JPH05242089A - Partially variable format system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To edit information so that it is easy to observe and is compact by compiling data for each item using a column managing means relating to column definition information. CONSTITUTION:A column managing means 4 inputs display column position for each item based upon column definition information 5. An arithmetic processor 2 inputs a line of information based upon the information of subject to be edited in a data storage unit 3. One item of the information is further inputted based upon line of the information, so as to analyze its character numbers. If the result exceeds the maximum displayed character numbers per line, defined by the column definition information 5, the editing record before addition is outputted, so as to initialize it. If the character of the record during editing exists in the display column of the item defined by the column definication information 5, one item information is added to the end of the record in free format method, otherwise, the information is added to the column specified in fixed format method.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to data editing of character data in an information processing apparatus, and more particularly to a partially variable format system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional character data format is a fixed format method in which each data item display column is fixed, or character data is converted into an arbitrary data item by using a delimiter symbol that represents a data delimiter in each data item display column. There is a free format method to display in the column.

[0003]

In this conventional fixed format method, there is a problem that some information is lost when one item is larger than the fixed column.

Further, if the fixed column is defined to be large so that information is not lost, the number of characters in one record becomes large as a result. If you print out in this format, the records will not fit on the paper, there are many margins and it is difficult to see,
There was a problem that a large amount of paper was required.

In the free format system, the column positions of the items in each row are different, so that it is difficult to see.

[0006]

According to the partially variable format system of the present invention, an arithmetic processing unit in an information processing system, an input / output unit for inputting / outputting data through the arithmetic processing unit, and the arithmetic processing unit A data storage device that stores and reads data by processing, column definition information that defines a display column of each data item for editing data, and by using this column definition information, the processing device performs processing. It is characterized by comprising a column management means for editing data and managing columns.

Further, according to the partially variable format system of the present invention, the column management means is free when the character of the record being edited exists in the display column of the item defined by the column definition information. It is characterized in that 1 item information is added to the end of the record by the format method, and when it does not exist, 1 item information is added to the column designated by the fixed format method.

[0008]

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. This partially variable format system uses an arithmetic processing unit 2 in an information processing system, an input / output unit 1 that inputs and outputs data via the arithmetic processing unit 2, a data storage unit 3 that stores and reads data, Column definition information 5 that defines a display column of each data item for editing data, and column management means 4 that uses the column definition information 5 to edit data and manage columns by the processing of the arithmetic processing unit 2. Equipped with.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the flow of an embodiment of the present invention.

The column management means 4 inputs the display column position of each item from the column definition information 5 (step 1, hereinafter S1). The arithmetic processing device 2 includes a data storage device 3
Input the information for one line from the edit target information in (S
2). Continue processing until there is no information to be edited (S
3). Information for one item is further input from the information for one line, and the number of characters is analyzed (S4). If the item is added to the record currently being edited, column definition information 5
If the maximum number of display characters per line defined in (3) is exceeded, the edit record before addition is output and the edit record is initialized (S5, S6).

When the character of the record being edited exists in the display column of the item defined by the column definition information 5, one item information is added to the end of the record by the free format method, and when it does not exist, it is fixed. 1 item information is added to the column specified by the format method (S
7, S8, S9).

When the editing of the item for one line is completed, one record is output and the process is continued (S10, S11).

FIG. 3 is column definition information in one embodiment of the present invention, which defines the maximum number of display characters per line and the display column of each item. According to this, the maximum number of characters per line is 80, and the display column of each item is
1, 15, 20, 40 columns.

FIG. 4 shows output information after editing in one embodiment of the present invention. The column definition information 6 has a maximum number of characters per line of 32, display columns of each item of 1, 5, 1
It is defined as 3, 21, 28 columns. The output information 7 edited according to the column definition information 6 is, as shown in the figure,
Each item is arranged in fixed columns and edited as much as possible without losing information and keeping the maximum number of display characters.

[0016]

According to the present invention, by editing the data of each item by using the column management information for the column definition information, it is possible to keep the limit of the maximum number of display characters per line without missing the data that overflows the item. Since each item can be arranged in a specified fixed column in a wide range, it has an effect of editing information in a compact and easy-to-see manner.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a flow of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing column definition information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing edited output information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input / output device 2 Arithmetic processing device 3 Data storage device 4 Column management means 5 Column definition information 6 Column definition information 7 Output information

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An arithmetic processing device in an information processing system, an input / output device for inputting / outputting data via the arithmetic processing device, and a data storage device for storing and reading data by the processing of the arithmetic processing device. , Column definition information that defines the display column of each data item for editing data, and column management means that uses this column definition information to edit data and manage columns by the processing of the arithmetic processing unit. A partially variable format system characterized by being provided. 2. The column managing means, when the character of the record being edited exists in the display column of the item defined by the column definition information, adds one item information to the end of the record by a free format method. The partially variable format system according to claim 1, wherein 1 item information is added to a column designated by the fixed format system when it is not added.