JPH05241751A - Selection/print system for console message - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To print out only the message that is selected by a printer itself by adding a print message selection processor to a serial printer which is subor dinately used as a hard copy device of a center console. CONSTITUTION:An attribute and a level defined by the identification name of a desired message to be printed are previously set to a printer printing system parameter 17 based on a message attribute table. Then, only the message that corresponds to the attribute set previously to the parameter 17 is extracted to a print file 18 through the print message selection processing 16 and based on a system message catalog 11 among those messages 7 which are written in a message log file 10 from a host 6. Them the extracted message is printed through the message print processing 19 and then a business form 20 is outputted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a center console of a general-purpose computer system, and more particularly to a console message selective printing system of a center console printer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, by selecting and specifying the attribute of a logical console for the center console of a system, the attribute of the message to be displayed on the console is set and the message level is set, and the Japanese / English text of the message is set. Display console message selection means were provided in general purpose computer systems for setting the type. However, the serial printer subordinate to the center console displays the message displayed on the console as
It was used only as a hard copy device for printing as it was.

In the conventional system, the printer is placed in the center console and is used only as a hard copy device for printing the messages output from the console as it is. Therefore, it is desired to display all the messages on the center console, but as a journal to be stored. Also, from the viewpoint of paper saving and storage location selection, there is a problem in that it is not possible to deal with printing only the selected message. Further, when a failure occurs, the message text related to the failure is detected from the console message, but even at that time, the amount of printed messages is large and it takes extra time, which is inefficient.

[0004]

The problem to be solved is that when all messages are displayed on the center console, only the selected message cannot be printed out.

[0005]

The console message selective printing method of the present invention is a system operated under a general-purpose computer of a host, and is used subordinately as a hard copy device for a message output to a center console. In a serial printer device that is installed, not only hard copy the message displayed on the console directly, but also set the "message attribute" of the message to be printed out from the message and set the "message level". Further, it is characterized in that it is provided with a print message selection means for setting the "text type" of the message to be printed in Japanese or English.

[0006]

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a list of message attributes. In FIG. 1, 1 is a console attribute and 2 is a message level. Console attributes 1 and 8 classified into 9 in FIG.
The message attribute table shown in FIG. 2 is a table in which the classified message level 2 is associated with each message identifier. Message attributes and message levels are set for all system messages, and a part of them is illustrated in FIG. According to this message attribute table, the attributes and levels defined in the identification name of the message to be printed are set in advance as system parameters for printer printing. For example, if the code is A0CS01, the attribute is D or P, and the level is 0. If the code is A0CS04, the attribute is M, the level is 0, and the attribute is SCHD02, code 5. Is T, the level is 1, and so on.

Next, the flow of actual print output control of the serial printer using the system parameters for printer printing defined here will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 shows an output control system for the center console and the serial printer. In FIG. 3, 6 is a host, 7 is a message, 8 is a system parameter, 9 is a message, 10 is a message log file, 11 is a system message catalog file, 12 is an attribute, 13
Is a center console screen, 14 is a command, 15 is a command catalog file, 16 is a print message selection process, 17 is a system parameter, 18 is a print file, 19 is a message print process, and 20 is a form.

When the host 6 outputs some kind of notification, that is, the message 7, the system writes the message 7 as it is in the message log file 10. At the same time, only the message 9 corresponding to the attribute 12 preset in the system parameter 8 for console display,
It is displayed on the center console screen 13 while referring to the system message catalog 11. The command 14 input from the center console screen 13 is executed by referring to the command catalog file 15 of the system. The screen can be redisplayed by specifying the console command. Up to this point, the flow of control of message output to the conventional center console screen has been described.

Next, the flow of print output control to the serial printer connected to the center console according to the present invention will be described. Of the messages 7 from the host 9 written in the message log file 10, only the message corresponding to the attribute preset in the system parameter 17 for printer printing by the print message selection processing 16 refers to the system message catalog 11. While being extracted to the print file 18. The extracted message is printed by the message print processing 19 and the form 20 is output.

[0010]

As described above, according to the present invention, in addition to the conventional system parameters for console display, a new system parameter for printer printing is newly added to the system so that the system is unique from the center console. Message selection is possible. Therefore, with it,
A print message selection process was added to a serial printer that was conventionally used as a hard copy device for a center console, and a message identification name corresponding to the message attribute preset in the system parameters for printer printing was added. There is an advantage that it is possible to print out only the message selected by the printer by extracting only the print file into the print file and applying the print processing to the print file.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a list of message attributes.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of message attributes.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a center console and a serial printer output control system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Console Attribute 2 Message Level 3-5 Message Identifier 6 Host 7, 9 Message 8, 17 System Parameter 10, 11, 15, 18 File 12 Attribute 13 Center Console Screen 14 Command 16 Print Message Selection Process 19 Message Print Process 20 Form

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A serial printer device, which is used as a hard copy device for a message output to the center console, is displayed on the center console of the system operated under the host computer. A message selection printing method comprising a first copy means for hard-copying the selected message as it is and a second copy means for selectively hard-copying a part of the plurality of messages displayed on the center console. .. 2. A first step for setting a message attribute of a message to be printed out from the plurality of messages by the second copying means, and a second step for setting a message level, 2. The message selection printing method according to claim 1, further comprising print message selection means comprising a third step for setting a Japanese / English text type of the message to be printed out. 3. The message selection printing method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of messages are notified from a host and are all displayed on the screen of the center console.