JPH05204907A - Business form preparing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display a ruled line of a business form in a full line even in the case of preparing an undefined type business form, in the business form generat ing system. CONSTITUTION:When a ruled line output instruction (b) for instructing an output line of a ruled line is outputted from a program, a format ruled line output instructing means 1 outputs an output instructing signal (c) for showing its instruction contents. A graphic data converting means 2 derives coordinate values of a start point and an end point of the ruled line, based on an output line of the ruled line shot by the output instructing signal (c) and size of a character printed to paper 10, and outputs them as graphic data (d). The graphic data (d) is accumulated in a graphic data accumulating means 3, and thereafter, stored in an output file 7 by a graphic data store means 4. When character data (g) is outputted from the program, a text output instructing means 6 stores it in the output file 7. When a business form output instruction (h) is outputted from the program, a business form output means 8 outputs the graphic data (d) and the character data (g) stored in the output file 7 to the paper 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a form creating system, and more particularly to a form creating system for creating an irregular form.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It has been conventionally practiced to print an image of a form at the same time when character data output from a program is printed by a Japanese page printer of a center without using a preprinted form. This is economical because it is not necessary to prepare a printed form.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of this type of conventional technique. A text output instruction means 21, an output file 22, a form output means 23, a headline character, and a headline defining a frame of the form. A definition (form format) and a ruled line definition that defines a ruled line are composed of a format overlay file 24 registered in advance as format information.

The text output instruction means 21 stores the character data x in the output file 22 each time the program outputs the character data x.

When the output of the character data x for one page is completed, the program instructs the form output means 23 to output y.
Is output.

As a result, the form output means 23 superimposes the contents of the output file 22 and the format information z registered in advance in the format overlay file 24 and prints them on the paper 25.

As described above, when the form is a fixed form, the character data output from the program and the form image can be printed simultaneously by the overlay function. But,
In the case of an irregular form in which the ruled lines are arbitrary lines, the format information cannot be registered in the format overlay file 24 in advance, and therefore the above-described conventional technique cannot deal with it.

Therefore, when printing an image of an irregular form and character data at the same time, conventionally, a program outputs a ruled line code, which is character data, to a line for printing a ruled line, and the ruled line is also character data like a character. A ruled line code is used for printing.

[0009]

As described above, since the ruled lines of the irregular form are conventionally printed by using the ruled line code which is the character data, the ruled lines are not solid but broken. There was a problem that it would end up.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a form creation system in which a ruled line can be a solid line even when an irregular form is created.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides graphic data conversion means for outputting graphic data indicating a ruled line in response to a ruled line output instruction for instructing an output line of the ruled line, and the graphic data. Form output means for outputting ruled lines on a sheet in accordance with the graphic data output from the data conversion means is provided.

[0012]

The graphic data converting means outputs the graphic data indicating the ruled line in response to the ruled line output instruction for instructing the output line of the ruled line. The graphic data is composed of, for example, coordinate values indicating the starting point and the ending point of the ruled line. Further, the coordinate values of the starting point and the ending point of the ruled line are obtained based on the output line of the ruled line designated by the ruled line output instruction and the size of the character to be printed on the paper.

The graphic data indicating the ruled lines output from the graphic data conversion means is output on a sheet by the form output means.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. Format ruled line output instructing means 1, graphic data converting means 2, graphic data accumulating means 3, graphic data storing means 4, graphic data output instruction. Means 5, text output instruction means 6, output file 7, and form output means 8
And a format file 9.

The format ruled line output instructing means 1 outputs a ruled line format output instruction a for instructing the output of a ruled line format (frame of a form) and a ruled line output instruction b for instructing which line a horizontal ruled line should be output. Every time
An output instruction signal c indicating the instruction content is output.

When the output instruction signal c for instructing the output of the ruled line format is added, the graphic data converting means 2
The graphic data d indicating the frame of a predetermined form is output. The graphic data d indicating the frame of this form is composed of, for example, the coordinate values of the four vertices of the frame and information instructing to connect the vertices with solid lines.

Further, when the output instruction signal c indicating the output line of the horizontal ruled line is added, the figure data conversion means 2 firstly
The coordinate values in the vertical direction (Y-axis direction) of the starting point and the ending point of the horizontal ruled line are obtained based on the output line of the horizontal ruled line and the predetermined size of characters to be printed. After that, the graphic data conversion means 2
Outputs the graphic data d consisting of the vertical and horizontal (X, Y direction) coordinate values of the start and end points of the horizontal ruled line and the information for instructing to connect them. In addition, the starting point of the horizontal ruled line,
The coordinate value of the end point in the horizontal direction (X direction) is predetermined.

The graphic data d output from the graphic data conversion means 2 is temporarily stored in the graphic data storage means 3.

When the program finishes the ruled line format and horizontal ruled line output instructions, it outputs a graphic data output instruction e.

When the graphic data output instruction e is output from the program, the graphic data output instruction means 5 outputs an output instruction signal f to the graphic data storage means 4.

As a result, the graphic data storage means 4 reads the graphic data d indicating the form format and horizontal ruled lines registered in the graphic data storage means 3 and stores it in the output file 7.

On the other hand, the text output instruction means 6 stores the character data g in the output file 7 each time the character data g is output from the program. The headline character in the headline definition is also represented by the character data g.

When the graphic data d and the character data g for one page are mixed and stored in the output file 7 by the above processing, the program outputs the form output instruction h.

As a result, the form output means 8 reads the graphic data d and character data g stored in the output file 7, and the format information i (graphic data d, character data g defined in the format file 9 is read. Of the graphic data d and the character data g read according to (for example, the relationship between the upper end of the sheet 10 and the print start position).

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, in response to the ruled line output instruction for instructing the output line of the ruled line, the graphic data indicating the ruled line is created, and the ruled line is printed on the paper based on the graphic data. Is output, there is an effect that the ruled line can be a solid line even when creating an irregular form.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Format ruled line output instructing means 2 ... Graphic data converting means 3 ... Graphic data accumulating means 4 ... Graphic data storing means 5 ... Graphic data output instructing means 6, 21 ... Text output instructing means 7, 22 ... Output files 8, 23 ... Form output means 9 ... Format file 10,25 ... Paper 24 ... Format overlay file

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A graphic data conversion unit for outputting graphic data indicating the ruled line in response to a ruled line output instruction for instructing an output line of the ruled line, and a ruled line on a sheet according to the graphic data output from the graphic data conversion unit. A form creation method comprising a form output means for outputting. 2. The form creation method according to claim 1, wherein the graphic data indicating the ruled line includes coordinate values of a start point and an end point of the ruled line. 3. The graphic data converting means obtains coordinate values of a starting point and an ending point of the ruled line based on an output line of the ruled line designated by a ruled line output instruction and a size of a character to be printed on the paper. The form creation method according to claim 2.