JPH04175873A - Form allotment processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate a need to correct a program at the time of the change on operation to reduce the man-hour by converting a delivery destination code given at the time of allotment processing to an output destination code to output this code to a terminal and copying the same contents to output them to the terminal. CONSTITUTION:A converting means 11 converts a read form by an output destination table 9 to obtain the output destination of the form and outputs it to an allotment file 12. The converted output destination is checked by a copy table 10; and if it exists in the table 10, it is outputted to the allotment file 12 again for the purpose of outputting the form to the copy destination. All of a form file 8 is read and is outputted to the allotment file 12 through the converting means 11, and thereafter, an allotting means 13 is started and reads the allotment file 12 to output the print image of the form to a designated terminal printer 14. Thus, it is unnecessary to change the program at the time of the change on operation, and the man-hours are not increased in spite of many forms.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a form distribution processing device, and particularly to a form distribution processing device that determines an output destination and a copy destination.

[Conventional technology]

When delivering a form created in a host computer to a terminal printer, it is common to add a code to the output location when creating the form.

Conventionally, in the case of such form distribution, the form creation program has to be modified each time the location of the terminal changes or the organization changes. Additionally, when outputting the same form to multiple output destinations, it was necessary to create separate documents for each output destination.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the conventional form distribution processing device described above, when a form is created, the output destination has already been determined, and changes in the operation, such as changing the terminal location 1 organization, or changing the output destination being tested during the testing stage. Changing this would require changing the program four times, and if there were many forms, it would take a lot of time.

[Ding and Dan for solving problems]

Form distribution processing device i41 of the present invention. an input means for inputting data of the output destination file and data of the copy file in the input means, and a file reading means for reading the output destination file and the copy file created by the input means into a table in the memory. and a form reading means that reads the form noisle in which the form to be output A is stored on the terminal; The present invention is characterized in that it includes a conversion means having a function of copying to an output destination, and an arrangement means for outputting a form to a terminal printer of the output destination converted by the conversion means. .

〔Example〕

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

This form distribution processing device uses an input device such as a keyboard.
1. :, an output device 2 such as a CRT display, a manual stage 3, a cutting edge file 4, a copy file 5, a file reading stage (), a form reading stage 7, and a form file 8. 1. Output destination table 3, copying mechanism 10, conversion means 11, distribution 4-.file 12,
The equipment is also equipped with 1 means 1.3 h and a terminal bridge 5] 4.

Input device 1 and 111 output device 2 are input stage: 3 control mode and output destination file 4. Input and display data to the copy file 5, respectively. The output destination file 4 stores data indicating whether to output the form in the host computer to the output destination (the location where the terminal printer is installed). Copy file 5 is 1 in output destination file 4
Data to specify when you want to output a form with a JI cutting edge to other output destinations is stored.

The file reading means 6 stores the output destination file 4 and the copy file 5 created by the input means 3 in the memory. Read everything into the copy table 10. [The Q reading means 7 reads the form file 8 in which the already created form is stored and passes it to the converting means 11. The conversion means 11 first converts the read form using the output destination table 9, determines the output destination of the form, and outputs it to the distribution file 12. Next, the converted output destination is checked using the copy table 10, and if any, the form is output to the distribution file 12 11J times in order to output the form to the copy destination as well.

After reading the entire form file 8 and outputting it to the distribution file 12 through the conversion means 11, the distribution means 13 is activated. The distribution means 13 reads the distribution file 12 and outputs a print image of the form to the designated terminal printer 14.

Next, the operation will be explained using a specific example.

FIG. 2 shows the layout of the output destination file 4, with the output destination code 201. Terminal printer name 202, distribution destination code 2
It consists of an array of 03, etc. FIG. 3 shows the layout of the copy file 5, which consists of a copy destination code 301.11 and a cutting edge code 302. FIG. 4 shows the structure of the form file 8, and this form file 8 is composed of a code 4, which is set at the beginning of each page of the form.
01, each page consists of an image 402 for one page. FIG. 5 shows the L node of the output destination table 9, which is the item [1] which is similar to the output destination code 201 and the distribution destination code 203, which were explained as the output destination file 4.

First, each item shown in the output destination file layout in FIG. 2 is input from the input device operating under the control of the input means 3. Among these, there may be a plurality of distribution destination codes 203. The distribution destination code 203 specified when creating the form is output to the terminal printer 14 having the terminal printer name 202 at the location of the output destination code 201, that is, the distribution destination code "Tokyo 1 Department" is indicated by the output destination code 201 "Tokyo Branch". . Copy file 5 is also input from input device 1, and its contents are "Tokyo Branch" with output destination code 302, as shown in FIG.
This means that the form to be output to "Osaka Branch" indicated by the copy destination code 301 is also output to "Osaka Branch".

In this way, the output destination file 4. When the necessary information is input into the copy file 5 and the form file 8 is prepared, the processing from the file reading means 6 onwards is started. The file reading means 6 is an output destination table 9 necessary for the conversion means 11.
．． Copy table] Create 0 in memory. Read each code in the output destination file 4, send the output destination-1-code 201 to the output destination code 501 in FIG. 5, and send it to the distribution destination conode 203.
is an array, and only those whose data is set in the array are set in the distribution destination code 502 in FIG. In this way, in the output destination table 9, ``Tokyo Branch'', ``Tokyo 1 Division'', and ``Tokyo 2 Division'' are created in the TFI destination code 502. The copy table 10 is similar to the copy file 5, and all records of the copy JJ file 5 are set in the copy table 10. When the file reading means 6 is finished, the form reading means 7 reads the form from the form noisle 8. As shown in Fig. 4, the distribution code for each page is set at the top of each page of the form, and when this page 1 of "Tokyo 1st Section" is passed to the conversion means 11,
The conversion means 11 searches for the distribution destination code 502 in the output destination table of FIG.
It is now the Tokyo branch, so you can find out where you should actually output it. Next, use the output destination code “Tokyo branch”
Search J table 10. The copy table 10 has the same structure as the copy file shown in FIG.
- Find the "Tokyo Branch" on the card 302, go to GJ, and go to the copy destination.
7-1' Take out 301 "Osaka Branch". At 7, the distribution destination code 401 in Figure 4 is "Tokyo Branch's terminal printer name 202 in the 1-page image 402 of Tokyo 1st Division""
T0KYO-PR" and output it to the distribution file 12. Also, the distribution destination code)! 401 "One-page image 402 of Tokyo 1st division ゛° and Osaka branch terminal printer name 202.''08AKA-PR'" and outputs it to the distribution file 12. With this, the image 402 for one page of the destination code 401'"Tokyo 1st Division" can be output to two locations.

In the embodiment described above, the copy is made at two locations, but it is possible to copy at any number of locations.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, in the present invention, in form distribution, the output destination specified at the time of form creation is set to a logical code (distribution destination code in the embodiment), and the distribution destination code given at the time of distribution processing is set to the output destination. By converting it into code and outputting it to the terminal, and then outputting the same content to the terminal in duplicate, there is no need to modify the program in response to operational changes, and the number of J1s can be significantly reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 and 5 are diagrams respectively showing the layout of the output destination file, copy file, and output destination table in the embodiment of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the structure of the form file in the embodiment of FIG. 1. It is a diagram. 1... Input device, 2... Output device, 3... Input means, 4... Output destination file, 5... Copy file,
6... File reading means, 7... Form reading means, 8
...Form file, 9...Output destination table, 10.
... Copy table, 11... Conversion means, 12... Delivery file, 13... Delivery stage, 14... Terminal printer.

Claims (1)

[Claims] an input means for inputting the data of the output destination file and the copy file with a keyboard; a file reading means for reading the output destination file and the copy file created by the input means into a table in memory; and output to a terminal. a form reading means for reading a form file in which a form is stored; and a conversion means having a function of converting the distribution destination of the form read by the form reading means into an actual output destination and further copying it to another output destination. and a delivery means for outputting the form to a terminal printer as an output destination converted by the conversion means.