JP2864528B2 - Message management method - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a message management system for loading a specific message file from storage means for storing a plurality of message files and outputting a desired message.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as a message management method for outputting a message, those described in JP-A-58-197557, JP-A-60-19012, and JP-A-62-172444 are known. I have.

In the invention described in JP-A-58-197557,
A storage unit for storing a program for outputting a message and a message storage unit for storing a message are provided, and the program is read from the storage unit to read and output the message from the message storage unit.

In the invention described in JP-A-60-19012,
A message original having a corresponding identification code is extracted from the message language file based on the identification code of the parameter table, and the corresponding parameter in the parameter table is embedded in the message sentence based on the tag in the message original.

Further, in the invention described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 62-172444, a message in a plurality of languages is created using a control means for managing message data described in various languages and an editing means for assembling a message from the message data. I have to.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

By the way, in the inventions described in the above publications, a program for managing a message file also exists in a program for issuing a message (message issuing module), and the message issuing module is included in a plurality of message files. Must specify the message file in which the message to be output is stored, and it was not possible to change the language of the message file for each message issuing module or to perform partial replacement .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a message management system which can solve the above-mentioned drawbacks and can change the language of a message file for each message issuing module or can perform partial replacement.

[Means for solving the problem]

According to the present invention, a message file is specified based on its own module name notified from a module that issues a message, and information specifying a message file such as a language type or an input instruction input by a user set in advance as an environment variable. A message file management means is provided, and a specified message file is loaded from a storage means storing a plurality of message files.

[Action]

In the present invention, each module that issues a message
Each time it is loaded, it notifies its own module name to the message file management means. The message file management means specifies a message file based on the notified module name and information such as a language type or an input instruction input by a user set in advance as an environment variable.
The specified message file is loaded from the storage means to the real memory.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the message management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a processing device to which a message management system according to the present invention is applied. In the figure, a processing unit is a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as a CPU).
1, a storage unit 2 storing a predetermined module, a predetermined program, a message file, and the like; an input instruction unit 3 including, for example, a keyboard for inputting various data, instructions, and the like; For example, the output unit 4 includes a display device and a printer.

The CPU 1 is a control unit that loads and executes a predetermined module, a predetermined program, and the like stored in the storage unit 2.
10, a message file management unit (message file management program) for specifying a message file based on input information, and a message output management unit (message output management program) for specifying a message text
12 and has.

The storage unit 2 includes a module storage unit 20 storing a message issuer module, a message file storage unit 21 storing a message file, and a message editing unit for editing a message original based on given parameters. A message storage unit 24 storing a program 22, a message output control program 23 for outputting the edited message text to the output unit 4, and a RAM, and a message file specified by the message file management unit 11 Table 25 in which is expanded, actual memory for storing read programs, etc.
26.

FIG. 2 shows the flow of data in the above processing device. In the figure, the same reference numerals are given to the parts performing the same functions as the constituent elements shown in FIG. 1, and the part surrounded by a dotted line shows the data contents.

Next, the processing operation of the above processing device for specifying a message file will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the message file management program (message file management unit 11), the message output management program (message output management unit 12), and the message editing program 22 are activated by the processing unit, and the control unit is activated.
According to 10, the data is loaded into the real memory 26 from the corresponding storage unit.

Each time a message issuing module is loaded from the module storage unit 20 by the control unit 10 (step 100), each module notifies the message file management unit 11 only of its own module name. in this case,
Each module does not explicitly specify a message file, but notifies the message file management unit 11 only of the module name.

The message file management unit 11 having received the notification of the module name from the message issuing module determines whether or not the message file corresponding to the module name has been loaded (Step 101). It is determined that the message file has been loaded, and the processing operation for specifying the message file ends.

On the other hand, when the message file is not loaded in step 101, the message file management unit 11
It is determined whether or not the message file has been specified (step 102). If the message file has been specified, the corresponding message file is loaded from the message file storage unit 21 (step 103). If the message file is not specified, the module name (file name) from the message issuing module, the language type given in advance as an environment variable, or a file specifier that specifies a file such as an instruction from the user is used. , The message file is specified (step 104), and then the above-mentioned step 103
As described above, the corresponding message file is loaded from the message file storage unit 21.

The message file management unit 11 having loaded the message file in this way stores the loaded message file in the message table 25 as shown in FIG.
Expand on top. In this message file, an identifier and a message original are registered in association with each other, and a corresponding message original can be obtained by specifying the identifier.

In the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 3, the processing operation when a specific message file is loaded has been described, but the operation of the message output processing in which a desired message read from the specific message file is output next Will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

When the message issuing module is executed and a message output request is issued from the module (step 20)
0), the message file management unit 11 determines whether the message file of the module has been loaded (step 201), and if so, reads the message original to the message file output management unit 12. Instruct In response to this, the message file output management unit 12 determines, based on the identifier of the message that is the target of the message output request,
A message text to be used is specified, and the specified message text is read (step 202).

Then, if a parameter is given from the message issuing module, the control unit 10 executes the message editing program 23, embeds the parameter in the message original read in step 202, and edits the message. Perform (step 203).

Here, for example, if a language different from the language of the read message original or a changed content of the message original is given as a parameter, the language of the message original may be changed or a partial replacement may be performed. Can be.

The control unit 10 that has edited the message text loads the message output control program 25 into the real memory 26 and executes it, converts the edited message text into a data format for output to the output unit 4, For example, the data is output to a display device or a printer (step 204).

If the message file has not been loaded in step 201, the message file management unit 11 sends a default value indicating “display contents of the error message” to the control unit 10. Then, the control unit 10 converts the “display content of the error message” into a data format to be output to the output unit 4 as a message text, as described in step 204 above.

According to the above embodiment, a program for specifying a message file (message file management program)
Since the message issuing module is independent from the message issuing module, the message issuing module does not need to be aware of a message file for outputting a message.

Further, the language of the message file can be changed for each message issuing module, or partial replacement can be performed.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, the program for specifying the message file (message file management means) is made independent from the message issuing module, and the message file managing means uses its own module name and the message notified from the message issuing module. Since the message file is specified based on the information for specifying the file, it is possible to change the language of the message file for each message issuing module or to partially replace the message file.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a processing device to which a message management system according to the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a data flow in this embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing operation for specifying a message file, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a message output processing operation of the processing device. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Central processing unit, 2 ... Storage part, 3 ... Input instruction part, 4 ... Output part, 10 ... Control part, 11 ... Message file management part, 12 ... Message output management part, 20 ... ... Module storage unit, 21 ... Message file storage unit, 22
…… Message editing program, 23 …… Message output control program, 24 …… Program storage unit, 25 …… Message table, 26 …… Real memory.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A method for loading a specified message file from storage means for storing a plurality of message files,
In a message management method for outputting a desired message, a message file management means for specifying a message file corresponding to the module based on a module name indicating itself notified from a module issuing the message and information for specifying the message file A message management method characterized by comprising: