JPH0573288A - User definition screen generating system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a user definition screen generating system which can widely decrease the number of the steps of a program to describe various user definition screens. CONSTITUTION:The system includes means 203-207 to translate successively the user definition screen to constitute the virtual screen to combine the user definition screen and prepare the screen object, a means 209 to prepare a table to perform the sequencing of the input field at the virtual screen to combine the user definition screen, a means 210 to display the prepared user definition screen object at a terminal and a means 214 to store the data inputted from the screen displayed at the terminal device to the variable assigned from the sequencing table of an input field to the input field of the user definition screen.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a user-defined screen generation method, and more particularly to a user-defined screen generation method for freely combining a plurality of user-defined screens when a program is executed to create one virtual screen. ..

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional user-defined screen generation method, a screen object is created for each user-defined screen described in a program, a screen is displayed on a terminal device, and data is input. Therefore, when various screens are generated due to the execution process of the program, it is necessary to describe all the user-defined screens that can be supported in the program.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional user-defined screen generation method, in order to display a wide variety of screens,
Since all the user-defined screens that can be handled must be described in the program, there is a problem that the number of steps in the program increases significantly.

In view of the above points, an object of the present invention is to provide a user-defined screen generation method capable of significantly reducing the number of steps of a program in which various user-defined screens are described. ..

[0005]

The user-defined screen generation method of the present invention manages the user-defined screen in the user-defined screen generation method for generating a user-defined screen that can be uniquely defined by the user. User definition screen management table, a user definition screen storage area that stores the definition of the user definition screen, a variable data storage area that stores variable data in the program, and the user definition screen are output. Data is received from the terminal device, the user definition screen management table, the user definition screen storage area, and the variable data storage area, and a plurality of user definition screens are freely combined to form one virtual use. Screen object creating section for creating a screen object to be output as a user-defined screen, and outputting the screen object to the terminal device to input data. A terminal input / output unit for performing input, a screen object storage area for temporarily storing the screen object generated by the screen object generation unit, and data for ordering input fields in the virtually created user-defined screen. And an input field ordering table.

According to the user-defined screen generating method of the present invention, the screen object creating unit searches the user-defined screen management table and accesses the user-defined screen storage area with the result, and the user-defined screen access means. User-defined screen object creating means for creating a screen object of the user-defined screen accessed by the user-defined screen access means, and an input field for creating an input field ordering table for ordering the input fields of the user-defined screen A user definition screen for displaying the user definition screen on a terminal device, the terminal input / output unit including an ordering table creating means and an input field ordering table sorting means for sequentially sorting the entry parts in the input field ordering table. Terminal input / output means and the corresponding user definition screen An input field access means for accessing the force field may comprise an input data memory for storing input data access input field access means.

According to the user-defined screen generation method of the present invention, a plurality of user-defined screens defined by the command in the program are executed at the time of executing a program that describes the screen definition unique to the user and can be displayed on the terminal device. This is a process of creating one virtual user definition by freely combining it, and searches the user definition screens that make up one virtual screen from the user definition screen management table and stores each user definition screen. A user definition screen access means for accessing the area, a user definition screen object creating means for sequentially generating screen objects of the user definition screen accessed by the user definition screen access means, and the plurality of user definition screens. Create an input field sequence table to sequence input fields on the virtual user definition screen when combined. Input field sequentialization table creating means, and after completing access to all of the plurality of user-defined screens, the entry part in the input field sequentialization table is arranged in ascending order at a defined position determined by the row number and column number of the input field. A screen object creating unit including input field ordering table sorting means for sorting into a plurality of fields, and a user defined screen terminal input / output means for displaying the virtual user defined screen created by the screen object creating unit on the terminal device. If input data exists in the input field ordering table, input field access means for accessing the input field of the user definition screen, and input data for storing the input data in the input field accessed by the input field access means Storage means Comprising a structure and a terminal input unit.

[0008]

According to the user-defined screen generation method of the present invention, the user-defined screen access means of the screen object creation unit is
User defined screens that make up one virtual screen are searched from the user defined screen management table, each user defined screen storage area is accessed, and the user defined screen object creation means is the user defined screen access means. Generate the screen objects of the user definition screen accessed in
The input field ordering table creating means and the input field ordering table sorting means create an input field ordering table for ordering the input fields to the virtual user definition screen when the respective user definition screens are combined. , The user defined screen of the terminal input / output unit The terminal input / output unit displays the virtual user defined screen created by the screen object creating unit on the terminal device,
When the input field access means has the input data in the input field ordering table, the input field is accessed on the user definition screen, and the input data storage means inputs the input data to the input field accessed by the input field access means. By storing, the number of steps in the program is greatly reduced.

[0009]

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

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

The user definition screen generation method includes a user definition screen management table 1 for managing the user definition screen,
User definition screen storage area 2 that stores the definition of the user definition screen, variable data storage area 3 that stores the variable data in the program, terminal device 4 that outputs (displays) the user definition screen, and user The screen object for creating the screen object for outputting the definition screen is the terminal device 4
A terminal input / output unit 6 for outputting and outputting data to and from, a screen object storage area 7, and an input field ordering table 8 in which input fields in a virtually created user-defined screen are ordered.

Further, the screen object creating section 5 includes a user-defined screen access means 51, a user-defined screen object creating means 52, an input field ordering table creating means 53, and an input field ordering table sorting means 54. I'm out.

The terminal input / output unit 6 includes a user-defined screen terminal input / output unit 61 and an input field access unit 62.
And an input data storage means 63.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of processing of an embodiment of the present invention.

This process is performed by the first user-defined screen positioning step 201, the user-defined screen determination step 202, and the first field information positioning step 2
03, field ID determination step 204, input field ordering table creation step 205, and user definition screen object storage area storage step 20
6, next field information positioning step 207, next user screen positioning step 208, input field ordering table sorting step 209, user definition screen object output step 210, input field ordering table first entry section positioning step 211 And entry field determination step 2 of the input field
12, the user definition screen, the field access step 213, and the input data variable storage step 214
And a next input field ordering table entry part positioning step 215.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the configuration of the user definition screen management table, the user definition screen storage area, the variable data storage area, the screen object storage area 7, and the input field ordering table 8.

Next, the operation of this embodiment thus constructed will be described.

At the time of execution of the program, the screen object creating section 5 combines the user-defined screens in the program and positions them as the first user-defined screen of the statement input / output to / from the terminal device 4 (step 201).

Next, the screen object creating section 5 determines the user-defined screen of a sentence which is combined with the user-defined screen and input / output to / from the terminal device 4 (step 202). If there is a combination of user-defined screens, the control is transferred to the user-defined screen access means 51 in the screen object creating section 5.

The user definition screen access means 51 searches the user definition screen management table 1 by the screen name in the sentence which is combined with the user definition screen and input / output to / from the terminal device 4.
Access the corresponding user-defined screen storage area 2 (the area where the definition information of the user-defined screen based on the user-defined screen description exists) and access the user-defined screen storage area 2
It is located in the first field information 22 in the above (step 203).

Next, the screen object creating section 5 determines the field ID 23 in the located field information 22 (step 204).

The field ID 23 is "input field"
In the case of (when the field identified by the field ID 23 is an input field or an input / output field), the screen object creation unit 5 transfers control to the input field ordering table creation means 53 to the input field ordering table 8. Information (field definition position 83 (line number, column number) on screen and storage address 8 of field information 22 in user definition screen storage area 2)
4) is set (step 205).

Next, the screen object creating section 5 transfers control to the user-defined screen object creating means 52 when the field is not an input field in the determination of step 204 or when the processing of step 205 is completed. The user definition screen object creating means 52 analyzes the field definition information 25, generates a part of the user definition screen object for the field, and stores it in the user definition screen object storage area 7 (step 206).

The screen object creating section 5 positions the next field information 22 (step 207) and returns to the determination of step 204.

The field ID 2 is determined in step 204.
If 3 is "End" (if processing for all fields has been completed. Field ID of "End")
The field information 22 having 23 is not the information of the field itself defined in the user definition screen), and the screen object creation unit 5 combines the user definition screen in the program with the statement input / output to / from the terminal device 4. Position it on the next user definition screen (step 208) and return to the determination of step 202.

If the combination of the user-defined screens is judged to have ended in step 202, the control is transferred to the input field ordering table sorting means 54 in the screen object creating section 5. The input field ordering table sorting means 54 sorts the entry parts 82 in the input field ordering table 8 in ascending order by the defined position 83 (row number, column number) of the input field (step 209).

Next, the screen object creating section 5 transfers control to the terminal input / output section 6 to perform data input / output processing by the user-defined screen. That is, the terminal input / output unit 6
The following processing is performed. First, the user definition screen terminal input / output unit 61 outputs the user definition screen object stored in the user definition screen object storage area 7 to the terminal device 4 (step 210).

Next, the terminal input / output unit 6 executes step 209.
Positioned in the first entry section 82 of the input field ordering table 8 sorted in ascending order by (step 2
11).

Next, the terminal input / output unit 6 determines the defined position 83 in the positioned entry unit 82 (step 2).
12).

When the defined position 83 is the "input field" (when the line number and the column number identified by the defined position 83 are defined in the user definition screen), the terminal input / output unit 6 Is the input field access means 6
2 to control the relevant field of the user screen (field information 22 in the user definition screen storage area 2) from the field information storage address 84 in the entry field 82 of the input field ordering table 8 (step 213). ).

Next, the terminal input / output unit 6 transfers control to the input data storage means 63. The input data storage means 63 stores the data input from the terminal in the variable data storage area 3 of the variable based on the data area information 24 and the field definition information 25 in the field information 22 accessed in step 213 (step 214). ).

The terminal input / output unit 6 positions it in the next entry unit 82 of the input field ordering table 8 (step 215) and returns to the determination of step 212. Step two
Defined position 8 in the entry part 82 positioned by the determination of 12
3 is “end” (when processing for all entry parts 82 has been completed. That is, the definition position 83
If the line number and the column number identified by "means" end "), the terminal input / output unit 6 combines the user-defined screens in the program with the terminal of the statement input / output to / from the terminal device 4. I / O processing ends.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a program is developed in which a part of the user-defined screen differs depending on the processing case in the program, a plurality of user-defined screens capable of supporting each processing case are provided. Since there is no need to describe it in the program, there is an effect that the number of steps of the program can be reduced so that a part of the user-defined screen differs depending on the processing case in the program. It should be noted that the present invention can be easily applied to a program related to a programming language by an interpreter, which is characterized by ease of creation.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of processing of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of respective configurations of a user definition screen management table, a user definition screen storage area, a variable data storage area, a screen object storage area, and an input field ordering table.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 user definition screen management table 2 user definition screen storage area 3 variable data storage area 4 terminal device 5 screen object creation unit 6 terminal input / output unit 7 screen object storage area 8 input field ordering table 21 screen information 22 field information 23 fields ID 24 Data area information 25 Field definition information 51 User definition screen access means 52 User definition screen object creation means 53 Input field ordering table creation means 54 Input field ordering table sort means 61 User definition screen terminal input / output means 62 Input field Access means 63 Input data storage means 81 Header section 82 Entry section 83 Defined position 84 Field information storage address

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. In a user definition screen generation method for generating a user definition screen that can be uniquely defined by a user, a user definition screen management table for managing the user definition screen and the user definition screen. User definition screen storage area storing the definition of, the variable data storage area storing the variable data in the program, the terminal device for outputting the user definition screen, the user definition screen management table and the user A screen object for creating a screen object for receiving data from the definition screen storage area and the variable data storage area and freely combining a plurality of the user definition screens to output as one virtual user definition screen Creating unit, a terminal input / output unit for outputting the screen object to the terminal device to input / output data, and creating the screen object Using a screen object storage area for temporarily storing the screen object generated by the copy section and an input field ordering table for storing the ordered data of the input fields in the virtually created user-defined screen User-defined screen generation method. 2. A screen object creation unit searches a user-defined screen management table and accesses the user-defined screen storage area with the result, and a user-defined screen access unit,
User definition screen object creating means for creating a screen object of the user definition screen accessed by the user definition screen access means, and an input field ordering table for ordering the input fields of the user definition screen The input field ordering table creating means and the input field ordering table sorting means for sequentially sorting the entry parts in the input field ordering table, the terminal input / output part displaying the user definition screen on the terminal device A definition screen terminal input / output unit, an input field access unit for accessing the input field of the user definition screen, and an input data storage unit for storing the input data accessed by the input field access unit. Use according to claim 1 Definition screen generation scheme. 3. A virtual one by freely combining a plurality of user-defined screens defined by the command in the program at the time of executing a program that can describe the definition of the screen unique to the user and can be displayed on the terminal device. This is a process of creating a user definition. A user definition screen that composes one virtual screen is searched from the user definition screen management table, and each user definition screen storage area is accessed. Means, user-defined screen object creating means for sequentially generating screen objects of the user-defined screen accessed by the user-defined screen access means, and the virtual use when the plurality of user-defined screens are combined Input field sequential table to create an input field sequential table for sequential input fields on the user-defined screen Input field that sorts the entry part in the input field sequentialization table in ascending order at the defined position determined by the line number and column number of the input field after all access to the user creation screen and the plurality of user definition screens is completed A screen object creation unit including an ordering table sorting unit, a user definition screen terminal input / output unit for displaying the virtual user definition screen created by the screen object creation unit on the terminal device, and the input field ordering unit. When input data exists in the table, the input field access means for accessing the input field of the user definition screen and the input data storage means for storing the input data in the input field accessed by the input field access means are provided. Having a terminal input / output unit User-defined screen generation method in which the butterflies.