JPS62191917A - Imprinting control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To effectively prevent useless printouts by previously registering an imprinting function at every type of a imprinter, outputting a message reporting that an imprinting method is beyond the function of the imprinter if that happens, and stopping the imprint control of the report. CONSTITUTION:An imprinter function registration file 4 previously registers imprinting functions such as the number of imprint-able-digits, the possible or impossible of imprinting in Japanese, and the possible or impossible of overlapped imprinting in terms of all imprinters 3-1-3-n whose printed outputs can be designated. A imprinting control part 1 collates an imprinting command with imprinting control information including the report to be imprinted to which the having been registered imprinting function regarding the designated imprinter is added. If the imprinting method designated by the imprinting control information is beyond the imprinting function of the designated imprinter, the control part 1 outputs the message reporting the effect, and terminates the imprinting control regarding the report. If an imprinting control code to be handed is different in accordance with the type of the imprinter, the imprinting control code applicable to the imprinter is taken out of the having been registered imprinting functions, and handed out to the imprinter concerned.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Purpose of the invention Industrial field of application Conventional technology In computer systems, normally, a processed and created report is once stored in an output file, waits for its turn to be output, and is added to this report. The report is printed out to the printer specified in the report according to the print control information that specifies the printing method specified in the report.

In such computer systems, many types of printers with different functions are used.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention As mentioned above, computer systems use many types of printers with different functions. It is often the case that the operator makes a mistake in the specification, resulting in unnecessary printing that is contrary to the operator's intention.

In addition, regarding control codes that specify newly developed special printing methods such as overlapping printing of one line and the next line,
Since the control code may be different depending on the printer, such a control code must be manually given together with the print command, and there is also the problem that automatic printing becomes impossible.

Means for Solving the Problems The printing control method of the present invention that solves the problems of the above-mentioned prior art involves the step of registering printing functions in advance for each type of printing device, and the step of registering a specified printing function in response to a printing command. The registered printing function of the device is compared with the printing control information added to the report to be printed, and if the printing method specified by the printing control information exceeds the printing function of the specified printing device. outputs a message to that effect and terminates the printing control related to the report, and if the printing control code to be passed to the printing device can differ depending on the type of printing device, the registered printing function will send the printing control code to that printing device. By acquiring a compatible print control code and passing it to the printing device, it prevents unnecessary print output that goes against the operator's intentions, and also realizes automatic print output to various printing devices with different functions without human intervention. is configured to do so.

Hereinafter, the functions of the present invention will be explained in detail together with examples.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a print control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic computer system to which the print control method of the above embodiment is applied.

First, referring to FIG. 2, a computer system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied includes a print control section 1, an output file 2 storing a report to be printed out, and a plurality of printers 3-1, 3-2. ...3-n, a printer function registration file 4 is provided.

The printer function registration file 2 contains information about the number of printable digits, whether Japanese printing is possible, whether overprinting is possible, and the output method for each printer for all printers 3-1 to 3-n that can be specified for print output. Printing functions such as control codes that may differ from each other are registered in advance.

When the printing control section 1 finishes printing control of one report, it starts printing control of the next report according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG.

In the first step 11, the print control unit 1 searches the output file 2 for a report to be printed next. When the above search is completed, the print control unit 1 executes the next step 1.
Proceeding to step 2, the print control information added to the beginning and end of the new report to be printed out is read. This print control information includes the specification of the printing device, the number of characters on one line, the number of lines on one page,
It consists of various items that specify the printout method of the corresponding report, such as character/line spacing, start/end pages for printing, presence or absence of Japanese characters, and presence or absence of overprinting.

When the control section 1 finishes reading the printing control information, the control section 1 proceeds to the next step 13 and reads the printer function of the designated printing device from the printer function registration file 2. When the above-mentioned reading is completed, the print control section 1 proceeds to step 14 and checks whether the print output method specified by the read print control information does not exceed the printer function.

The number of characters in one line exceeds the number of digits that can be printed by the printer, or
If the printout method exceeds the capabilities of the designated printer, such as when Japanese printout is intended for a printer lacking such functionality, the control of the print control section 1 moves to step 15.

In step 15, the print control unit 1 prints the fact that the print output method exceeds the capabilities of the specified printer and the cause thereof on the printer specified as the output light for the report, and then controls the printing of this report. stop and
Move to print control for the next report.

On the other hand, if the printing control unit 1 determines in step 14 that the printing method specified by the control information can be realized within the range of the printer's functions, the printing control unit 1 performs step 16
Proceed to. In step 16, the print control unit 1 checks whether the output methods specified by the print control information include a method using a control code that may differ depending on the printer. If such a special output method is not included, the print control unit 1 performs step 17.
The process proceeds to step 100 to start printing out the report, and when the printing of the final page is completed, all print control for this report is ended.

The print control unit 1 determines in step 16 that an output method using a control code that may differ depending on the printer is included.
If detected, the process proceeds to step 18, where the control code to be used for the specified printer is acquired from the printer function, and then the process proceeds to step 17, where the control code acquired from the printer function is used for the above special output method. Print the report.

Effects of the Invention As explained in detail above, the printing control method of the present invention has the following effects:
The configuration is such that printing functions are registered in advance for each type of printing device, and if the printing method exceeds the capabilities of the printing device, a message notifying that fact is output and printing control for that report is stopped. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent wasteful printout that is contrary to the operator's intention.

In addition, the printing control method of the present invention has the following features: 1. If the printing control code to be passed to the printing device can differ depending on the type of printing device, the printing control code matching the printing device is acquired from the registered printing function. Since the information is configured to be passed to a printing device, it is possible to automatically output print data to various printing devices with different functions without manual intervention.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a print control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a computer system to which the above embodiment is applied. 1. Print control unit, 2. Output file for storing a report to be printed, 3-1 to 3-n. Printer (printing device), 4. Print function information registration file.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A step of registering a printing function in advance for each type of printing device, and, in response to a printing command, registering the registered printing function related to the specified printing device and printing control information added to the report to be printed. If the printing method specified by this printing control information exceeds the printing function of the specified printing device, a message notifying the user is output to stop the printing control, and the printing control code is If the code can be different depending on the type of printing device, the printing control method includes the step of acquiring a printing control code suitable for the printing device from the registered printing function and passing it to the printing device.