JP2770309B2 - Output message editing method - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to editing control of an output message in an online system, and more particularly, to editing a standard message into a format suitable for an output device of the online system. It relates to the editing method of the message to be output.

〔Overview〕

The present invention edits message data output line by line,
In the output message editing method of outputting to the output device as edited data, the output device and the book are obtained by converting the input line-by-line data with reference to a format determined for each output device or output book table and converting the output format. The output corresponding to the format of the table is possible, and the editing work is facilitated.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, the editing of output messages in an online system is performed by creating and editing a program for editing each message.
Output to each output device.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In such a conventional output message editing method, when a format is changed or an output destination device is changed, for example, when a change is made from an ANK printer for alphabets and kana to a kanji printer, the message is edited each time. There was a disadvantage that the program had to be changed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described drawbacks, and has as its object to provide an output message editing method that can easily change an output format and can easily cope with a change in a display format due to a change in an output device.

[Means for solving the problem]

The present invention relates to an output message editing system which is connected between a higher-level device and an output device and includes editing means for editing message data input from the higher-level device in units of rows and providing edited data to the output device. Means for designating a format determined by an apparatus or a specified output book table; and storing format information for each page and output format code conversion information for each item corresponding to the specified output device or output form. Format definition means, and conversion means for converting the output format of data based on the code conversion information. The editing means accumulates data input on a line-by-line basis and stores the format specified by the specification means. Means for referring to the format information of the format definition means, editing the data converted by the conversion means into a page-by-page format, and outputting the edited data. And features.

[Action]

According to the present invention, input line units and data are accumulated, and a format determined by a separately input editing book table name and output destination terminal name is specified, and format information in a format definition file is referred to according to the specified format. To convert the output format and output the converted data for each screen or
Output for each page.

〔Example〕

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

 FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

The message editing device of this embodiment includes an output message editing program 3 as a means for storing and editing input line-by-line data, an output device information definition program 4 as a means for specifying a format determined by an output device or an output book, A format definition file 6 as format definition means for storing format information corresponding to the designated output device, and an output format code conversion as conversion means for converting an output format of data stored in a format corresponding to the format information. And a program 5.

 Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

First, the unedited data 1 to be transmitted or output from the higher-level device is input to the electronic message editing device line by line. The output telegram program 3 accumulates the unedited data 1 input on a line-by-line basis until the data becomes one screenful of the CRT or one page of the book. Output device information definition program 4
Is the edit book table name or output destination terminal name 2 that is input separately
Is determined, and this is transmitted to the output message editing program 3. The format specified by the output device information definition program 4 is stored in a format definition file 6, and the format in the definition file 6 specifies a format for each page and information of output format code conversion for each item. It is stored for each format.

As described above, the output message editing program 3 accumulates unedited data for one screen of the CRT or one page of the book table.
The output format for each item is converted by the output format code conversion program 5 with reference to the specified format in the format definition file 6 and edited into a format for each page.

The edited data is output as edited data 7 for each CRT1 screen or each book page.

An example of the operation of the output message editing program is shown in the flowchart of FIG. This flowchart is an example in which the output message format differs depending on the designated output device.

First, data is input on a line basis, and it is determined whether the data is edited on a line basis or on a page basis. If the data is on a page basis, the format definition file 6 is referred to as described above. The output format is converted by the output format code conversion program 5. Divide the edited data according to whether the specified output device is a kanji printer, ANK printer for alphabet and kana, or CRT display, and accumulate this edited data until page editing is completed Then, the data is registered in a message file and output to the output device as edited data.

If the output is in units of lines, the data before editing is accumulated and output as it is.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the editing of output data by changing the output device or output format can be performed without being aware of code conversion from the code being processed to the output format and format control without changing the format of the CRT screen or the printer table. It is possible to edit telegrams for users.

Further, even when the format is changed or the output device is changed after the operation of the online system, the change can be easily performed by adding or changing the definition information of the format definition file and the output device information definition program. effective.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the output message editing program of the embodiment. 3 ... Output message editing program, 4 ... Output device information definition program, 5 ... Output format code conversion program, 6 ... Format definition file.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An output message editing unit (3) connected between a host device and an output device, comprising editing means (3) for editing message data input from the host device on a line basis and providing edited data to the output device. A specification means (2, 4) for specifying a format determined by an output device or a specified output book table, format information in page units corresponding to the specified output device or output form, and an output format for each item Format definition means for storing code conversion information for each format (6)
And a conversion means (5) for converting the output format of the data based on the code conversion information. The editing means stores the data input in units of lines, and An output message editing method, comprising means for referring to the format information of the format definition means, editing the data converted by the conversion means into a format for each page, and outputting the edited data.