JPH0926955A - Report format data conversion system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten report output time by shortening the transfer time of report format data from a host computer to a terminal computer. SOLUTION: The report format data are inputted from a report format file 51 in a report input means 41, common control data 20 are generated in a line feed part conversion means A and a report part conversion means B and they are outputted to a report format conversion file 52 in a conversion file output means 42. They are compressed and transferred in a report three- dimensional compression means C, returned to original in a report three- dimensional restoration means D on a terminal side and outputted to a report format conversion file 82. The common control data 20 are inputted in a conversion file input means 93, code conversion is performed in a KANJI (Chinese character) code conversion means 92 and the report format data are generated in the report format file 81 in a report format output means 91 and printed to a printer 11 in a report output means 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a report format data conversion system, and more particularly to a report format data conversion system for printing from a host computer to a terminal computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of report format data conversion system has a high speed of report output when printing from a host computer to a terminal computer, as shown in the report file distribution system of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 05-094416. Used for the purpose of

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional report format data conversion method.

In this conventional example, batch processing input files 301 and 301a, a batch program 302, temporary report files 303-1 to 303-n for storing report image data of processing results for each terminal, and temporary reports. A file transfer conversion program 304 for converting the files 303-1 to 303-n into a data format capable of file transfer, and transfer files 305-1 to 305-n
And a report file 3 that stores the transferred data
06, a print program 307 for selecting the result of the designated batch processing from the report file 306 and outputting it from the printer, and a report 308.

Next, the operation of this conventional example will be described. The results of processing the input files 301 and 301a by the batch program 302 are stored in the temporary report files 303-1 to 303-n separately for each terminal. During the offline processing, the temporary report files 303-1 to 303-n are converted by the file transfer conversion program 304 into a data format capable of file transfer, and the transfer file 305-1
To 305-n. Immediately before the start of the online processing, the transfer files 305-1 to 305-n are transferred to each terminal and the report file 306 is created. After starting the operation of the online processing, the printing program 307 is started in each terminal when necessary, and only the processing result of the required batch processing is output from the report file 306 as the report 308.

[0006]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
The report file delivery system of Japanese Patent No. 094416 transfers the nighttime batch processing report to each terminal before starting the online processing, thereby avoiding the competition with the online on the same line and shortening the report output time. . Therefore, when outputting the report generated by the online batch processing, there is a problem that the effect does not appear.

Further, since the conventional report file distribution system of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 05-094416 transfers a large amount of data including format information as it is, it causes a problem in terms of transfer time and line cost. there were.

[0008]

A report format data conversion system of the present invention is a report format input means for inputting report format data from a report format file, and converts line feed information of report format data into a line feed information section of common control data. Report conversion having a line feed section conversion means, a report section conversion means for converting report information of report format data into a report information section of common control data, and a conversion file output means for outputting common control data to a first report format conversion file Means, and report three-dimensional compression means for inputting the common control data of the first report format conversion file, compressing in the three-dimensional direction, and outputting compressed data.
Inputting the compressed data from the data receiving means, returning to the common control data of the original and outputting to the second report format conversion file, and the common control data of the second report format conversion file. And a report generating means having a report format output means for generating report format data from the common control data.

[0009]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a layout diagram showing the common control data 20. In FIG. 1, a host computer 1
Is a report format input means 41 for inputting report format data in which the report contents are converted into data from the report format file 51, and a line feed or line feed information for controlling a page break in the report format data in the line feed information section 202 of the common control data 20. A line feed conversion unit A for conversion, a report section conversion unit B for converting report information indicating report contents in the report format data into the report information section 201 of the common control data 20, and the common control data 20 are output to the report format conversion file 52. Report conversion means 4 having conversion file output means 42, report format file 51 storing report format data, common control data 20
Is composed of a magnetic disk device 5 having a report format conversion file 52 for storing the report format, and a report three-dimensional compression means C for compressing the common control data 20 from the three-dimensional direction. Further, the terminal computer 2 returns the common control data 20 compressed by the report three-dimensional compression means C to the report format conversion file 82 and outputs it to the report format conversion file 82, and the report format for storing the common control data 20. A conversion file 82, a magnetic disk device 8 having a report format file 81 for storing report format data, and a report conversion file input means 9 for inputting common control data 20 from the report format conversion file 82.
3. Input common control data 20 and report data 20
3 kanji code conversion means 92 for converting the kanji information for the terminal computer, report generation means 9 having report format output means 91 for generating report format data from the common control data 20, and compressed data for the terminal computer 2
Data transfer means 6 for transferring the compressed data from the host computer, report output means 10 for inputting the report format data from the report format file 81 and outputting it to the printer device 11, and the printer device 11. Composed of and.

Next, the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be described. The report conversion means 4 inputs the report format data of one record from the report format file 51 by the report format input means 41, generates the common control data 20 in the line feed part conversion means A and the report part conversion means B, and converts the converted file. Common control data 2 by output means 42
0 is output to the report format conversion file 52. Also,
The report conversion means 4 continuously performs until the end of all data in the report format file 51, and passes control to the report three-dimensional compression means C. The report three-dimensional compression means C inputs the common control data 20 from the report format conversion file 52, compresses it in the three-dimensional direction, and transfers it to the data transfer means 6. The data transfer unit 6 transfers the compressed data to the data receiving unit 7, and the data receiving unit 7 transfers the received compressed data to the report three-dimensional decompression unit D. The report three-dimensional restoring unit D returns the data compressed in the three-dimensional direction to the original common control data 20 and outputs it to the report format conversion file 82, and passes control to the report generating unit 9. The report generation means 9 uses the conversion file input means 93 to convert the report format conversion file 82 from one record of the common control data 20.
Input, the Kanji code conversion unit 92 converts the Kanji code of the report data 203, and the report format output unit 91 outputs the report data 2 of the common control data 20.
03 is output to the report format data file 81.
Further, the report generation means 9 continuously performs until the end of all data of the report format conversion file 82, and passes control to the report output means 10. The report output means 10 inputs report format data from the report format file 81 and outputs it to the printer device 11.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 3 to 7 and the data information chart of FIG.

In the flow chart for explaining the line feed portion conversion means A of FIG. 3, a page break command is judged from the line feed information of the report format data (step A1), and in the case of a page break command, printing before page break or page break After printing is judged, a page break code is set in the line feed code 205, and the current print position is cleared to zero (step A2). In the case of a line feed command, the print before line feed or the print after line feed is judged and the line feed print code is set in the line feed code 205 (step A
3), Absolute line feed printed from the line feed information of the report format data with the number of line feeds from the beginning of the page, page end printed at the end of the page, symbolic line feed indicating the number of line feeds in the character data, number of line feeds from the previous print position The type of relative line feed to be printed in is judged (steps A4, A6, A8), and in the case of absolute line feed (step A4), the current print position is subtracted from the absolute line feed number and line feed is performed based on the relative number from the previous print position. The number of relative line breaks is calculated (step A5). If it is the end of the page (step A6), the current position is subtracted from the maximum number of lines to obtain the number of relative line feeds (step A7). In the case of a symbolic line feed (step A8), the character data is converted into numerical data to obtain the relative line feed number (step A8).
9). Relative line feed commands other than are treated as the relative line feed number. The relative line feed number is set to the line feed number 206, added to the current print position (step A10), and the control is passed to the report conversion unit B.

In the flow chart for explaining the report part converting means B of FIG. 4, the report format data is positioned at the beginning (step B1), it is judged whether all the data has been converted (step B2), and if not converted, the character typeface is used. , A character pitch indicating the size of the character, a print position up and down to move the print position of the character, and a character movement control code indicating the character interval (step B3). Report data 2 by converting the control code for character pitch, print position up / down, and character movement to JIS code
03 (step B4). If it is other than the control code, the digit position indicating the print digit position is determined, and the edit code of the character repeat indicating the repeated printing of the same character is judged (step B5). The print format is restored and stored in the report data 203 (step B6). If it is other than the edit code, one character is stored in the report data 203 (step B7). Next, the report data to be converted is positioned (step B8), and the process returns to the determination of completion of all data conversion (step B2). When all data conversion is completed,
The data length stored in the report data 203 is the data length 2
It is set to 04 (step B9), and the control is passed to the conversion file output means 42.

In the flow charts for explaining the report three-dimensional compression means C of FIGS. 5 and 6 and the data information diagram showing the compression contents 21 of FIG. 9, the page setting index m and the byte setting index n are set to 1, and the report is set. The common control data 20 is input from the format conversion file 52, and the input data ends in the two-dimensional common control table (n, m), or m = m + 1 in 1-byte units until the end of the common control table.
When the line feed code 205 of the common control data 20 is a page feed code when stored at the position, the index m is stored in the data length table (n), and n = n + 1 and m = 1 are performed (step C1). The index p that refers to the data length, the index r that extracts the compression target, and the index s that stores the compressed data are set to 1 (step C
2). The index n and the index p are compared to determine the end of compression of all data in the common control table (step C
3) If there is data to be compressed, it is determined that the contents of the common control table (p, r) have been compressed (step C4),
In the case of uncompressed, the number of the same characters between terms, between rows, and between terms and rows is counted by the contents of the common control table (p, r) and the contents by moving the index for each p = p + 1, r = r + 160,
The compressed content 21 which can be compressed most is generated, and the state before moving the index p and the index r is returned (step C5). The current compression content 21 and the previous compression content 21 are compared to determine whether recompression is possible (step C6). If recompression is possible, the current compression content 21 and the previous compression content 2
From the identification code 211 of 1 and the parameter 212, the regenerated compression content 21 is overwritten from the compression table (s) of s = s-previous compression content data length, and s = s + current compression content data length is performed (step C7). . If recompression is not possible, the minimum compression length of three or more identical characters and two or more spaces is determined (step C8). If the minimum compression length is satisfied, the current compression content 21 is the compression table. (S)
And s = s + currently compressed content data length (step C9). If it is smaller than the minimum compression length, it is confirmed whether the content of the common control table (p, r) is included in the identification code 211 of the compressed content 21, and if it is included, the escape code of the identification code 211 is added to make it common. The content of the control data (p, r) is set from the compression table (s) and s = s + 2 is performed. If not included, the content of the common control data (p, r) is directly set in the compression table (s). Then, s = s + 1 is performed (step C10). The compressed code is set by the number of characters compressed from the compression table (p, r) in the direction in which compression is performed this time among the inter-row, inter-row, and inter-row spaces (step C11). The index r and the contents of the data length table (p, r) are compared to determine the completion of compression for one page (step C12). When the compression for one page is completed, the number of lines that is the end of the term of the compression content 21. To (r-
1) ÷ 160 + 1, set the term end from the compression table (s), perform s = s + 2, p = p + 1, r = 1 (step C13), and return to the determination of common control data compression end (step C3). . If one page of compression has not been completed, r = r + 1 is performed to position the next compression target data (step C14), and the process returns to the determination of the end of common control data compression (step C3). If the contents of the common control table (p, r) are already compressed (step C4), control is passed to the judgment of completion of compression of one page (step C12). If all the data in the common control table has been compressed (step C
3), compression table (s-1) from the beginning of the compression table
The contents up to are output to the data transfer means 6 (step C15), and it is judged whether all the common control data 20 of the report format conversion file 52 have been input (step C1).
6) If there is input data, control is passed to the common control data storage (step C1). If there is no input data, the entire end of the compressed contents 21 is output to the data transfer means 6 (step C17), and the control is passed to the data transfer means 6.

In the flow charts for explaining the report three-dimensional decompression means D of FIGS. 7 and 8 and the data information diagram showing the compression contents 21 of FIG. 9, the decompression number table that holds the compression frequency between terms is cleared to zero, and the decompressed data is restored. Index n to store
Is set to 1, the index m for referring to the compressed data = compressed data input length + 300 is performed (step D1), the input of the compressed data is judged by comparing the index m with the compressed data input length (step D2), and the compressed data If there is an input, 3 from the compression table (compressed data input length + 1)
00 bytes of data is copied from the beginning of the compression table, compressed data input from the report receiving means 7 is stored from the compression table (301), m = m-compressed data input length + 1
Is performed (step D3). When there is no compressed data input, it is judged whether the decompression number table (n) is other than zero (step D4). When it is not zero, 1 is subtracted from the decompression number table (n), and the next decompression is performed at n = n + 1. After positioning the contents of the number of times table (step D5), the process returns to the judgment of the number of times of restoration (step D4). If it is zero, the compression table (m) is compared with the term end and it is judged that the restoration of one page is completed (step D6). If the restoration of one page is not completed, the compression table (m) shows the compression contents 21. Identification code 2
11 (step D7), and if the code is other than the identification code 211, the contents of the compression table (m) are copied as they are to the decompression table (n), and n = n + 1, m = m.
+1 is performed and the next compressed content is positioned (step D
8) Then, the process returns to the input judgment of the compressed data (step D2).
In the case of the identification code 211, it is judged whether the compression table (m) is an escape code (step D9). In the case of the escape code, the contents of the compression table (m + 1) are copied to the decompression table (n), n = n + 1, m. = M + 2 to locate the next compressed content (step D10), and return to the input judgment of compressed data (step D2). In the case of other than the escape code, according to the identification code 211 of the compression content 21, the content of the parameter 212 that does not specify the quantity is set to 1, and the number of items, the number of lines, and the number of digits are edited, and the one without a character is set as a space in the character table. The data is extracted, and m = m + compressed content data length, index p for counting the number of digits and the index r for counting the number of rows are cleared to zero (step D11). The index p is compared with the number of digits to determine the number of repetitions in the digit direction (step D12). If the number of digits is less than the number of digits, the index r is compared with the number of rows to determine the number of repetitions in the row direction (step D13). , If the number of lines is less than the number of lines, the characters in the character table (p) are copied to the restoration table (r × 160 + n), and the restoration number table (r × 160)
The number of terms is added to + n), and r = r + 1 is performed (step D1
5). If the number of rows is greater than or equal to the number of rows, p = p + 1, r = 0, n = n
+1 is performed (step D14), and the process returns to the determination of the number of repetitions in the row direction (step D13). If the number of digits is greater than or equal to the number of digits, the process returns to the compressed data input determination (step D2). When the restoration for one page is completed, the contents from the restoration table (01) to the restoration table (number of rows × 160) are output to the report format conversion file 82 based on the number of rows of the parameter 212, and n
= 1 and m = m + 2 are performed (step D16). It is judged whether the contents of the compression table (m) are all completed (step D1).
7) If it is not all the end, the process returns to the judgment of input of compressed data (step D2). When the whole process is completed, control is passed to the report generating means 9.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, a large amount of report format data including format information is converted into common control data by the line feed part conversion means and the report part conversion means.
By reducing the amount of report format data by compressing with the report three-dimensional compression means, the data transfer time and line cost can be reduced, the report output time can be shortened even during online processing, and multiple data can be converted by common control data. The effect is that it can be output to a terminal computer of a model.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a layout diagram showing common control data of a report format conversion file in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of a line feed portion converting means in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the report part converting means in FIG.

5 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the report three-dimensional compression means in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the report three-dimensional compression means in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the report three-dimensional restoring unit in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the report three-dimensional restoration unit in FIG.

9 is a data information diagram showing the compression contents of the report three-dimensional compression means stage in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of an example of a conventional report file delivery system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 host computer 2 terminal computer 4 report conversion means 5 magnetic disk device 6 data transfer means 7 data receiving means 8 magnetic disk device 9 report generation means 10 report output means 11 printer device 20 common control data 21 compression content 41 report format input means 42 Conversion file output means 51 Report format file 52 Report format conversion file 81 Report format file 82 Report format conversion file 91 Report format output means 92 Kanji code conversion means 93 Conversion file input means 201 Report information section 202 Line feed information section 203 Report data 204 data Length 205 Line feed code 206 Number of line feeds 211 Identification code 212 Parameter A Line feed conversion unit B Report conversion unit C Report three-dimensional compression unit D Port three-dimensional restoration means

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A report format input means for inputting report format data from a report format file, a newline conversion means for converting linefeed information of report format data to a newline information section of common control data, and report information of report format data is common. Report section converting means for converting control information into a report information section, report converting means having conversion file output means for outputting common control data to a first report format conversion file, and common control for the first report format conversion file A report three-dimensional compression means for inputting data, compressing in three-dimensional directions and outputting compressed data, and a second report format conversion file for inputting the compressed data from the data receiving means and returning to the common control data Of the report three-dimensional restoration means for outputting to the second report format conversion file A conversion file input means for inputting general control data, a kanji code conversion means for converting a kanji code for a terminal computer, and a report generation means having a report format output means for generating report format data from common control data. Characteristic report format data conversion system. 2. The means for converting the line feed part to determine a page break command from the line feed information of the report format data and to set a page break code to the common control data, and to set the line feed code to the common control data to report Absolute line breaks are determined from the line break information of the format data, the relative line breaks are calculated from the absolute line breaks and the current print position, the page end is judged from the report line breaks, and the maximum line count and the relative line breaks from the current print position. The report format data conversion system according to claim 1, further comprising means for determining the symbolic from the line feed information of the report format data, obtaining the relative line feed number from the symbolic code, and setting the relative line feed number in the common control data. 3. The report section converting means judges completion of conversion of all report information of report format data, and if not converted, judges a control code and controls font, character pitch, print position up / down, movement. A means for converting the code into a JIS code and storing it in the report data of the common control data, and a means for judging the edit code, positioning the digit, returning the edit code of character repetition to the print format, and storing it in the report data of the common control data. The report format data conversion system according to claim 1, further comprising: and a means for copying the report information other than the control code and the edit code to the report data of the common control data. 4. The report three-dimensional compression means stores common control data in a common control table, initializes each index, and judges the end of all data in the compression table. Generates the most compressible compressed data from the position data and the same number of characters between terms, between lines, and between terms and lines, generates new compressed data from the current compressed data and the previous compressed data, overwrites it on the compression table, and plays it. Set the compression table that cannot meet the minimum compression length in the compression table, and add the escape code to the same character as the compression control code in the uncompressed data and set it in the compression table. A means for setting a compressed code to the common control data that has been set, and whether the compression of one page has been completed. Means for setting, for a compression table all data Compressed includes means for outputting the compressed data to the data transfer means, to determine the presence or absence of the input data, if the there is an input data,
The report format data conversion system according to claim 1, further comprising means for storing common control data and outputting all end data to a data transfer means when there is no input data. 5. The report three-dimensional decompression means, means for initializing each index, means for judging input of compressed data, and if compressed data is input, means for inputting compressed data from the report receiving means, When the number of restorations is judged, if it is not zero, 1 is subtracted from the number of restorations table and the process returns to the judgment of the next number of restorations. It is judged that the restoration of one page is completed. Judge the identification code, if other than the identification code,
Copy the contents of the compression table to the decompression table. If the identification code is an escape code, copy the next data of the compression table to the decompression table. If it is not an escape code, use the identification code and parameters to determine the number of items and the number of lines. , The number of digits and the character data are extracted, and the character data that is repeated in the row direction and the column direction is set in the restoration table, and the number of items is set in the restoration number table. Is output to the report conversion file, and the end of all compressed data is judged. If there is compressed data,
The report format data conversion system according to claim 1, further comprising means for returning to the compressed data input determination.