JPH06342447A - On-line distribution processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To distribute slip data to terminals without any slip data file by terminals by defining control code conversion processing and slip data transmission processing as one set of on-line processing. CONSTITUTION:A distribution designation information input part 51 inputs distribution designation information from a terminal 20 and stores it in a distribution designation information storage area 55, a slip data input part 52 inputs the slip data of the slip name of the distribution designation information from a slip data file 10 and stores them in a slip data storage area 56, a control code conversion part 53 stores a control code corresponding to the terminal equipment type name of the distribution designation information from a control code file 30 by terminal equipment types to a control code storage area 57 by terminal equipment types, converts the control code added to the slip data on the area 56 and decided by a host computer 50 to a control code on the area 57 and stores the slip data, which control code is converted, in a converted slip data storage area 58 and a slip data transmission part 54 transmits the slip data on the area 58 to a terminal 40 with the terminal name of the distribution designation information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an online distribution processing system, and more particularly to an online distribution processing system for distributing form data to terminals.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of distribution processing system,
Set a form data file (called form data file for each terminal) for each terminal that distributes form data, and add control code (page feed code, line feed code, etc.) determined by the host computer that is added to the form data in batch processing. ) Is converted into a control code (page break code, line feed code, etc.) that matches the terminal model of the terminal to which the form data is to be distributed, and the form data with the converted control code is stored in the form data file for each terminal before online processing. To the terminal (see, for example, JP-A-63-150756 and JP-A-2-43672).

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional distribution processing system, the control code determined by the host computer added to the form data is converted into a control code suitable for the terminal model of the terminal to which the form data is to be distributed. Since the processing to perform is performed in batch processing, it is necessary to create a terminal-specific form data file that stores the form data in which the control code has been converted, and when distributing form data to the terminal, There is a problem in that it is necessary to specify a data file for each terminal, computer resources cannot be effectively used, and the work required for the form data distribution process is complicated.

In view of the above points, an object of the present invention is to make the control code conversion process and the form data transmission process one online process, and to deliver the form data to the terminals without using the form data file for each terminal. It is to provide the online distribution processing system.

[0005]

An online distribution processing system of the present invention is a distribution processing system for distributing form data to a terminal, and a distribution code for storing a plurality of sets of control codes for each terminal model, and distribution. A distribution specification information input section for inputting distribution specification information consisting of the terminal model name and terminal name and a form name to be distributed, a form data input section for inputting form data of the form name of the distribution specification information, and the distribution specification The control code corresponding to the terminal model name of the information is read from the control code file for each terminal model, and the control code determined by the host computer added to the form data input by the form data input unit is read as the control code. The control code conversion unit to be converted and the form data in which the control code is converted by this control code conversion unit And a form data transmitting unit that transmits to the terminal of the terminal name of the distribution specification information.

[0006]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an online distribution processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The online distribution processing system of this embodiment includes a form data file 10, a terminal 20 for inputting distribution designation information, a terminal type control code file 30, a form data distribution destination terminal 40, and a host computer 50. , Its main part is composed.

The host computer 50 has a distribution designation information input section 51, a form data input section 52, a control code conversion section 53, a form data transmission section 54, a distribution designation information storage area 55, and a form data storage area 56. And a terminal-specific control code storage area 57 and a converted form data storage area 58.

The distribution designation information input unit 51 inputs the terminal model name and terminal name of the distribution destination terminal 40 and the form name to be distributed from the terminal 20.

The form data input unit 52 inputs the form data from the form data file 10 in which the form data created by the business process is stored.

The control code conversion unit 53 converts the control code (page break code, line feed code, etc.) determined by the host computer 50, which is added to the form data, to the control code for each terminal type (hereinafter, control code for each terminal type). The control code of the terminal data is read from the terminal-specific control code file 30 and the control code of the form data is converted into the terminal-specific control code.

The form data transmission unit 54 transmits the form data, whose control code has been converted, to the destination terminal 40.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the file structure of the form data file 10. One form data consists of a plurality of form data records 11, 12, ..., 1n.

FIG. 3 shows the form data records 11, 12,
It is a figure which shows the format of 1n. The form data records 11, 12, ..., 1n have a record length 110,
Form name 120, control code 130, column 140
And data length 150 and data 160. The record length 110 is an item indicating the length of one record.
The form name 120 is the name of the form and is a key item of the form data file 10. The control code 130 is
Page break code 131, line feed code 132, character type 13
3 and the character edit code 134. Page break code 1
An item 31 indicates whether or not there is a page break. Line feed code 13
2 is an item indicating the presence or absence of a line break. Character type 133
Is an item representing Japanese and ANK (alphabet kana). The character edit code 134 is an item that represents half-width, double-width, or quadruple-width. The column 140 is an item that represents the column that is actually printed. The data length 150 is an item representing the length of the data actually printed. Data 1
Reference numeral 60 is an item representing data to be actually printed.

FIG. 4 is a control code file 3 for each terminal.
It is a figure which shows the record structure of 0. One terminal-type control code is one terminal-type-specific control record 31, 3
2, ..., 3n.

FIG. 5 shows control records 31 and 3 for each terminal.
It is a figure which shows the format of 2, ..., 3n. The terminal type control records 31, 32, ..., 3n exist for each terminal model, and the terminal model name 310 and the terminal page break code 320 are included.
, A terminal line feed code 330, a character type 340, and a character edit code 350. The terminal model name 310 is
This item represents the name of the terminal model to be transmitted. The terminal page break code 320 is a code that controls the page break at the terminal 40. The terminal line feed code 330 is a code that controls line feed at the terminal 40. Character type 340 is Japanese and ANK
This item represents (alphabet kana). The Japanese code 341 is a code indicating that the data transmitted from the host computer 50 is Japanese. The terminal Japanese code 342 is a control code for the terminal 40 to output Japanese. The alphanumeric code 343 is a code indicating that the data transmitted from the host computer 50 is alphanumeric. The terminal alphanumeric code 344 is the terminal 40
Is a control code for outputting alphanumeric characters. The character edit code 350 is an item that represents half-width, double-width, or quadruple-width. The half-width code 351 is a code indicating that the data transmitted from the host computer 50 is half-width. The terminal half-width code 352 is a control code for the terminal 40 to output half-width characters. Double-width code 353 is
It is a code indicating that the data transmitted from the host computer 50 is double-width. The terminal double-width code 354 is
It is a control code for the terminal 40 to output double-width characters. The quadruple-width code 355 is a code indicating that the data transmitted from the host computer 50 has the quadruple-width. The terminal quadruple-width code 356 is a control code for the terminal 40 to output a quadruple-width character.

Next, the operation of the online distribution processing system of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described.

First, the distribution designation information input unit 51 inputs the distribution designation information consisting of the terminal model name, the terminal name and the form name from any terminal 20 and stores it in the distribution designation information storage area 55.

Next, the form data input unit 52 stores form data composed of one or a plurality of form data records having the corresponding form name 120 from the form data file 10 using the form name in the distribution designation information storage area 55 as a key. It is read and stored in the form data storage area 56.

Subsequently, the control code conversion unit 53 uses the terminal model name in the distribution designation information storage area 55 as a key, and the corresponding terminal model name 3 from the terminal type control code file 30.
The terminal type control record having 10 is searched and stored in the terminal type control code storage area 57.

Next, the control code converter 53 converts the control code added to the form data in the form data storage area 56 by referring to the terminal type-specific control code in the terminal type-specific control code storage area 57. Then, the form data with the converted control code is stored in the converted form data storage area 58. Specifically, the control code conversion unit 53 uses the page break code 131 and line feed code 13 added to the form data.
2 is converted into a page break code 320 and a line feed code 330 of the terminal-specific control code. Further, the character type 133 added to the form data is compared with the Japanese code 341 and the alphanumeric code 343 in the character type 340 of the terminal-specific control code, and the matched Japanese code 3
41 or the terminal Japanese code 342 or the terminal alphanumeric code 344 corresponding to the alphanumeric code 343 is set to the character type 133. Further, the half-width code 351 and the double-width code 3 in the character edit code 134 added to the form data and the character edit code 350 of the terminal-specific control code
53 and quadruple-width code 355 are compared, and half-width code 351, double-width code 353 or quadruple-width code 355 corresponding to terminal half-width code 352, terminal double-width code 354 or terminal quadruple-width code 356 is changed to character edit code 134. Set.

Finally, the form data transmission unit 54 transmits the form data in which the control code stored in the converted form data storage area 58 is converted to the terminal 40 having the terminal name in the distribution designation information storage area 55. .

[0023]

As described above, the present invention is provided with the terminal-specific control code file, the distribution designation information input unit, the form data input unit, the control code conversion unit and the form data transmission unit, and converts the control code and the form. By making all the processing required to send data one online processing,
The form data can be distributed to the terminals without using the form data file for each terminal, and the computer resources can be reduced, and the work required for the form data distribution process can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an online distribution processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a file structure of a form data file in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a format of a form data record in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a file structure of a terminal-based control code file in FIG.

5 is a diagram showing a format of a terminal-type-specific control record in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 form data file 11, 12, ..., 1n form data record 20 terminal 30 terminal type control code file 31, 32, ..., 3n terminal type control record 40 terminal 50 host computer 51 distribution designation information input section 52 form data input Part 53 Control code conversion part 54 Form data transmission part 55 Delivery designation information storage area 56 Form data storage area 57 Terminal type control code storage area 58 Converted form data storage area 110 Record length 120 Form name 130 Control code 131 Page break code 132 line feed code 133 character type 134 character edit code 140 column 150 data length 160 data 310 terminal model name 320 terminal page break code 330 terminal line feed code 340 character type 341 Japanese code 342 terminal Japanese code 3 3 alphanumeric code 344 terminal alphanumeric code 350 character edit codes 351-byte code 352 terminal single-byte code 353 double-size code 354 terminal double angle code 355, quadruple code 356 terminal double-height, double-width code

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A distribution processing system for distributing form data to a terminal, a terminal-specific control code file storing a plurality of sets of control codes for each terminal model, a distribution destination terminal model name and terminal name, and a distribution form name. And a form data input unit for inputting form data of the form name of the distribution specifying information, and a control code corresponding to the terminal model name of the distribution specifying information for the terminal A control code conversion unit that reads from a control code file for each model and converts a control code determined by the host computer added to the form data input by the form data input unit into a read control code, and this control code conversion unit The form data that transmits the form data whose control code has been converted by the Online distribution processing system, comprising a transmission unit. 2. The terminal-based control code file comprises:
The online distribution processing system according to claim 1, wherein a terminal type-specific control record consisting of a terminal model name, a terminal page break code, a terminal line feed code, a character type and a character edit code is stored for each terminal model.