replacement method may further include a step of displaying a plurality of processing target character strings on the display, in addition to the single character string.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the replacement method further causes a plurality of processing target character strings to be displayed on the display, separately from the single character string, and further performs a plurality of processing before the replacement instruction is input. In the case where the target character string is tentatively replaced based on the changed character string, the replaced character string is replaced with or added to the plurality of processing target character strings, and a step of controlling the display is included. You may stay. According to this display control, it is possible for the user to accurately grasp the replacement result in advance.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, in the step of controlling the display, display and non-display of at least one of the plurality of processing target character strings and the replaced character string on the display are switched based on a switching instruction through the user interface. As such, the display may be controlled.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, when the single character string includes a plurality of codes corresponding to a plurality of non-common portions, the replacement method further includes a step of assigning a different display form to each of the plurality of codes. May be included. In the step of displaying the single character string on the display, the display may display the single character string including the plurality of codes such that each of the plurality of codes is displayed in the assigned display form. In the step of controlling the display, the plurality of processing target character strings are displayed on the display so that each of the non-common portions included in each of the plurality of processing target character strings is displayed in the display form assigned to the corresponding code. It may be displayed.

Due to the difference in the display form, if the single character string and the plurality of processing target character strings are displayed so that the user can identify the correspondence, the workability of the replacement work by the user is improved. Examples of the display form here include a display form defined by a display color. For example, in the assigning step, different colors may be assigned to each of the plurality of codes, each of the plurality of codes may be displayed in the assigned color, and each of the non-common portions may have a corresponding code. May be displayed in the color assigned to.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of processing target character strings may be a character string that represents the name of at least one of an individual data file and folder in the file system. By applying the method of the present disclosure to a file system, workability regarding name conversion of a data file handled by the file system is improved.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the plurality of processing target character strings may be character strings in a plurality of cells in the spreadsheet. By applying the method of the present disclosure to a spreadsheet, workability regarding replacement of character strings handled in the spreadsheet is improved.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program that causes a computer to execute the above-described replacement method may be provided. A computer-readable recording medium that stores the computer program may be provided. According to the 1 side of this indication, the information processing system which performs the above-mentioned substitution method may be provided.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a determination unit that determines a common part and a non-common part in each of a plurality of processing target character strings on the condition that a plurality of processing target character strings are selected through a user interface, A single character string corresponding to the processing target character string, wherein the common part determined by the determination unit is represented by the corresponding common character, and the non-common part is represented by the corresponding code, is displayed on the display. Based on the display control unit, a reception unit that accepts a change operation for the single character string displayed on the display through the user interface, and the change character string that is the single character string after the change operation, a plurality of processing target characters An information processing system may be provided that includes a replacement processing unit that replaces each of the columns with a character string according to the changed character string. This information processing system has the same effects as the above replacement method.

It is a block diagram showing the structure of an information processing system. It is explanatory drawing regarding the use of a replacement program. 6 is a flowchart showing a process executed by a processor in the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the 1st example of a display of an operation window. It is a figure which shows the 2nd example of a display of an operation window. It is a figure which shows the 3rd example of a display of an operation window. It is a figure which shows the 1st example of a warning display. It is a figure which shows the 2nd example of a warning display. It is explanatory drawing regarding utilization of the substitution program in a spreadsheet. It is a flow chart showing processing which a processor performs in a second embodiment.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 of this embodiment includes a processor 11, a memory 13, a storage device 15, a display 17, and an input device 19. The information processing system 1 is composed of, for example, a general-purpose personal computer.

The processor 11 is configured to execute processing according to a computer program stored in the storage device 15 and realize various functions. The memory 13 includes a RAM. The storage device 15 functions as an auxiliary storage device that stores various computer programs and data files. Examples of the storage device 15 include a solid state drive (SSD) and a hard disk drive (HDD).

The computer program stored in the storage device 15 includes an operating system (OS) such as Windows (registered trademark). The OS provides a desktop environment that provides a file system and a graphical user interface (GUI).

The display 17 is controlled by the processor 11 and is configured to display various kinds of information for the user. Examples of the display 17 include a liquid crystal display and an organic EL display. The input device 19 is configured to transmit a user operation signal to the processor 11. Examples of the input device 19 include a keyboard and a pointing device.

Next, details of the processing characteristic of the present embodiment will be described. The information processing system 1 is installed with a replacement program for collectively replacing file names through a computer-readable portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a memory card or a wide area network such as the Internet.

The storage device 15 includes a plurality of data files managed by the file system. These data files include data files generated by the user. As is well known, a user can freely give a file name to a data file generated by the user.

The user needs to efficiently replace the file names of the plurality of data files at once. The replacement program stored in the storage device 15 provides an excellent function for this collective replacement of file names.

By operating the desktop environment via the input device 19, the user selects a plurality of data files to be renamed for which batch replacement of file names is desired, and instructs execution of processing according to the replacement program. The processing shown may be executed by the processor 11. Then, through this operation, the operation relating to the batch replacement of file names can be input through the operation window (see FIG. 4) displayed on the display 17.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the user selects a plurality of files displayed as icons in the desktop environment with a mouse and then performs a right-click operation on the mouse to display a context menu on the display 17. Then, from the context menu, the item corresponding to the pre-installed replacement program, that is, the item named "collective replacement" in FIG. 2 can be selected.

By selecting this item, the user can input an instruction to execute the process according to the replacement program into the processor 11 through the input device 19. Alternatively, the user may input an instruction to execute the process according to the replacement program to the processor 11 through the input device 19 by pressing a shortcut key on a keyboard that is assigned in advance.

When the processor 11 starts the processing shown in FIG. 3 by inputting the execution instruction, the processor 11 analyzes the current file names of the plurality of rename target data files selected by the user (S110).

In S110, the processor 11 can determine the common part and non-common part of the file name of each of the plurality of data files to be renamed. The common portion here is a character string portion that is common to a plurality of data files to be renamed among the character strings that form the file name of the corresponding data file. The non-common portion is a character string portion that does not correspond to the common portion among the character strings that form the file name of the corresponding data file.

For example, a plurality of data files to be renamed are, as illustrated in FIG. 4, a first data file named “[Staff Meeting] Distributor Grade Evaluation April 12, 2018.docx”, “[Linear Algebra] Lecture Material Matrix is April 01, 2018.pptx" The second data file named "[Differential Calculus] Lecture Material Sequence and Limit April 02, 2018.docx" Consider the case of a total of three data files, including three data files.

In this case, regarding the first, second, and third data files, the processor 11 determines a plurality of common parts “[”, “]”, “material”, “April 2018”, and “date”. Further, the processor 11 determines a plurality of non-common parts “staff meeting”, “distribution”, “about grade evaluation”, “12”, and “docx” regarding the first data file.

For the second data file, the processor 11 discriminates a plurality of non-common portions "linear algebra", "lecture", "what is a matrix", "01", "pptx", and for the third data file, a plurality of non-common portions "differential". Discriminate between "integral", "lecture", "sequence and limit", "02", "docx".

As techniques for comparing character strings, some techniques are already known, such as dynamic programming for the longest common subsequence problem. The analysis in S110 can also be realized by utilizing or applying such a known technique.

After the analysis in S110, the processor 11 generates a single character string that is an integrated representation of the file names of a plurality of data files to be renamed, and uses this single character string as the initial value of the replacement expression for each data file to be renamed. The operation window illustrated in FIG. 4 described together with the file name is displayed on the display 17 (S120).

The operation window illustrated in FIG. 4 has a replacement expression input field in the upper part and a file name display field in which the file names of a plurality of data files to be renamed are displayed in the lower part. In the input field, the above single character string is displayed as the initial value of the substitution formula. The file name display field displays the current file names of the plurality of data files to be renamed until the replacement formula displayed in the input field is changed from the initial value by the user's operation. After the replacement formula is changed from the initial value, the file name display column displays the renamed file names of the plurality of data files to be renamed based on the changed replacement formula.

As can be understood from FIG. 4, the single character string displayed as the initial value of the replacement expression represents the common part in the current file names of the plurality of data files to be renamed by the corresponding common character, and the non-common part. Is a character string that abstractly represents with a corresponding code.

The single character string shown in FIG. 4 is “[<1>]<2>Material<3>April<4>Date 2018.<5>”. In this example, the single character string contains "[", "]", "material", "April 2018", "day." as multiple common characters, and multiple non-common parts as multiple codes. The distinctive symbols <1><2><3><4><5> are included.

Here, the code <1> is included in the “staff meeting” included in the file name of the first data file, “linear algebra” included in the file name of the second data file, and included in the file name of the third data file. Corresponds to "calculus".

Similarly, the code <2> corresponds to each of “Distribution”, “Lecture” and “Lecture” included in the file names of the first, second and third data files, and the code <3> is “Grade”. About evaluation", "What is a matrix?" and "Sequence and limit", respectively. The code <4> corresponds to "12", "01" and "02", and the code <5> is "docx". It corresponds to each of "pptx" and "docx".

In S120, the processor 11 assigns different colors to each of the plurality of codes <1><2><3><4><5> according to a predetermined rule, and the codes <1><2 included in the single character string are assigned. ><3><4><5> is displayed in the input field in the corresponding color, and the non-common part included in the file names of multiple data files to be renamed is displayed in the lower row in the color assigned to the corresponding code. The operation window to be displayed on the display 17 is displayed on the display 17.

For example, red is assigned to the code <1>, and blue is assigned to the code <2>. In this case, the code <1> included in the substitution formula is displayed in red and the code <2> is displayed in blue in the input field of the operation window. Furthermore, in the lower part of the operation window, the character strings "staff meeting", "linear algebra" and "calculus" corresponding to the code <1> are displayed in red, and the character string "distribution" corresponding to the code <2>. "Lecture" and "Lecture" are displayed in blue.

After displaying the operation window on the display 17, the processor 11 proceeds to S130 and accepts an operation of the operation window by the user through the input device 19. Then, when an operation is performed, the processing corresponding to the operation is executed by the processing of S140 to S190.

In S130, the processor 11 can accept an operation of adding a new data file as a rename target. For example, the user can add a new data file to the rename target by dragging and dropping the icon of the data file to be newly added as the rename target at the bottom of the operation window.

When the processor 11 determines that an operation has been performed on the operation window (Yes in S130) and determines that the performed operation is an operation of adding a new data file to the rename target (Yes in S140), the process proceeds to S141.

In S141, the processor 11 re-analyzes the file names of all the data files to be renamed including the added data file, and determines the common part and the non-common part of the file name for each data file. The processor 11 updates the display content of the operation window on the display 17 based on the determination result (S145).

That is, the processor 11 generates a single character string in which the file names of a plurality of data files to be renamed including the added data file are integrally expressed based on the reanalysis result, and the single character string is used as a replacement expression. The display content of the operation window is updated so that it is displayed on the display 17 together with the file name of each data file to be renamed (S145). Then, the next operation is accepted (S130).

The processor 11 determines that an operation has been performed on the operation window (Yes in S130), and determines that the operation performed is a change operation for the replacement formula displayed in the operation window (Yes in S150), the process proceeds to S155. , Update the display contents of the operation window to the contents that comply with the changed replacement formula.

That is, the processor 11 displays the changed replacement expression in the input field of the operation window, and displays the replaced file name of the data file to be renamed according to the changed replacement expression in the lower part of the operation window. The display contents of the operation window are updated (S155). The file name after replacement displayed here is the file name when the file name of the corresponding data file is "provisionally" replaced according to the replacement formula after modification. That is, it should be noted that the file name of the data file is not actually changed in S155.

According to the example shown in FIG. 5, the substitution formula is shown in FIG. 5 from “[<1>]<2>Material<3>April<4>2018.<5>2018” shown in FIG. It has been changed to "(2018-04-<4>)<1>-<3>.<5>". In this case, in the lower part of the operation window, the character string "(2018-04-12) Staff Meeting-About grade evaluation .docx" is displayed for the first data file as the file name after replacement, and the character string for the second data file is displayed. The column ``(2018-04-01) Linear algebra-What is a matrix..pptx'' is displayed and the string ``(2018-04-02) Calculus-sequence and limit .docx'' is displayed for the third data file. As described above, the processor 11 updates the display content of the operation window. Then, the next operation is accepted (S130).

As can be understood from the comparison between FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, in the present embodiment, as the replacement expression changing operation, common character changing, adding, moving, and deleting operations, and non-common portion (code) moving and A delete operation can be accepted. The “move” operation corresponds to the operation of changing the position where the common/non-common character is described in the entire character string. The versatility of this operation means that the user has a high degree of freedom and can collectively replace the file names of the data files to be renamed by the operation on the replacement expression.

If the processor 11 determines that an operation on the operation window has been performed (Yes in S130) and determines that the operation performed is a display mode changing operation (Yes in S160), the processor 11 proceeds to S165 to display the operation window. , The mode is switched to the mode corresponding to the changed display mode. Then, the next operation is accepted (S130).

For example, the user performs an operation of changing the display mode so as to switch the display mode between the simple mode and the detailed mode by operating the operation object “option” located at the upper right of the operation window through the input device 19. You can The operation windows shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are operation windows displayed in the simple mode. On the other hand, the operation window shown in FIG. 6 is an operation window displayed in the detailed mode.

As can be understood from FIG. 6, in the detailed mode, in the lower part of the operation window, the file names after the replacement according to the replacement formula are displayed in parallel as the file names of the plurality of data files to be renamed, respectively. It That is, in the simple mode, when the replacement expression is changed, the file names of the data files to be renamed displayed in the operation window are changed to the file names according to the changed replacement expression. The replaced filename according to the expression is displayed in addition to the current filename.

Furthermore, in the detailed mode, the first and second input fields are displayed in the upper part of the operation window. The first input field is the uppermost input field of the input fields shown in FIG. 6, and the second input field is the input field located below the first input field.
The second input field has the same function as the simple mode input field. That is, in the second input field, a single character string corresponding to a plurality of data files to be renamed is displayed as the initial value of the replacement expression in a state in which the change operation can be accepted.

On the other hand, in the first input field, a character string in which the file names of the plurality of data files to be renamed before replacement are integratedly expressed is displayed as a pattern expression. The character string initially displayed in the first input field is the same as the character string initially displayed in the second input field.

That is, in the first input field, a single character string as an automatically generated pattern expression based on the file name patterns of a plurality of data files to be renamed analyzed by the processor 11 is not satisfactory to the user. At times, it is configured to be able to accept the correction operation of the pattern expression. In the first input field, the user can also use an advanced regular expression as a pattern expression.

As described above, in the detailed mode, the operation window is displayed so that the user can receive not only the operation for changing the replacement expression but also the operation for modifying the underlying pattern expression. In addition, in the expression using the symbol <>, making the pattern expression and the replacement expression the same means not changing the file name, but this is not the case when using a regular expression.

In addition, if the processor 11 determines that an operation has been performed on the operation window (Yes in S130) and determines that the performed operation is a cancel operation (Yes in S170), the user's previous operation on the operation window is discarded. Then, the process shown in FIG. 3 is terminated without executing the process of replacing the file name of the data file to be renamed. The cancel operation corresponds to, for example, an operation of closing the operation window.

When the processor 11 determines that an operation has been performed on the operation window (Yes in S130) and determines that the performed operation is a replacement instruction operation (Yes in S180), the processor 11 proceeds to S185 and executes the replacement process. That is, the file names of the plurality of data files to be renamed are replaced with the file names according to the replacement formula shown in the operation window. As a result, the file name of each data file to be renamed is actually changed to the file name after replacement displayed in the operation window.

The replacement instruction operation corresponds to the user pressing the confirm button in the operation window. The pressing operation of a specific key (for example, the enter key) on the keyboard as the input device 19 may be included in the example of the replacement instruction operation. When a replacement instruction operation is performed, particularly when a specific key is pressed, a dialog box may be displayed on the display 17 to inquire whether the replacement may be executed.

When the replacement process is completed, the processor 11 closes the operation window and ends the process shown in FIG. When an operation other than the above-described operation is performed, the processor 11 executes a process corresponding to the performed operation (S190). In S190, when the correction operation for the pattern expression is performed, the pattern expression can be corrected and the display in the first input field can be updated according to the operation. After that, the processor 11 moves to S130 and accepts the next operation.

The information processing system 1 of the first embodiment described above analyzes the file names of a plurality of data files to be renamed, displays the integrated single character string as the initial value of the replacement expression, and then replaces it. Accept the formula change operation and perform the batch replacement of file names according to the changed replace formula.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the user does not need to have a high degree of knowledge when replacing a file name, unlike the conventional replacement technique using a regular expression. Furthermore, the analysis of a plurality of file names to be renamed is also realized by the processor 11, so that the user does not need to perform the analysis by himself and assemble a substitution formula from scratch. The user can perform the replacement work with a high degree of freedom by the change operation for the replacement expression (single character string) generated by the processor 11.

Further, in the present embodiment, a plurality of non-common portions in the file names of the respective rename-targeted data files displayed in the operation window are displayed in the same color in association with the code in the substitution formula. Therefore, the user can change the replacement formula based on the display color while well understanding in advance the file name after replacement. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a technique that allows a user to more easily perform a character string replacement operation than ever before.

In addition, when the processor 11 receives the change operation for the replacement expression, the processor 11 determines whether or not the replacement expression after the change includes a character that cannot be used in the file name, and determines that the replacement expression cannot be used. If the characters are included, the display contents of the operation window may be updated so that a warning message such as "The name contains invalid characters" is displayed in the operation window (S155). .. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an exemplary configuration of an operation window including a warning message "The name contains invalid characters."

In addition, the processor 11 determines whether or not there is a data file that is used by another process and whose file name cannot be changed, among the plurality of data files to be renamed. Good. If the corresponding data file exists, a warning message such as "used by another process" is displayed in the operation window in association with the file name of the corresponding data file as shown in FIG. As described above, the operation window may be displayed on the display 17, or the display content of the operation window may be updated (S120, S145, S155).

Similarly, since the processor 11 already has a data file with the same file name as the file name after replacement, among the plurality of data files to be renamed, the data file whose file name cannot be changed is It may be determined whether or not it exists. Then, if the corresponding data file exists, a warning message such as "a file with the same name as the file name after replacement exists" may be displayed on the display 17 (S155). For example, the processor 11 displays a message "a file with the same name as the file name after replacement already exists" instead of the message "used by another process" shown in FIG. Can be displayed on.

Since the display of such a warning message before the replacement instruction cannot replace the character string according to the replacement instruction, it is possible to suppress the possibility that some work such as user confirmation work performed before the replacement instruction is wasted. You can Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to provide a highly convenient batch replacement function for file names.

According to the present embodiment, the replacement program may be configured so that not only the data file but also the folder can be selected as the rename target. As a rename target, a plurality of data files and folders may be mixed. The processor 11 handles the folder name to be renamed in the same manner as the file name, executes the process shown in FIG. 3, and can collectively replace the folder name according to the replacement formula.

[Second embodiment]
Then, the information processing system 1 of 2nd embodiment is demonstrated. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the replacement program is configured for batch replacement of character strings in a plurality of cells in a spreadsheet, but the hardware configuration of the information processing system 1 is The same as in the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following, the details of the process executed by the processor 11 according to the replacement program will be described, and the description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be omitted.

In the second embodiment, when the processor 11 is instructed to execute the process according to the replacement program in a state where a plurality of cells in the spreadsheet are selected by the user's operation on the spreadsheet, as shown in FIG. 9, The processing shown in FIG. 10 is executed.

Through the input device 19, the user can instruct the execution of the process according to the replacement program while selecting a plurality of cells for which batch replacement of character strings is desired as cells to be processed. Depending on this processing, the GUI-type operation window shown in the lower part of FIG. 9 is displayed on the display 17. Through this operation window, the user can input an operation related to batch replacement of character strings in a plurality of cells.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the user selects a plurality of cells surrounded by broken lines with a mouse and then performs a right-click operation on the mouse to display a context menu on the display 17 to display the context menu. From among the items, the item named "collective replacement" corresponding to the replacement program can be selected. By selecting this item, an instruction to execute the process according to the replacement program can be input to the processor 11 through the input device 19.

When the processor 11 starts the processing shown in FIG. 10 by inputting the execution instruction, the processor 11 analyzes the current character string in the cell regarding a plurality of cells to be processed selected by the user prior to the execution instruction (S210).

In S210, the processor 11 determines, for each of the plurality of cells to be processed, a common part and a non-common part in the character string in the cell. The common portion is a character string portion common to a plurality of cells to be processed among the character strings in the corresponding cells. The non-common part is a character string part that does not correspond to the common part among the character strings in the corresponding cells.

For example, the plurality of cells to be processed are, as illustrated in FIG. 9, a first cell having a character string “A Building 1F 152”, a second cell having a character string “A Building 3F 301”, and a character string “ Consider a case where there are a total of four cells, including a third cell having the first floor of Building B 131" and a fourth cell having the character string "Main Building 10th Floor 1013".

In this case, regarding the first, second, third, and fourth cells, the processor 11 determines a plurality of common parts “building” and “floor”. Further, regarding the first cell, a plurality of non-common parts “A number”, “1” and “152” are discriminated, and regarding the second cell, a plurality of non-common portions “A number” “3” “301” are discriminated, For the third cell, a plurality of non-common portions "B number", "1", "131" are discriminated, and for the fourth cell, a plurality of non-common portions "book", "10", "1013" are discriminated.

After the analysis in S210, the processor 11 generates a single character string "<1> building <2> floor <3>" that is an integrated representation of the character strings in the plurality of cells to be processed, and replaces this single character string. The operation window illustrated in the lower part of FIG. 9 described as the initial value of the expression is displayed on the display 17 (S220).

The single character string includes the codes <1><2><3> that distinguish each of the plurality of non-common parts. The code <1> corresponds to each of “A”, “A”, “B”, and “book” included in the character strings in the first, second, third, and fourth cells, and the code <2 > Corresponds to each of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th cells included in the character string in the cell, "1" "3" "1" "10", the code <3>, the first, It corresponds to each of “152”, “301”, “131”, and “1013” included in the character strings in the second, third, and fourth cells.

After displaying the operation window on the display 17, the processor 11 moves to S230 and accepts an operation of the user on the operation window through the input device 19. Then, when an operation is performed, the processing corresponding to the operation is executed by the processing of S240 to S270.

The processor 11 determines that an operation has been performed on the operation window (Yes in S230), and determines that the performed operation is a change operation for the substitution formula displayed in the operation window (Yes in S240), the process proceeds to S241. , Update the display contents of the operation window to the contents that comply with the changed replacement formula.

Further, in S245, the processor 11 provisionally replaces the character string in the plurality of cells to be processed with the character string corresponding to the changed replacement expression. Temporary replacement here means that when a cancel instruction is input, it is possible to return to the initial state before replacement, and the character strings in multiple cells are changed to the character string corresponding to the changed replacement expression. Corresponds to replacement. Then, the next operation is accepted (S230).

When the processor 11 determines that the operation has been performed (Yes in S230) and determines that the performed operation is the cancel operation (Yes in S250), the processor 11 discards the operation of the user until now on the operation window and sets the operation target. After returning the character strings in the plurality of cells to the initial state before the replacement (S255), the operation window is closed and the processing shown in FIG. 10 is ended.

When the processor 11 determines that the operation is performed (Yes in S230) and determines that the performed operation is the replacement instruction operation (Yes in S260), the process proceeds to S265, and the temporary replacement in the plurality of cells to be processed is performed. After confirming the character string as the character string after replacement, the operation window is closed and the processing shown in FIG. 10 is terminated.

When an operation other than the above-described operation is performed, the processor 11 executes a process corresponding to the performed operation (S270), shifts to S230, and waits until the next operation is performed.

The information processing system 1 according to the second embodiment described above analyzes character strings in a plurality of cells to be processed, displays the integrated single character string as an initial value of the replacement expression, and then replaces the replacement expression. Accepts the change operation of and replaces the character strings in multiple cells at once according to the changed replacement expression. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the work of replacing the character strings in the plurality of cells in the spreadsheet has a high degree of freedom and can be performed more easily than before.

It goes without saying that the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described first embodiment and second embodiment, and can take various aspects. For example, the character string replacement method realized by the replacement program of the present disclosure is not limited to the collective replacement of file names and the collective replacement of character strings in cells.

In the first embodiment, the character string after replacement according to the replacement formula is displayed in advance in the lower part of the operation window, but the character string after replacement may not be displayed in advance. In this case, the current file names of the plurality of data files to be renamed may be displayed in the lower part of the operation window, or neither the current file name nor the file name after replacement may be displayed. According to a switching instruction from the user, the processor 11 may perform display control of the operation window so as to switch display/non-display of at least one of the current file name and the replaced file name.

In the first embodiment, a plurality of codes <1><2><3><4><5>, and different display modes for the non-common parts included in the file names of the data files to be renamed, specifically Although the correspondence relationship between the code and the non-common part is clearly displayed to the user by displaying in different colors, the correspondence relationship may be displayed to the user in other display modes. The difference in display form can be generated based on at least one difference in font type, font size, and font color.

The function of one constituent element in the above-described embodiment may be distributed to a plurality of constituent elements. Functions of a plurality of components may be integrated into one component. Part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be omitted. At least a part of the configurations of the above-described embodiments may be added or replaced with respect to the configurations of the other above-described embodiments. All aspects included in the technical idea specified by the wording of the claims are the embodiments of the present disclosure.

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A method for replacing a character string, which is executed by a computer, comprising:
On condition that a plurality of processing target character strings are selected through the user interface, a common part in each of the plurality of processing target character strings, which is a character part common to the plurality of processing target character strings, and Determining a non-common part that is a character part that is not common among the plurality of processing target character strings;
A single character string corresponding to the plurality of processing target character strings, wherein the common part determined by the determining step is represented by a corresponding common character, and the non-common part is represented by a corresponding code. Displaying the columns on the display,
Accepting a change operation for the single character string displayed on the display through the user interface;
Replacing each of the plurality of processing target character strings with a character string according to the changed character string, based on the changed character string that is the single character string after the change by the changing operation,
A replacement method including. The replacement method according to claim 1, wherein
Including a step of receiving a replacement instruction through the user interface,
In the replacing step, the replacing method of replacing each of the plurality of processing target character strings with a character string according to the changed character string, on condition that the replacement instruction is input through the user interface. The replacement method according to claim 2, wherein
When the changed character string includes unusable characters, the replacement further includes the step of displaying a message on the display, which warns that the unusable characters are included, before the replacement instruction is input. Method. The replacement method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein
When at least one of the plurality of processing target character strings is in a non-replaceable state, a message warning that the substitution is impossible is displayed on the display before the replacement instruction is input. The replacement method further comprising a step. The replacement method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein:
The replacement method further comprising the step of displaying the plurality of processing target character strings on the display separately from the single character string. The replacement method according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
Separately from the single character string, the plurality of processing target character strings are displayed on the display, and further, before the replacement instruction is input, the plurality of processing target character strings are temporarily changed to the changed character string. The replacement method further comprising the step of controlling the display so as to display a character string after replacement based on the replacement, on or in addition to the plurality of processing target character strings. The replacement method according to claim 6, wherein
In the step of controlling the display, the display and non-display of at least one of the plurality of processing target character strings and the replaced character string in the display are switched based on a switching instruction through the user interface, A replacement method that controls the display. The replacement method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein
When the single character string includes, as the non-common part, a plurality of codes corresponding to a plurality of non-common parts, a step of assigning a different display form to each of the plurality of codes,
In the step of displaying the single character string on the display, causing the display to display the single character string including the plurality of codes so as to display each of the plurality of codes in an assigned display form,
In the step of controlling the display, the plurality of non-common portions included in each of the plurality of processing target character strings are displayed in the display so as to be displayed in a display form assigned to a corresponding code. Replacement method to display the processing target string. The replacement method according to claim 8, wherein
In the assigning step, a different color is assigned to each of the plurality of codes as the different display form,
Each of the plurality of symbols is displayed in an assigned color,
The replacement method in which each of the non-common portions is displayed in a color assigned to a corresponding code. The replacement method according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The replacement method, wherein each of the plurality of processing target character strings is a character string representing the name of at least one of individual data files and folders in the file system. The replacement method according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The replacement method, wherein the plurality of processing target character strings are character strings in a plurality of cells in a spreadsheet. A computer program for causing a computer to execute the replacement method according to any one of claims 1 to 11. On condition that a plurality of processing target character strings are selected through the user interface, a common part in each of the plurality of processing target character strings, which is a character part common to the plurality of processing target character strings, and A discriminating unit for discriminating non-common portions which are character portions that are not common among the plurality of processing target character strings;
A single character string corresponding to the plurality of processing target character strings, wherein the common portion determined by the determination unit is represented by a corresponding common character, and the non-common portion is represented by a corresponding code. And a display control unit for displaying on the display,
A receiving unit that receives a change operation for the single character string displayed on the display through the user interface,
A replacement processing unit that replaces each of the plurality of processing target character strings with a character string that complies with the changed character string, based on the changed character string that is the single character string after the change operation.
Information processing system including.

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