JPH0241252A - Change device mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve operability when a printer server is used by providing a screen processing, an output printing data destination switching process, a remote printer output process and an ending process for returning an output destination printer to an original in a change device mechanism. CONSTITUTION:In a change device mechanism for a printer server, a screen processing includes processes of an initial screen, a parameter input screen, an error screen and end screen. An output destination switching process switches a printer connected to own system to an output destination printer of a parameter input other system to end the screen process. A remote printer output process outputs output printing data obtained by the end of the screen process to other system. An ending process returns an output destination to the printer of own system when the remote printer output process is normally completed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a change device mechanism, particularly to a change device R of a printer server in an office automation system.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, when using a printer server, this type of change device mechanism executes processing each time before starting a printout program.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The above-described conventional change device mechanism has the problem of poor operability since the operator must execute the change device in advance when using a print server.

[Means to solve the problem]

The change device mechanism of the present invention, in the change device mechanism of a printer server in an office automation system, performs screen processing for processing an initial screen, parameter input screen, error screen, and end screen, as well as a change device mechanism that processes the initial screen, a parameter input screen, an error screen, and an end screen. output destination switching processing for switching the connected printer device to the output destination printer device of another system for which parameters have been input; and remote printer output processing for outputting the output print data obtained by completing the screen processing to the other system. , and an end process for returning the output destination to the printer device of the own system when the remote printer output process is successfully completed.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of one embodiment of the present invention. First, the screen is processed (step ■).

This processing includes initial screen input, screen processing for parameter input, error screen processing, and end screen processing. Parameter inputs include the name of the printer device to which the output print data will be output, the name of the report when storing it in a file in another system, the name of the output print program when executing the output print, and the file name in which the data to be output and print is stored. It is specified. When the processing on the end screen is completed in step ■, the remote printer output processing program is read (step ■), and the output print data issued by the output print program to the printer output mechanism is transferred to the output destination printer device whose parameters were input in step ■. Switch the output destination so that it can be passed to (step ■). Next, the output print program informs the program processing of the file name in which the data to be output and printed is stored (step ■). Next, the program processing reads the output print data from the notified file and passes it to the remote printer output processing program (step 2). The remote printer output processing program transfers the output print data to another system, and passes control to the termination process only when the program completes normally (step ■). The termination process returns the output destination printer device of the output print data to the state before the screen processing in step (2) and ends (step (2)).

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention uses a printer server by providing the change device mechanism with screen processing, output print data output destination switching processing, remote printer output processing, and termination processing that returns the output destination printer device to its original state. This has the effect that operator operations can be performed as a series of tasks, improving operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of one embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In the change device mechanism of the printer server in an office automation system, the screen processing that processes the initial screen, parameter input screen, error screen, and end screen, and the parameter input of the printer device connected to the own system at the end of this screen. Output destination switching processing for switching to the output destination printer device of another system that has been completed, remote printer output processing for outputting the output print data obtained by completing the screen processing to the other system, and remote printer output processing are performed normally. A change device mechanism characterized in that it has a termination process of returning the output destination to a printer device of its own system when the change device mechanism is completed.