JP2845875B2 - Defined object creation processing device - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Overview] In the present invention, in a definition body object creation processing apparatus, the control statement pattern creation tool used as a definition body creation tool has poor operability, so that it takes time to create a definition body. To solve the problem that both definition tool creation tools were not satisfactory to the user because of the drawback that the definition creation accuracy was not sufficient with the interactive screen creation tool. In addition, by providing both definition body creation tools and configuring the input data processed between the two definition body creation tools so that they can be used interchangeably, it is excellent in operability and accuracy of creation. This enables the realization of a high definition body creation tool. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a definition body object creation processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a definition body creation tool of a control statement pattern creation tool and a screen interactive creation tool used as a creation tool of a definition body object. The present invention relates to an object creation processing device for a definition body, which enables creation of an object of a definition body while taking advantage of the advantages of the above. [Prior art] For example, a definition body creation tool is prepared as a service program of an application for a definition body that defines a screen format, which is a fixed element for an application program such as a form overlay pattern or a form. Have been. The definition body creation tools are roughly classified into two types of creation tools: a control sentence pattern creation tool and a screen interactive creation tool. FIG. 5 shows an overall configuration diagram of a control statement type definition body creation tool according to the prior art and a flow of processing data thereof.
In this figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a control statement pattern creation tool configured on a processor, which includes a control statement editing unit 1 for creating and modifying control statements and an object creation unit 2 for converting control statements into objects. Be composed. Reference numeral 20 denotes a display device for displaying input control statements, 30 denotes a printer as printing means, 40 denotes a control statement file for storing the input control statements, and 50 denotes a created definition object. This is a definition object file to be stored. Reference numeral 3 denotes an interface used for input / output of data between the control statement pattern creation tool 100 and the control statement file 40 and the definition object file 50. A file input / output I / F 4 denotes a control statement editor 1 A display controller, which is a controller used when displaying the control statement being edited on the display device 20, 5
Is a print controller which is a controller used when printing the created object on the printer 30. In the control statement type definition body creation tool configured as described above, the user specifies the attribute information of the definition body with a control statement, and when a new definition body is created, it is displayed on the display device 20. While looking at the input control statements and when modifying the already input definition, input the control statements using a keyboard (not shown) while viewing the control statements read out from the control statement file 40 onto the display device 20. Then, the control sentence editing unit 1 edits the input control sentence. When all the control statements required to create a desired definition body are input, the control statements edited by this input are stored in the control statement file 40, and the object creation unit 2 stores the edited control statements. The object is converted into an object, and the definition object created by this conversion is stored in the definition object file 50. Then, when there is a print request to the printer 30, the control statement pattern creation tool 100
A desired definition body is printed on the printer 30 by using the definition body object created in the above step or by using the definition body object stored in the definition body object file 50. Since this control statement type definition body creation tool can set the attribute information of the definition body with specific numerical values of the parameters in the control statement, the attribute information can be specified in detail.
There is an advantage that the definition precision can be increased. On the other hand, FIG. 6 shows an overall configuration diagram of a screen interactive type definition body creation tool which is another conventional creation tool, and a flow of processing data thereof. In this figure, reference numeral 200 denotes a screen interactive creation tool configured on a processor.
A dialog editing unit 6 for executing a dialog with the user; an intermediate format expansion / creation unit 7 for expanding and creating an intermediate format used by the dialog editing unit 6 for editing; And an object creating unit 2 for converting the internal data thus obtained into an object. The display device 20 and the definition object file 50 are basically the same as the display device 20 and the definition object file 50 of the control statement type definition creation tool. 20
The object being created is displayed as it is, not the control statements, and the definition object file 50
The difference is that an intermediate format for editing created by the intermediate format expansion creating unit 7 is stored in addition to the definition object created by the object creating unit 2. In the screen interactive definition body creation tool configured as described above, when creating a new definition body, the user looks at the input object displayed on the display device 20 and uses the definition already input. When modifying the field, the definition field object read out from the definition field object file 50 together with the intermediate format for editing expanded by the intermediate format expansion generation section 7 to the interactive editing section 6 and displayed on the display device 20 is viewed. Meanwhile, the definition body is created while interacting with the interactive editing unit 6 using a keyboard and a mouse (not shown). When a desired definition body is created through a dialog with the dialog editing unit 6, the object creating unit 2 converts the edited internal data handled by the dialog editing unit 6 into an object, and the definition body object created by this conversion is While being stored in the definition object file 50, the intermediate format expansion / creation unit 7 creates an intermediate format from the edited internal data handled by the interactive editing unit 6, and the created intermediate format is also created in the definition object file at the same time.
It will be stored in 50. When there is a print request to the printer 30, the screen interactive creation tool 200 uses the definition object created by the object creation unit 2 or the definition object stored in the definition object file 50. , A desired definition body is printed on the printer 30. The internal data corresponds to the edited data handled by the interactive editing unit 6. The intermediate format corresponds to (editing) data used by the interactive editing unit 6 in the editing process as a stage before obtaining the edited data, that is, the internal data. This screen interactive type definition body creation tool performs an interaction while visually recognizing the object being created on the display device 20, so that an erroneous definition body is not created and is excellent as a man-machine interface. It has the advantage of being able to create properties without having to know any grammar. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In a conventional processing apparatus for creating a definition object using a control sentence pattern definition creation tool, there is an advantage that definition creation accuracy is improved, but the display device 20 is input. The control statement is only displayed. Therefore, unless the object is converted into an object by the object creating unit 2 and printed on the printer 30, it cannot be confirmed whether or not the control statement of the definition body is correctly input. There was a point. That is, when a control statement is created, a grammatical error can be immediately confirmed on the display device 20, but the format of the created object cannot be confirmed, so that it takes time to create the definition body. In addition, the user had to know the grammar of the control statement. On the other hand, in the conventional definition processing object creation processing device using the screen interactive definition body creation tool,
Although there is an advantage that an object of a defined body can be easily created from the excellent characteristics as a machine interface, a CR which is the most common as the display device 20 is used.
Since the pixel density of T is coarser than the pixel density of the printer 30, which is the most common printing means, the accuracy of setting the specified position and shape of the definition object is reduced, and therefore the definition object created on the printer 30 is reduced. However, there has been a problem that the fineness is lost and the appearance is deteriorated. As described above, the control statement type definition body creation tool and the screen interactive definition body creation tool of the prior art, which are definition object creation tools, have both advantages and disadvantages, and are selectively used based on the needs of the user. Was the current situation. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances,
A new combination of the advantage that the definition structure creation tool that is an advantage of the control statement type definition creation tool can be improved, and the advantage that the definition structure that is the advantage of the screen interactive definition structure creation tool can be easily created. It does not provide a tool for creating objects with various definition fields. [Means for Solving the Problems] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of a definition body object creation processing apparatus using a definition body creation tool according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is control statement editing means, 2 is object conversion means, 6
Is interactive editing means, 8 is data conversion means, 10 is definition body creation tool, 20 is display means, 22 is tool switching means, 30 is printing means,
40 is a control statement storage means, and 50 is an object storage means. Here, the same reference numerals are used for components that exhibit the same functions as in FIGS. 5 and 6 showing the prior art. The definition body creation tool 10 includes control statement editing means 1, object conversion means 2, interactive editing means 6, data conversion means 8, and tool switching means 22. The control statement editing means 1 has a function of editing a control statement for creating a definition body, the dialog editing means 6 has a function of interactively editing internal data representing the definition body, and the object conversion means 2 has a function of editing these control statements. It has a function of converting control statements edited by the editing means 1 and internal data edited by the dialog editing means 6 into objects. The tool switching means 22 is a switching means for setting the definition body creation tool 10 to one of a control statement pattern creation tool mode and a screen interactive creation tool mode, and the data conversion means 8 is a tool switching means. In accordance with the instruction of 22, the control statement editing means 1 mutually performs data conversion between the control statement being processed and the interactive editing means 6 with internal data being processed. The control sentence storage means 40 is a storage means for storing the control sentence edited by the control sentence editing means 1 so as to be used for reediting. The object storage means 50 is an object converted by the object conversion means 2. Is a storage means for storing. The display means 20 displays the control statement being edited by the control statement editing means 1,
Alternatively, the interactive editing means 6 displays one of the definition bodies being interactively edited. [Operation] A user who creates a definition body object wants to increase the definition body creation accuracy when setting the definition body creation tool 10 to the screen interactive creation tool mode and executing the creation of the definition body. When the judgment is made, the tool switching means 22 is switched to the control sentence pattern creation tool mode. By this switching, the data conversion means 8 converts the internal data being processed by the dialog editing means 6 into corresponding control statements and stores the control statements in the control statement editing means 1, whereby the definition body creation tool 10 controls the control statement pattern creation tool mode. The user executes detailed input of the definition while seeing the corresponding control statement displayed on the display means 20. Conversely, when the definition body creation tool 10 is set to the control sentence pattern creation tool mode and the creation of the definition body is performed, when it is determined that the operability of the creation of the definition body is to be prioritized, the tool switching means 22 is displayed on the screen. Switch to interactive creation tool mode. By this switching, the data conversion means 8 converts the control statement being processed by the control statement editing means 1 into the corresponding internal data and stores it in the dialog editing means 6, whereby the definition body creating tool 10 is switched to the screen interactive type creating tool. Since the mode is switched, the user interactively inputs the definition while directly viewing the corresponding definition displayed on the display unit 20. As described above, according to the definition object creation processing apparatus of the present invention, an outline of a definition body can be specified by giving priority to operability by a screen interactive creation tool, and a definition body that requires detailed specification is required. Since the control sentence pattern creation tool can be used for the part, the object creation processing device of a definition body that can be easily created and has high creation accuracy can be realized. [Embodiment] Fig. 2 shows an embodiment of a definition object creation processing apparatus using a definition object creation tool to which the present invention is applied. In the figure, control statement editing unit 1, definition object creation unit 2
(Same as the object conversion means 2), the interactive editing unit 6, the definition body creation tool 10, the display device 20, the tool mode selection means 22, the printer 30, the control statement file 40, and the definition body object file 50 are the principle configuration of the present invention. The control statement editing means 1, the object conversion means 2, the interactive editing means 6, the definition creation tool 10, the display means 20, the tool switching means 22, the printing means 30, the control statement storage means 40, the object storage of FIG. Each corresponds to the means 50. Also, the file input / output I / F3 and display controller in the figure
4, the print controller 5 is the fifth controller described as the prior art.
File input / output I / F3 and display controller shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 6
4, which basically performs the same function as the print controller 5, and the intermediate format development and creation unit 7 is the same as the intermediate format development and creation unit 7 of FIG. Reference numeral 21 denotes a keyboard, which is used for inputting a control sentence in a control sentence pattern creation tool and for inputting attribute information of a definition body in a screen interactive creation tool. Next, the operation of the definition object creating apparatus of the present invention based on such a configuration will be described in detail according to the processing procedure shown in FIG. 3 and the flow of processing data shown in FIG. A user who creates a definition body object first selects the tool mode selection means 22 to be a control statement pattern creation tool mode when creating an object of a definition body part requiring creation precision. By this selection, the definition body creating tool 10 is set to the control sentence pattern creating tool, so that the control sentence input from the keyboard 21 is displayed on the display device 20. When creating a new control statement, the control statement editing unit 1
Will edit the control statement as it is in response to input from the keyboard 21, but when modifying the control statement stored in the control statement file 40 because it has already been created,
The control statement editor 1 fetches the corresponding control statement from the control statement file 40 via the file input / output I / F3, and
Correction processing is performed according to the input from. The fetching of the corresponding control statement from the control statement file 40 is the step of FIG. 3, and the flow of the processing data at this time is shown in FIG. At this time, since the control statement is displayed on the display device 20 via the display controller 4, the user checks the control statement on the display device 20 and checks whether there is an error in the grammar of the control statement. Input from the keyboard 21 can be executed. This step is the step in FIG. 3, and the flow of processing data for screen display at this time is shown in FIG. When a definition body is created by a control statement in this way, when creating or modifying an object of a definition body part that does not require creation accuracy, the user must use a tool mode selection unit 22 to give priority to operability. To the screen interactive creation tool mode. When this selection is made, the control sentence editing unit 1 converts the control sentence being edited into internal data, which is data handled by the dialog editing unit 6, and stores it in the dialog editing unit 6. This step is the step in FIG.
The flow of the processing data at this time is shown in FIG. By this processing, the definition body creation tool 10 is shifted to the screen interactive creation tool, and the definition body itself is displayed on the display device 20, and the function of the keyboard 21 is also switched for inputting the definition body. Thus, the user can directly input the definition from the keyboard 21 with good operability while visually recognizing the definition on the display device 20. This step is the step in FIG. 3, and the flow of processing data for screen display at this time is shown in FIG. When it becomes necessary to create or modify the object of the definition field where creation accuracy is required again, the user shall
The tool mode selecting means 22 is selected for the control sentence pattern creation tool mode. Conversely, the dialog editing unit 6 converts internal data representing the definition body being interactively edited into a control sentence and stores it in the control sentence editing unit 1. I do. As a result of this processing, the definition body creation tool 10 shifts to the control sentence pattern creation tool again, so that the object of the definition body can be created with high creation accuracy. This step is the step shown in FIG. 3, and the flow of the processing data at this time is shown in FIG. In this way, the user selects the tool mode selection means 22 to the control sentence pattern creation tool mode when the creation accuracy is required, and sets the tool mode selection means 22 to the screen interactive creation tool when the operability is required. By selecting the mode, the object of the definition body is created, but when the creation of the definition body is completed in the screen interactive creation tool mode, interactive editing is performed as shown in the step of FIG. Is converted into a control statement as in the case of the step. When the internal data representing the definition body and the control statement are completed, the control statement editor 1 stores the edited control statement in the control statement file 40 as shown in the step of FIG.
The definition object creating unit 2 creates a definition object by converting a control statement into an object as shown in a step or by converting internal data into an object as shown in a step. The definition object created in this way is stored in the definition object file 50 together with the intermediate format created from the internal data by the intermediate format development creating unit 7 as shown in the step of FIG. The flow of processing data corresponding to each of these steps, steps, steps,
, And are shown in the figure. The created definition body object is read directly from the definition body object creation unit 2 or read back from the definition body object file 50 as necessary, and is sent to the printer via the print controller 5 as shown in the step of FIG. Will be printed on 30. In the step, an example in which the tool mode selection means 22 is selected to the control statement pattern creation tool mode at the start of object creation and the control statements are read back from the control statement file 40 has been described. Is selected in the screen interactive creation tool mode, the process is executed by reading back the definition object and the intermediate format from the definition object file 50 as shown in the step of FIG. The steps, steps, and functions executed in the steps in FIG. 3 correspond to the data conversion means 8 in FIG. 1 described as a principle configuration diagram. In this embodiment, the control statement editing unit 1 converts data from control statements to internal data, and the interactive editing unit 6 converts data from internal data to control statements.
Has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the function of data conversion may be provided to either the control sentence editing unit 1 or the interactive editing unit 6. Alternatively, the control statement editing unit 1 and the interactive editing unit 6 may be completely separated from each other so as to be able to be executed by independent software. [Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, the definition can be easily created while responding to the demand for fine definition accuracy.
It is possible to realize a creation processing apparatus for an object having a definition that is satisfactory to the user. Moreover, in the present invention, since the basic forms of both the conventional control statement pattern creation tool and the screen interactive creation tool are left as they are, even users who are accustomed to using the respective creation tools have no problem. It can be used without discomfort. Further, according to the present invention, even when only the control sentence pattern creation tool is used, it is possible to immediately visually recognize the definition object represented by the control sentence being input on the display device 20 only by switching the tool mode selection means 22. Even if there is no error in the grammar, it is possible to confirm and correct an input error of a control statement in which there is an error in the drawing at the input stage.
Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the need for the conventional control statement pattern creation tool, which is required for test printing on the printer 30 for input error confirmation and the control statement correction processing when an error occurs. This makes it extremely efficient to create a definition object.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the flow of processing data of the present invention, FIG. 5 is an overall configuration diagram of a conventional control statement type definition creation tool and its processing data flow, and FIG. 6 is a conventional screen interactive definition creation tool. 1 is a general configuration diagram and a flow of processing data thereof. In FIG. 2, 1 is a control sentence editing unit, 2 is a definition body object creating unit, 6 is an interactive editing unit, 20 is a display device, 21 is a keyboard, 22 is tool mode selection means, 30 is a printer, 40
Is a control statement file and 50 is a definition object file.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] In a definition body object creation processing apparatus for creating a definition body object using a definition body creation tool, a control statement editing means (1) for creating and correcting an input control statement by input including input of a position coordinate value by a keyboard. ), Display means (20) for displaying the control statement edited by the control statement editing means (1), and control statement storage means (40) for storing the control statement edited by the control statement editing means (1). ), An object conversion means (2) for converting a control statement edited by the control statement editing means (1) into an object, and an object storage means (50) for storing the converted object. A body creation tool, dialog editing means (6) for interactively editing internal data representing the definition body with a user on a display screen, and the dialog editing means A display means (20) for displaying the definition by displaying the internal data edited by (6); and an object conversion means (2) for converting the internal data interactively edited by the interactive editing means (6) into an object. And a screen interactive definition body creation tool comprising object storage means (50) for storing the converted object. The control statement type definition body creation tool and the screen interactive type definition body creation tool The tool switching means (22) for selecting one of the definition body creation tools so as to perform the operation by switching to the other one at any time while one of them is in operation, and handling either one of the two definition body creation tools Data conversion means (8) for converting data into data to be handled on the other side, the data conversion means (8) being provided with the tool switching means (2
In order for the definition body creation tool selected in 2) to operate as a definition body creation tool for creating a definition body object, the control statements handled by the control statement editing means (1) and the internal data handled by the dialog editing means (6) Data conversion between and the display means of the control statement type definition creation tool (20)
And a display means (20) for the screen interactive type definition body creation tool.