JP3910048B2 - Database publishing method and apparatus - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a database publishing method and apparatus for generating a typesetting electronic document for printing property data recorded in a database on paper or displaying it on a screen.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, XML (eXtensible Markup Language) electronic documents have attracted attention as electronic documents that replace HTML (HyperText Markup Language) electronic documents. The XML electronic document is expressed in a text format, and a character string constituting the content is sandwiched between reserved words in a tag format. In addition, an XML electronic document is a unique document type definition document called DTD (Document Type Definition) that specifies the expression method and adds meaning to a character string in a sentence. You can extend the tag. Further, the XML electronic document is characterized by an object-oriented hierarchical structure, a document check function using an authentication function, a powerful hyperlink function, and the like.
[0003]
In recent years, the following method has appeared as a method for generating an XSL-FO (eXtensible Stylesheet Language-Formatting Object) electronic document as an electronic document for typesetting from an XML (eXtensible Markup Language) electronic document. That is, according to the description contents of an XSLT electronic document called an XSLT (eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation) style sheet in which a predetermined rule for generating an XSL-FO electronic document from an XML electronic document is described, the XSLT processor performs the XML electronic processing. An XSL-FO electronic document as a typesetting electronic document is generated based on the document. The XSL-FO processor performs printing and screen display based on the generated XSL-FO electronic document.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the property information publication magazines such as used car information magazines, housing information magazines, job information magazines, travel information magazines, ticket information magazines, etc., the number of properties to be posted is enormous, about hundreds to thousands, There are few types of small groups for listing properties. In other words, in each property information publication magazine, only a few types of small group styles of about a few to a dozen or so are used, and information on a large number of properties is assigned to a typesetting that combines limited types of small groups. .
[0005]
In addition, since the number of properties to be published in the property information publication magazine is enormous and the frequency of addition and deletion of properties is high, data on such properties is usually recorded in a database.
[0006]
It is an object of the present invention to provide a database publishing method and apparatus for generating a typesetting electronic document for printing or displaying a property information publication magazine based on a database in consideration of characteristics of the property information publication magazine. .
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a conversion document generation method for converting a structured document into a typesetting document used for screen display or paper printing, the computer is displayed on the screen, or A step of inputting, by means of input means, information that can specify each property to be posted on each page printed on paper, and a small group arrangement / property allocation data indicating the type and position of each small group to which each property is allocated; Information that can be specified for each type of small group that is displayed on the screen or printed on paper, and that can identify the property into which the data is to be inserted into each type of small group that is described as a form and formal argument for each type , Using calculation means to generate one or more subgroup templates describing the data to be inserted into the subgroup of the specified property and the position of the subgroup A sub-set template generating step, and a computer The step of storing in the storage means, and the computer selects any one of the small group templates according to the type of the designated small group, and information that can specify each property in the selected small group template and the designated small group template Generating an argument passing sentence for passing the position of as an actual argument using an arithmetic means, storing it in the storage means, and a computer for each property posted on each page, displayed on the screen, Or, for the information printed on paper, use the computing means to call the small template call statement for applying the argument delivery sentence by specifying the information that can identify each property and the type and position of the small group to which each property is assigned. And storing in the storage means, the computer, the one or two or more small template, the argument delivery sentence and A conversion document generation method comprising: reading out the small template call statement from the storage unit, generating a conversion document including these using the calculation unit, and storing the conversion document in the storage unit. Provided.
[0008]
Conversion document generation method according to the first aspect of the present invention In , The small template generation step includes A computer generates small group style information for each small group based on DTP (Desk Top Publishing) data for each small group displayed on the screen or printed on the paper, using the calculation means, and stores it in the storage means A storing step; and the computer reads the small group style information for each small group from the storage means, and converts the actual argument included in the small group style information into a dummy argument, thereby calculating the small group template for each small group Generate using means Rusu You may have.
[0009]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the conversion document generation method according to the first aspect of the present invention. Each step And a step of reading out data of each property posted on each page displayed on the screen or printed on paper from the database, and a computer displayed on the screen or printed on paper Generate structured documents that describe the data of each property listed on the page using computing means Generating a structured document, and the computer stores the structured document in a storage means There is provided a database publishing method characterized by comprising:
[0011]
In the database publishing method according to the second aspect of the present invention, Computer The small group placement / property allocation data Using computing means Generation And stored in the storage means Further comprising the steps of: Computer The small group placement / property allocation data Using computing means Generation And stored in the storage means The steps to do are Computer A small group arrangement step of arranging any kind of small group at each position of each page; Computer And a property allocation step of allocating each property to each small group arranged on each page.
[0012]
In the database publishing method according to the second aspect of the present invention, the small group placement step includes: Computer A certain type of sub-set is pre-arranged on the page Master layout And a step that calls Computer Said Master layout And a step of correcting.
[0013]
In the database publishing method according to the second aspect of the present invention, the property allocation step includes: Computer Reading property data narrowed down by a predetermined filter from the database; Computer And assigning the property data read from the database to each small group according to a predetermined order.
[0014]
In the database publishing method according to the second aspect of the present invention, the predetermined order may be an order according to a property rearrangement order and / or a predetermined arrangement order on a page.
[0015]
In the database publishing method according to the second aspect of the present invention, Computer The small group placement / property allocation data Using computing means Generation And stored in the storage means The steps to do are Computer The method may further include a step of applying a page break or page break in the specified item of the property data to the small group arrangement / property allocation data.
[0016]
A database publishing method according to a second aspect of the present invention includes: Computer Applying the conversion document to the structured document Said Typographic documents Using computing means Generation And stored in the storage means You may further have the step to do.
[0023]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0024]
In the present embodiment, a database publishing method and apparatus for publishing a used car information magazine will be described as an example, but the present embodiment can also be applied to other property information publication magazines.
[0025]
1 to 3 show a configuration of a database publishing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0026]
Referring to FIG. 1, a database publishing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a database creation unit 101, a DTP (Desk Top Publishing) unit 102, a small set. style An information generation unit 103, a small template generation unit 104, and a master layout generation unit 105 are provided. Referring to FIG. 2, the database publishing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes a small group arrangement / property allocation unit 106 and an XSLT document generation unit 107. Referring to FIG. 3, the database publishing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes an XSLT processor 108 and XSL-FO processors 109 and 110.
[0027]
Note that these means and processor can be realized by using computer hardware resources by causing a computer to read and execute a computer program.
[0028]
Referring to FIG. 1, the database creation unit 101 defines a property database, puts property data in the property database, and outputs a property database 121 organized in a structure in which the property data is defined. The DTP unit 102 creates a layout of each small set by an operator's operation, and outputs the data of the small set layout as the DTP data 122. The small group style information generation unit 103 generates small group style information 123 based on the small layout data in the DTP data format, and outputs this. The small template generation unit 104 generates a small template 124 based on the small group style information 123 and outputs it. The master layout generation means 105 generates a master layout 125 based on the small template and outputs it.
[0029]
Referring to FIG. 2, the small group arrangement / property allocation means 106 generates an XML document 126 and a small group arrangement / property allocation data 127 based on the property database 121, the small template 124, the master layout 125, and the filter 141. Output. The XSLT document generation means 107 generates an XSLT document 128 based on the small group arrangement / property assignment data 127 and outputs it.
[0030]
Referring to FIG. 3, the XSLT processor 108 generates an XSL-FO document 128 based on the XML document 126 and the XSLT document 127 and outputs it. The XSL-FO processor 109 generates a display screen 129 based on the XSL-FO document 128 and outputs it. The XSL-FO processor 110 generates a printed matter 130 based on the XSL-FO document 128 and outputs it.
[0031]
Next, operations and data of each unit of the database publishing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0032]
First, the database 121 in which property data is recorded is a relational database having a structure as shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 4, the relational database includes a property table, a plurality of reference tables, and a repetitive item table. The property table has property ID, property name, price, manufacturer ID, vehicle ID, and the like as fields. The reference table includes a manufacturer vehicle table, a manufacturer table, an area table, a store table, and an option table. The manufacturer vehicle table has a manufacturer ID, a vehicle ID, and a vehicle name as fields. The manufacturer table has a manufacturer ID and a manufacturer name as fields. The area table has an area ID and an area name as fields. The store table has a store ID, a store name, and the like as fields. The option table has an option ID, an option name, and the like as fields. As the repeated item table, there is a property option table. The property option table has property IDs, order numbers, and the like as fields. The property table and property option table are related by property ID, the property table and manufacturer vehicle table are related by manufacturer ID and vehicle ID, and the property table and area table are related by area ID. The table and the dealer table are related by the dealer ID, the property option table and the option table are related by the option ID, and the manufacturer vehicle table and the manufacturer table are related by the manufacturer ID.
[0033]
Further, as the filter 141 for extracting the property data from the property database 121, the following is created. That is, a filter that extracts property data of a specific store, a filter that extracts property data of a specific store in a specific region, a filter that extracts property data of a specific vehicle type of a specific manufacturer, and the like. Such a filter can be managed by a tree as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the filter for extracting property data of a specific store is expressed in a single hierarchy, and the filter for extracting property data of a specific store in a specific region and a specific vehicle type of a specific manufacturer A filter for extracting data is expressed in two layers.
[0034]
Next, the operation of generating the small template 124 by the DTP unit 102, the small group style information generating unit 103, and the small group template generating unit 104 will be described.
[0035]
The small group template 124 is created through the small group style information 123 based on the DTP data 122 of the small group layout created by the DTP unit 102. The small template 124 is described in the XSL-FO document format, and is incorporated into the XSL-FO document input to the XSLT processors 109 and 110.
[0036]
The small layout is created by a designer using a DTP means 102 at a design company or the like, for example. A sample layout of the created small set is shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 6, the small sample includes an image box “G1”, a text box “T1”, and a text box “T2”. A sample of a used car image is pasted in the image box “G1”, a sample “supercar” of a used car name is described in the text box “T1”, and a used car is written in the text box “T2”. A sample of “1 million yen” is described. The DTP unit 102 generates and outputs the DTP data 122 of the small layout.
[0037]
Next, the small set style information 123 is generated based on the small set DTP data 122 by the small set style information generation means 103 (actually, add-on software for generating small set style information according to the present invention of DTP software). The small group style information 123 is created in the XSL-FO document format. FIG. 7 shows the small group style information 123 generated from the small group shown in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 shows the tree structure of the small group style information 123 shown in FIG.
[0038]
Referring to FIG. 7, as is clear from the description in the frame 211, provisional coordinates (0 cm, 0 cm) are described as the upper left coordinates of the small group, 10 cm is described as the height of the small group, and the width of the small group 10 cm is described as (width), and other values such as background color (background-color, background-tint, border-style, border-color, border-width, border-tint) are described. Values such as the height, width, and background color of the small set are read from the DTP data 122.
[0039]
The description in the frame 212 is for the text box “T1”. As is clear from this description, 2.5 cm is described as the height of the text box “T1”, and the width thereof is as follows. 10 cm is described, and (0 cm, 5 cm) is described as the upper left coordinates in the small set. These values are also read from the DTP data 122. In addition, “supercar” described in the text box “T1” is also described, but this is data that becomes a parameter after being converted into the small template 124.
[0040]
Similarly, the description in the frame 213 is for the text box “T2”. As is clear from this description, 2.5 cm is described as the height of the text box “T2”, and its width is 10 cm is described, and (0 cm, 7.5 cm) is described as the upper left coordinates in the small set. These values are also read from the DTP data 122. Further, “1 million yen” described in the text box “T2” is also described, which is data that becomes a parameter after being converted into the small template.
[0041]
The description in the frame 214 is for the image box “G1”. As is clear from this description, 5 cm is described as the height of the image box “G1”, and 10 cm is described as its width. , (0 cm, 0 cm) are described as the upper left coordinates in the small set. These values are also read from the DTP data 122. Non-uniform is described as scaling. In addition, although the image name “SuperCar.jpg” pasted in the image box “G1” is also described, this is data that becomes a parameter after being converted into a small template.
[0042]
Next, a method in which the small group style information generation unit 103 generates the small group style information 123 from the small group DTP data 122 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0043]
As shown in FIG. 9, first, a portion of a frame 215 (FIG. 7) such as “kogumi_style_info” is output (step S251). Here, outputting means writing to the file of the small group style information 123 directly or via a buffer.
[0044]
Next, the “fo: block-container start tag” (portion 211) for the entire small group is output (step S252).
[0045]
Next, steps S254 to S257 are repeated for all boxes in the small set (step S253). Since there are three boxes in the example of FIG. 7, these steps S254 to S257 are repeated three times. In the repetition, first, it is determined whether or not the box is a text box (step S254). If the box is a text box, the text box is processed (step S255). Details of this processing will be described later. If the box is not a text box , Bo It is determined whether or not the box is an image box (step S256). If the box is an image box, the image box is processed (step S257). Details of this processing will be described later.
[0046]
Next, an end tag of “fo: block-container”, which is a small set end tag, is output (step S258). The portion output in this step is a portion indicated by reference numeral 216 (FIG. 7).
[0047]
Finally, an end tag of “kogumi_style_info” is output (step S259). The portion output in this step is a portion indicated by reference numeral 217 (FIG. 7).
[0048]
Next, details of the text box processing (step S255) will be described with reference to FIG. In this process, the portion indicated by the frame 212 or the frame 213 is output.
[0049]
First, the “fo: block-container” start tag for the text box is output (step S261). Next, the attribute of the text box is acquired from the DTP data 122 (step S262). This attribute is the height, width, upper left coordinate, etc. of the text box. Next, the text box attribute acquired in step S262 is output (step S263). Next, the “fo: block” start tag for the text box is output (step S264). Next, text data is processed (step S265). Details of this processing will be described later. Next, the “fo: block” end tag for the text box is output (step S266). Finally, the “fo: block-container” end tag for the text box is output (step S267).
[0050]
In the text data processing (step S265), first, a “fo: inline” start tag is output (step S271). Next, text data and character attributes are acquired from the DTP data 122 (step S272). Next, “fo: inline” attributes (font-family, font-style, font-size, etc.) reflecting the acquired character attributes are output (step S273). Next, the acquired text data ("supercar" or "1 million yen" in the example of FIG. 7) is output (step S274). Finally, an “fo: inline” end tag is output (step S275).
[0051]
Next, details of the image box processing (step S257) will be described with reference to FIG. In this process, the portion indicated by the frame 214 is output.
[0052]
First, the “fo: block-container” start tag for the image box is output (step S281). Next, the attribute of the image box is acquired from the DTP data 122 (step S282). This attribute is the height, width, upper left coordinate, etc. of the image box. Next, the attribute of the image box acquired in step S282 is output (step S283). Next, the “fo: block” start tag for the image box is output (step S284). Next, image data processing is performed (step S285). Details of this processing will be described later. Next, the “fo: block” end tag for the image box is output (step S286). Finally, the “fo: block-container” end tag for the image box is output (step S287).
[0053]
In the processing of image data (step S285), first, a “fo: external-graphic” start tag is output (step S291). Next, the image name and attribute of the image data are acquired from the DTP data 122 (step S292). This attribute is a method of attaching the DTP data 122 to the image box, and is, for example, a scaling method. Next, the attribute of “fo: external-graphic” is output (step S293). The attribute here includes the image name of the image data (“SuperCar.jpg” in the example of FIG. 7). Finally, an “fo: external-graphic” end tag is output (step S294).
[0054]
With the above method, the small group style information 123 is generated from the small group DTP data 122, and the file of the small group style information 123 is recorded on the recording medium.
[0055]
Next, the small group template 124 is generated by the small group template generation means 104 from the small group style information 123 generated by the above method. The small template 124 is also created in the XSL-FO document format. FIG. 12 shows a small group template 124 generated from the small group style information 123 shown in FIG.
[0056]
As is clear from a comparison between FIG. 7 and FIG. 12, most of the small template is the same as the small style information, but a part is different in the following points.
(1) The description of the frame 215 is replaced with the description of the frame 301.
(2) There is a description of the template indicated by frames 302 and 303.
[0057]
(3) In the description of “fo: block-container” for the entire small group indicated by the frame 304, the small group “ID” is added, the parameter “content-id” is added, the upper left coordinates are parameterized, and the small group "Name" is added and "absolute-position =" absoulte "" is added.
[0058]
(4) In the description of “inline” indicated by a frame 305, the character string “supercar” is changed to the variable “property name”.
[0059]
(5) In the description of “inline” indicated by a frame 306, the character string “1 million yen” is changed to the variable “price”.
[0060]
(6) In “fo: block” for the image box indicated by the frame 307, the image name “SuperCar.jpg” is changed to the variable “image name”.
[0061]
FIG. 13 shows a tree structure of an XML document corresponding to the small template 124 shown in FIG. In FIG. 13, only a tree for one property is displayed, but similar trees are constructed for other properties.
[0062]
As described above, in the small template 124, the property data ID and property data items are parameterized. Therefore, when the small template 124 is inserted into the XSL-FO document, the other part of the XSL-FO document. Thus, it is possible to call the small template 124 by specifying these parameters. The value specified as the parameter is read from the XML document.
[0063]
Next, a method in which the small template generation unit 104 according to the present invention generates the small template 124 from the small group style information 123 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0064]
Referring to FIG. 14, first, the small group style information 123 is read from a file (step S351). Next, the tree structure shown in FIG. 8 of the read small style information 123 is constructed on the memory (step S352). Next, a repetitive operation for setting an XML document item to be assigned to each text box or each image box as a parameter is entered (step S353).
[0065]
At the beginning of each iteration, a small layout is displayed according to the small group style information 123, as shown in FIG. If the user selects a text box item on the displayed layout (YES in step S354), the text box item is set (step S355). The operation for setting the text box item will be described later. If the user selects an image box item on the displayed layout (YES in step S356), the image box item is set (step S357). The operation of setting the image box item will be described later.
[0066]
In setting the text item, first, the screen shown in FIG. 17 is displayed. If the user presses the item addition button 401, the screen shown in FIG. 18 is displayed. In the screen of FIG. 18, the property table item and the table associated with the property table of the property database selected in the login dialog displayed when the small template generation unit 104 is activated (the manufacturer vehicle table, the manufacturer). Items such as tables) are displayed. However, in the example of FIG. 18, only the property name, price, and image name of the property table are displayed for the sake of simplicity. The display format of the items in the table associated with the property table will be described later. When the user selects an item (“Property name” with hatching in the example of FIG. 18) and presses the “OK” button, the selected item name is displayed in the flow item column 402 of the screen of FIG. The When various settings are made for the flow items on the screen of FIG. 17 (the description is omitted) and the user presses the “OK” button on the screen of FIG. 17, the flow is poured into the text box selected on the screen of FIG. The item selected on the screen of FIG. 18 is set as the item (step S361). Next, in the tree structure shown in FIG. 8 built in the memory, the head node fo: block-container of the text box into which the item is to be inserted is searched (step S362). For example, if the text box indicated by reference numeral 403 (FIG. 16) is selected as the text box into which the property name is to be poured, the node indicated by reference numeral 404 (FIG. 8) is searched. Next, sample data described under the “fo: inline” node (for example, the node indicated by reference numeral 405 (FIG. 8)) below the node selected in step S362 is stored in the property database 121. Relative path (XML document) of the selected item of the selected table from the viewpoint of the node “bukken” (each property node, symbol 406 (FIG. 13)) in the XML document generated from the property database 121. (XPATH) in FIG. 6 is replaced with a description designating as a parameter (step S363). A method for generating an XML document from the property database will be described later.
[0067]
In setting the image item, first, the screen shown in FIG. 19 is displayed. If the user presses the item addition button 407, the screen shown in FIG. 18 is displayed as in the case of setting the text item. When the user selects an item (in this example, “image name” regardless of FIG. 18) and presses the “OK” button, the selected item name is displayed in the flow item column 408 of the screen of FIG. The When various settings are made for the flow items on the screen of FIG. 19 (the description is omitted) and the user presses the “OK” button on the screen of FIG. 19, the image box selected on the screen of FIG. The item selected on the screen of FIG. 18 is set as an item in which the image name of the image to be inserted is described (step S). 371 ). Next, in the tree structure shown in FIG. 8 built in the memory, the first node fo: block-container of the image box into which the image is to be inserted is searched (step S 372 ). For example, if an image box indicated by reference numeral 409 (FIG. 16) is selected as an image box into which an image is to be inserted, a node indicated by reference numeral 410 (FIG. 8) is searched. Next, sample data described under the “fo: external-graphic” node (for example, the node indicated by reference numeral 411 (FIG. 8)) below the node selected in step S365 The relative path (XML document) of the selected item of the selected table in the database 121 as seen from the node bukken (the node of each property. Reference numeral 406 (FIG. 13)) in the XML document generated from the property database 121. (XPATH) is replaced with a description that specifies the parameter (step S). 373 ).
[0068]
When the setting of the text box item is completed, that is, when the above replacement in the tree structure built in the memory is completed, a small template is created based on the tree structure updated in the memory, and the file is stored in the file. Writing is performed (step S358).
[0069]
The small template 124 is generated from the small group style information 123 by the above method performed by the small template generation unit 104.
[0070]
Next, a method for generating the master layout 125 by the master layout generation unit 105 will be described.
[0071]
First, the designation of the number of page divisions is input. In the example of FIG. 20, the number of divisions in the vertical direction is 7, and the number of divisions in the horizontal direction is 10. Next, the type of small group to be arranged in each cell is designated. In the example of FIG. 20, the type of the small group arranged in each column of the third to seventh rows is the small group 1.
[0072]
Next, a method for generating the XML document 126 and the small group arrangement / property allocation data 127 for each page by the small group arrangement / property allocation unit 106 will be described.
First, if the “reference” button to the right of the “filter” character on the “Property Data Batch Assignment” screen shown in FIG. 21 displayed by the operator's operation is pressed by the operator's operation, the data to be assigned to the target page A screen (FIG. 22) for selecting a filter for extracting. The screen of FIG. 22 is generated based on the tree structure shown in FIG. In the screen of FIG. 22, the operator selects one of the filters that have already been created. When selecting, the operator selects a filter category in the upper combo box in the screen of FIG. 22 and then selects a target filter in the lower list in the screen of FIG. By doing so, the property data extracted from the database 121 by the filter 141 is assigned to the target page.
[0073]
Next, if the “reference” button to the right of the “reorder” character on the screen of FIG. 21 is pressed by the operator's operation, a screen for designating the order in which the property data extracted by the filter is rearranged (FIG. 23) is displayed. In the screen of FIG. 23, the operator selects one or more items to be used for rearrangement or combinations of a plurality of created items (for example, combinations of body shape and grade). For example, if a manufacturer name and a vehicle name are input in order from the top in the right frame of the screen of FIG. 23, the rearrangement order is “manufacturer name / vehicle name”.
[0074]
Next, the target page is determined by receiving the start page input by the operator in the text box of the page designation section on the screen of FIG. If there is no end page input, pages are created until the property data extracted by the filter 141 is completed. On the other hand, when there is an input of the end page, the creation of the page is ended at the input end page even if the property data extracted by the filter 141 remains.
[0075]
Next, using the master layout combo box in the layout designation category of the screen in FIG. 21, selection of the master layout 125 to be applied to the target page from the already created master layout is received from the operator.
[0076]
Next, any button with a figure (any one of the four types of buttons for a single page or the six types of buttons for a spread page) in the segment arrangement direction section of the screen of FIG. By accepting the selection of the small group arrangement direction by pressing, it is determined in what order the extracted property data is allocated to the small group.
[0077]
Next, an input (checked or unchecked) by an operator to a check box for determining whether or not to perform a page break or page break is accepted in the page break / page break category of the screen of FIG. A line break is an operation of adding a header corresponding to an item when the item content of a specified hierarchy changes. In other words, the level change is, for example, an operation of adding a header for displaying store information of “K2 Shokai” when the store changes from “MAX Kawaguchi” to “K2 Shokai”. When performing a page break or page break, an input by an operator for designating the timing for page break or page break is accepted. This timing can be specified by a hierarchy number such as hierarchy 1, hierarchy 2,. For example, when a filter by region / dealer is specified as a filter, if level 1 is specified, page break or page break is performed when the region changes, and if level 2 is specified, when the store changes Perform page breaks or page breaks. In addition, when a page break or page break is to be performed, an operator specifies whether to perform a page break or to perform a page break through a radio button, and if a page break is designated, it is assigned to one category. When the number of pages is specified, and the number of page breaks is specified, the number of levels assigned to one category is input. Here, the category is an item in a specified hierarchy of a specified filter. For example, when a filter by a region / dealer is designated as a filter, hierarchy 2 is designated as a timing, and two pages are designated as the number of pages to be assigned to one category, two pages are assigned to one dealer. .
[0078]
After the above settings are made on the screen of FIG. 21, the “OK” button of FIG. 21 is pressed by the operator, so that the selected filter is arranged in the sub-group arranged according to the selected master layout 125 on the target page. The property data extracted from the property database 121 according to 141 is assigned according to the selected order. Here, the selected order is an order determined by the rearrangement order and the small group arrangement direction. However, the selected order may be only one of the rearrangement order or the small group arrangement direction.
[0079]
Next, the small group arrangement / property allocating unit 106 may input a change in the arrangement of the small groups according to the master layout through the layout view shown in FIG. 24 as necessary. In the example of FIG. 24, the master layout of FIG. 20 is set such that the third row and the first to fifth columns are blank, the small set 2 is arranged in the fourth to fifth rows and the first to third columns, and the sixth to seventh rows and the first to first rows. It changes so that the small group 2 may be arrange | positioned also to 3 rows.
[0080]
Further, the small group arrangement / property allocating means 106 may input the change of each property allocated to each small group in the page preview shown in FIG. 25 as necessary.
[0081]
Further, the small group arrangement / property allocating means 106 may accept the change of the arrangement of the small group according to the master layout in the data sheet view shown in FIG. 26 instead of the layout view shown in FIG. Instead of the page preview, a change of each property to be assigned to each small group may be received in the data sheet view shown in FIG. When changing the arrangement of a small group or each property assigned to each small group in the data view sheet shown in FIG. 26, the data in the corresponding column is changed. Also, when deleting a set in the data view sheet, delete the table record displayed in the data sheet view. When adding a set in the data sheet view, delete the table record displayed in the data sheet view. Add
[0082]
As described above, the property to be posted on each page is determined, and the type and position of the small group to which each property is allocated are also determined. These data are recorded in the XML document 126 and the small group arrangement / property allocation data 127. In other words, the XML document 126 describes the property data extracted by the selected filter 141 from the property data in the property database 121, and the small group placement / property assignment data 127 is placed in each square of each page. The position of the type of sub-group to be set and the property assigned to each sub-group are described. It should be noted that, depending on the number of page divisions, a small group allocation position (for example, “1-4” (first column, fourth row), “4-4” (first) The coordinates on the page corresponding to 4 columns and the 4th row are different), but the correspondence between the allocation position and the coordinates on the page is determined by the number of divisions. Is recorded in the small group arrangement / property allocation data 127. Alternatively, the relationship between each allocated position of each page and the coordinates of the allocated position on the page may be calculated, and the corresponding relationship may be recorded in the small group arrangement / property allocation data 127.
[0083]
XSL T sentence The document generation unit 107 generates the XSLT document 128 based on the small group arrangement / property allocation data 127.
[0084]
Before describing the XSLT electronic document 128 that is actually generated, the format of the XSLT electronic document generated in the present embodiment is shown in FIGS.
[0085]
Referring to FIGS. 27 and 28, the description indicated by the block (A) is a description for designating the size of the page margin. The description shown in the block (B) is a description for each page. In FIG. 27, only one page is described, but in actuality, the number of used pages in the used car information magazine is the number of all used pages. Just repeat. The description shown in the block (C) is a description for allocating each property to each sub-group on each page. In FIG. 27, only one property is listed, but the actual number of properties listed on each page. Just repeat. The description shown by the block (E) is a small template 124 describing the type of small group for each type. In FIG. 27, only one type of small group is listed. Repeat for the number of types.
[0086]
Looking at the block (C), the sentence (1) is a sentence for designating the property to be assigned to each page in a predetermined order, and the template 2 (block (F (F ) Is applied. Sentence (2) is a sentence for passing the name of the small group (the name of the small group represents the type of the small group) to which the property data specified in sentence (1) is assigned as an actual argument to template 2. (3) is a sentence for passing the X coordinate of the left side of the small set to the template 2 as an actual argument, and the sentence (4) is for passing the Y coordinate of the upper side of the small set to the template 2 as an actual argument. Is the sentence.
[0087]
Looking at template 2, sentence (5) is a sentence in which a dummy argument for receiving an actual argument that is the name of a small set is described, and sentence (6) is a real that is the X coordinate of the left side of the small set. The sentence (7) is a sentence in which a dummy argument for receiving an argument is described, and the sentence (7) is a sentence in which a dummy argument for receiving an actual argument that is the Y coordinate of the upper side of the small set is described. The statement (21) is a declaration statement for performing conditional processing with options, and the statement (22) is a small set name (kogumi-type) with a predetermined character ('K1' in the example of FIG. 28). In some cases, this is a determination sentence for performing processing up to the sentence (24). The sentence (23) includes information on the format of each type of sub-group, information that can specify a property into which data is to be inserted into the sub-group described as a dummy argument, data to be inserted into the sub-group of the specified property, and the sub-group. Is a sentence describing the position of In the example of the XSLT document shown in FIG. 28, the content of the sentence (23) is omitted, but in the example of the XSLT document shown in FIGS. 29 to 34, the contents of the sentence (23), that is, each type of small set The information which can specify the property into which the data is to be inserted into the small group described as the formal argument, the data to be inserted into the small group of the identified property, and the position of the small group are specifically described .
[0088]
Read the identifiers of all the properties to be posted on each page from the original data, the type and coordinates of the subgroups to which those properties are assigned, and read these data into sentences (1), (2), (3), (4 ) And repeating the blocks (B), (C), and (E) as many times as necessary, an XSLT electronic document can be generated.
[0089]
An XML electronic document generation method will be described later. FIG. 35 shows a simple example of an XML electronic document generated in this embodiment. Referring to FIG. 35, this XML document has a hierarchical structure in which bukken is under bukken_data and a plurality of items about the property are under bukken. This XML document is a set of bukken_data for properties to be posted on all pages (2 pages in this example). Therefore, by extracting property data from the property database 121 using the filter 141 and combining the extracted property data and a predetermined tag, XML documents for all pages can be generated.
[0090]
Specific contents of the XSLT electronic document generated simultaneously with the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 35 are shown in FIGS.
[0091]
FIG. 36 is a conceptual diagram showing the structures of the XSLT electronic document 127 and the XML electronic document 126 and their relationship.
[0092]
The XSLT processor 108 inputs the XML electronic document 126 and the XSLT electronic document 127 generated by the above method, and converts the data described in the XML electronic document 126 into the XSL-FO according to the format described in the XSLT electronic document 127. An electronic document 128 is generated. FIGS. 37 to 41 show the XSL-FO electronic document 128 generated by the XSLT processor 108 based on the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 35 and the XSLT electronic document shown in FIGS.
[0093]
FIG. 35 is a simple XML document for ease of explanation, but the structure of an actual XML document generated from the property database 121 by the small group arrangement / property allocating means 106 will be described. Note that only the data extracted from the property database 121 by the predetermined filter 141 is described in the XML document 126. Here, the extraction is not considered, and only the structure of the XML document will be described. Note that the rearrangement of the properties is performed based on the correspondence between the properties and the small groups in the XSLT document and the arrangement positions of the small groups, so it is not necessary to rearrange the properties in the XML document.
[0094]
If an XML document is simply created from the property database 121 shown in FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 42, a tree is constructed in which subtrees for each table are arranged in parallel immediately below the root. However, when such a configuration is used, for example, when it is desired to know the name of a vehicle referenced in a certain property record, first, the manufacturer ID and vehicle ID described in the property record in the property table are read. Therefore, since it is necessary to search for a record having the manufacturer ID and vehicle ID in the manufacturer vehicle table and search for the vehicle name of the record, the processing becomes complicated and much time is consumed.
[0095]
Therefore, in the present invention, the XML document 126 generated from the property database 121 does not need to be searched as described above, and has a structure in which data referred to in the property table can be expressed by simple XPATH. The structure of the XML document generated in this embodiment is shown in FIGS. For convenience of drawing, the structure of one XML document is divided into FIGS.
[0096]
Referring to FIGS. 4 and 43 to 47, the property name, the price, etc., which are data directly described in each record of the property table, are the item item (2) under the property bukken 501 (FIG. 43) as usual in the XML document. As an example, item (item name: name_asc = "BKN_NAME", display item name: name_jp = "property name") 502 (Fig. 43) and item (item name: name_asc = "KAKAKU", display item name: name_jp = "Price") 503 (FIG. 43)).
[0097]
The area name of the area table referenced by a simple index consisting of one item from each record of the property table is the item item (item name: name_asc = "AREA_ID" under the property bukken 501 (FIG. 43), display item name: name_jp = "area ID") Reference table (area table) under 504 (Fig. 45) ref_table (item name: name_asc = "AREA") Item item (item name: name_asc = "AREA_NAME" under 505 (Fig. 45) “, Display item name: name_jp =“ area name ”) 506 (FIG. 47).
[0098]
The vehicle names in the manufacturer vehicle table referenced by the composite index composed of two items from each record in the property table are redundant but are described twice. The reason why two are described in duplicate is that the composite index consists of two items. One description is the reference table ref_table (item) under the item ref_item (item name: name_asc = "MAKER_ID", display item name: name_jp = "maker ID") 507 (Fig. 43) under the property bukken 501 (Fig. 43). Name: name_asc = "MAKER_SHARYOU") 508 (Fig. 43) under item item (item name: name_asc = "SHARYOU_NAME", display item name: name_jp = "vehicle name") 509 (Fig. 44) Yes, the other description is the reference table ref_table under the item ref_item (item name: name_asc = "MAKER_ID", display item name: name_jp = "maker ID") 510 (Fig. 45) under the property bukken 501 (Fig. 43). (Item name: name_asc = "MAKER_SHARYOU") 511 (Fig. 45) under item item (item name: name_asc = "SHARYOU_NAME", display item name: name_jp = "vehicle name") 512 (Fig. 46) It is a description.
[0099]
The manufacturer name of the manufacturer table referenced by the simple index consisting of one item manufacturer ID from the manufacturer vehicle table referenced by the composite index consisting of two items from the record of the property table is also redundant but duplicated. Is described. The reason why two are described in duplicate is that the composite index consists of two items. One description is a reference table ref_table (item) under the item ref_item (item name: name_asc = "MAKER_ID", display item name: name_jp = "maker ID") 507 (Fig. 43) under the property bukken 501 (Fig. 43). Name: name_asc = "MAKER_SHARYOU") Reference table under item ref_item (item name: name_asc = "MAKER_ID", item name for display: name_jp = "maker ID") 513 (Fig. 44) under 508 (Fig. 43) Description under the item item (item name: name_asc = "MAKER_NAME", display item name: name_jp = "maker name") 515 (Fig. 44) under the ref_table (item name: name_asc = "MAKER) 514 (Fig. 44) The other description is the reference table under the item ref_item (item name: name_asc = "SHARYOU_ID", display item name: name_jp = "vehicle ID") 510 (Fig. 45) under the property bukken 501 (Fig. 43). Item ref_item (item name: name_asc = "MAKER_ID", display item under ref_table (item name: name_asc = "MAKER_SHARYOU") 511 (Fig. 45) Name: name_jp = "maker ID") Reference item ref_table (item name: name_asc = "MAKER) 516 (Fig. 46) under item item (item name: name_asc =" MAKER_NAME ") under 517 (Fig. 46), Display item name: name_jp = “maker name”) 518 (FIG. 46).
[0100]
As described above, since two vehicle IDs, vehicle names, manufacturer IDs, and manufacturer names are described in duplicate in each property block of the XML document, the vehicle ID, vehicle name, manufacturer ID, and manufacturer name are duplicated. There are two types of XPATH. In the small template 124, the vehicle name and manufacturer name, which are print items among the vehicle ID, the vehicle name, the manufacturer ID, and the manufacturer name, are described as formal arguments, but whichever XPATH is one of the two types of XPATH. May be used to describe. Which XPATH is used for the description is determined by the item selected on the screen of FIG. 48 for selecting an item to be poured by the user. The screen shown in FIG. 48 is actually used, and the screen shown in FIG. 18 simplified for explanation is actually replaced with the screen shown in FIG. For the manufacturer name, when the manufacturer name indicated by reference numeral 521 in FIG. 48 is selected, the manufacturer name under the item 515 (FIG. 44) is selected.
ref_item [@ name_asc = 'MAKER_ID'] / ref_table [@ name_asc = 'MAKER_SHARYOU'] / ref_item [@ name_asc = 'MAKER_ID'] / ref_table [@ name_asc = 'MAKER'] / item [@ name_asc = 'MAKER_NAME']
However, when the manufacturer name indicated by the reference numeral 522 in FIG. 48 is selected, the manufacturer name under the item 518 (FIG. 46) is selected.
ref_item [@ name_asc = 'SHARYOU_ID'] / ref_table [@ name_asc = 'MAKER_SHARYOU'] / ref_item [@ name_asc = 'MAKER_ID'] / ref_table [@ name_asc = 'MAKER'] / item [@ name_asc = 'MAKER_NAME']
It becomes. Such items designated by XPATH are described as temporary arguments in the small template 124. Then, such a small template 124 is incorporated into the XSLT document 127 to be applied to the XSLT processor 108.
[0101]
When the item referred to by the composite index is displayed by only one method on the screen of FIG. 48, the XML document only needs to be described by one method corresponding to the display method. When an item referenced by a composite index composed of two items is displayed in two ways on the screen of FIG. 48, the XML document describes the item by the two methods described above corresponding to those display methods. To do. The tree structure of the items displayed on the screen in FIG. 48 is directly created from a table such as a property table in the property database 121 and definition data of the relationship between them.
[0102]
The part about one property of the XML document 126 having the structure shown in FIGS. 43 to 47 generated based on the property database 121 shown in FIG. 4 is shown in FIGS. 49 to 55.
[0103]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
[0104]
Conventionally, when creating a print from data generated based on a database, simple comma-delimited data is extracted from the database, and the layout is created by a layout creation program developed as a DTP plug-in. The method of pouring the extracted data was adopted.
[0105]
Recently, due to the spread of the Internet, there are an increasing number of cases where the contents are published on the Internet prior to the publication of the printed matter. Such cases cannot be handled.
[0106]
In the present invention, the layout portion is separated from the DTP, and the layout data is provided in a standardized format called the XSL-FO format, thereby supporting not only the printing of printed matter but also the screen display of a homepage published on the Internet. I was able to do it.
[0107]
Further, according to the present invention, an electronic document for typesetting for printing or displaying the property information publication magazine can be generated based on the database in consideration of the characteristics of the property information publication magazine.
[0108]
According to the present invention, since a small template can be generated from DTP data by computer processing, it becomes possible for a designer to generate a small template only by designing a small template with DTP.
[0109]
In the XSLT electronic document, sentence (1) is temporarily
<xsl: apply-template select = "bukken">
The order of the properties described in the XSL-FO electronic document is determined by the order described in the XML electronic document. As in the present invention, the sentence (1)
<xsl: apply-template select = "bukken [@ bkn_id = 'Property identifier']">
By doing so, the order of the properties described in the XSL-FO electronic document can be different from the order of the properties described in the XML electronic document.
[0110]
Further, by providing the template 2 describing the layout of the small group for each small group type and calling the template 2 as the small group template from the template 1, it is not necessary to describe the small group template for each property. The number of properties to be listed in the property information publication magazine is several hundred to several thousand, whereas the number of small sets is from several to a dozen, so compared to writing a small template for each property, According to the present invention, the capacity of the XSLT electronic document can be greatly reduced, and the time for generating the XSLT electronic document can also be reduced.
[0111]
In addition, as described above, the XML document according to the present invention is referred to in the property table in the XML document by describing the reference data in the reference table referenced in the property table within the tree structure of each property data. It becomes unnecessary to refer to the data of the reference table across the tables, and the reference data of the reference table referred to in the property table can be expressed by simple XPATH. Being able to express the reference data of the reference table referenced in the property table with simple XPATH means that such reference data can be expressed with simple XPATH in the small template. . If the reference data is expressed by a simple XPATH in the small template, the XSLT processor can easily search the reference data from the XML document, and it is not necessary to add a search function to the XSLT processor, thereby speeding up the processing. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram (1/3) showing a configuration of a database publishing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram (1/3) showing a configuration of a database publishing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram (1/3) showing the configuration of the database publishing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a property database according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a tree structure for managing a filter for extracting a property according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a small layout created by the DTP unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram showing small group style information generated by the small group style information generating unit according to the embodiment of the present invention based on the small group layout example of FIG. 6; FIG.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a hierarchical structure of the small group style information shown in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a flowchart (1/3) showing the operation of the small set style information generating means according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart (2/3) showing the operation of the small group style information generating unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart (3/3) showing the operation of the small set style information generating unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a diagram showing a small template generated by the small template generation unit according to the embodiment of the present invention based on the small set style information shown in FIG. 7; FIG.
13 is a diagram showing the structure of an XML document corresponding to the small template shown in FIG. 12 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart (1/2) showing the operation of the small template generation unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart (2/2) showing the operation of the small template generation unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a diagram (1/4) showing a screen displayed by the small template generation unit according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 17 is a diagram (2/4) illustrating a screen displayed by the small template generation unit according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 18 is a diagram (3/4) illustrating a screen displayed by the small template generation unit according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 19 is a diagram (4/4) showing a screen displayed by the small template generation unit according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a screen for creating a master layout according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a screen for creating original data according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a screen for selecting a filter for extracting property data to be allocated to a target page according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a screen for determining the order in which the property data to be allocated to the target page according to the embodiment of the present invention is rearranged.
FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a screen for changing the arrangement of small sets according to the master layout according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a screen for changing each property assigned to each small group according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a screen for displaying and changing the type and property of a small group to be allocated to each allocation position in each page according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 27 is a diagram (1/2) illustrating a first example of the XSLT electronic document generated in the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 28 is a diagram (2/2) illustrating a first example of an XSLT electronic document generated according to an embodiment of the present invention.
29 is a diagram (1/6) illustrating a second example of the XSLT electronic document generated simultaneously with the XML electronic document illustrated in FIG. 35 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
30 is a diagram (2/6) illustrating a second example of the XSLT electronic document generated simultaneously with the XML electronic document illustrated in FIG. 35 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 31 is a diagram (3/6) illustrating a second example of the XSLT electronic document generated simultaneously with the XML electronic document illustrated in FIG. 35 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
32 is a diagram (4/6) showing a second example of the XSLT electronic document generated simultaneously with the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 35 in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 33 is a diagram (5/6) illustrating a second example of the XSLT electronic document generated simultaneously with the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 35 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
34 is a diagram (6/6) illustrating a second example of the XSLT electronic document generated simultaneously with the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 35 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 35 is a diagram showing an example of an XML electronic document generated in the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 36 is a conceptual diagram showing the structure of XSLT electronic document and XML electronic document generated according to the embodiment of the present invention and their relationship.
37 is a diagram (1/5) showing an XSLT electronic document generated from the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 35 and the XSLT electronic document shown in FIGS. 29 to 34 in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
38 is a diagram (2/5) showing the XSLT electronic document generated from the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 35 and the XSLT electronic document shown in FIGS. 29 to 34 in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 39 is a diagram (3/5) showing the XSLT electronic document generated from the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 35 and the XSLT electronic document shown in FIGS. 29 to 34 in the embodiment of the present invention.
40 is a diagram (4/5) showing the XSLT electronic document generated from the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 35 and the XSLT electronic document shown in FIGS. 29 to 34 in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
41 is a diagram (5/5) showing the XSLT electronic document generated from the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 35 and the XSLT electronic document shown in FIGS. 29 to 34 in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 42 is a diagram showing the structure of an XML document simply generated from a property database.
FIG. 43 is a diagram (1/5) showing the structure of an XML document corresponding to a small template generated by the small template generation unit according to the embodiment of the present invention;
44 is a diagram (2/5) showing the structure of an XML document corresponding to a small template generated by the small template generation unit according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 45 is a diagram (3/5) showing the structure of an XML document corresponding to the small template generated by the small template generation unit according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 46 is a diagram (4/5) showing the structure of an XML document corresponding to the small template generated by the small template generation unit according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 47 is a diagram (5/5) showing the structure of an XML document corresponding to the small template generated by the small template generation unit according to the embodiment of the present invention;
48 is a diagram showing a screen displayed by the small template generation unit according to the embodiment of the present invention, which replaces the diagram shown in FIG.
49 is a diagram showing a part (1/7) of one property of the XML document having the structure shown in FIGS. 43 to 47 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 50 is a diagram showing a part (2/7) of one property of the XML document having the structure shown in FIGS. 43 to 47 according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 51 is a diagram showing a part (3/7) of one property of the XML document having the structure shown in FIGS. 43 to 47 according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 52 is a diagram showing a part (4/7) of one property of the XML document having the structure shown in FIGS. 43 to 47 according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 53 is a diagram showing a part (5/7) of one property of the XML document having the structure shown in FIGS. 43 to 47 according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 54 is a diagram showing a part (6/7) of one property of the XML document having the structure shown in FIGS. 43 to 47 according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 55 is a diagram showing a part (7/7) of one property of the XML document having the structure shown in FIGS. 43 to 47 according to the embodiment of the present invention;
[Explanation of symbols]
101 Database creation means
102 DTP means
103 Small group style information generation means
104 Small template generation means
105 Master layout generation means
106 Small group placement / property allocation means
107 XSLT document generation means
108 XSLT processor
109, 110 XSL-FO processor

Claims (19)

In a conversion document generation method for converting a structured document into a typesetting document used for screen display or paper printing,
The computer inputs information that can identify each property listed on each page that is displayed on the screen or printed on paper, and subgroup placement / property allocation data that indicates the type and position of each subgroup to which each property is allocated. Inputting by means;
A computer is prepared for each type of small set displayed on the screen or printed on the paper, and each of the types of the small set format and the property in which the data is to be inserted into the small set described as a dummy argument. A sub-set template generation step for generating one or more sub-set templates describing information that can be specified, data to be inserted into the sub-set of the specified property, and the position of the sub-set using an arithmetic means;
A computer storing the sub-set template in a storage means;
In order for the computer to select one of the small group templates according to the type of the designated small group, and to pass the information that can identify each property to the selected small group template and the position of the designated small group template as actual arguments Generating an argument passing sentence of using the arithmetic means, and storing in the storage means;
For each property listed on each page that is displayed on the screen or printed on paper, the computer specifies information that can identify each property and the type and location of the subgroup to which each property is assigned. Generating a small template call statement for applying the argument passing statement using an operation means, and storing it in the storage means;
The computer reads the one or more small template templates, the argument passing statement, and the small template call statement from the storage unit, generates a conversion document including these using the calculation unit, and stores it in the storage unit And steps to
A conversion document generation method characterized by comprising: The conversion document generation method according to claim 1,
The small template generation step includes
A computer generates small group style information for each small group based on DTP (Desk Top Publishing) data for each small group displayed on the screen or printed on the paper, using the calculation means, and stores it in the storage means Storing, and
The computer reads the small group style information for each small group from the storage unit, and converts the actual argument included in the small group style information into a dummy argument, thereby using the calculation unit for the small group template for each small group. and generating Sources step,
A conversion document generation method characterized by comprising: Each step of the conversion document generation method according to claim 1 or 2,
A computer reading data from the database for each property listed on each page displayed on the screen or printed on paper;
A structured document generating step in which a computer generates a structured document that describes data of each property to be displayed in each page displayed on a screen or printed on a paper, using an arithmetic means;
A computer storing the structured document in a storage means;
A database publishing method comprising: The database publishing method according to claim 3,
The computer further includes a step of generating the small group arrangement / property allocation data using a calculation unit and storing the data in the storage unit,
The computer generates the small group arrangement / property allocation data using a calculation means and stores the data in the storage means.
A small piece placement step in which the computer places any kind of small piece at each position on each page;
A property assignment step in which the computer assigns each property to each sub-group arranged on each page;
A database publishing method comprising: The database publishing method according to claim 4 .
The sub-assembly placement step includes:
A computer invoking a master layout in which a predetermined type of sub-set is pre-arranged on the page;
A computer modifying the master layout;
A database publishing method comprising: The database publishing method according to claim 4 or 5 ,
The property allocation step includes:
A computer reading property data narrowed down by a predetermined filter from the database;
A computer assigning the property data read from the database to each subgroup according to a predetermined order;
A database publishing method comprising: In database publishing method according to claim 6,
The database publishing method characterized in that the predetermined order is an order according to a rearrangement order of properties and / or a predetermined arrangement order on a page. The database publishing method according to any one of claims 4 to 7 ,
The computer generates the small group arrangement / property allocation data using a calculation means and stores the data in the storage means.
A database publishing method, further comprising: a step of applying a page break or page break in a specified item of property data to the small group arrangement / property allocation data. The database publishing method according to any one of claims 3 to 8 ,
A database publishing method, further comprising: a step of applying the conversion document to the structured document, generating the typesetting document using an operation unit, and storing the document in the storage unit. In a conversion document generation device for converting a structured document into a composition document used for screen display or paper printing,
Means for inputting information that can identify each property to be posted on each page, and subgroup arrangement / property allocation data indicating the type and position of each subgroup to which each property is allocated;
Prepared for each type of sub-group, each of which describes the type of sub-type of each type and information that can specify the property into which data should be inserted into the sub-group described as a dummy argument, inserted into the sub-group of the specified property and small group template generating means for generating one or more small set template that describes the data should and the small set of locations,
Select any one of the sub-group templates according to the type of the sub-group specified, and provide an argument passing statement for delivering the information that can identify each property to the selected sub-group and the position of the specified sub-group as an actual argument. Means for generating;
For each property to be posted on each page, means for generating a small template call statement for applying the argument delivery statement by specifying information that can identify each property and the type and position of the small group to which each property is assigned;
Means for generating a conversion document including the one or more small template, the argument passing statement, and the small template call statement;
A document generation apparatus for conversion, comprising: The conversion document generation device according to claim 10 ,
The small set template generation means includes:
Means for generating small group style information for each small group based on DTP (Desk Top Publishing) data for each small group;
Means for generating the set template for each set based on the set style information for each set;
A document generation apparatus for conversion, comprising: The conversion document generation device according to claim 10 or 11 ,
Means for reading out the data of each property posted on each page from the database;
A means of generating a structured document describing the data of each property posted on each page;
A database publishing apparatus comprising: The database publishing apparatus according to claim 12 ,
And further comprising means for generating the small group arrangement / property allocation data,
The means for generating the small group arrangement / property allocation data includes:
A small group arrangement means for arranging any kind of small group at each position of each page;
Property assignment means for assigning each property to each sub-group placed on each page;
A database publishing apparatus comprising: The database publishing apparatus according to claim 13 .
The small assembly arrangement means includes:
Means for calling a master layout in which a predetermined type of sub-set is pre-arranged on the page;
Means for modifying the master layout;
A database publishing apparatus comprising: The database publishing apparatus according to claim 13 or 14 ,
The property allocating means is
Means for reading property data narrowed down by a predetermined filter from the database;
Means for assigning the property data read from the database to each subgroup according to a property rearrangement order and a predetermined arrangement order on the page;
A database publishing apparatus comprising: In database publishing system according to claim 15,
The database publishing apparatus, wherein the predetermined order is an order according to a rearrangement order of properties and / or a predetermined arrangement on a page. The database publishing apparatus according to any one of claims 13 to 16 ,
The means for generating the small group arrangement / property allocation data includes:
A database publishing apparatus, further comprising means for applying a page break or page break in a specified item of property data to the small group arrangement / property allocation data. The database publishing apparatus according to any one of claims 12 to 17 ,
A database publishing apparatus, further comprising means for generating a typesetting document by applying the conversion document to the structured document. Program for executing the method according to the computer in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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