JP3034527B2 - Editor device - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Summary] The present invention relates to an editor device in an instruction system having an instruction format of a main instruction and a sub-instruction, which aims to accurately generate sub-instructions. In an editor apparatus for editing a program having a sub-instruction having an instruction statement including an instruction statement, storage means for associating a main instruction with a sub-instruction and storing instruction statement information of the main instruction; In this case, there is provided a transcription means for transcribing the instruction statement information of the main instruction associated with the sub-instruction in the storage means as the instruction statement information of the sub-instruction. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an editor device in an instruction system having an instruction format of a main instruction and a sub-instruction. For example, in an office processing system using a simple language, a user composes a printout program such as a tally form in an interactive manner using a simple language. In such a case, as the program instructions, the main instruction and the sub-instruction, such as specifying the higher-level instruction content with a higher-order main instruction and then specifying the next detailed processing content with a lower-order sub-instruction Some take the form of a pair of instructions. In such an instruction format, in order to define the relationship between the main instruction and the sub-instruction, it is necessary for the user to specify the instruction content of the main instruction on the program when programming the sub-instruction. From now on, there is a possibility that an error will occur in the program of the sub-instruction, and it is necessary to take measures to cope with this. [Prior Art] Conventionally, as a method for checking whether there is a program error, for example, when a source program is described in a high-level language such as Kobol, a syntax analysis at a compile process is performed. It is most commonly performed. However, in a case where a program can be described in a simple language, the described program may be directly executed from an intermediate language by an interpreter method without being compiled. In such a case, the check of the program executed at the time of the compiling process cannot be realized, so that the check for the program mistake is basically left to the user's check. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the task of specifying the instruction content of the main instruction, which is required at the time of programming the sub-instruction, in the program is an extremely simple task, and therefore causes many program errors. Is the actual situation. Therefore, in a conventional system in which a user must carefully program and check in a simple language processing system in which the program is executed without checking at the compilation stage, such an instruction format is used. However, there is a problem that the burden on the user becomes particularly large. For example, a main instruction is configured to perform a certain process, and a sub-instruction working under the main instruction performs a process using data used by the main instruction. As for the operand used by the sub-instruction, the operand used by the corresponding main instruction can be automatically described in the sub-instruction. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an editor device that can automatically generate a sub-instruction by automatically generating a reference portion of a main instruction relating to a sub-instruction. [Means for Solving the Problems] FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of the principle of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an instruction generating means for generating an instruction while interacting with a user, and 2 denotes a main storage device for the instruction generating means 1. Reference numeral 3 denotes an instruction statement of a main instruction developed on the main storage device 2 by the instruction generating means 1.
a is a main instruction data pointer for storing a pointer indicating a storage area on the file of data represented by the keyword of the main instruction 3 on a file. 4 is the instruction generating means 1
Is an instruction statement of a sub-instruction developed on the main storage device 2. 4a is a sub-instruction data pointer provided by the sub-instruction 4 to cite the main instruction 3.
The pointer of the main instruction data pointer 3a for the corresponding keyword is stored for realizing the quotation. Reference numeral 4b denotes a sub-instruction detailed data pointer for storing a pointer indicating a storage area on the file of the detailed data represented by the keyword for the instruction content executed by the sub-instruction 4. Reference numeral 5 denotes a main / sub relation table provided for defining the main / sub relation between the main instruction 3 and the sub-instruction 4 which form a pair. And a pointer storage section 5b for storing a pointer of the instruction data pointer 3a. [Operation] The instruction generation means 1 expands the instruction statement of the main instruction 3 on the main storage device 2 when generating the main instruction 3, and also stores the pointer of the main instruction data pointer 3a expanded in this way. Is stored in the pointer storage unit 5b. When the instruction generating means 1 determines that the generated instruction is the sub-instruction 4 having the main-sub relation with the already inputted main instruction 3 by referring to the main-sub relation definition part 5a,
When the instruction statement of the sub-instruction 4 is expanded on the main storage device 2, the pointer 4 stored in the pointer storage unit 5b is set to the sub-instruction data pointer 4a, and the main instruction 3 is referred to. As described above, according to the present invention, the portion relating to the quotation of the main instruction of the sub-instruction can be automatically generated without inputting by the user. Inspection becomes unnecessary. EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to examples. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a simplified data processing device to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an aspect of the processing. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 11 denotes a processing device. Reference numeral 12 denotes a definition body creation section, which includes a form definition body creation section 13, a screen definition body creation section 14,
It includes various definition body creation units such as a file definition body creation unit 15 and a process definition body creation unit 16. Reference numeral 17 denotes a definition file, which is a form definition 18, a screen definition 19, a file definition 20, and a processing definition 21 that are created in the corresponding definition creation units 13 to 16 and stored in independent files. And so on. Reference numeral 22 denotes an interpretation execution unit which interprets and executes an instruction related to a procedure defined by the processing definition body 21.
23 is a display device such as a CRT, 24 is an input device such as a keyboard, and 25 is an output device such as a printer. In the simple data processing device configured as described above,
The user creates the definition bodies 18 to 21 by interacting with the definition body creation unit 12 via the display device 23 and the input device 24. That is, each of the definition units creating units 13 to 16 performs various definition units 18 to 21 in accordance with a user's instruction from the input device 24.
A screen for creating a document is displayed on the display device 23, and necessary information from other resources is fetched using the input information from the user to be input via this screen as a key, and the definition
18 or 21 will be created. The definition bodies 18 to 21 created in this way serve as resources for creating other definition bodies as needed. When the definition bodies 18 to 21 are created, the interpretation execution unit 22 interprets and executes the procedure defined by the processing definition body 21 without performing the compile processing, so that the form definition body 18 and the screen definition specified therein are interpreted and executed. Input / output is performed using the file 19 and the file definition 20, and processing such as issuing a slip from the output device 25 is executed. That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the form definition body creation unit 13 creates a form definition body 18 including definition information such as items and their attribute information. The same applies to the screen definition body creating unit 14. Further, the file definition body creation unit 15 creates a file definition body 20 having record configuration information and the like, and the processing definition body creation unit 16 executes the form definition body 18, the file definition body 2
A procedure consisting of an instruction group handling 0 and the like, that is, a process definition body 21 is created. The editor device of the present invention is applied when generating an instruction related to the procedure of the process definition body 21. Less than,
For convenience of explanation, the function of generating this instruction will be generically described as an editor 1a. Next, a description will be given in accordance with a specific example of printing a totaling table. The tabulation table printing is to print out the tabulated value of the handling amount for each customer as shown in an example of the form definition body 18 in FIG. In order to program this summary table printing, as shown in FIG. 2, the user first needs to store the customer's handling data in the keyword of the input table of the "print summary table" of the main command. A file name (in this example, “customer master”) is specified, and a print format of a totalization form, which is predetermined by a form keyword, is specified. Then, in the next sub-instruction, "Detailed printing", the file name and totaling form format specified in the main instruction for citing the main instruction are specified again by the input table and the form keywords, and the specific output items The customer code is specified by the keyword of the output item, and the form code that is the detailed printing position of the customer code is specified by the keyword of the output destination item. Similarly, by specifying the output item name and its print position using the keywords of the output item and the output destination item, the creation of the program for printing the summary table is realized. The creation of this program
For example, the configuration is such that a selection item is displayed for each command on the CRT, and the user directly selects the displayed selection item with a cursor or the like to execute the operation. As described above, in the program of the sub-instruction "print detail", the file name and the summary form format specified by the main instruction must be specified again by the input table and the form keyword to refer to the main instruction. Met. The present invention is intended to improve this point and to automatically realize the above-mentioned process of specifying again. FIG. 3 shows a specific configuration of the main / sub relation table 5 provided by the present invention to achieve this object. As shown in this figure, the main / sub relation table 5 includes an area for storing a development position of a main instruction and a sub-instruction to be paired on the main storage device, an area for storing a keyword of the main instruction, and a designation by this keyword. And an area for storing a pointer indicating the address position of the data to be written on the file.
Here, the main / sub relation table 5 is provided corresponding to the number of main instructions. In other words, if there are "main tabulation printing" and "matching" as main commands, the main / sub relation table 5 corresponding to each of them is prepared in advance. In the main / sub relation table 5 shown in FIG. 3, an area for storing the type is provided. This type includes, for example, “shared” and “parent and child”. “Shared” refers to a format in which data specified by the keyword of the main instruction is quoted as it is in the sub-instruction. “Parent” refers to data that has a predetermined parent-child relationship derived from the data specified by the keyword of the main instruction. Is referred to in a sub-instruction. In any case, there is no change in obtaining the data used in the sub-instruction from the data specified by the keyword of the main instruction. Next, the operation of the present invention will be described by describing the outline of the processing executed by the editor 1a of the present invention. When an instruction is input from the user, the editor 1a expands the input instruction on the main storage device. When the input instruction is the main instruction, the editor 1a stores the attribute information of the main instruction. The "position", "type", and "pointer" are stored in the main / sub relation table 5 for the main instruction.
An example of the expansion format of the instruction expanded on the main storage device is the fourth.
Shown in the figure. The example of the development format in FIG. 4 corresponds to FIG. The editor 1a stores the main instruction information in the main / sub relation table 5 in this manner,
By referring to the main / sub relation table 5, if it is found that the command input by the user is a subcommand which is a pair with the main command already input, the command is expanded on the main storage device. The process of automatically transferring the pointer information of the main instruction stored in the main / sub relation table 5 to the reference portion of the main instruction of the sub instruction is executed. By this processing, as shown in the example of FIG. 2, when the program for the sub-instruction “print detail” is created, the file name and the tabulation form specified in the main instruction “summary table printing” are automatically transferred. Is specified in the form
The user does not need to re-enter this part,
Therefore, input errors are eliminated. A sub-instruction is usually input after the main instruction. However, if an instruction program is created by specifying a selection item displayed on the CRT with a cursor or the like,
It may happen that the sub-command is input first. Assuming such a situation, in the present invention, when input is made from a sub-instruction, the pointer information specified by the sub-instruction is stored in the pointer area of the main / sub relation table 5 first, By judging whether or not the pointer information specified by the received main instruction matches this, it is possible to notify the user of an input error on the spot. To implement the processing described above, an editor
FIG. 5 shows a flowchart executed by 1a.
In the figure, steps 52 and 62 are processing steps for automatically transferring the pointer information of the main instruction to the sub-instruction, and steps 53 and 63 are performed when the main instruction is input after the sub-instruction. This is a processing step for error checking. As described above, according to the present invention, the main command cited portion of the sub-command is automatically generated without the user inputting it, so that the input of the command can be made much easier than in the past. become. In addition, as an instruction taking a pair form of a main instruction and a sub-instruction, in addition to “printing of a summary table” as described in FIG. 2, whether or not the items in the input table and the items in the output table match. There is a method such as “matching” in which the judgment is made and the processing is distributed according to the judgment result. [Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, since the input amount of an instruction can be reduced, the input of the instruction can be simplified, the program efficiency can be improved, and the overlapping part of the instruction can be automatically performed. Since an instruction is created in a typical manner, input errors are eliminated.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an instruction format of a tally table print instruction, FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a main / sub relation table of the present invention, FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an instruction expansion format expanded on a main storage device, FIG. 5 is a flowchart executed by the present invention, FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a simplified data processing device to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a process of the simple data processing device of FIG. 6; In FIG. 1, 1 is an instruction generating means, 2 is a main storage device, 3 is a main instruction, 4 is a sub-instruction, and 5 is a main-sub relation table.

Continuation of front page    (72) Inventor Shunsuke Uebo               98 Unoki, Unoki-cho, Hebei-gun, Ishikawa Prefecture               No.2 within PFU Corporation (72) Inventor Hajime Mikihara               1015 Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa                 Fujitsu Limited

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(57) [Claims] In an editor apparatus for editing a program having a main instruction and a sub-instruction having an instruction statement including the instruction statement of the main instruction, storage means for associating the main instruction with the sub-instruction and storing instruction statement information of the main instruction And a transcription means for transcribing, when a sub-instruction is input, instruction statement information on a main instruction associated with the sub-instruction in the storage means as instruction statement information on the sub-instruction. Editor device to do.