JPH0266675A - Data converting method into form overlay describing language - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To unify the characters by converting the attribute data every prescribed specifications by means of a conversion table for character point numbers and therefore arranging the different spaces and lengths of characters. CONSTITUTION:The CAD data produced by a form CAD system 1 and a source program of an existing form overlay describing language, etc., are inputted to a conversion table 20 for companies and attributes. At the same time, the auxiliary data like names, etc., are inputted to the table 20 via an operator, etc. When a source program of the overlay describing language of each company is outputted by reference to the table 20. The complete 1:1 relation is not satisfied between the attribute data of the system 1 and that of each company overlay describing language. In this connection, the table 20 is prepared and the conversion of data is carried out by reference to the table 20. The character point number (dot number) contained in the attribute data on the table 20 is converted for decision of the sizes, the spaces, etc., of characters.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Purpose of the Invention; (Industrial Application Field) This invention provides a document arrangement method in which CAD data, etc. created with a form CAD system is arranged into a document by converting the number of character points and changing the character spacing. The present invention relates to a method of converting data into form overlay description M words for conversion into an overlay description language.

(Prior Art) A conventional method for creating a form overlay description language will be described with reference to FIG.

Conventionally, in order to create a form overlay design, a form overlay description language determined for each printer to output the design is used, for example, for each printer such as Company A and Company B (12A).

120), it was necessary to code using a form overlay description language by a system engineer or the like who has advanced knowledge about the different constraints and the like.

Furthermore, the description language itself differs depending on the manufacturer of the printer (12^, 12B), and there are also slight differences between individual printers even from the same manufacturer. For this reason, coding errors are likely to occur, and a great deal of effort is required to create one control program.

Furthermore, it was necessary to perform output tests many times to check whether the coping was performed correctly.

In order to solve these problems, a form overlay is designed using a screen interaction method using the form CAD system 1.
The D data is input into the conversion system 5 together with supplementary information 6 such as the name of the printer to be converted and font set information installed in the printer. In conversion system 5,
Based on these supplementary matters 6, the input CAD data 2 is sequentially converted into the corresponding form overlay description language 7. Furthermore, the created form overlay description language 7 is stored on a floppy disk 9 or a magnetic tape 10, and is given to the host computer II8, IIB that controls the printer 128, 12[], or is given to the communication line 8.
It is given to the host computer 11^, IIB via the host computer 11^.

The host computer 11^, IIB uses the printer 128, based on the given form overlay description language 7.
12B to output form overlay forms 14^, 14B together with variable data 138, 13B.

Note that the form CAD system is originally a system for designing printed forms, and it is a form CAD system! The generated CAD data 2 is taken into a printing system 3, and a printed form 4 is created through plate making and printing processes. As the form CAD system 1, it is possible to use JP-A-62-126483, JP-A-62-134757, JP-A-62-137+10, etc. filed by the present applicant.

Moreover, although two companies, A and B, are taken as an example here, the same applies to any specification.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) When converting the form CAD data created as described above or other form overlay description language into a predetermined form overlay description language, printers from various printers i! -1
The number of character points (dots) registered in 2A and 12B is different, and the units such as the size and spacing of written characters vary depending on the form overlay description language of each company, so the conversion system program regarding the number of character points has to be changed. Therefore, there was a need for an efficient and quick conversion method to a form overlay description language using standardized character strings.

This invention was made due to the circumstances mentioned above,
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for converting data into a form overlay description language that can extremely easily align writing characters in different languages and handle corrections and changes without making major changes to the program of the conversion system. It is in.

Structure of the Invention: (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention relates to a method of converting into a form overlay description language, and the above object of the present invention is to
Using CAD data or form overlay description language created by the system, the written characters are aligned in the document by converting the number of character points and adjusting the character spacing using a conversion table that stores attribute data of the number of character points in advance. This is accomplished by converting a predetermined specification form into an overlay description language.

(Operation) In this invention, the form C generated by the form CAD system
When converting AD design data or other form overlay description language source programs to a predetermined form overlay description language source program, character unit attribute data such as character size 1 interval can be converted using a character point conversion table. to convert the unit to the specified number of character points. In addition, the attribute data is converted to each company's specifications using a 6-character point conversion table that calculates the character length of the character string from the unit conversion and obtains a well-organized character string, making it efficient and highly efficient. In addition to realizing speedy conversion, it is also possible to easily change the specifications of the form overlay language and support new form overlay languages without changing the program.

(Example) This invention will be described in detail by giving examples below.

Figure 6 shows the principle related to this invention, and each company has different
The conversion table 20 for each attribute includes the form CAD system 1
CAD data generated by , source programs such as ready-made form overlay description languages are input, and
Auxiliary data such as names are manually entered by operators etc.
While referring to the conversion table 20, source programs of each company's overlay description language are output. This is form C
There is not a complete one-to-one correspondence between the attribute data of the AD system 1 and the attribute data of each company's overlay description language, so a conversion table 20 corresponding to each company and each attribute is prepared. This invention performs data conversion while referring to the conversion table 20.
The number of character points (number of dots) included in the attribute data related to 0 is converted to determine units such as character size and spacing, but in reality, the conversion table for the number of character points is dedicated. This requires a different method.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the operation of changing the number of character points according to the present invention. When the attribute data of the number of character points to be converted is input and read (step 51), it is determined from the dedicated table whether it is a company A specification or a company B specification.

For example, in the case of company A specifications, step S refers to the units of character size, spacing, etc. in the company A table and converts them to these units.
2) In the case of company B specifications, convert into these units by referring to the units of character size, spacing, etc. in the 8 company table (step 53). Next, if the specifications are from company A, the character length and spacing are calculated from a predetermined new number of character points in order to make the characters uniform during output (step S4), and then the character string is converted (step S4). S6) and end. Also, B
Even in the case of company specifications, the character length and spacing are calculated based on the predetermined number of character points in order to standardize the characters (step S5).
), the character string is further converted (step S7), and the process ends. That is, although there are differences in the amount of conversion between each company regarding character length, space, and character strings, the character strings can be standardized from a predetermined new number of character points.

The function of such a configuration will be explained below.

Normally, when data is converted from form CAD system data or a source program in another form overlay description language to a source program in a predetermined form overlay description language, the character attributes differ in the unit system (points, dots, series). Furthermore, even if the same unit system is used, the values do not correspond completely; for example, as explained in Figure 2, the input values range from 2(P) to 170'( P) and various values, when converting to A description language, 7,, 12, 14, 18.24
(P), and in the B description language, 24.32, 40.64 (
dot) and output. Therefore, it becomes difficult to use both companies together. At this time, the process of converting units even if the unit of font size differs between points and dots by each company is to refer to the conversion table for the number of character points corresponding to 52 and S3 in Figure 1. It is. In this way, unit conversion is achieved by further converting to a new predetermined number of points. However, if the character spacing is left as is when the point number is converted to a smaller value, for example, as shown in Fig. is converted to 9(P) as shown in Figure 4 (■). In this case, the character length of the word is clearly shortened, and the character spacing is widened to create the same character as in Figure 4 (■). This step corresponds to step 54 or S5 in FIG. 1, in which space is calculated from the character length after unit conversion of the number of character points. In this way, the same character length as in the original (■) of the same figure is obtained, as shown in (■) in Figure 4.

Further, in FIG. 4, the explanation is given using words as an example, but in order to construct an actual language, it is necessary to convert character strings from words to meanings. This step is 56 or S7 in Fig. 1. For example, as shown in Fig. 3(a), even if the input data is data in which character strings are displayed continuously,
The character lengths do not vary as shown in b), and can be converted to uniform character lengths as shown in (C) of the same figure. In this way, even if the number of character points varies, if a dedicated character point number conversion table is used, uniformity can be achieved, and the characters can be printed in an aligned manner.

Although the above embodiment has been explained based on the attributes of 2 fffi of companies A and B, the number can be arbitrary.

Effects of the invention: As described above, in this invention, attribute data is converted for each predetermined specification using a conversion table for the number of character points, so even if the units are different, the spacing and length of characters can be changed. Because they are aligned, uniformity is achieved, and even if the input data is a continuous string of characters, they are output in parallel and the written characters can be aligned in the document, making it an excellent form overlay for printing technology. A conversion method to a descriptive language is realized.

!・No. 4. Explanation of the f+i′i car of the drawing page. Figure 1 is a flowchart showing the method of changing the number of character points according to the present invention. Figure 2 is a diagram explaining the conventional problem. Figure 3
Figure 4 is a diagram explaining the side effects of changing the number of character points of this invention, Figure 4 is a diagram explaining details of this invention, Figure 5 is a method of processing data created with a form CAD system and this invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a method of converting a system related to the above into a form overlay description language, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the principle related to the present invention.

1... Form [:A[l system, 2... CAD design data, 3... Printing system, 4... Printing form, 5... Conversion system, 6... Additional information, 7.・・・
Form overlay description language, 11^, IIB...
Host computer, 12^, 12B... printer,
148, 14B... Overlay medium length vote.

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a system that converts CAD data created in a form CAD system into a source program of a form overlay description language, or a system that converts a source program of a form overlay description language to a source program of another form overlay description language, the conversion described above When converting into a predetermined specification form overlay description language using a conversion table in which attribute data of the number of character points is stored in advance in the system, the number of character points is unified by unit conversion from reference to the conversion table, A method for converting data into a form overlay description language, characterized in that the description characters are arranged in a document by adjusting the character spacing based on the predetermined number of character points.