JPH05216571A - Error positioning system for input sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the input reaction corresponding to the detected error clear and to eliminate unnecessary correction by deciding the line and position of the input column where an error is detected by a position retrieval means. CONSTITUTION:When detecting an error in the input to each input column, an error detection means 1-1 stores its type and data in an error list table. An error display means 1-2 refers to the type of error stored in an error list table to display error messages on a display 1-5. A position retrieval means 1-3 refers to a line management table, error list table, field information table, positioning the cursor. An error position display means 1-4 receives a command from the position retrieval means 1-3 to display the input column with errors detected on a display 1-5. Thus, the input column corresponding to the detected error can be clarified, resulting in requiring no unnecessary correction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an editor for defining an element using an input sheet when defining the element, and more particularly to processing when an error occurs during the definition.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when defining an element using an input sheet, a value is input in each input field on the sheet, and after the necessary input is completed, the input sheet is confirmed. It was

At the time of confirmation, each input value is checked, and if there is an error, an error message is displayed,
It was impossible to confirm.

[0004]

In the above-described conventional THE INVENTION An object you try solving] method, there can not be determined whether there is an error in which the input field because there is a plurality of input fields on the sheet.

Therefore, it takes a very long time to remove the error.

An object of the present invention relates to an editor for defining an element by using an input sheet when defining an element, by clarifying an input field corresponding to a detected error and eliminating unnecessary correction. To provide an error locating method in.

[0007]

The error locating method for an input sheet according to the present invention comprises an error detecting means for checking a value entered in each input field on the input sheet and detecting if there is an error. An error display means for displaying an error message on the display when an error is detected by the error detection means, and a line / column of the input field in which the error is detected when the error is detected by the error detection means It is provided with a position search means for obtaining a position and an error position display means for moving the cursor to the position obtained by the position search means and displaying the input field on the screen.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

In this example, the editor 1 includes an error detecting means 1-1, an error displaying means 1-2, a position searching means 1-3,
It is composed of error position display means 1-4.

When the input sheet is confirmed, the error detecting means 1-1 checks the value entered in each input field of the input sheet for errors. When an error is detected there, the error type, the data in the input field in which the error occurred, and the like are stored in the error list table. Also, the error display means 1
-2 is instructed to display an error message, and the position search means 1-3 is instructed to obtain the position in error.

The error display means 1-2, when instructed by the error detection means 1-1, refers to the type of error stored in the error list table and displays an error message on the display 1-5. ..

The position searching means 1-3 is an error searching means 1
When there is an instruction from -1, the line management table, the error list table, and the field information table are referenced to find the position where the cursor should be positioned. Further, the error position display means 1-4 is instructed to display the input field in which the error is detected on the display 1-5.

The error position displaying means 1-4, when instructed by the position searching means 1-3, moves the cursor to the input field where the error is detected and displays it on the display 1-5.

Now, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, an input sheet for making a definition is displayed, and values are input in each input field.
The portion 2-1 in the figure is the input sheet portion.

When the input is completed, "Sheet execution" at the upper part of the input sheet is selected. At the timing when this "execute sheet" is selected, an error check is performed for each input value.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing after the "execute sheet" is selected.

First, the portion 3-1 in the figure will be described. This part represents the flow of error check processing.

The error check is started from the first input field of the input sheet. If an error is detected as a result of the check, the type of error, the data number of the input field in which the error occurred, the line attribute, and the level are stored in the error list table as shown in FIG. The data number and the line attribute are identifiers attached to the respective input fields of the input sheet, and by referring to these two, which input field can be identified. The level is used to identify the number of the input field of the target data when the input field on the input sheet is increased to a plurality of lines.

At the same time as storing the error data in the error list table, the count of the number of errors is incremented by 1.

If no error is detected, an error check is performed on the next input field.

In this way, the processing of the part 3-1 is repeated until the error check is completed for all the input fields on the input sheet. When the error check is completed,
Error data for the number of errors is stored in the error list table. The number of errors is stored in 6-1 in FIG. When the number of errors is 0, it is determined that there is no error, the input sheet is confirmed, and the process ends.
When it is 1 or more, the process flows to the part 3-2 in FIG.

This part displays an error message,
At the same time, it is the part that displays the position of the error on the input sheet.

First, the error data stored at the beginning of the error list table is taken out. Then, depending on the type of the error, a corresponding error message is displayed on the display. Then, in order to position the cursor on the error portion of the input sheet, the display position of the corresponding input field is obtained (detailed method will be described later).

When the position is obtained, the input field is displayed on the display. The cursor is displayed with the length of the input field at the obtained line / column position. At this time, the line with the obtained input field is displayed so as to be the top line of the input sheet displayed on the screen. However, when the input field having an error is in the last 5 lines of the input sheet, the last 5 lines are displayed, so that only in this case, it may be displayed in the middle of the input sheet.

When the input field having an error is displayed, the screen is in the input waiting state. FIG. 5 shows the state of the screen at this time. 5-in the center of this screen
The part 1 is the error message.

In the state of this figure, it is possible to refer to the detected error by selecting "forward of message" or "backward of message" in the portion 5-2 in the figure. When "advance message" is selected, the error data next to the currently displayed error data is retrieved from the error list table and is displayed in the same manner.
When "backward message" is selected, the error data before the currently displayed error data is taken out and displayed in the same manner.

Note that when "Forward message" is selected when the last error data in the error list table is currently displayed, or when "Message forward" is displayed when the first error data in the error list table is displayed. If "Back" is selected, the screen display does not change.

As described above, the error can be referred to freely. When you want to finish the reference, select "Confirm" of 5-2, the part of 5-1 ・ 5-2 disappears,
Input on the input sheet becomes possible. While "Confirm" is not selected, an error is displayed.

When "confirm" is selected, the error check and the positioning operation of the error portion on the input sheet are completed.

Now, the "search for an error location" 3-9 in FIG. 3 will be described in more detail with reference to the processing flow of FIG.

To perform this processing, the error list table, row management table, and field information table created at the time of the previous error detection are referenced. By referring to the line management table, the position on the input sheet of the line with the input field that has an error is searched, and by referring to the field information table, you can find out in which column of the line the input field is located. be able to.

The row management table is as shown in FIG. 7, which is linked by pointers for the number of rows on the input sheet. There are two types of pointers, a "pointer to the previous table" and a "pointer to the subsequent table". By tracing these, it is possible to refer to the previous and next tables.

The row ID is an identifier assigned to one row on the screen of the input sheet.

In the search, first, the row attributes stored in the error list table are compared with the row attributes stored in the row management table. The row management table is sequentially searched from the beginning until the row attributes match. At this time, each time the next row management table is referenced, the row count indicating which row of the input sheet is currently searched is incremented by one.

If they match, then the level of the error list table is referred to. If this level is 1, it is determined that the matching row management table is the target table. When the level is 2 or more, the search is continued from the table in which the row attributes match until the level further matches. Also at this time, the row count is incremented by 1 each time the next row management table is referenced.

When the levels match, the search of the row management table ends. The value of the row count at this point is the position on the input sheet of the row having the input field in which the error is detected.

When the row management table has been searched, the field information table is searched next.

The field information table is as shown in FIG. This table is sorted in ascending order by row ID. The search is performed by sequentially referring to this row ID from the beginning until the row ID in the row management table previously searched for is matched. If the row IDs match, the data number in the field information table is compared with the data number in the error list table. If this also matches, the search ends, but if they do not match, the next field information table is referenced, row IDs are compared in the same manner, and data numbers are compared if they match.

In this way, when the row ID and data number in the field information table match the row ID in the row management table and the data number in the error list table, the starting digit position and field length in the field information table Take out. The starting digit position is the digit position when the input field is displayed on the screen, and the field length is the length of the input field. That is, the line position, the column position, and the field length of the input field in which the error has occurred are obtained, and the search for the error position ends.

As described above, the error location when an error is detected is found by referring to and searching the error list table, line management table, and field information table, and the cursor is positioned at that location.

[0043]

The error locating method in the input sheet according to the present invention is as described above, and by doing so, the input column corresponding to the error detected on the input sheet becomes clear and unnecessary correction is prevented. As a result, the time required for the definition can be shortened and the element can be defined smoothly.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

[Figure 2] Diagram of the screen where input is performed on the sheet

[Figure 3] Processing flow after "Sheet execution"

[Fig. 4] Processing flow for "Error location search"

[Figure 5] Image of screen displaying error

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the structure of an error list table.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the structure of a row management table.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the structure of a field information table.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Editor 1-1 Error Detection Means 1-2 Error Display Means 1-3 Position Detection Means 1-4 Error Position Display Means 1-5 Display 1-6 Keyboard

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A virtual input screen (hereinafter referred to as an input sheet) within the same physical screen in a layout editor.
When defining an element with, the value entered in each entry field on the above-mentioned input sheet is checked, and if there is an error, the error detection means that detects it and the error detection means described above will detect the error. Error display means for displaying the error message on the display when the error is detected, position search means for obtaining the row / column position of the input field where the error is detected when the error is detected by the error detection means, and the position described above. An error in the input sheet characterized by comprising an error position display means for moving the cursor to the position obtained by the search means and displaying the input field on the screen, and clearly showing in which input field the error has occurred. Positioning method.