JP4093977B2 - Form data output device, form data output method, program, and form data output system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to, for example, a technique for generating form data by combining form data and input data via a network, and outputting the generated form data by e-mail, FAX, and the like. The present invention relates to a technique characterized by specifying (destination such as a FAX number and a mail address).

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a form generation / output processing system that generates form data by combining form form data and input data, and outputs the generated form data by e-mail and FAX. Currently, when using this system to specify the output destination from the form data, the key and output destination link for specifying the output destination of the form is stored in the setting file or database, and the actual form data and The output destination is specified by key matching.

  The key information setting method for specifying the output destination of the form is that the key setting data (= created form) is input, the form is previewed, and the user drags the item on the form with the mouse. The position of the key item is set as key information.

  At this time, the key information is either (1) a format in which the data printed in the rectangle based on the rectangle is used as a key, or (2) what number of characters from what line and how many characters are used as keys. Any of these formats, both of which are based on the position on the form.

  As described above, since the key information is based on the position on the form, it depends on the form layout and is unique to each form. For this reason, even forms with similar contents cannot be diverted, and key information must be set for each form, which is troublesome.

  For example, when the position of the key item or the number of characters in the key item is changed in the form layout, it is necessary to reset the key information. In order to reset, the user needs to input the key setting data again, preview the form, drag the item on the form with the mouse, and set the key item, which is troublesome. It was inefficient.

  Furthermore, in order to specify the output destination of the form, it is necessary to match the form data with the key to specify the output destination, and in order to perform the matching, it is necessary to obtain a key from the form data. (1) Either the format using the data printed in the rectangle based on the rectangle as the key, or (2) the format using what character from what number to what line based on the line digit Even in the format, the processing is complicated as described later.

  Here, (1) a format that uses data printed in a rectangle based on a rectangle as a key, and (2) a format that uses what character from what number and what number as a key based on the line digit. Will be described.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a form in which (1) data printed in a rectangle based on a rectangle is used as a key.
In this format, a form image 1104 is generated using text data 1101 and field arrangement information 1102. The information when the key 1105 for specifying the output destination of the form is set has a format like 1103. Therefore, in the format using the data printed in the rectangle with reference to the rectangle as the key, all fields arranged in the form (hereinafter, items arranged in the form are referred to as fields) The field position is calculated from the data length, the modification information such as the font, and the data output start position, and it is determined whether the key character string is output in the key item, and the key character string must be acquired.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a form in a format using (2) what number and what number from which line the character is based on the line digit.
In this format, a form image 1204 is generated using text data 1201 and character modification information 1202. The key information in the case where the key 1205 for specifying the output destination of the form is set has a format like 1203. Therefore, in the format that uses what character from what digit and what line based on the line digit, the line feed code is searched byte by byte from the text data, the key designated line is determined, and the key character string Have to get.

  In addition, when the key item is at the lower end of the form, the efficiency of the process of specifying the key-designated line is lower than when the key item is at the upper end of the form.

  Incidentally, Patent Document 1 discloses a method for specifying an output destination from form data. In this conventional example, the output destination can be specified from the form data based on the identifier management information. In this system, the correspondence between the position and size of the identifier and the distribution destination is defined for each form. Identifies the output destination.

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  As described above, the conventional technology generates form data by combining form form data and input data, and then inputs key information for specifying the output destination of the form, key setting data, The form is previewed, and the user drags the item on the form with the mouse to set the key item. At the stage of designing the form of the form, the key information setting for specifying the output destination of the form is Can not.

  In addition, since the key information is based on the position on the form, even if the form contents are similar, it cannot be diverted and the key information must be set for each form. A great deal of work occurs.

  Furthermore, since the process of acquiring the key item from the form data is complicated, there is a problem that the process of acquiring the key character string is inefficient.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily obtain the form data without re-setting the form of the form data even if the form data has similar contents without depending on the form layout. It is to enable output by an output device.

  Further, the object of the present invention is to use the data in the field for specifying the output destination of the information without performing complicated processing for each field and the text data of the form as in the conventional case. It is to be able to easily obtain a certain key.

The form data output apparatus of the present invention is a form data output apparatus for outputting form data, and is a form data generating means for generating form data from form data and input data, and a field defined in the form data. Storage means for storing field specifying information for specifying a field in which output destination information for determining an output destination is stored by storing the input data, and an output request for form data , And an output format designation, and when the field specifying information corresponding to the form data for which the output request has been received by the receiving means is stored, the field specifying information is used to output the output request. From the fields defined in the form data corresponding to the accepted form data, the output destination information An acquisition unit that specifies a field to be stored and acquires output destination information stored in the field, and an output destination setting file determination unit that determines an output destination setting file corresponding to the output format received by the receiving unit Output destination determination means for determining an output destination using the output destination information acquired by the acquisition means from the output destination setting file determined by the output destination setting file determination means, and by the output destination determination means Output means for outputting the form data generated by the form data generation means to the determined output destination.
The form data output method of the present invention is a form data output method in an information processing apparatus that outputs form data, and is defined in the form data generating step for generating form data from form data and input data, and the form data. A storage step for storing field specifying information for specifying the output destination information for determining an output destination by storing the input data, and a form When receiving the data output request and the designation of the output format, and when the field specifying information corresponding to the form data received the output request by the receiving step is stored, using the field specifying information, Defined in the form data corresponding to the form data that has received the output request An acquisition step for identifying the field in which the output destination information is stored from among the fields and acquiring the output destination information stored in the field; and an output destination setting corresponding to the output format received by the reception step An output destination setting file determining step for determining a file, and an output destination for determining an output destination using the output destination information acquired by the acquiring step from the output destination setting file determined by the output destination setting file determining step And a step of outputting the form data generated by the form data generation step to the output destination determined by the output destination determination step.
The program of the present invention is a program that can be executed in an information processing apparatus that outputs form data, and includes form data generation means for generating form data from form data and input data, and fields defined in the form data. Storage means for storing field specifying information for specifying a field in which output destination information for determining an output destination is stored by storing the input data, and output of form data A receiving unit that receives a request and designation of an output format; and the field specifying information corresponding to the form data for which the output request has been received by the receiving unit is stored, the output request using the field specifying information From the fields defined in the form data corresponding to the form data that received An output for identifying a field in which the output destination information is stored, acquiring an output destination information stored in the field, and determining an output destination setting file corresponding to the output format received by the receiving unit Destination setting file determining means; output destination determining means for determining an output destination from the output destination setting file determined by the output destination setting file determining means, using the output destination information acquired by the acquiring means; and The computer as the information processing apparatus is caused to function as output means for outputting the form data generated by the form data generation means to the output destination determined by the output destination determination means.
The form data output system of the present invention is a form data output system in which a plurality of information processing apparatuses and form data output apparatuses can communicate via a network, and forms data generation means for generating form data from form data and input data Field specifying information for specifying a field defined in the form data, and a field in which output destination information for determining an output destination is stored by storing the input data Storage means for storing, receiving means for receiving the output request for the form data, and designation of the output format, and when the field specifying information corresponding to the form data for which the output request has been received by the receiving means is stored, Using the field specifying information, the format corresponding to the form data for which the output request has been accepted. The field in which the output destination information is stored is identified from among the fields defined in the screen data, the acquisition unit for acquiring the output destination information stored in the field, and the output format in which the specification is received by the reception unit Output destination setting file determining means for determining a corresponding output destination setting file, and using the output destination information acquired by the acquiring means from the output destination setting file determined by the output destination setting file determining means, the output destination And output means for outputting the form data generated by the form data generation means to the output destination determined by the output destination determination means.

According to the present invention, when a form is output, it is only necessary to search for a set field and acquire output destination information, so that complicated processing that depends on the layout of the form as in the past (for example, placement in a form) For all the fields, the field position is calculated from the modification information such as the data length and font in the field and the data output start position, and whether the key information (output destination information) is output in the key item. Determination and acquisition of key information) is not necessary.
Further, according to the present invention, since it does not depend on the layout, when defining a form form having similar contents, the form form can be used without resetting.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments to which the invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a form generation / output processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Reference numeral 101 denotes an information processing apparatus on which a form creation server that is the center of the form generation / generation processing system according to the present embodiment operates. Reference numeral 102 denotes an information processing apparatus on which a mail server that transmits the form data generated by the form creation server 101 operates. Reference numeral 103 denotes an information processing apparatus that operates a FAX server that transmits the form data generated by the form creation server 101 by FAX. Reference numeral 104 denotes an information processing apparatus such as a client PC that issues a form creation request to the form creation server 101. A network 105 connects the form server 101, the mail server 102, the FAX server 103, and the client PC 104, and is a LAN (Local Area Network), for example.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the form generation / output processing system.
Reference numerals 101, 102, and 103 in FIG. 2 are information processing apparatuses that operate the form creation server, mail server, and FAX server shown in FIG. 1, respectively, and 104 in FIG. 2 is a form creation such as a Web browser or a user application. 1 is an information processing apparatus such as a client PC shown in FIG.

  Reference numeral 201 denotes an agent unit that handles a form creation / output request from a user or a user application.

  A form server control unit 202 manages the operation status of a form data generation unit 203 (to be described later) and assigns an appropriate form data generation unit 203 to the agent unit 201.

  A form data generation unit 203 synthesizes form data 208 including input data 209 and form data 208 including ruled lines, figures, input data of input data, fields defining the format, and key information. A plurality of form data generation units 203 can be provided in the form creation server 101. As the input data 209, a file such as a CSV file, data acquired from a database, or the like is used.

  An output destination specifying unit 204 specifies the output destination of the generated form data 210. The output destination specifying unit 204 refers to the transmission setting file 211 when specifying the output destination.

  A form data output unit 205 executes the output units 206 and 207 in accordance with the output destination designated by the user or the user application.

  A mail output unit 206 transfers the form data 210 to the mail server 212 using a network such as a LAN.

  Reference numeral 207 denotes a FAX output unit that converts the form data 210 into a data format that can be understood by the FAX transmission system, and outputs the converted data to the directory in which the FAX server 212 accepts input using NFS (Network File System) or the like. is there.

  A mail server 212 transmits the mail received from the mail output unit 206 of the form creation server. Reference numeral 213 denotes a FAX server 213 that outputs the form data 210 received from the FAX output unit 207 of the form server. Reference numeral 214 denotes a form design unit that creates the form data 208.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of each of the information processing apparatuses 101 to 104.
Each unit 201 to 207, 212, and 213 in FIG. 2 is realized by loading a corresponding program into the storage device (= RAM) 303 and executing it by the central processing unit 302. These programs, form data 208, input data 209, form data 210, and transmission setting file 211 are stored in an external storage device 306 such as a hard disk.

  Reference numeral 301 denotes an input device for performing necessary operations, and generally indicates a keyboard and a pointing device (such as a mouse). Reference numeral 305 denotes a display device for displaying an image, and generally indicates a CRT or a liquid crystal display device.

  Reference numeral 307 denotes an I / O interface device, which is an interface device for connecting to an external device such as a network or a printer. Reference numeral 304 denotes an I / O bus (address bus, data bus, and control bus) for connecting the above-described units.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the key information setting process for the form data 208 by the form design unit 214.

  In step S401, a form is designed by a user operation. Specifically, the user refers to the display screen of the client PC and operates the mouse and keyboard.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user designs a form in the form design unit 214 in the information processing apparatus 104 that is a client PC. In this example, fields are arranged in the form in the order of district 1502, address 1503, lot number 1504, number 1505, and remarks 1506. At this time, the field number is 1 for the district, 2 for the address, 3 for the lot number, 4 for the number, and 5 for the remarks.

  In step S402, the user sets a key field (referred to as a field in which a key is stored). Specifically, the user inputs the field arrangement number of the key field as an extended property of the form.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an input example when the user designates a key field in the form design unit 213 of the information processing apparatus 104 which is a client PC.
Here, in the extended property 501 of the form, the value of rcw-send-keyfield is set to 1, which indicates that the field of arrangement number 1 on the form is used as a key field.

  An example in which “district” in FIG. 15 is set as a key field will be described below. The user refers to the display screen of the client PC and operates the mouse and keyboard to arrange the fields 1502 to 1506 and design the form. By default, the field numbers are arranged in the order of the arranged fields. Will be granted. For example, when the field 1502 is first arranged, “1” is assigned to the field number 1502. In this case, the user can set the “district” in FIG. 15 as a key field by performing an operation of setting the extended property 501 of the form and setting the value of rcw-send-keyfield to “1”. .

For example, when the field 1502 is arranged after the fields 1503 to 1506 are arranged, “5” is given to the field number 1502.
In this case, the user can set the “district” in FIG. 15 as a key field by performing an operation for setting the extended property 501 of the form and setting the value of rcw-send-keyfield to “5”. . Note that, by default, field numbers are assigned in the order of arranged fields, but the field numbers may be changed by a user operation. The set information is stored in the form data 1001 in FIG. In step S403, form data including a key field is saved.

  In the present embodiment, an example is given in which the user designs a form in the form design unit 214 in the information processing apparatus 104 that is a client PC. However, the form design unit 214 is provided in the information processing apparatus 101 that is a form generation server. The user may design a form.

FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing the contents of the form data 210 generated by the form data generation unit 203.
10, the form data 210 shown in FIG. 2 includes form data 1001, extended properties 1002, page information 1003, and page data 1004 to 1007. The page data 1004 to 1007 are configured in a format in which data is arranged in the order of field arrangement. The form data 208 shown in FIG. 2 includes form data 1001 and extended properties 1002, and is the same as the form data 1001 and extended properties 1002 of the form data 210.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in which an output destination is specified from the form data 210 generated by the form data generation unit 203 and a form is output. Note that step S601 is executed by the form data generation unit 203, steps S602 to 604 are executed by the output destination specifying unit 204, and step S605 is executed by the form data output unit 205. Further, the output request is made by using the Web browser in the information processing apparatus 104 which is the client PC (FIGS. 7 and 8), and the form data generation unit 203 via the agent unit 201 and the form server control unit 202. To.

  In step S601, based on the form name transmitted from the information processing apparatus 104 (client PC), the input data 209 and the field information defining the input position and format of the input data stored in the form data 208 are referred to. The input data 209 is edited according to the format, page data is generated for each page, and form data 210 is created. At that time, the extended property is read from the form data 208 and stored in the storage device 303.

  In step S602, it is determined whether there is a key setting. The key setting is determined based on whether or not the rcw-send-keyfield key is set in the extended property stored in the storage device 303. If it is not set, the process for the output request is terminated.

  In step S603, a key character string for selecting a sorting destination is acquired. A method for acquiring the key character string will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

  Subsequently, in step S604, the key character string acquired in step S603 is matched with the key of the transmission setting file, and the corresponding destination is stored in the storage device 303. In step S605, the form is output to the destination stored in the storage device 303.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen by a Web browser when the user instructs to output a fax on the information processing apparatus 104 which is a client PC. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen by the Web browser when the user instructs mail transmission on the information processing apparatus 104 which is the client PC. When the “overlay” button in FIGS. 7 and 8 is pressed by the user, the information processing apparatus 104 issues an output instruction to the agent unit 201 in the information processing apparatus 101 that is a form creation server.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing details of the key character string acquisition process in step S603 of FIG.
In step S 901, the key field number is read from the extended property of the form data and stored in the storage device 303. For example, in the example of FIG. 10, “1” is read from “rcw-send-keyfield = 1” and stored in the storage device 303.

  In step S 902, data for one page is read from the form data and stored in the storage device 303.

In step S903, the field counter is initialized with 1. And
In step 904, the pointer on the memory indicating the field data is moved to the beginning of the first field data. This operation will be specifically described with reference to FIG. The pointer on the memory indicating the field data is moved to 1014 field data.

  In step S905, it is determined whether the field counter is the same as the key field number stored in the storage device 303 in step 901. If they are the same, the process of step S909 is performed, and if they are not the same, the process of step S906 is performed. Here, if the field of arrangement number 1 is used as a key field, the key field character string acquisition process can be completed simply by referring to one field, which is efficient. In step 906, 1 is added to the field counter.

  After step S906, in step S907, the pointer on the memory stored in the storage device 303 is moved to the head of the next field data. This operation will be specifically described with reference to FIG. 10. First, a field 1014 is a processing target, a next field to be processed in the next loop is 1015, and a field to be processed in the next loop is 1016 and 1017. 1018 pointers are sequentially pointed to.

  In step S909, the key character string is set in the output parameter, and the process ends. This operation will be specifically described with reference to FIG. When the key field number is 1, the key character string is set from the field of the arrangement number 1 that is the key field, but the data for the number of bytes recorded in the data length n is acquired from the key field, The data is set as an output parameter as a key string.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the contents of the FAX transmission setting file 211 referred to by the output destination specifying unit 204.
In the key = value format, enter the key on the left side and the FAX number on the right side. If a plurality of FAX numbers are described on the right side by separating them with commas, the broadcast is set. For example, when the key character string acquired in step S603 in FIG. 6 is “Tokyo”, the fax is transmitted to “03-1234-5678”.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the contents of the mail transmission setting file 211 referred to by the output destination specifying unit 204.
Write the key on the left side and the email address on the right side in key = value format. If you specify multiple email addresses separated by commas on the right side, it will be broadcast. For example, if the key character string acquired in step S603 in FIG. 6 is “Osaka”, an email is sent to “oosaka1@cc.abc.co.jp” and “oosaka2@cc.abc.co.jp”. .

  Note that it is possible to deal with a form having a plurality of key fields by continuing the processing after the processing of step S909 in FIG. 9 until the end of the field as in step S908.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, an example is given in which a destination is specified and output only from the first page. However, by performing step S604 in FIG. 6 immediately after the processing in step S907 in FIG. It is also possible to specify.

  According to the above embodiment, key information for specifying the output destination of the form can be set at the stage of creating the form of the form, so that the contents of the form are similar without depending on the layout. Even a form can be used without resetting the form of the form.

  Further, since the key information is not based on the position on the form, the key information does not necessarily have to be on the form. Therefore, the output destination can be selected based on the key information not displayed on the form.

  Further, in order to obtain key information from the form data, for all fields arranged in the form data, the field position is calculated from the modification information such as the data length and font in the field and the data output start position, and the key item. Since it is not necessary to determine whether or not a key character string has been output, and to acquire the key character string, the key item can be acquired more efficiently than in the past.

  Another object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the storage medium. Needless to say, this can also be achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the program code itself and the storage medium storing the program code constitute the present invention.

  As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a flexible disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, or the like can be used.

  Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (basic system or operating system) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. Needless to say, a case where the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized by performing part or all of the actual processing and the processing is included.

  Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function is determined based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the CPU or the like provided in the expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a form generation / output processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of a form production | generation / output processing system. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of each information processing apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the setting process of the key information with respect to form data by a form design part. It is a figure which shows the example of an input when a user designates a key field in the form design part of the information processing apparatus which is a client PC. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process in which an output destination is specified from the form data produced | generated by the form data production | generation part, and a form is output. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen displayed by a Web browser when a user instructs a fax output on an information processing apparatus that is a client PC. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display screen by a Web browser when a user instruct | indicates mail transmission on the information processing apparatus which is client PC. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the key character string acquisition process in step S603 of FIG. It is a figure which shows the content of form data. It is a figure which shows the example of the form of the format which uses the data printed in the rectangle on the basis of the rectangle as a key. It is a figure which shows the example of the form of the format which uses what character from what digit of what line on the basis of the line digit. It is a figure which shows the content of the FAX transmission setting file which an output destination specific part refers. It is a figure which shows the content of the mail transmission setting file which an output destination specific part refers. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user designs a form in a form design unit in an information processing apparatus that is a client PC.

Explanation of symbols

101-104: Information processing device 105: Network 201: Agent unit 202: Form server control unit 203: Form data generation unit 204: Output destination specifying unit 205: Form data output unit 206: Mail output unit 207: FAX output unit 208 1001: Form data 209: Input data 210: Form data 211: Transmission setting file 212: Mail server 213: FAX server 214: Form design unit 301: Input device 302: Central processing unit 303: Storage device 304: I / O bus 305 : Display device 306: External auxiliary storage device 307: I / O interface device 501, 1002, 1008: Extended property 1003, 1009-1013: Page information 1004-1007, 1014-1018: Page data 1101, 1201: Text data 1102: field placement information 1103,1203: key information 1104,1204,1507: form image 1105: Key 1202: character modification information 1501: document design of the image 1502: District 1503: Address 1504: lot number 1505: Number 1506: Remarks

Claims (10)

A form data output device for outputting form data,
Form data generation means for generating form data from form data and input data;
Stores field specifying information for specifying a field defined in the form data and a field in which output destination information for determining an output destination is stored by storing the input data. Storage means for
A receiving means for receiving an output request for form data and designation of an output format;
When the field specifying information corresponding to the form data for which the output request has been received by the receiving unit is stored, the field specifying information is used to define the form data corresponding to the form data for which the output request has been received. Identifying a field in which the output destination information is stored, and acquiring the output destination information stored in the field;
Output destination setting file determining means for determining an output destination setting file corresponding to the output format received by the receiving means;
From the output destination setting file determined by the output destination setting file determination means, using the output destination information acquired by the acquisition means, output destination determination means for determining an output destination;
Output means for outputting the form data generated by the form data generation means to the output destination determined by the output destination determination means;
A form data output device characterized by comprising:   The output unit converts the form of the form data generated by the form data generation unit according to the output destination determined by the output destination determination unit, and outputs the converted form data. Form data output device.   3. The form data output device according to claim 1, wherein the output format is an e-mail format or a fax format, and the output destination determination means determines an e-mail address or a fax number as an output destination. .   2. The field is defined in the form data, and is defined to be arranged at an arbitrary position so that the input data can be displayed on a form. The form data output device according to any one of items 1 to 3. A form data output method in an information processing apparatus for outputting form data,
A form data generation step for generating form data from form data and input data;
Stores field specifying information for specifying a field defined in the form data and a field in which output destination information for determining an output destination is stored by storing the input data. A memory step to
A reception step for receiving an output request for form data and designation of an output format;
When the field specifying information corresponding to the form data for which the output request has been received by the receiving step is stored, the field specifying information is used to define the form data corresponding to the form data for which the output request has been received. An acquisition step of identifying a field in which the output destination information is stored, and acquiring the output destination information stored in the field;
An output destination setting file determining step for determining an output destination setting file corresponding to the output format whose designation is received in the receiving step;
From the output destination setting file determined by the output destination setting file determination step, using the output destination information acquired by the acquisition step, an output destination determination step of determining an output destination;
An output step of outputting the form data generated by the form data generation step to the output destination determined by the output destination determination step;
A form data output method characterized by comprising:   The output step converts the data format of the form data generated by the form data generation step according to the output destination determined by the output destination determination step, and outputs the converted form data. Form data output method.   7. The form data output method according to claim 5, wherein the output format is an e-mail format or a fax format, and the output destination determining step determines an e-mail address or a fax number as an output destination. .   6. The field is defined in the form data, and is defined to be arranged at an arbitrary position so that the input data can be displayed on a form. The form data output method according to any one of Items 7 to 7. A program that can be executed by an information processing apparatus that outputs form data,
Form data generation means for generating form data from form data and input data;
Stores field specifying information for specifying a field defined in the form data and a field in which output destination information for determining an output destination is stored by storing the input data. Storage means for
A receiving means for receiving an output request for form data and designation of an output format;
When the field specifying information corresponding to the form data for which the output request has been received by the receiving unit is stored, the field specifying information is used to define the form data corresponding to the form data for which the output request has been received. Identifying a field in which the output destination information is stored, and acquiring the output destination information stored in the field;
Output destination setting file determining means for determining an output destination setting file corresponding to the output format received by the receiving means;
From the output destination setting file determined by the output destination setting file determination means, using the output destination information acquired by the acquisition means, output destination determination means for determining an output destination;
A program for causing a computer, which is the information processing apparatus, to function as output means for outputting form data generated by the form data generation means to an output destination determined by the output destination determination means. A form data output system in which a plurality of information processing devices and form data output devices can communicate via a network,
Form data generation means for generating form data from form data and input data;
Stores field specifying information for specifying a field defined in the form data and a field in which output destination information for determining an output destination is stored by storing the input data. Storage means for
A receiving means for receiving an output request for form data and designation of an output format;
When the field specifying information corresponding to the form data for which the output request has been received by the receiving unit is stored, the field specifying information is used to define the form data corresponding to the form data for which the output request has been received. Identifying a field in which the output destination information is stored, and acquiring the output destination information stored in the field;
Output destination setting file determining means for determining an output destination setting file corresponding to the output format received by the receiving means;
From the output destination setting file determined by the output destination setting file determination means, using the output destination information acquired by the acquisition means, output destination determination means for determining an output destination;
Output means for outputting the form data generated by the form data generation means to the output destination determined by the output destination determination means;
A form data output system characterized by comprising:

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