JPH0357496B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] In a data processing system that includes a terminal device having at least a display and a tablet, a menu is placed on the tablet, and a form is created by pointing to an item on the menu. The editing program generation processing mechanism generates an editing program corresponding to the display on the display and performs editing. It is disclosed that a program can be generated without being written in a spacing chart.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a form creation processing method, and particularly to a form creation processing method that generates an editing program related to the form by utilizing the state in which the creation state is displayed on a display. .

[Conventional technology]

As shown in FIG. 5, desired frames are drawn on a form, and the number of characters and numbers that will be input into each frame can be specified. In addition,
In the figure, 1 is the form, 2 is the number of characters that will be input in the future (represented by the number N), and 3 is the number of numbers that will be input in the future (represented by the number of Z, with the end being 9). 4 represents the frame.

A form as shown in FIG. 5 is created from the terminal device according to the required type as needed, and is registered in an image library in the data processing system. For example, a terminal device at a counter at a bank, etc., calls up the registered form of the desired type as needed, and inserts the actual characters " You will be asked to write in "Tokyo Branch" or "3500" and print out the form.

Conventionally, in the process of creating the form 1 as described above, a terminal device having at least a display and input means is used. For example, when drawing a horizontal line, "HLINE" is input, or when drawing a vertical line, inputting In the past, users had to create a form by creating a code such as entering "VLINE".

However, the method for creating the code described above is difficult for completely inexperienced operators to understand. To this end, as shown in Figure 6, consideration has been given to using a terminal device that has at least a display and a tablet so that a desired form can be created by pointing a stylus pen on the tablet. There is.

In FIG. 6, 5 is a terminal device, 6 is a display, 7 is a tablet, 8 is a sheet-like menu that is placed on the tablet 7 so that it can be detached and attached, and 9 is a stylus pen. ing.

For example, when inputting the horizontal line of the above frame, the following operation is performed.

That is, first, a desired menu 8 is placed on the tablet 7, and predetermined points 10-1, 10-2, and 10-3 on the menu 8 are pointed with the stylus pen 9. As a result, the built-in processing device determines where the menu 8 is placed on the tablet 7, and from then on, the pen 9 is used to point to a predetermined position on the menu 8, for example, position 11. Then, the processing device determines which item on the menu 8 is instructed from the position on the tablet 7 (for example, position 11 in the diagram indicates "I want to input a horizontal line"), and takes appropriate action. Now you can create a processing mode.

Then, by pointing the pen 9 at a desired position 12 on the tablet 7, the display 6 will appear.
Point 13 is displayed above. Then, if you point to the desired position 14 on the tablet 7,
A horizontal line 1 is drawn from point 13 toward point 15 on display 6 corresponding to position 14 on display 6.
6 is displayed.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Although it is being considered to create form 1 etc. using the input mode as described in connection with FIG. 6 above, in completing such a data processing system, it is necessary to Above HLINE
To be able to coexist with a system that creates forms by inputting codes such as VLINE and VLINE, and to be able to complete the process using the existing system with as little manpower as possible. is desired. When the new system is completed, it is desirable to add new functions as well as functions that can be used in the existing system.

As one of the functions of the new system, it was desired to provide a function that could solve the following problems. That is, when creating a form as described above, it was desired to be able to automatically generate an editing program related to the form that will be needed later. This changes the editing program to
This is because the work of writing on the spacing chart is complicated. By using the Japanese language processing function and the diagram processing function, it is possible to write the program itself according to a predetermined algorithm by providing the necessary information.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention completes the above-mentioned new system and enables the creation of an editing program, and FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of the principle of the present invention, particularly focusing on the creation of an editing program.

In FIG. 1, 6 is a display corresponding to FIG. 5, 17 is a display display mechanism, 18 is a form content display creation section, 19 is a position instruction processing section, and 20
21 is a frame display processing section, 21 is a character/number display processing section,
22 represents an editing program generation processing mechanism, and 23 represents a generated editing program.

[Effect]

A desired frame 24 is entered on the display 6 and necessary letters and numbers are written within the frame. These are executed by input using the menu 8 and input by pointing at the tablet 7, which were explained in connection with FIG.・Including kanji conversion processing).

The form is displayed on the display 6, but at this time, the editing program generation processing mechanism 22 generates the information necessary for program generation, that is, the name information that specifies the frame and/or the characters and numbers in the frame. Comments and information when writing are displayed together on the display 6. As a result, the editing program generation processing mechanism 22 generates the editing program 23.

〔Example〕

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the menu.
Menu 8 includes three coordinate reference points 50-0, 5
0-1 and 50-2 are provided, and the position of each item 51 in the menu 8 is predetermined based on the coordinate reference point.

Item 51 includes item 52 corresponding to line input, item 53 corresponding to horizontal line input, item 54 corresponding to vertical line input, item 55 corresponding to circle input, item 56 corresponding to rectangle input, and 70% shading. Item 57 corresponding to input,
Item 58 corresponds to 40% shading input, item 59 corresponds to 20% shading input, item 60 to instruct shading (not displayed), item 61 to instruct enlargement of figure, etc. are provided.

Place the menu 8 as shown in FIG. 2 on the tablet 7 shown in FIG.
According to the above coordinate reference points 50-0, 50-1,
Press 50-2. Accordingly, the data processing device determines the position where the menu 8 is placed, and determines the position of each of the above-mentioned items in terms of coordinates on the tablet 7. In this state, for example, 70%
Move the pen 9 to the position of the illustrated item 57 to perform shading input.
When you point to it, the 70% shaded input is input.

FIG. 3 shows the software configuration of one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 100 is a data processing system, 101 is an OS software module, 102 is a TSS module, 103 is a communication control module, 104 is an ICAD design and manufacturing system module prepared in the present invention, and 105 is a A form design support system module prepared in the present invention,
106 represents a form overlay control statement, and 107 represents a simple COBOL. Also, 108 is a form overlay control statement source file, and 109 is a simple form overlay control statement source file.
COBOL source file, 110 is image
Library, 111 displays display and/or
Or print out form, 112 is ICAD figure master file (for form frame design), 113 is
Represents the ICAD figure master file (for generating editing programs).

Note that the existing system described in the above [Prior Art] column consists of the illustrated components 101, 102, 1.
03,106,107,108,109,11
0,111.

In the present invention, in order to coexist with the existing system, an ICAD design manufacturing system module 104 is installed under the TSS module 102.
and form design support system module 105 are prepared, and in response to terminal input, the above module 1
04 and 105, the master file 11
2 and 113, respectively, to import the generated form frame design information and editing program generation information. For example, the information represents the character "a" by expressing a line segment in the form of a vector. These master files 112 and 1
13 is converted by the module 105 into an information form that can be used by the existing system,
It is stored in source files 108 and 109. From then on, needless to say, the existing system will image the contents of the source file 108.
By expanding and holding the image in the library 110 or by using simple COBOL, it is output as necessary. Of course,
Once created as described above, the form exists on the illustrated image library 110 and can be freely used by a terminal device such as a bank teller.

FIG. 4 shows an explanatory diagram illustrating the relationship between display on the display and program generation. Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the figure correspond to Figure 5, and number 2
3 corresponds to FIG. Also, the code 120,1
21, 122, 123, 124, 125 are the line information "TENMEI", "HINMEI", which specify the frame, respectively.
"TANKA", "SURYO", "KINGAKU",
It is "SUM (KINGAKU)". Furthermore, "KINGAKU=SURYO*TANKA" shown as 126 corresponds to comment information.

As shown in Figure 4, while creating the form 1, the name information 1 is displayed on the display.
20 to 125 and comment information 126 are displayed together on the display.

While the above display is being performed, the editing program generation processing mechanism 22 extracts the position of the frame, name information, comment information, number of characters designation information, number designation information of numbers, etc., and uses it according to a predetermined algorithm. Then, an editing program is generated.

In the editing program 23 that is being generated,
For example, “03 TENMEI PrcN (6)” is the third
It can be considered that a frame with a frame width of "6" is created in the row, and that the area designated by the frame is named "TENMEI."

Simply speaking, the editing program generation processing mechanism 22 can be considered to have the following functions and generate the program 23.

(1) A function that identifies information that specifies the specified item position and the type of data that should be input to that position.

(2) If the information is expressed as an arithmetic expression, generate information that specifies the execution program (an existing program formed of subroutines) of the arithmetic expression, and further provide it as each coefficient of the subroutine of the arithmetic expression. A function that generates information that specifies a program to search for information that specifies the type of data that should be searched, and execution that assigns the item position obtained in (1) above as the output (storage) position of the calculation result/information. A function to specify the output destination address of a program.

(3) A function that arranges each piece of information obtained by the functions (1) and (2) above in the control step at the corresponding position on the format program (stores it in a file prepared to store the editing program). .

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, a form is created by inputting from a tablet while coexisting with existing systems, and an editing program is generated using information at the time of creating the form. There is.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle block diagram of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an embodiment of a menu used in the present invention, FIG. 3 is a software configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure shows an explanatory diagram for explaining the relationship between the display on the display and program generation, and FIGS. 5 and 6 show explanatory diagrams for explaining the prerequisite problem of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a form, 4 is a frame, 5 is a terminal device, 6 is a display, 7 is a tablet, 8 is a menu,
9 is a stylus pen, 22 is an editing program generation processing mechanism, 23 is an editing program, and 104 is a
ICAD design manufacturing system module, 105 is form design support system module, component 1
01, 102, 103, 106, 107, 10
8, 109, 110, and 111 correspond to the existing system, and 112 and 113 represent master files.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A terminal device 5 having at least a display 6 and a tablet 7;
Place a sheet-like menu 8 on top of the screen and input the contents of the item by indicating the display position of the item on the menu 8, and input the content of the item by specifying an arbitrary position on the tablet 7. information including the input coordinate values is displayed on the display 6 under mode settings based on the input item contents, and the displayed contents are displayed on the form corresponding to the form. In the data processing system 100 configured to be held as information, items 52 and 5 for instructing line segment input when creating the form 1 are included as items on the menu 8.
3, 54, and instruction items regarding letters and numbers, and specify the frame on the form along with the information 2, 3 regarding the form that is input on the display 6 in response to the above creation. Name information 1
20, 121... and/or comment information 126 when writing letters or numbers in the frame, and the name information 120, 121... and comment information displayed on the display 6. 126 and generates an editing program 23 regarding the form.
In response to the input from the tablet 7, the form 1 being created is displayed on the display 6, and the information and editing program for printing out the form 1 are generated. A form creation processing method characterized in that the above information is collected and the editing program is generated.