JPS5916052A - Automatic printing method of program specification - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To print automatically program specification in document format by utilizing the similarity of the processing summary of a fixed-form program as the original pattern of the program specification, and generating a program. CONSTITUTION:Parts given a symbol ? in the original pattern 1 of program specification, e.g. ?A1, ?B1, etc., are different depending upon documents. A user regards the different parts as data and generates a program while specifying file names and the kinds of processing. Then, an automatic program specification generating fucntion is utilized to read characters successively by setting the 1st character of the original pattern 1. While the symbol ? does not appear, characters of the original pattern 1 are written in the program specification. When the symbol ? appears, two characters following the symbol ? are read and the contents in a previously generated program specified by the two characters are written in the specification. This operation is repeated to perform fill-in and editing of the specification, thus obtaining a document through a document printing function.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (1) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for automatically printing program specifications Vt using software.

(2) Background of the technology Traditionally, program specifications must be written by people involved in program creation, but sometimes the program creator and the program specification creator are different, or the program creator and the program specification creator write the program specifications. Even if the person is the same person, the program and program specifications are not managed in an integrated manner, which is a disadvantage because errors or omissions may occur over time, and program modifications may not be reflected in the program specifications.

(3) Purpose of the Invention In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic printing method for program specifications that centrally manages programs and program specifications.

(4) Structure of the Invention According to the present invention, in a system for interactively creating a program for managing all files, the similarity of processing outlines of standard programs can be used as a prototype of a program specification. Create a program while specifying the different parts as data, read all the specified data from the program, and embed it in a predetermined position in the original program specification document. ? A program specification a! that is characterized by being able to be edited and printed as a document format program specification. Homare continues to be recognized by providing automatic printing methods.

(5) Examples of the invention What are the following examples of the invention? A detailed explanation will be given with reference to all the drawings.

The main point of the present invention is to use the similarities in processing outlines of standard programs as a prototype of the program specifications, and to print m sets of detailed differences based on program information. Shown in Figure 1.

In FIG. 1, 1 shows the internal format of the program specification prototype, and 2 shows the program specification prototype 1 expressed in a document format. Among the contents shown in document format 2, 〒A1～〒A4゜〒B1～〒By, 〒01～〒
Cb, 〒1〕1~〒D9゜〒E1~〒Es,〒F2 are parts that differ depending on the document. Therefore, the user creates a program while specifying all file names and processing types using such differences as data. This entire program is indicated by 3 in FIG.

After creating this program 3, all the data specified by the user are continued from the program 3, and the program specification prototype 1
embedding in a predetermined position and performing m collection. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 4 denotes a function block for automatically creating program specifications, and as an output of this block 4, an internal format of the program specifications as shown in 5 is obtained, and this is printed as a document via the document printing function 6. If expressed in the form, we get a program specification like 7.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the entire operation of the program specification automatic creation function program 4 shown in FIG.

That is, set it to the first character of prototype 1 of the specification, read character by character, and check whether the character "〒" appears. While the character "〒" does not appear, the character of the prototype shown in prototype 1 is used as the program specification '4II! While writing in the circle part 5, advance the contents of the letter S to the next letter. Character “〒” or f
In case c, read the next two characters of "〒" and write the contents specified by those two characters from the program 3 into the program specification 5. Prototype 1 after writing
Advance by 3 characters, the total number of characters in specification 5. The above operations are repeated to complete the embedding and editing of the specification sheet 5.

The specification sheet, which has been completely embedded and edited, is made into a document via the five-page document function 6.

(6) Effects of the Invention As explained in detail above, according to the present invention, it is not necessary for the user to write the program specifications when creating a fixed program, and the program specifications can be created at the same time as the program is created. This has the effect of saving labor and time, and also makes the program easier to understand for people other than the person writing the program.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the operating principle of automatic printing of a program specification according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flow diagram showing the operation of the program specification automatic creation function block 4 of FIG. In the figure, 1 is the program specification prototype, 2 is the program specification 11 showing the prototype in document format, 3 is the program of the part to be embedded or edited in the prototype 1, 4 is the program specification automatic creation function block, and 4 is the program specification automatic creation function block. The internal format of the completed program specification, 5 shows the document printing function block, and 6 shows the documented completed program specification 'i'i. Patent applicant Fujitsu Limited Patent application agent Akira Aoki Patent attorney Nishidate Kazuyuki Patent Attorney 1) Yukio Patent Attorney Akiyuki Yamaguchi

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a system for interactively creating a program that manages all files, a program is created by using the similarity of processing outlines of standard programs as a prototype of a program specification, and specifying all differences in the program specification as data, A method for automatically printing a program specification, characterized in that data ti specified from the program is embedded or edited in a predetermined position of a prototype of the program specification, and the data is printed as a program specification in a document format.