JP3226834B2 - Multiple screen printing system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-screen printing system, and more particularly to a multi-screen printing system for effectively switching and displaying tabular data on a screen created by end-user computing and printing the screen. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this kind of multi-screen printing system displays data effectively and prints a screen image on a printer. One example of a conventional display device is described in JP-A-1-258127. The display device described in this publication is a relational database system that stores data in a two-dimensional table and handles the data in units of a table. Means for displaying all data in a free format for displaying the entire data in a convenient layout for the user, means for freely switching between list format and free format display, and for switching from free format to list format. In addition, the data display device has means for setting conditions for displaying specific items of table data in a specific order in a list format on a display screen in a free format format.

[0003]

In the prior art, since only the screen displayed on the output device (display or the like) can be printed, the screen displaying data matching the specified conditions is printed at a time. And it is not possible to print all screens at once including screens already erased.

Also, since only the part information and the data information of the screen displayed on the output device (display or the like) can be printed, additional information such as the title and page number not displayed on the screen is simultaneously printed. There is a problem that can not be.

An object of the present invention is to display data on a screen created by end-user computing in order to display tabular data effectively, and when the screen is switched and displayed, the plurality of screens are displayed. It is to provide a system for printing.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a multi-screen printing system comprising: a screen definition information file in which component information of a screen is defined; a data information file; and component information for managing component attribute information and position information. A storage unit that includes a data storage unit that manages data values to be displayed in fields in a table format and stores information for output; and a screen component to be displayed based on the screen definition information file and the data information file. An information expanding unit that expands information in the component information storing unit and data in the data storing unit; and an execution that determines a command of a print execution, a screen switching process, and a designated sample switching process instructed by a user and determines a process. A control unit, a print information generation unit that generates print information by referring to the storage unit, and outputs the print information to an output device; A screen display control unit for outputting to an output device, wherein a screen displayed on the output device, a screen switching process, and a screen already erased by a designated sample switching process are collectively processed. And printing.

According to the present invention, print information can be generated based on the information in the storage unit, since information necessary for output is read into the screen information storage unit and the data storage unit in a lump. When generating print information, obtain the print parameters developed in the storage unit from the screen information definition file, and specify the screen to be printed and the sample number of the data to be printed. Deleted screens can be printed collectively. A plurality of print formats can be selected by a combination of print parameters.

[0008] By expanding the information of the header screen and the footer screen in the storage unit in the same manner as other screens, print information is generated by using the header screen as a header part and the footer screen as a footer part. Can be printed with a header section and a footer section added thereto.

[0009]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a multiple screen printing system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a multi-screen printing system includes a screen definition information file 1 in which component information of a screen is defined, and a data information file 2
An information development unit 3 for reading and developing information; a storage unit 4 for storing information for output; an execution control unit 5; a print information generation unit 8; a screen display control unit 7; ) 8 and an output device (display or the like) 9.

The storage unit 4 includes a component information storage unit 41 and a data storage unit 42. The component information storage unit 41 manages component attribute information, position information, and the like. Data storage unit 4
2 manages data values displayed in the fields in a table format. The information expanding unit 3 expands the component information of the screen to be displayed in the component information storage unit 41 and the data in the data storage unit 42 from the screen definition information file 1 and the data information file 2.

The execution control unit 5 determines commands for printing execution, screen switching processing, and designated sample switching processing instructed by the user, and determines the next processing. The print information generation unit 6 refers to the storage unit 4, generates print information, and outputs the print information to an output device (such as a printer) 8. The screen display control unit 7 performs screen switching processing and designated sample switching processing, and outputs the result to an output device (display or the like) 9.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state where the component information is expanded in the component information storage unit.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the execution control unit, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the print information generation unit.

[0014] The information development section 3 is a screen definition information file 1
And the data information file 2 are read and expanded in the storage unit.
Referring to FIG. 2, the component information storage unit 41 includes an overall attribute unit 410 and a component attribute unit 420. The overall attribute section 410 stores information common to all screens.

The component attribute section 420 is used to store the screen separation information 42
1 and the repetition of the component information 422. The screen separation information 421 includes screen position information, size information, color information, and label information. The component information 422 includes a component type code, position information, size information, color information, and data-related information. The data storage unit 42 stores data in a table format of item × sample. Data attribute information such as the data type and the number of data digits is also stored.

The execution control unit 5 refers to the information of the overall attribute unit 410, determines an initial display screen, refers to the storage unit 4,
An initial screen is displayed (step 51). In the initial screen display (step 51), initial screen information is generated by the screen display control unit 7, and the initial screen is displayed on the output device (display or the like) 9. When the initial display is completed, input is waited for (step 52). The processing is divided depending on the command issued next (step 53).

When the screen switching command is issued, the screen display control unit 7 performs a screen switching process (step 55), and displays the result on the output device (display or the like) 9. When the designated sample switching command is issued, the screen display control unit 7
Performs the designated sample switching process (step 56), and displays the result on the output device (display or the like) 9.

When a print command is issued, a print process is performed by the print information generator 6 (step 54). Referring to FIG. 4, the print processing (step 54) acquires parameters such as a print screen, print conditions, and paper size (step 61). A print information output file is opened (step 62). The print size is set according to the paper size and the screen size (step 63).

Referring to the storage unit 4, print information is generated (step 64). The print information generation (step 64) is repeated until all the screens are printed. The output file is closed (step 66), and printing is executed (step 6).
In 7), an output is output to an output device (such as a printer) 8.

In the first embodiment, information necessary for output is collectively managed by the component information storage unit 41 and the data storage unit 42, so that the currently displayed screen is printed and the already deleted screen is displayed. , And continuous printing of the entire screen can be realized.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state of the data information stored in the data storage unit. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which the component information is expanded in the component information storage unit.
8 is a diagram showing a screen image displayed on the output device, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen image displayed on the output device at the time of screen switching, and FIG. 9 is displayed on the output device at the time of sample switching. It is a figure showing a screen image.

Referring to FIG. 1, an information development section 3 reads a screen definition information file 1 and a data information file 2 and develops each information in a storage section 4.

Referring to FIG. 5, data information file 2
Is read and expanded and stored in the data storage unit 42.
Are stored in a table format having 19 items and N samples.

Referring to FIG. 6, the component information read from the screen definition information file 1 and expanded is stored in the component information storage unit 4.
1 includes an overall attribute section 410, A screen separation information 421, and A
The screen component information 422 (A screen component number repetition), the B screen separation information 421, and the B screen component information 422 (B screen component number repetition) are stored. The general attribute section 410 includes information such as the background color of the screen, the total number of pages, and print parameters as information common to all screens. A
The screen separation information 421 and the B screen separation information 421 include
Position information, size information, color information, label information,
There is information such as the number of all parts. A screen part information 422,
The B screen component information 422 includes a component type code, a position, a size, a color, and data-related information of each component.

The execution control unit 5 shown in FIG.
, And determine the initial display screen. The screen display control unit 7 refers to the information in the storage unit 4 and displays the screen of FIG. 8A on an output device (such as a display) 9.

Referring to FIG. 7, (A) is a screen image of screen A, and (B) is a screen image of screen B. The field F1 displays the data value of the item number 1 in the data storage unit 42. Similarly, field FN contains item number N
Displays the data value of. On screen A, item numbers 1 to 13
Display data for On screen B, item numbers 1 and 14 to
Display 19 data.

Referring to FIG. 8, when the screen (A) is displayed by specifying the sample number 1 in the initial screen display (step 51), the screen switching button of the screen (A) is pressed to switch the screen. A command is issued, and the screen display control unit 7 performs a screen switching process (step 55). Screen (A)
Is deleted, and the screen (B) is displayed on the output device (display or the like) 9. Then, when the switching button of the screen (B) is pressed, the screen (B) is erased, and the screen (A) is displayed on the output device (display or the like) 9.

Referring to FIG. 9, screen (A-1) displays the data of sample number 1 in data storage unit 42. By pressing the designated sample switching button on the screen (A-1), a designated sample switching command is issued, and the screen display control unit 7 performs a designated sample switching process (step 56).
I do. As a result, the data of the sample number 2 is displayed on the output device (display or the like) 9 (A-2). By pressing the designated sample switching button on the screen (A-2), the data of the sample number 1 is displayed on the output device (display or the like) 9 (A-1).

When a print button on the screen (A) is pressed, a print command is issued, and the print information generating unit performs a print process (step 54).

In the printing process, referring to FIG. 4, a screen to be printed and print parameters such as a sample number and a paper size of data to be printed are obtained from the component information storage unit 41 (step 61). Prints the print screen specified in the parameter. If the designation of the screen to be printed is omitted, the currently displayed screen is printed. Multiple screens to be printed can be specified. When the sample number of the data to be printed is designated, the data of the designated sample number is printed regardless of the data actually displayed on the output device (display or the like) 9. When the designation of the sample number of the data to be printed is omitted, the screen is printed for all the samples.

After obtaining the print parameters (step 61), the output file is opened (step 6).
2). The print size is set based on the paper size and the screen size specified in the print parameters (step 63).

The print information is generated with reference to the storage unit 4 (step 64). When printing the screen (A), print information is generated from the entire attribute section 410 of the component information storage section 41, the A screen delimiter information 421, the A screen component information 422, and the information of the data storage section 42, and an output file is generated. To output information for printing.

When all the print screens specified in the parameters have been output, the output file is closed (step 6).
6) Output to an output device (such as a printer) 8 by executing printing (step 67).

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the print information generation unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing information for printing as a header screen and a footer screen. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state in which the component information is expanded in the component information storage unit, and FIG. 13 is a flowchart for setting a print size according to the header screen and the footer screen.

Referring to FIG. 10, the first circuit shown in FIG.
Print information generation in the embodiment (step 64)
However, the difference is that header information generation (step 641), footer information generation (step 642), and screen component information generation (step 643).

A header screen and a footer screen are created in advance, and the information developing unit 3 develops information of the header screen and the footer screen into the component information storage unit 41. With reference to the component information storage unit 41, in addition to the screen image displayed on the output device (display or the like), the header screen is used as a header and the footer screen is printed as a footer.

Next, an embodiment will be described. Information to be printed as a header section and a footer section is created as a header screen (a) and a footer screen (b) as shown in FIG. 11 and stored in the screen definition information file 1. You can also define fields on the header screen and footer screen.
The information expanding unit 3 expands the information of the header screen and the footer screen into the component information storage unit 41. Referring to FIG. 12, information on the overall attributes, the A screen, the B screen, the header screen, and the footer screen is developed.

When a parameter for header printing is designated in the parameter acquisition (step 61), header information is generated (step 641) by referring to the header screen information from the component information storage 41. When the parameters for the footer printing are designated, footer printing information is generated (step 642) by referring to the information on the footer screen from the component information storage unit 41.

Referring to FIG. 13, even when the screen sizes of the header screen, the footer screen, and the screen to be printed are different, the print screen image is determined based on the aspect ratio of the print screen image and the aspect ratio of the paper based on the vertical and horizontal sizes of all the screens. By setting the size, printing can be performed according to the paper size.

In the second embodiment, a screen image to be printed as a header portion or a footer portion of a screen is created in advance as a header screen or a footer screen, so that the image is actually displayed on an output device (display or the like) 9. It is possible to add the information unique to the user to the displayed screen and print it.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention, the information necessary for output is managed in the component information storage unit and the data storage unit, so that the already erased screen can be printed.
As a result, it is possible to print the currently displayed screen, print the designated screen including the already erased screen, and continuously print the entire screen.

Further, according to the present invention, a screen image to be printed as a header portion or a footer portion of a screen is created in advance as a header screen or a footer screen. Since the data is developed in the storage unit like the screen, the header screen and the footer screen can be printed as the header and the footer of the display screen.
As a result, it is possible to add information unique to the user to the screen actually displayed on the output device (display or the like) and print the screen.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a state in which component information is expanded in a component information storage unit.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing of an execution control unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing of a print information generation unit.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state of data information stored in a data storage unit.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which component information is expanded in a component information storage unit.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a screen image displayed on the output device.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a screen image displayed on the output device at the time of screen switching.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a screen image displayed on the output device at the time of sample switching.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of a print information generation unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating information for printing as a header screen and a footer screen.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a state where component information is expanded in a component information storage unit.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for setting a print size according to a header screen and a footer screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Screen definition information file 2 Data information file 3 Information development part 4 Storage part 5 Execution control part 6 Print information generation part 7 Screen display control part 8 Output device (printer etc.) 9 Output device (display etc.) 41 Parts information storage part 42 Data storage unit 51 to 56, 61 to 67 Processing step 410 Overall attribute unit 420 Component attribute unit 421 Screen break information 422 Part information 620 to 626, 641 to 643 Processing step

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A screen definition information file in which part information of a screen is defined, a data information file, a part information storage unit that manages part attribute information and position information, and a data value to be displayed in a field in a table format. A storage unit that includes a data storage unit that manages the information and stores the information for output, from the screen definition information file and the data information file,
The part information of the screen to be displayed is stored in the part information storage unit, the information expansion unit that expands the data in the data storage unit, and a command of print execution, screen switching processing, and designated sample switching processing instructed by the user are determined, An execution control unit that determines processing, a print information generation unit that generates print information by referring to the storage unit, and outputs the print information to an output device, performs a screen switching process or a designated sample switching process, and outputs a result to the output device. A screen display control unit, comprising: a screen displayed on the output device; a screen switching process;
A multi-screen printing system, characterized in that the screens already erased by the designated sample switching process are printed collectively. 2. The multiple screen according to claim 1, wherein, in addition to the screen image displayed on the output device, another screen is printed as a header or footer of the print screen. Printing system. 3. The multi-screen printing system according to claim 2, wherein user-specific information is added to said header section and footer section for printing.