JPH0916305A - Command retrieving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reduce memory areas or to accelerate the retrieval of command characters by deleting a designated command sentence when there are a lot of registered command sentences. CONSTITUTION: This device is composed of a means 31 for storing command names, means 32 for performing the retrieval of command, means 33 for displaying out the retrieved result on a screen, means 34 for selecting the desired command sentence to be executed out of the displayed command sentences, describing means 35 for outputting the selected command sentence at a picture cursor position, and storage part 36 for command sentences. When deleting any command, the numeral key of a keyboard corresponding to the desired number to delete the registration from a command display column displayed on a display is depressed so that the command sentence can be deleted from the command storage part 36. Besides, when a retrieval key and a numeral key are depressed, the command sentence corresponding to the depressed numerical value is retrieved from the storage part 36.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a command search device, and more particularly to a command search device for data processing which frequently uses a command history.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an electronic computer has mainly been a device having a command input method using a mouse or a keyboard. Then use the keyboard and mouse
The command statement that has been executed once is saved as a command history and is used when the same command statement is executed again. An example of a conventional command history registration / selection device is described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-62641.

Registration of command history described in this publication
The selection device does not re-register a command once registered in the command history, and always displays the command on the screen.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional command history registration / selection device, when a large number of command statements are registered in the history, it is extremely difficult to find or select the command statement to be executed. There is a problem that it takes time.

Further, a command once history-registered remains only in the command history, and it is impossible to delete the registration of unnecessary command sentences.

As a result, there is a problem that the storage capacity increases and the search time is delayed.

[0007]

A command retrieval device according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises means for retrieving the contents of a command storage area by means of characters input by a mouse and a keyboard,
A method to display the screen with the item number added to the retrieved command statement,
It comprises a selecting means for selecting the command sentence displayed on the screen with a mouse and a keyboard, and a means for deleting the command sentence displayed on the screen from the command storage area with the mouse and the keyboard.

A command retrieval device according to a second aspect of the present invention comprises only one of the first retrieval means and the second retrieval means.

[0009]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a command search device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the first embodiment of the present invention, a storage means 11 for storing a command name, a search means 32 for searching a command, and a result searched by the search means 12 are displayed on a screen. Display means 33 for outputting, selecting means 34 for selecting a command statement to be executed from command statements output on the screen, description means 15 for outputting the selected command statement to the screen cursor position, and storing the command statement And a command storage unit 36 for executing the command.

In the case of deleting a command, the delete key 21A
While pressing (see FIG. 2), the command display field 24 (see FIG. 2) displayed on the display 23 (see FIG. 2)
From the keyboard, enter the number you want to delete (deregister) from the keyboard 2.
By pressing the number key 2 (see FIG. 2) 2 (see FIG. 2), the command sentence can be deleted from the command storage unit 36.

When the number key 25 of the keyboard 22 is pressed while the search means 32 is pressing the search key 21C (see FIG. 2), the command sentence stored in the screen number having the pressed numerical value is stored in the command storage section. 36 are searched. Also, while pressing the search key 21C, the keyboard 2
When the 2 letter key 26 (see FIG. 2) is pressed, a command sentence in which the pressed letter is the initial letter is displayed in the command storage unit 16
Will be searched from.

The display means 33 displays the result retrieved by the retrieval means 32 in the command display field 24. Further, when the search key 21C is pressed, for example, twice, the command sentence displayed in the display area of the command display column 24 is cleared and the remaining command sentence is displayed in the command display column 24.

The selecting means 34 selects an item number from the command text displayed in the command display field 24 with the mouse 21 (see FIG. 2) and the keyboard 22 (see FIG. 2). Then, the description means 35 is the selection means 34.
By pressing the number key 25 while pressing the description key 21B (see FIG. 2) for the command statement selected by, the corresponding command statement in the command display field 24 is currently available. One screen 27 (see FIG. 2)
It is described at the position of item number 29 (see FIG. 2) by the cursor above.

The command storage unit 36 is an area for storing command sentences input and executed by the keyboard 22, and has a screen number 41 (see FIG. 4), a command character 42 (see FIG. 4), and a search character 43 (see FIG. 4). The table is managed by and).

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

Although a normal command is input from the keyboard 22 (step 1), execution is performed without pressing the mouse 21 button (step 2), and the execution command sentence is analyzed (step 3) to the command character 42. It is judged whether or not it has been registered (step 4). If it has already been registered, control is returned to step 1 without doing anything to prevent double registration. Keyboard 2 if not registered
Although the command statement input by 2 is registered, the screen number of the first screen 27 that executed the command statement is analyzed (step 5), and the screen number 41 and the command character 42 are analyzed.
And the search character 43 as one piece of information are stored in the memory (step 6). Thereafter, the control is returned to step 1.

When the button of the mouse 21 is pressed (step 1), it is judged which button is pressed (step 7). Left button of mouse 21 (Delete key 21A)
Then, it is judged which button is pressed next (step 8). Also, for example, the command statement at the cursor position currently indicated by the mouse is stored in the memory (step 1
If it is desired to 0), the left button (delete key 21A) of the mouse 21 is pressed again at this time. Thereafter, the control is returned to step 1.

Command display column 2 on display 23
When there are many command sentences displayed in the corresponding item number 29 of 4 or unnecessary command sentences are registered, when the number key 25 of the keyboard 22 is pressed in step 8, the display 23 is displayed. Command display column 2
The command sentence displayed in the corresponding item number 29 of No. 4 is deleted (step 9). Thereafter, the control is returned to step 1.

When a key other than those mentioned above is pressed in step 8, the control is returned to step 1. When the middle button (description key 21B) of the mouse 21 is pressed in step 7, it is determined which button is pressed next (step 1
Perform 1).

The currently stored command statement is displayed on the first screen 2
When it is desired to write the description at the cursor position 7 (step 13), the middle button (description key 2B) of the mouse 21 is pressed again. Thereafter, the control is returned to step 1.

Command display column 2 in the display 23
The command statement displayed in the corresponding item number 29 of No. 4 is described at the cursor position on the first screen 27 (step 1
2) If desired, it is done by pressing the numeric key 25 of the keyboard 22 in step 11. Thereafter, the control is returned to step 1.

When a key other than those mentioned above is pressed in step 11, control is returned to step 1. Step 7
When the right button (search key 21C) of the mouse 21 is pressed at, a determination is made as to which button is pressed next (step 14).

If there is no corresponding command sentence displayed in the command display field 24 of the display 23, and if it is desired to display the next command sentence that could not be displayed (step 15), Mouse 21 again
This is performed by pressing the right button (search key 21C) of. Thereafter, the control is returned to step 1.

Command display column 2 in the display 23
When it is desired to display only the command sentence input from one screen on 4, the number key 25 of the keyboard 22 is pressed in step 14 to search for the command character 42 having the screen number 41 stored by the corresponding number ( Step 16) can be performed. After that, the inspection result is displayed 23
The command is displayed in the command display field 24 (step 18). Thereafter, the control is returned to step 1.

Display only the command you want to enter 2
If you want to display in the command display field 24 in 3, you can press the English key 26 of the keyboard 22 in step 14,
A search is performed using the character of the alphabetic key 26 that has pressed the search character 43 (step 17), and then the search result is displayed in the command display field 24 in the display 23 (step 1
8) is performed. Thereafter, the control is returned to step 1. When a key other than those mentioned above is pressed in step 14, the control is returned to step 1.

[0028]

As described above, according to the command search method of the present invention, when the number of registered command sentences becomes large, the designated command sentence can be deleted, so that the memory area is reduced and the command sentence is reduced. There is an effect that it is possible to speed up the character search. In addition, it is possible to search only the command text entered from one screen, or search for the command text you want to use by the initial letter of the command text, so you do not have to display extra command text,
There is also an effect that it is possible to reduce the time taken to select the command character.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a command search device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a command statement storage unit for explaining an example of the configuration of the command search device shown in FIG. 1 of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 21 mouse 22 keyboard 23 display 31 storage means 32 search means 33 display means 34 selection means 35 description means 36 command storage section

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A command storage unit that stores a command sentence input and executed from a keyboard in a command storage region, and a command sentence recorded in the command storage region is searched by an alphabetic character designated by a keyboard and a mouse. First search means, second search means for searching the command statement stored in the command storage area according to numbers designated by a keyboard and a mouse, and display means for displaying the searched command statement A command retrieval device comprising means for deleting command sentences stored in the command storage area. 2. The command search device according to claim 1, wherein only one of the first search means and the second search means is provided.