JPH05241750A - Format defining system for print of slip - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To omit the description of the printer control characters to an application program and to attain the designation of positions, etc., in a millimeter unit when a format is defined. CONSTITUTION:A numerical data file production means 2 produces a numerical data file 3 based on the designation of the numerical data on the relative position between the size of a slip and each item included in the slip. A data file conversion means 4 converts the file 3 into a dot data file 5 based on the dot density set previously. An application program 60 recognizes the format definition of the print position on the slip related to the file 5 based on the file 5 and then prints out the slip.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slip required for an application program for performing print output on a slip (herein, it indicates all preprinted papers typified by general slips). The present invention relates to a format definition method for printing slips, which defines a print position format (definition indicating from which position on the slip printing should be performed).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of format definition method for printing slips, in each application program (application program including print output processing to slips), a printer control character corresponding to the slip is written by the user (that application program). Creator), the format of the print position on the slip was defined by the printer control characters (the description of the printer control characters is generally complicated).

In addition, the size of a voucher, the relative position of each item on the voucher (the relative position of the print start position and the print end position in each item), etc., which need to be specified when performing the format definition, are in dot units. Had to specify.

[0004]

The above-described conventional format defining method for printing slips has the following drawbacks. Since it is necessary to describe the printer control characters in each application program, the application program becomes complicated (this makes the user who is the creator of the application program a lot of work), and the application is added each time a slip is added or changed. Program development or modification is required. Since it is necessary to specify the size of the slip and the relative position of each item on the slip in dot units, it is difficult to define an accurate print position format at one time.

In view of the above points, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the need to describe printer control characters in each application program, and to represent the millimeter unit (here, a unit of a length that is easy for the user to recognize and specify). It is intended to provide a format definition method for printing slips that enables specification of a position and the like in centimeter units.

[0006]

The format definition system for printing slips according to the present invention is a numerical data file creation method for creating a numerical data file based on the specification of numerical data of the size of a slip and the relative position of each item in the slip. Means and
Based on a dot data file created by this data file conversion means and a data file conversion means for converting the numerical data file created by the numerical data file creation means into a dot data file based on a preset dot density And an application program for recognizing the format definition of the print position on the slip relating to the dot data file and printing out the slip.

[0007]

In the format definition system for printing slips according to the present invention, the numerical data file creating means creates a numerical data file based on the specification of the numerical data of the size of the slip and the relative position of each item in the slip, and converts the data file. The means converts the numerical data file created by the numerical data file creating means to a dot data file based on the preset dot density, and the application program creates the dot data file based on the dot data file created by the data file converting means. It recognizes the format definition of the print position on the slip related to the dot data file and prints out the slip.

[0008]

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a format defining system for printing slips according to the present invention. The format definition method in the slip printing of this embodiment is the data input terminal 1, the numerical data file creating means 2, the numerical data file 3, the data file converting means 4, the dot data file 5, the application program 60 and the slip. The portable terminal 6 to which the file 61 is loaded and the printer 62 is connected is configured. It should be noted that the portable terminal 6 is a terminal capable of printing output anywhere as long as it has an interface with a printer (printer 62 or the like) capable of printing.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the format defining method in the slip printing of this embodiment. This processing flow is based on data in millimeters (numerical data.
Here, the process of inputting data in millimeter units, which is not data in dot units, as numerical data) (
Reference), a process of creating a numeric data file 3 based on the numeric data (see), a process of converting the numeric data file 3 into a dot data file 4 (see), and a dot in the dot data file 4 Voucher for printer 62 connected to portable terminal 6 based on data etc. (voucher with data entered in each item)
The process (reference) is performed to print out.

Next, the operation of the format defining method of this embodiment having the above-mentioned configuration will be described.

The vertical and horizontal lengths of a slip to be printed are measured in millimeters in advance (the vertical length is X millimeters and the horizontal length is Y millimeters). In addition, the length of the interval between the print start position of each item in the slip and the reference point (for example, the upper left point) of the slip is measured (the vertical length is X1 mm and X2 mm, and the horizontal length). Is Y1 mm and Y2 mm, etc.), the length of the interval between the print end position of each item in the slip and the reference point of the slip is measured (the vertical length is X1 ′ millimeter and X2 ′). Millimeters, etc., and the lateral length is Y1 'millimeters, Y2' millimeters, etc.).

The data input terminal 1 inputs numerical data in millimeters based on the above measurement based on an instruction from a user or the like (see FIG. 2).

First, numerical data in millimeters indicating the size (length and width) of the slip measured as described above, the slip number of the slip (code number of the slip),
Enter the slip name of the slip.

Next, numerical data in millimeters indicating the relative position of each item (relative position of the print start position and print end position in each item) measured as described above is input.

The numerical data file creating means 2 creates the numerical data file 3 for each slip based on the numerical data for each slip input by the data input terminal 1 (see FIG. 2). Numerical data file creating means 2
When there are a plurality of slips, sets the slip number in the numerical data file 3 as a search key.

The data file converting means 4 converts the numerical data in millimeters in the numerical data file 3 into data in dot units (dot data) as shown in (1) to (5) below. A dot data file 5 having the following is created (see FIG. 2). (1) Read the numerical data indicating the size of the slip from the numerical data file 3. (2) Based on the size of a slip that can be recognized by the read numerical data, a dot sheet of that size (a virtual sheet having a dot density preset in the data file converting means 4) is used as a work area such as a memory. Expand to. (3) The numerical data indicating the relative position of each item (the relative position of the print start position and the print end position) is read from the numerical data file 3 and the numerical data is matched with the above-mentioned dot sheet (each position is a dot sheet). Place it on top). (4) Recognize at what dot the printing for each item should start and end based on the above matching. (5) Based on the above recognition, dot-unit data (dot data) indicating the print start position and print end position for each item is generated.

The data file converting means 4 determines the relative position (relative position of the print start position and the print end position) of each item in dot units as described above.

Further, the data file conversion means 4 stores the converted data (dot data) in the dot data file 5 for each slip. When there are a plurality of slips, the data file conversion means 4 sets the slip number as a search key in the dot data file 5 (the search of the dot data file 5 is performed by the slip number). ..

The portable terminal 6 loads the dot data in the dot data file 5 into its own chit file 61. In addition, the portable terminal 6 has an application program 6 including a slip printout process.
0 is loaded (application program 6
In 0, the slip number of the slip is described in the part related to the printout processing of the slip).

When the voucher printout process is performed during the processing of the application program 60, the dot data of the voucher to be printed in the voucher file 61 in the portable terminal 6 is called by the voucher number.

Portable terminal 6 (application program 6 executed on the portable terminal 6
0) prints out the data (data entered in each item in the slip) input to the application program 60 to the printer 62 according to the format definition indicated by the dot data (see FIG. 2). ).

The application of the format definition method in the slip printing according to the present invention is not limited to the case where the application program 60 is executed on the portable terminal 6, and the execution environment of the application program 60 is another one. It is also possible to apply the format definition method for voucher printing of the present invention (in consideration of the portability of the portable terminal 6 and the fact that voucher printout processing is often used in route sales, the present embodiment In the format definition method for printing slips, the case where the application program 60 is executed on the portable terminal 6 has been described).

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, not the printer control character is described for each application program and each voucher, but the dot data file is provided with the data regarding the format definition so that the application program can be described. It becomes simpler (less labor for the user), and the addition or change of the slip can be dealt with only by updating the dot data file (the application program is developed or modified each time the slip is added or changed). It eliminates the need to do)).

Further, by automatically converting numerical data in millimeter units into data in dot units based on the measurement result of the size of the slip and the dot density of the slip,
There is an effect that an accurate and simple format definition of a print position can be performed only by performing measurement and designation in millimeters without being aware of dots.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a processing flow of a format definition method in the slip printing shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 data input terminal 2 numerical data file creating means 3 numerical data file 4 data file converting means 5 dot data file 6 portable terminal 60 application program 61 slip file 62 printer

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A numerical data file creating means for creating a numerical data file based on designation of numerical data of the size of a slip and the relative position of each item in the slip, and the numerical value based on a preset dot density. Data file converting means for converting the numerical data file created by the data file creating means into a dot data file, and the printing position on the slip related to the dot data file based on the dot data file created by this data file converting means A format definition method for printing slips, which has an application program that recognizes the format definition of the slip and prints out the slip.