KR20000014944A - Method for attaching files to a document-file in a word processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for attaching a file to a document-file in a word processor is provided, which can attach files which is difficult for directly being expressed to a document edit content to a document-file. CONSTITUTION: The method for attaching a file to a document-file in a word processor comprises the steps of: (S100) setting a file attach mode for attaching other file to an editing document under a supporting of a user interface; (S110) selecting one or more attaching file to be attached to the editing document; (S120) reading one or more attaching file in a store space to copy the read attaching file to a memory and attaching the reading attaching file to the editing document; (S130, S140) judging as to whether a attaching file view instruction is provided and opening the attaching file through an application program. Thereby, it is possible to easily manage a document management.

Description

How do I attach a file within a document in a word processor?

The present invention relates to a method for attaching a file in a document of a word processor. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of attaching a file to a document, which is closely related to the document content during document creation, but which is difficult to directly represent in the document edit content. Method for attaching files to the document-file in a word processor.

Recently, with the widespread spread of computer technology, the emergence of various applications based on software is accelerating, and among those applications, the popularity of computers and the frequency of use are very high. Is a word processor.

A word processor is an application program that has a comprehensive document editing function such as inputting, modifying, editing, and printing various documents such as letters, reports, books, etc. by using a computer, and includes a spreadsheet, a presentation, Along with graphics and database programs, they form the most representative family of application software.

1 is a perspective view of a general personal computer, FIG. 2 is a hardware block diagram of such a computer, and FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a general computer.

1 and 2 illustrate the structure of typical computer hardware for performing applications, and the functions performed by these computers are generally divided into data input, data processing, data output, and data storage functions. Each of which may be subdivided as shown in FIG. 3. Since this is a general technical knowledge to those skilled in the art, further detailed description will be omitted.

One of the main features of a word processor operating under the hardware support of the computer described above is the ability to copy a document to be appended to the document being edited.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of duplicating a document to be attached to a document being edited in a general word processor, and FIG. 5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of duplicating a file through a clipboard.

4 and 5, a process of duplicating a document to be attached to a document being edited will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. First, in step S10, a file name of a document to be attached is input from an input device such as a mouse or a keyboard. Select a file through the drive.

Thereafter, in step S20, an API (Application Program Interface) for determining the location of the selected file is called, and then the file is opened through the API.

Then, in order to copy the contents of the open file to the document being edited, in step S30, after designating the entire area of the open file, and applying a copy command to the designated area, as shown in FIG. is replicated on the board.

Finally, in step S40, this copy can be added to the document being edited by applying a PASTE command at a desired position inside the document being edited.

For example, as can be seen in FIG. 5, the additionally attached document 'Content 2' is stored as a 'Copy of Content 2' on the clipboard by the COPY command and is being edited by the PASTE command. Immediately after the document 'Content 1', 'Copy of Content 2' is duplicated so that the entire contents of another document can be inserted and duplicated in the document being edited.

As described above, when creating a document using a word processor, when adding a document (or file) to be referred to in a document, the conventional method is to open the corresponding document to copy the entire document content ( It is common to use a paste method. As all document contents go through the editing process, they occupy the system's memory, put a heavy load on the central process unit (CPU), and increase the time for editing the document. In addition, in the case of a document that is not compatible with each other or a document format that is not supported, there is a problem that such a duplication operation cannot be performed.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and it is easy to attach another document or file to be edited to the document during document editing to reduce the editing time and reduce waste of system resources occurring during document creation. A method of attaching a file in a document of a word processor to provide a function.

1 is a perspective view of a general personal computer,

2 is a hardware block diagram of such a computer,

3 is a functional block diagram of a typical computer;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of duplicating a document to be attached to a document being edited in a general word processor;

5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a file duplication process through a clipboard;

6 is a flowchart showing a preferred embodiment of a method for attaching a file in a document of a word processor according to the present invention;

7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of a dialog box for supporting a file attachment mode in a graphical user interface.

8 is a block diagram illustrating the concept of a file attachment method in a document of a word processor according to the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, a method of attaching a file in a document of a word processor according to the present invention includes: setting a file attach mode to attach another file in a document being edited with support of a user interface;

Selecting at least one attachment to attach to the document being edited with the user interface support as the file attachment mode is set; And

And reading the at least one selected attachment file from a storage space, copying the selected attachment file into a memory, and then attaching and storing the selected attachment file in the editing document.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a file attachment method in a document of a word processor according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a preferred embodiment of a method for attaching a file in a document of a word processor according to the present invention.

A preferred embodiment of the method for attaching a file in a document of a word processor according to the present invention is a file attach mode for attaching another file in a document being edited with the support of a user interface as shown in FIG. 6. setting a mode) (S100);

Selecting at least one attachment file to be attached to the document being edited with support of the user interface as the file attachment mode is set (S110);

Reading the at least one selected attachment file from a storage space, copying it to a memory, and then attaching and storing the selected attachment file to the document being edited (S120);

Determining whether an attachment view command for opening and confirming the attached attachment is authorized (S130);

If it is determined that the command to view the attachment file is authorized, selectively designating the attached file attachment file and opening the file through an application program (S140);

If it is determined that the attachment file viewing command is not authorized, determining whether an attachment deletion command for deleting the attached attachment is authorized (S150);

If it is determined that the delete attachment command is authorized, selectively designating and deleting the attached attachment file (S160);

If it is determined that the delete attachment command is not authorized, determining whether a delete file recovery command for recovering the deleted attachment file is authorized (S170);

If it is determined that the deleted file recovery command is authorized, a step of selectively recovering the deleted attachment file is performed (S180).

With reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the procedure of performing a preferred embodiment of the file attachment method in a document of the word processor according to the present invention configured as described above in detail.

7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of a dialog box for supporting a file attachment mode in a graphical user interface, and FIG. 8 is a concept of a file attachment method in a document of a word processor according to the present invention. The configuration diagram for explaining the.

First, in step S100, a file attach mode is set to attach another file in a document being edited with the support of a user interface.

The invention can be practiced on a variety of user interfaces, such as command driven user interfaces, graphical user interfaces, shell user interfaces, natural language user interfaces, and the like. However, implementation in a graphical user interface is most preferred.

For example, in the case of a graphical user interface, setting a file attachment mode typically provides a dialog box as shown in FIG. 7, in which a list box of the dialog box not only displays all the attachable files belonging to the corresponding directory, Select buttons such as 'OK', 'Cancel', 'View', 'Add', 'Delete', and copy attachments are provided.

As the file attachment mode is set, step S110 selects at least one attachment file to be attached to the document being edited in support of the user interface.

Thereafter, in step S120, the selected at least one attachment is read from the storage space, copied into a memory, and then attached to the document being edited and stored.

FIG. 8 is a visual representation of such a file attachment process. As a method of attaching an attached file to a document currently being edited, 'Attachment 1', 'Attachment 2', and 'Attachment File' are attached to the current 'Document Content'. It is common to attach '3', .........., 'attachment n' sequentially. In this case, the number of attachments may be one or plural.

You can also attach document files that are compatible with the document you're working on, as well as files created by other applications that aren't compatible with the document you're currently editing.

In the conventional case, in order to attach another file to the document currently being edited, the file can be opened because the file to be attached is opened, then copied through the clipboard and pasted into the document being edited. On the other hand, according to the present invention, in the case of the graphical user interface, a file can be attached via a designated input means such as a mouse or trackball on a file list of a dialog box. There is an advantage that you can attach a file just by selecting the file.

Meanwhile, in step S130, it is determined whether an attachment view command for opening and confirming the attached attachment is authorized. Optionally specify an attachment to open through the application.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the attachment file viewing command is not authorized, it is determined in step S150 whether an attachment file deletion command for deleting the attached attachment is authorized.

As a result of the determination in step S150, if it is determined that the command to delete the attachment is authorized, in step S160 to selectively specify and delete the attached attachment.

If it is determined that the attachment file deletion command is not authorized, in step S170, it is determined whether a deletion file recovery command for recovering the deleted attachment file is authorized.

As a result of the determination in step S170, if it is determined that the deleted file recovery command is authorized, step S180 selectively recovers the deleted attached file.

Terminologies used herein are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or customs of those skilled in the art, and the definitions should be based on the contents throughout the present application. will be.

In addition, since the present invention has been described through the preferred embodiment of the present invention, in view of the technical difficulty aspects of the present invention, those having ordinary skill in the art can easily be different from another embodiment of the present invention. Since modifications may be made, it is obvious that both the embodiments and modifications cited in the above description belong to the claims of the present invention.

As described in detail above, after setting a file attach mode to attach another file in the document being edited with the support of the user interface, at least one to attach to the document being edited with the user interface support. According to the method for attaching a file in a document of a word processor according to the present invention in which at least one attachment is read from the storage space by selecting the attachment file, then copied to a memory and then attached to the document being edited. By directly attaching the files you need to refer to, you can effectively shorten the time to create, edit, and view documents, and use your computer's resources effectively as you don't have to open the files you want to attach. To deliver your document via There are various advantages, such as being able to facilitate document management by sending a single document.

Claims (5)

Establishing a file attach mode for attaching another file within the document being edited with the aid of a user interface; Selecting at least one attachment to attach to the document being edited with the user interface support as the file attachment mode is set; And Reading the selected at least one attachment from a storage space, copying the selected attachment file into a memory, and then attaching and storing the selected attachment file in the document being edited. The method of claim 1, Determining whether an attachment view command for opening and confirming the attached attachment is authorized; And And determining that the attached file attachment command is authorized, and optionally designating the attached file attachment file and opening the file through an application program. The method of claim 2, Determining whether an delete attachment command for deleting the attached attachment is authorized; And And determining that the attached file attachment command is authorized, and selectively designating and deleting the attached file attachment. The method of claim 3, wherein Determining whether a delete file recovery command for recovering the deleted attachment is authorized; And And if it is determined that the deleted file recovery command is authorized, selectively recovering the deleted attachment file. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface, A method of attaching a file in a document of a word processor, characterized in that it is a graphical user interface.