JP2983566B2 - Data processing device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data processing apparatus for processing item data displayed in a tabular form, and more particularly to a data processing apparatus having improved operability of registration of a print format in a tabular form. About.

[Conventional technology]

When performing data processing tasks, there are times when a database function is used. For example, a description will be given of a task of converting an address book into a database. The address book includes items such as name / address / phone number / age / birth date for each person. When this is arranged by general simple database processing software, the above-mentioned five fields are arranged on one card for one address book, and data is entered in each item to create data for one person. Next, when inputting the second data, only the data input to the previous card is stored in a file, the data of each item of the card is deleted, and the second data is input. Repeat this to create a database. Such a method is often used when a database function is used. These are generally called card-type databases. However, when confirming the entered data, or when performing the same processing on each individual's data, instead of using the card format, place 5 data per person on one line, The processing is easier if a so-called tabular table format in which are arranged is used. Therefore, the above-mentioned card type database processing software has a function of switching between a card type display screen and a table type display screen. Most software having such a function can print a list. On the other hand, when printing on a sheet a list having a large number of items in which the length in the column direction does not fit in the length of one sheet in the width direction, the number of items in the list displayed on one line of the scroll screen is reduced. There is a method of printing by folding back, and some software capable of printing a list has such a function.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

When printing the list, especially when the items are printed in a folded state, the items are printed over multiple lines, but the display screen scrolls the items on one line instead of multiple lines. Did not match, and the operator could not check the printing status in advance. Therefore, when printing a list on a fixed size paper so that one line of the item does not protrude from the paper, select the number of items, set the length of the items in the column direction, and try printing several times. There is a problem that it is necessary to repeat mistakes and it takes a long time to print.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by displaying the print layout of the right end of a sheet and items on a screen, an operator can check it in advance, select an item to be printed, and set the column direction length. An object of the present invention is to provide a data processing apparatus capable of completing printing of a tabular list in a short time without performing trial and error of setting and printing many times.

[Means for solving the problem]

A data processing device according to the present invention includes a unit for storing record data including a plurality of item data, a unit for displaying the item data in a list format, and selecting item data to be printed from the item data. Means, means for displaying a print layout by a mark corresponding to the length of the selected item data to be printed, a cursor for moving on the item data displayed in the list format, and a position for the cursor Means for displaying a mark corresponding to item data separately from other marks, means for specifying a print width, and means for displaying the specified print width on the print layout. .

[Action]

In the present invention, by selecting the item data to be printed from the record data, a print layout is displayed by a mark corresponding to the length of the item data, and a mark corresponding to the item data where the cursor is located is displayed. Since the print width is displayed on the print layout while being distinguished from other marks, necessary item data can be selected and arranged while checking the print layout within the print width.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments. A data processing device according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as the present device) is a document processing mode that functions as a word processor, records data is input in a card display format or the like, and performs various data processing such as sorting and selecting. And the data processing mode for outputting the processing result. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the structure of the keyboard. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a central processing unit (hereinafter, referred to as a CPU) including a microprocessor, which controls various input / output devices, performs document processing, data processing, and the like. The following elements are connected to the CPU 1 via a bus 5. 2 is a main memory consisting of dynamic RAM (hereinafter referred to as RAM
), And temporarily store various programs, document files created in the document processing mode, and data processing files created in the data processing mode. Reference numeral 3 denotes a first hard disk connected to a bus 5 via a hard disk I / O interface (hereinafter referred to as HDDI / F) 4.
Auxiliary memory (HD). The HDD I / F 4 includes a hard disk control unit and controls high-speed data transfer between the RAM 2 and the HD 3 under the control of the DMA controller 6 according to a start instruction from the CPU 1. Reference numeral 7 denotes a CRT as a display means.
It is connected to the bus 5 via an RT interface (hereinafter referred to as CRTI / F) 8. The CRTI / F8 includes a circuit for controlling the CRT screen. Under the control of the CPU 1, the display code data is changed into a pattern by a character generator ROM (hereinafter referred to as CGROM) 9 and a display buffer memory (hereinafter referred to as a video RAM) is used. VRAM) and display it on CRT7.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a keyboard as input means for inputting data, text, etc., selecting various functions, and the like. The keyboard 11 includes a keyboard interface (hereinafter referred to as a keyboard I / F) 12 including a circuit for a keyboard control circuit. Connected to. The keyboard 11 basically has a key arrangement of a commercially available word processor, and as shown in FIG. 2, the arrangement of the main parts thereof includes function keys F1 to F10 that change depending on the function mode and a function key F11 for specifying a fixed function.
To F18. Other keyboard 11 is the execution key SW1
And a cursor key SW2 and a character input key group. The keyboard I / F 12 discriminates the pressed key, converts it into a control signal and a data signal, and sends it to the CPU 1. The CPU 1 executes various functions in response to the control signal.

On the other hand, reference numeral 23 denotes an image reader (hereinafter referred to as IR), which reads a photograph or an image, and the read image is written to a RAM 3 through an image reader interface (hereinafter referred to as an image reader I / F) 24, and its control is performed by a CPU 1. Do.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a printer such as a horizontal printer, a laser beam printer, or a wire dot printer. For example, transfer of print data for printing, for example, 48 × 48 dot matrix characters is performed between the RAM 3 and a print buffer (not shown) of the printer 13. It is connected to the bus 5 via a printer interface (hereinafter referred to as a printer I / F) 14, and printing control is performed by the CPU 1.

15 is a floppy disk interface (FDDI / F
Portable second auxiliary memory (hereinafter referred to as FD) consisting of a floppy disk connected to the bus 5 via 16)
The document file and data file created by the apparatus of the present invention are transferred from the HD 3 and stored, or a document file created by another document file creating apparatus or the like is stored. FDDI / F
Reference numeral 16 includes a floppy disk control unit. The RAM 2 and the FD 15 are controlled by the DMA
Control high-speed data transfer between

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the apparatus of the present invention having the above hardware configuration. That is, the control means 17
Corresponding to various programs indicating the control procedure of the CPU 1 stored in RAM2 or HD3, the main storage means 18 corresponds to RAM2, the auxiliary storage means 19 corresponds to HD3 and HDD / F4, FD15 and FDDI / F16,
The display means 20 corresponds to CRT7 and CRTI / F8, etc., the input means 21 corresponds to the keyboard 11 and the keyboard I / F 12, the printing means 22 corresponds to the printer 13 and the printer I / F 14, and the image reading means 25 corresponds to I
It corresponds to R23 and image reader I / F24, respectively.

The control means 17 forms various buffer memories M1, M2... And tables T1, T2... On the main storage means 18, and controls the buffer memories by the control means P2 to P5 realized by the various programs (software). The document file function and the data processing function are executed using M1, M2,... And tables T1, T2,.

Next, the buffer memories M1, M2,... And tables T1, T2,.

M1 is a text memory for storing text created in the document processing mode and image data (text data) of a card created in the data processing mode. T1 is a text memory M1.
The text management table stores the number of pages, the number of lines, the page being accessed, the line number, etc. for managing the text data in M2. M2 has a plurality of records consisting of a plurality of items (fields) input in the data processing mode. A record memory for storing records, T2 is a record management table for managing the number of records for managing records in the record memory M2, the number of items, a record being accessed and an item number, etc., and T3 is an item to which data is input in the data processing mode. An item management table in which data for managing data is stored, M3 is various work buffers and various registers used in various processes, M4 is a program memory for storing various programs, and T4 is a document file and data on HD3. Contains processing files and data necessary for reading and writing various programs. It is a directory table.

 Next, the control means 17 will be described.

P1 is the main control means that performs the basic function of the control means,
Input / output control means P2, file management means P3, document processing means
Management and control of P4 and data processing means P5.

The input / output control means P2 controls the input means 21, the display means 20, the printing means 22, and the image reading means 25, exchanges control data with these and the main storage means 18, and controls the input / output control means P2. Transfers character data and image data to and from 18.

The file management means P3 uses the data of the directory table T4 to access various files (document files, data files, dictionary files, font files, program files) stored in the auxiliary storage means 19, and logically stores the files. Management. When the directory table T4 is displayed on the document selection screen (for example, in FIG. 5-1), the necessary data and the position information on the FD 15 of the file configured for the document, the number of constituent files, Contains usage flags.

The document processing means P4 executes the function of a Japanese word processor, and converts the characters input from the input means 21 into kanji / kana mixed sentences, various document editing functions, and facilitates this editing work. For this purpose, it comprises a document control means such as a document creation means P41 having a document display function for displaying the document being created on the display means 20, and a document printing means P42 for printing the edited document by the printing means 22.

The data processing means P5 includes card creation means P51, document creation means P52, record creation means P53, display format management means P54,
Record processing means P55, record disassembly / assembly processing means P5
6. Slip print processing means such as P57. The document creating means P52 has the same function as the document creating means P41 of the document processing means P4 described above, and the card creating means P51 creates a card image (card format) as shown in FIG. 5-10 when a new card is created. It has a function to create using the function of the means P52, a function to define an item name, a type, and the like for an item (field) to which data is input, and a function to set the definition data in the item management table T3. The card image and the management data are stored in the text memory M1 and the text management table T1, respectively. And text memory
The document creation unit P52 having an access line pointer and an access digit pointer indicating a line and a digit which can read (hereinafter, referred to as R) / write (hereinafter, referred to as W) to the M1 stores the pointer and the information in the text management table T1. R / W of text memory M1 is performed using The card creation means P51 has a function of displaying a card that has been selected and for which a data file has been created when a new card is not created.

The record creation means P53 displays the input data input from the input means 21 in the item input area (definition range) of the card created by the card creation means P51, stores the data in the record memory M2, and manages the records. And a R function of reading specified records from the record memory M2 and displaying them by combining them with a card image. This record creation means P53 has an access pointer for specifying a record that can be read / written.

The display format management means P54 displays the records in a card format for each record (for example, see FIG. 5-14) or a list format in which a plurality of records are summarized (for example, see FIG. 5-15). It has a function of switching whether to perform the operation.

The record processing means P55 has various record processing (data processing) functions such as record selection and sorting. For example, in the case of the selection processing, a record which does not meet the selection specification condition is excluded from processing targets, and
When the selection is released, all records are returned to the processing target.

Record disassembly / assembly processing means P56 disassembles one record into a plurality of records and saves them in another file,
This is a function to combine a plurality of records into one record and save it.

The slip print processing means P57 has a function of designating in advance the size of a slip to be printed out and the print position of an item, and printing the item data of the specified record on the slip.

As described above, the function control means P1, P2,... Of the control means 17 have been described. However, as described above, these function control means P1, P2, etc. do not exist in a hardware-extractable and separable manner, but exist in a software-like and functional manner. This is realized, for example, by the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 (which shows an outline of the processing procedure performed by the CPU 1). Each of the function control means P1, P2,... Can be replaced with a logic circuit as needed.

Next, the basic operation and functions of the apparatus of the present invention will be described mainly with reference to the flowchart of the control means 17 shown in FIG. 4 and the display screen diagram shown in FIG.

[A] Device Startup and Document Selection First, when the device is turned on, a document creation program is loaded, and an initial screen shown in FIG. 5-1 is displayed.
Appears on 20. In this display example, five files No. 1 to No. 5 are already created and stored in the auxiliary storage means 19 as numbered at the left end. Among the five files, the files Nos. 1, 2, and 4 in which the paper column is black inverted (indicated by shading) are data processing files created in the data processing mode, and the No. Files 3 and 5 indicate files created in the document creation mode. At the bottom of the screen, function keys corresponding to the function keys F1 to F10 at the top of the keyboard 11 are displayed. For example, the function key F1 is used for editing (document creation), and the function key F6 is used for data processing. Yes, it is.

[B] Activation of Data Processing Mode As described above, when the apparatus is activated, the initial screen shown in FIG. 5-1 is displayed, and in the initial state, the cursor C1 in the horizontal row accepts the creation of a new document of No. 0. The row of No. 0 is black-reversed to notify that it is in the available state. In this state, a document is selected based on step S1 in FIG.
When the function key F6 for selecting data processing is pressed from the menu item at the lower part of the display screen so that this document is created in the data processing mode, this is determined in step S2, and the processing enters the data processing mode. Step S3
When a new creation is determined, the display screen is changed to FIG. 5-2, and a window for inputting a document name, date, etc. is displayed in the lower right frame. As described above, after inputting the document name, date, and the like in the lower right frame of the multi-window display (step S4), pressing the execution key SW1 invalidates the document creation program that has been loaded so far. Instead, a data processing program is loaded. As a result, the data processing mode is activated, and the display screen changes to FIG. 5-3.
The process proceeds to a card creation routine after step S5.

[C] Card Creation FIG. 4 (c) is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the card design subroutine.

The screen shown in FIG. 5-3 is a screen corresponding to one blank page in the document creation mode. The cursor C2 displayed on the upper left can be freely moved within one blank page. Free input screen by drawing means for document creation
Using the function of P52, design can be performed by the same operation as in the document creation mode. At the bottom of the display screen, a function key for designating a data type (character or numerical value, etc.) of an item to be input is displayed. Now, the design of an address book card consisting of five items, namely, name, address, telephone, age, and date of birth will be described with reference to FIG. 5-4.

FIG. 5-3 shows a state in which, in the card design subroutine of step S5 in FIG. 4, the cursor is first set to full width in step S40, and the cursor is displayed in the set size (step S41). And 5-4
The figure waits for a key input in step S42, and a card image including item names of "name", "address", and "telephone" is created by the function of the document creation means P52 by inputting a kana key and a key line key and the like. The definition of the item position of "name" and "address" is completed, and the middle of the item position definition of "telephone" is shown. Explaining the definition of the "telephone" item, first, the cursor C2 is positioned, for example, at the item definition start position of the "telephone" item, the function key F1 of the card definition: character is pressed, and the cursor is moved using the cursor key SW2. Is operated, the character data input range R is indicated by the length of the cursor as shown in the column of "telephone" item in FIG. 5-4, and the input (definition) range is displayed at the bottom of the screen as "character item position definition". : 30 characters, such as "30 characters in half-width" (calculated in half-width). In this case, since the cursor size is set to full-width, it indicates that it is 15 full-width characters. This display shows that if the cursor size is set to
It can also be displayed as letters.

When the item position definition relating to the telephone, that is, the data input range and the number of characters indicated by the cursor are satisfactory, pressing the execution key SW1 (step S44) sets the cursor size in the cursor size register (step S45).
The setting range R has the bright line Z and changes to the character "X" of the size set in the cursor register (FIG. 5-5) (step S46).

In this state, 15 characters “X” indicating character data are displayed, and a bright line Z is attached below each “X”. Character code data consisting of 3 words (16 bits / 1 word, one for each attribute part such as character size, JIS code part, and extension part including luminance bits and character modification information), of which luminance bits (1 bit) is set to “1”. If the bit is "1", the bright line Z is added to the character at the time of display, and if the bit is "0", the bright line Z is erased. Thus, the item position definition for the item name “telephone” is provisionally registered.
When the cancel key is pressed in step S44, the display returns to the cursor display in step S41, and when another key is pressed, the process stays in step S44.

Next, when step S46 is completed, the process returns to step S41, where the cursor is displayed and a key input wait state is set (step S42). The cursor is moved to a predetermined position by operating the cursor key SW2. Command ",
After creating the card image portion of "age" using the function of the document creation means P52, position the cursor C2 at the definition start position of the "age" item, and then select the function key F2 of the card definition: numerical value. Routine for character items in the routine of S48 → S49 → S50 (Steps S44 → S45 → S46)
The provisional definition of the numerical item is executed in the same manner as. Step S50
The difference from step S46 is that "N" indicating that the displayed character is a numeric item is replaced by "N" indicating that the displayed character is a character item.

Next, the specification of the date and time item will be described. Move the cursor to the date of birth and enter the actual data for the date and time you want to set. Then, the cursor is moved to the start position of the value (FIG. 5-6), and the function key F3 of "Card definition: date and time" is selected. Since the cursor position is reversed,
Invert the date and time data and press the execution key SW1 (No. 5-7
Figure). The control means 17 automatically confirms a predetermined date and time pattern from the kanji portion of the reverse area. Then, replace the numeric part with the English character that represents each type. Then, the inverted character string is removed from the inverted character string, a bright line Z is added, the written character string is written to the text memory M1, and displayed again (No. 5-8).
Figure). The difference between the date and time and the method of indicating the items of characters and numerical values is that the date and time has various patterns such as the notation of the Christian era and the name of the era, and if the device of the present invention uniquely determines the pattern, the intention of the operator is Therefore, the date and time item cannot be defined until the operator inputs a desired pattern.

When the setting of each item is completed and the end key F11 of the input means 21 is depressed, two function keys with large hatching are displayed left and right at the bottom of the screen as shown in the screen of FIG. When one of the left half keys F1 to F5 is pressed, the end of the card design is determined in step S6 in FIG. 4A, and the process proceeds to the item management table set routine in step S7. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the contents of the item management table T3. Here, definition information about each item is set in the item management table T3 as shown in FIG. A table set error is determined, and the process returns to step S5. If there is no error, the process proceeds to step S9. Here, the item management table T3 stores data types, data lengths, line positions, column start positions, item names, and the like. If an error is determined in step S8, the process returns to step S5. If any of the function keys F6 to F10 is pressed in step S6, the card definition is stopped and the process returns to step S1.

[D] Record Creation In step S9, only the characters " X " and " N " with bright lines are erased on the display screen of FIG. 5-9, and in step S10 a blank card with only the item name is displayed. In step S11, the cursor C2 is positioned at the head of the first input item area. At the lower right corner of the screen, not only the position of the cursor but also the number of the card being input is displayed (FIG. 5-10). At the time of data input, the cursor C2 can move only in the item area (the area where X or N was set) set in the card design, and the cursor size is automatically changed to the defined character size. In the character item, free kanji, kana characters, numbers, and the like can be input by kana-kanji conversion, and the input characters are stored in 16-bit JIS code.
Only numeric keys can be accepted, and only numeric strings can be input, and input data is stored as 4-bit BCD codes in a code system different from 16-bit JIS codes.

When the input of each item is completed in step S13, a display screen as shown in FIG. 5-11 appears, and the next page key F12 of the input means 21 is displayed.
When the is pressed, the screen is changed to a new blank card based on step S14 as shown in FIG. 5-12, the second card is displayed as a card, and the process returns to steps S11 and S12 to return to FIG. 5-13. Item data is input in the second card format as shown in FIG. Thus, steps S12 to S13 to S12
By circulating the loop of ~ S14 ~ S12 ~ S13, 1
An arbitrary number (number) of card type address book data of one leaf is created. In this embodiment, twelve cards were created as shown in the "twelfth card" in FIG. 5-14.

When the display switching key F13 is pressed in step S12, the display format management means P54 automatically switches from the previous card format screen to the list display as shown in FIG. 5-15. (Step S2
1). FIG. 5-16 shows that the displayed items in the list can be released and changed.

Next, in the list display, input or correction of item data is accepted in step S18 of FIG. 4B, and in the case of correction, the cursor C2 is moved to the item data column as shown in FIG. 5-17. Then, a character input field L1 is displayed at the bottom of the screen, the item is moved to the item to be corrected, and correct item data may be input to the character input field L1 by the input means 21 using word processing touch. The items corrected in this way are the same as the item data corrected in the card format in spite of the list display. That is, when the display switching key F13 is pressed in step S19, the display returns to the screen of the card display format having the corrected contents as shown in FIG. 5-18 (step S22).

When the next page key F12 is pressed in step S19, a column for card No. 13 (not shown) is automatically added and displayed in step S20. Here, by inputting item data, a new record (card ) Is created.

[E] Record Processing Next, select processing will be described as an example of record processing in a data processing file including 12 input records.

In step S12, when the select key F15 is pressed, the screen becomes the fifth
Turning to FIG. 19, step S15 for accepting the selection condition
Move on to record processing. Then, a condition input screen is displayed below the card display screen, and “Osaka *” is input by a word processor touch using the input means 21 to search for a record whose address is Osaka in the condition input field L2. "*" Is a prefix match operator that indicates what the character after Osaka is. When the input of the condition is completed, the select process is executed by pressing the execution key SW1.

In the present embodiment, there are five records that meet the above selection conditions. To see them in a list, press the display switching key F13 in step S12 to display as shown in FIG. 5-20. Unless the switching key F13 is pressed, it is possible to view one by one in a card format.

If you do not need the result of the select process and want to save all 12 input records, select release key F1
Press 6 to cancel the selection. Then step S
By pressing the end key F11 at 12, the screen shown in FIG. 5-21 is displayed, and at step S15, the document name, author name, and date are displayed again in the window. Execute key SW if display content is OK
After pressing 1 and correcting and inputting the items such as the document name and date to be corrected (step S17), pressing the execution key SW1 closes the data processing file of the "address book", and proceeds to step S1. Return. Of course, select release key F1
A new data processing file can be created separately with only the selected records without pressing 6. In addition to the above-described selection, sorting and other conditional processing using logical operators such as AND and OR are also possible as data processing. For example, conditional expression [address = Osaka *] AND
Search by [age> 30 years old].

[F] Configuration of Data Processing File In the data processing file thus created, the card image of the “address book” is stored in the text memory M1 line by line as a continuation of character data. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the storage state of the record memory M2. A plurality of record data (each record is composed of a plurality of item data) is stored in the record memory M2 in the order of items as shown in FIG. Information on where each item of the record is to be embedded in the card image and other definition information are stored in the item management table T3 shown in FIG. 6 described above.

[G] Detailed Description of Embodiment Using Different Kinds of Cards (1) Creation of a Different Kind of "Address Book" Data Processing File Step S5, that is, the same as when describing the card design routine of FIG. 4 (c) Define another kind of "address book" card image with 10 items by operation, register the items, and enter data. FIG. 8-1 shows a card image screen after data input. This also makes it possible to switch to a list format.

(2) Layout display for list printing In list printing, the format can be adjusted and printed. Press the print key F16 in either the list format or the card format screen. Then, the process proceeds to the printing process in step S24 in FIG. 4A, and a print menu as shown in FIG. 8-2 appears on the message line at the bottom of the screen. In the case of list printing When the function F2 is pressed here, a list printing condition setting screen as shown in FIG. 8-3 is displayed.

 Each part of the list printing condition setting screen will be described.

On the two lines in column A of FIG. 8-3, an item name column and a data column of the list display are displayed in one line each. This is used in the list print item setting described later.

Next, what is displayed in the B column below is a layout column for displaying the layout of list printing which is the gist of the present invention. The layout does not directly reduce the size of the image actually printed on paper and displays the image, but rather schematically represents the arrangement of items when printed.

First (B ₁ of the first 8-3 Figure) strip of that of the column is a symbol representing the layout of each item in the list. Hereinafter, this band is generically called a layout display. Next, layout display B ₁
Inverted pentagonal mark (B ₂ of the 8-3 figure) just above the are paper edge gauge that indicates the right end of the paper to be printed in the list printing comes to any position in the layout display. Layout field consists of the components of these B _1, B _2. The correspondence between these and the printing result will be described with reference to FIG.

The layout is to display the layout of the items of one record to be printed by reducing the left margin and the part other than those corresponding to the record number column to symbols having the same ratio as the print result, as indicated by the auxiliary line. It is. The “name” item corresponds to the first one of the first layout displays, such as the auxiliary lines a and b. The next “gender” item corresponds to the adjacent layout portion with a short gap in the layout.
That is, this gap corresponds to a ruled line that separates items in the print result. Hereinafter, the items of the layout and the print result correspond one-to-one as indicated by the auxiliary lines in FIG.

It will now be described paper edge gauge B _2. The position of the downward vertex of the gauge indicates the position of the right end of the currently set paper. The values in the list print condition setting section illustrating the sheet edge gauge B ₂ Later, the lateral position changes to be displayed.

In FIG. 8-3, a column C below the column B is a column for displaying operation explanations and the like. In this case, an operation to be described later when shifting to the list print item setting screen is shown.

Further, a column D below this is a list printing condition setting column. Here, the value of each condition for list printing is displayed, and the value can be changed here. FIG. 10-1 shows a flowchart of the operation on the list print condition setting screen. In the list printing, the setting state of the list printing conditions is first displayed as described above (step S2).
41), and waits for a key input (step S242). Use the cursor key SW2 to move the cursor in the D column to “Print range”, “Header”,
Move to the conditions of “paper used”, “character size”, “page break specification”, “number of copies”, “paper setting method”, “title” (step S243), and use the numeric keys and character keys , Change the value of the condition using the conversion / non-conversion key (step S2
44). For example, as shown in FIG. 8-4, when the cursor is moved to "paper used" and the conversion key is pressed, the paper type is changed from "A4 portrait" to "A4 landscape" → "B4 portrait" → "B4 landscape". → "B5 portrait"
The order changes in the order of "B5 landscape" → "A4 portrait" or by the non-conversion key in the reverse order. FIG. 8-5 shows the screen when the screen is changed to “B4 landscape”. When the paper size, character size, and No. printing are changed, this is determined (step S246), and the paper edge gauge is used.
The display position of B ₂ is updated (step S247). Thus for paper edge gauge B ₂ As stated earlier looking layout column a (C column) paper width of the paper is wider to place B4 lateral from Desktop A4 portrait, when shown in 8-4 Figure It can be seen that it has moved to the right. Continue with the conversion key and use paper
Pressing the button until it turns A4 vertically returns to Fig. 8-4. Flowchart of details of the update processing of the display position of the sheet edge gauge B ₂ is as a 10-2 Figure. In addition to "character size" of the paper edge gauge B ₂ is "used paper", and the condition of "No. Print", the type of printer used to be set in the document processing device P4 other as shown in FIG. 3, and 11 Using the character size and character pitch tables shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
The display position is determined by the procedure shown in FIG. 10-2.

Updating of the display position of the sheet edge gauge B ₂ obtains the sheet width than using the paper size table shown in 11-1 Figure from the condition of the paper used (step S2471). Next, from character size
The character pitch is obtained from the character pitch table shown in FIG. 1-2 (step S2472). Then, the number of printable characters is calculated by using the paper width, the character pitch, and the left margin and correcting them (step S2473). Next, it is determined whether or not to print No., that is, whether to perform numbering before the item (step S247).
4) When performing No. printing, the number of characters in the No. column (for example, four single-byte characters) is subtracted from the obtained number of printable characters (step S2475). And redisplays the paper edge gauge B ₂ in a position corresponding to printable characters (step S2476).

In the embodiment, description will be made by wrapping the list display as shown in FIG. 12-1 on three lines and arranging and printing it as shown in FIG. 12-2. To do so, it is necessary to change the arrangement of the item settings in the list, specify the return position, and the like.
This designation is made according to the steps in the flowchart shown in Fig. 10-1.
This is performed in the list print item setting process in S245. If the user presses the control 1 key and the cursor key SW2 at the same time while waiting for a key input in step S242 in accordance with the operation description in column C from the screen in FIG. 8-3, the control proceeds to step S245, and proceeds to FIG. 10-3. Then, the screen shifts to the list print item setting screen as shown in FIG. 8-6 (step S2450), and waits for key input (step S2451). The list display in column A does not change from the list print condition setting screen to the format, and only the item name in the item name column of the first item is highlighted. This is called a list display cursor, and on this screen, it is possible to move to the item in the direction of the key by using the cursor keys SW2 →, ← (step S2452). The layout display column (B column) does not change.

Next, the column C below this is changed to the description of the operation for returning to the list printing condition setting screen shown in FIG. 10-3, which is the operation when the control 1 key and the cursor key SW2 ↓ are pressed. Column D below the list printing condition setting field in the list printing condition setting screen shown in FIG.
In FIG. 6, a screen in which the data input section of the card format screen shown in FIG. 8-1 is replaced with a blank is displayed. In the bottom line, the function keys shown in Fig. 10-3 are displayed.
A list of functions assigned to F1 to F8 is displayed. Here, "Add item" to function key F1, "Item delete" to function key F2, "Change width" to function key F3, "Move order" to function key F4, "Line feed" to function key F5, "Frequency change" to function key F6 "Reset", "Initial setting" for the function key F7, and "Insert blank item" for the function key F8, respectively (steps S2454 to S2460). All operations for setting the list print items on this screen are performed by selecting with the function keys F1 to F8 displayed here.

The order of the items in the current list is automatically set by default in the order of registration in the item management table T3 shown in FIG. To change this order, reset the items in the list. When the reset key F6 is pressed on the screen of FIG. 8-6, the control shifts to the resetting point shown in FIG. 10-4, and all data portions of the list display are hatched as shown in FIG. 8-7. Message is displayed, and the message "Press the Enter key to clear all display" is displayed in the message box (step S2458
1), and waits for a key input (step S24582). If the execution key SW1 is pressed here, all the items in the list display on the upper side of the screen disappear, and the list display cursor points all the item name columns (step S24583). Next, the cursor is displayed at one of the locations where the items on the card image screen are defined (step S2458).
4), the layout display is erased (step S24585), and the flow shifts to step S24532 in the item addition process (FIG. 10-5) described later, where key input is waited. In this state, the card image cursor is moved up, down, left and right by operating the cursor key SW2, and the item to be added can be directly selected from the card image defined by the user first (step S24535). The name of the item to which the cursor is moved is displayed with a wavy underline so as to overlap with the item to which the cursor is moved, so that the item at the moved position is easily understood. Here, first, an item “name” is added to the list display. Move the card image cursor to the position of the "Name" item and press the execution key SW1. Then, 8-8
As shown in the figure, the "name" item is inserted into the list display (step S24533), and at the same time, the display of the layout column is changed, and the layout corresponding to the just added "name" item is displayed (step S24534). Also, the decoration of the item name displayed at the position of the card image cursor changes from wavy underline to hatched hatching. This indicates that the "name" item is already in the list display. Next, use the cursor key SW2 to move the card image cursor to the "sex" item (Fig. 8-9).
(Step S24535). Since the “gender” item is not yet in the list display, the item name displayed on the card image is underlined. Here, similarly, when the execution key SW1 is pressed, it can be seen that the “sex” item has been inserted after the “name” item in the list display and the layout display (FIG. 8-10).
In this manner, the items are described below in the order of left, right, left, and right in the order of lines 1, 2, and 3 as “age”, “blood type”, “family composition”,
"Postal code", "zip code 2", "address 1", "telephone number", "address 2" are added. When the addition is completed, when the end key is pressed, the card image cursor disappears, the item addition mode ends (step S24536), and the screen returns to the list print item setting initial screen as shown in FIG. 8-11.

Next, a description will be given of an operation of folding a list of one line into a plurality of lines. Look at the layout display to get an idea of where to fold and fit in the paper. In the layout display, all the normal items are displayed in the same shape band. However, since the display width of the items corresponds to the width of the layout, it is possible to know to some extent which items in the layout correspond to the list display. Also, the items are located is listed cursor in the layout is displayed differently from other items (layout cursor B ₃ of the 8-12 Figure).

Therefore, specific items to wrap from the list displayed by moving the list cursor with a register entry to confirm the position of the layout cursor B ₃ layout display. In this way, since it has been found that fit well in the first 8-12 as shown in the layout of the cursor B ₃ of view "zip code" in the paper if Orikaese at the item, here and press the function key F5, the first 10 Line feed processing is selected as shown in FIG. 3 (step S2457), and the routine proceeds to the line feed processing of FIG. 10-7. Just before the list of the cursor, as shown in FIG has entered the character of the "new line" with a hatching in the item name field, such as the K ₁ shown in the first 8-13 figure, the new line item there is nothing in the data column Is inserted (step S24571). This is referred to as a line feed item, which indicates that the actual list display does not change and remains on one line, but the list display is turned back here when actually printed. On the other hand, the layout display uses this line feed item
It is actually two rows wrap the display as shown in 8-13 FIG When K ₁ is inserted (step S24572). Similarly, move the list display cursor to "address 2", insert a line feed item with function key F5, and perform a return process (8-
(Fig. 14, Fig. 8-15). This is the layout and paper edge gauge
Comparing B _2, all lines become fit in a sheet.

Next, considering the case of actually printing, as shown in FIG. 12-3, "Address 1" is more likely to be located at the position indicated by A in FIG. And “address
Since it is easier to see if the 2 "portion is aligned, such an item position alignment process is performed. This is performed by pressing the function key F8 while waiting for a key input shown in FIG. 10-3.
Use "blank item insertion" shown in FIG. 8 (step S246)
0).

To insert this just before the item to be aligned, for example, the "address 2" item, move the list display cursor to the "address 2" item and press the function key F8 as shown in FIG. blank items such as K ₂ of FIG. 17 is inserted (step S24601). Blank item K ₂ is similar to the new line item K ₁ and contains the word "space" in the hatched in the item name column, a dummy of the items that do not have the data. This, however, unlike the new line item K ₁ has become possible to change the display width (step S24602). Looking at the 8-17 Figure, it can be seen that are inserted into the left end blank fields K ₂ inserted in the layout display in the third row simultaneously (first 8-17 view of B _4). Immediately after the blank item K ₂ was inserted is always the display width of double-byte 3 characters. This is changed by operating the "change width" of the function key F3 in FIG. 10-3 as described above (step S2).
455). Move the list cursor in the blank fields K _2, press the function key F3, it appears width changing window at the bottom of the screen as in the first 8-18 view (step S24551).
The item width change window has a current display width (in this case, three full-width characters) from the left of the first line, and then a standard display width equal to the data length of the item management table T3 in FIG. However, it has become full-width 3 characters of the standard value at the time of insertion regardless of the item management table T3 only in the case of blank items K _2. Further, on the right side thereof, the number of characters that can be changed in the double-byte maximum display width and the minimum display width is displayed. The next line is inverted in the square brackets, and the length of the inverted portion corresponds to the display width of the list display. The width of the square brackets corresponds to the standard display width shown above. Further, the display on the bottom line of the screen has been changed to the operation description in this mode (display width change mode) (step S24552), and the key input is awaited (step S24553). FIG. 10-6 shows an operation flow in the display width change mode.

First, when the cursor key SW2 ← is pressed in this state, the inverted portion applied to the item data in the item width change window is shortened by one full-width character (step S24555). At the same time, the number of characters in the current display width also decreases. Also, if the → key is pressed here, the reverse portion becomes longer in the opposite direction, and the current display width increases. By pressing the cursor key SW2 → in this manner, the current display width can be increased to the maximum display width shown in the item width change window. FIG. 8-19 shows a screen when the display width is increased to six full-width characters. If the execution key SW1 is pressed here, the width change window disappears (step S24556), and the display width of the item with the list display cursor is changed (step S2).
4557), the layout display is changed according to the change of the display width (step S24558), and the screen returns to the initial screen. Then 8-20
As shown in the figure, the list display and the display width of the layout are changed. If you look at the layout display at this time,
K 2-th of the second row in order _{to 2} enters "Address 1" field (the first 8
It can be seen that the head of “B _{5” in} FIG. 20 and the “address 2” item on the second line in the third row (B _{6 in} FIG. 8-20) are aligned. Thus by inserting a blank item K ₂ in place while watching the layout display, it is possible to align the position of the item in multiple rows by adjusting the display width. Although the end of a line layout of each line are different for all three lines, match the automatically longest line by adjusting the length by inserting a blank item K ₂ at the time of execution of the list printing of the 10-1 Figure .

When the list item setting is completed, the user can return to the list print condition setting screen (FIG. 10-1) by simultaneously pressing the control 1 key and the cursor key SW2 ↓ as shown in FIG. 10-3 (FIG. 8). -21). Here, when the execution key SW1 is pressed, a list is printed (step S248). The printing result is shown in FIG. It can be seen that the one shown in FIG. 12-2 and the one designed in FIG. 8-21 using the layout display in accordance therewith are created in the same image list. In this way, it has been exemplified that a list of complicated configurations can be created without repeatedly performing trial and error. As compared with the layout display, as described above, the end of each line is left irregular in the layout as described above, but is adjusted to the longest line in the list print result of FIG.

〔effect〕

As described above, in the present invention, by selecting item data to be printed from record data,
The print layout is displayed by the mark corresponding to the length of the item data, and the mark corresponding to the item data where the cursor is located is displayed separately from other marks, and the print width is displayed on the print layout. Since the displayed item data is displayed, it is possible to select and arrange necessary item data while checking the print layout within the print width.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a data processing device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a keyboard, FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram of the data processing device, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display screen of a basic operation, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an item management table,
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a storage state of a record memory, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen when setting print items of a tabular display, FIG. 9 is a diagram showing correspondence between a layout display and a print result, FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the control contents at the time of list printing, FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the contents of each table, FIG. 12 is a diagram showing correspondence between list display and printing, and FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a printing result . 1 ... CPU, 2 ... RAM, 17 ... Control means, 18 ... Main storage unit, T3 ... Item management table, P57 ... Slip print processing means

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Atsushi Matsumoto 2-18-18 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Yuichiro Nonaka 2-18-18 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka (56) References JP-A-62-128329 (JP, A) JP-A-61-254373 (JP, A) JP-A-63-31466 (JP, U) "Card-type database, assist car Let's get started ”(November 1989) Assist Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A means for storing record data composed of a plurality of item data; a means for displaying the item data in a list form; a means for selecting item data to be printed from the item data; Means for displaying a print layout by a mark corresponding to the length of the selected item data to be printed; a cursor for moving on the item data displayed in the list format; and a item corresponding to the item data on which the cursor is located. A data processing apparatus comprising: means for displaying a mark to be performed separately from other marks; means for specifying a print width; and means for displaying the specified print width on the print layout.