JPH0715688B2 - Structured document processing system that uses existing document processing functions - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Outline] In performing processing including document creation for one or more types of documents, existing document processing software including a Japanese document processing mechanism is used and Regarding a structured document processing system that uses an existing document processing function that retains the hierarchical structure of the document as a structure for an individual document created while using the processing software, while using the existing document processing software For the purpose of making it possible to create a desired individual document and utilizing the contents of the document file created by the existing document processing software, the contents of the document file created by the individual document processing software are ， Structured to integrate by the structured document corresponding to the hierarchical structure in the individual document Providing an book file, and the structural document, by the content of the document file associated link by the structure document, and so as to identify the relevant individual documents.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a structured document processing system utilizing an existing document processing function, and particularly to an existing document including a Japanese document processing mechanism in performing processing including document creation for one or more types of documents. The present invention relates to a structured document processing system that uses processing software and also uses an existing document processing function that holds a hierarchical structure of an individual document created using the document processing software as a structure.

Currently, OA systems are being used generally, and OA resources such as software and document files are increasing. Therefore, it is required that various documents be easily created and managed while utilizing these resources.

[Conventional technology]

In the conventional OA processing system, the software is created for each of the objects to be created (Japanese sentences, line drawings, images, graphs, English sentences, etc.) and processed individually.

However, recently, it has been considered to make a document processing system in such a manner that the above individual processes can be appropriately called and processed as needed. Although such a document processing system will be referred to as a structured document processing system in this specification, it is desired that the structured document processing system can effectively utilize the existing OA resources. ing.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

As described above, in the conventional case, the accumulated OA resources can be used only by the system corresponding to each purpose, and existing OA resources such as existing software and document files are used.
It was not possible to use resources as needed.

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to create a desired individual document while using existing document processing software, and to use the contents of a document file created by the existing document processing software.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

FIG. 1 shows the principle configuration of the present invention. Symbols 2A, 2B in the figure,
..., 2X is a document file that holds the contents of individual documents, 3 is a document processing software group, and 5 is a document processing function unit. Further, 10 is a structured document processing system for controlling the whole, and 11 is a whole structured document file. In the document processing software group 3, 3-1 is a Japanese document processing mechanism, 3-2 is a line drawing processing mechanism, 3-3 is an image processing mechanism, 3-4 is a tabulation calculation processing mechanism, and 3-5 is graph processing. Reference numeral 3-6 indicates a list processing mechanism, and reference numeral 3-7 indicates an English document processing mechanism. The structured documents referred to in the present invention are present in the structured document file 11, respectively.

The document processing software group 3 is, so to speak, an existing software group that individually existed in the past. Then, existing files (document file 2A, line drawing file 2B, etc. shown in the figure) existing corresponding to the existing software groups are integrated under the structured document file 11. The one that plays the role of summary for the integration
It can be considered as a structural document prepared corresponding to an individual document.

[Work]

Under the control of the structured document processing system 10, the document processing function unit 5 has a Japanese document processing mechanism 3-1 and a line drawing processing mechanism 3-.
By calling 2 as appropriate, a desired document (the desired document is called an individual document) is created or modified. At this time, for example, the Japanese document processing mechanism 3-1
To create a Japanese sentence in the contents of the individual document, the created Japanese sentence is created in the document file 2A shown in the figure, for example. When creating a line drawing in the contents of the individual document, the line drawing processing structure 3-2 is activated and created in the drawing line file 2B.

The individual document is, for example, (i) cover page, (ii) chapter 1,
(Iii) Chapter 2, ..., (iv) Items are roughly divided into items such as references, and further, for example, when the contents of Chapter 2 include Japanese sentences and line drawings, the hierarchical structure of the individual document is A "structured document" given as a structure is created and stored in the structured document file 11 shown in the figure, and based on the contents of the structured document, predetermined storage positions of the document file 2A, line drawing file 2B, ... Linked.

In this way, the documents created by using the existing document processing function are integrated for each individual document based on the contents of the structural document. Further, it becomes possible to appropriately access the individual document files 2A, 2B, ... Based on the contents of the structural document.

〔Example〕

FIG. 2 is a partial schematic diagram of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 in the figure
Is a document, 1-i is an individual document, 2-1, 2-2, ... Is a document file that holds the contents of the individual document, 3-1, 3-2 ,. A structural document definition used as a template for creating a structural document corresponding to an individual document, 5 is a document processing function unit that executes individual document processing, 6 is a structural document, and 7 is a document holding function that holds the document contents. Represents a part.

As Document 1, for example, there are papers, reports, letters, technical manuals, etc., but for a certain type of document, for example, a paper, a typical hierarchical structure of the paper was described as a structure. A structural document definition 4 is prepared.

It can be considered that the structural document definition 4 is prepared for each of various documents. For example, the illustrated document, the cover, the chapter 1, section 1.1, ...
It has nodes (# 1, # 2, ...) Expanded into a tree structure like this. As will be described later, each node (# 1, # 2, ...) Describes attribute information such as information about a tree structure, software used, and information about a print position at the time of printing.

The document processing software group 3-1, 3-2, ... Holds software used for executing the processing corresponding to each node.

When creating the individual document, the document processing function unit 5 creates the contents corresponding to the individual document 1-i and stores the contents in the document files 2-1, 2-2 ,. At this time, the document content is created in association with the node indicated by the content of the one structural document definition 4-j. At this time, the nodes shown in the structural document definition 4-j may be partially modified, if necessary. And created individual document 1
Create and hold a structural document 6-i for -i. For example, in the terminal node of the tree structure of the structure document 6-i,
The document name of the corresponding document file 2 is described, and the structural document 6-i and the individual document 1-i are linked by this.

FIG. 3 shows the contents of one embodiment of the structural document shown in FIG. Reference numeral 12-1 in the drawing is a self ID, which represents a node ID of each node in the structural document 6-i shown in FIG. 12-2 is a parent ID, which is the ID of the node that is the parent of the node of interest, 12-3 is the head child ID, which is the ID of the node located at the head among the nodes that are children of the node of interest, 12- Four
Is an ID of an upper ID that belongs to the same layer as the node of interest and is located directly above, 12-5 is an ID of a node that also belongs to the same hierarchy and located immediately below
D, 12-6 is content setting information that indicates whether or not the content has already been set for the node of interest, and 12-7 is content type information that indicates the software used for the node of interest. 12-8 is a document file name and indicates a document file that stores the content of a target node when the content is set for the node of interest. 12-9 is attribute information of the node of interest. This indicates that the attribute information such as the print position when printing is performed is given.

In addition, in FIG. 3, the parts in parentheses indicate that the structural document 6-i corresponding to the individual document 1-i is created with respect to the definition given in the structural document definition 4-j shown in FIG. It shows the places where additions and modifications were made.

Speaking of own ID # 3 in FIG. 3, the node #
3, (i) the parent node is the node # 1, (ii) the leading child node is the node # 5, (iii) the immediate upper node is the node # 2, and (iv) the immediate subordinate node is the node. # 4
And (v) the content has not been set yet, (vi) the software used is the Japanese document processing mechanism, and (vi)
It has been clarified that i) the document file has not been prepared yet, and (viii) predetermined attribute information is described.

The structural document 6-i and the corresponding individual document 1-i are linked by the "file name" 12-8 shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a processing mode of the document processing function unit.

The document processing function unit 5 selects a node targeted for content processing in the structural document 6-i (processing). For example, if the creation of contents is instructed (processing),
The content of "content type" 12-7 for the node is checked (processing). If the software used is, for example, the Japanese document processing mechanism 3-1, the software is used to perform the processing. That is, in this case, the document is created, and the name of the file storing the document contents is described in the "file name" 12-8 shown in FIG.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the contents of the document files created by the respective existing document processing functions are integrated in the form of the structural document, and the existing OA resources can be appropriately used. Is possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main part of the present invention, FIG. 3 is an example of the contents of a structural document, and FIG. . In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a document, 1-i is an individual document, 2 is a document file, 3 is a document processing software group, 4 is a structural document definition, 5 is a document processing function unit, 6 is a structural document, and 7 is a document holding function. Part 10 is a structured document processing system, and 11 is a structured document file.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A document processing system having a document processing software group (3) for storing the contents of one or a plurality of types of documents in a document file (2) and processing the documents. In the above, the existing document processing software (3-i) including the Japanese document processing mechanism (3-1) is used as the document processing software group (3), and the existing document processing software (3-i) is used. Each of the documents created by the above is stored in the document file (2) and used, and at least one of the document processing software group (3) is used.
A document processing function unit (5) for executing an individual document process including a process for creating an individual document (1-i) while using each of them, and corresponding to each of the individual documents, a hierarchy in the individual document. The structured document has a structured document file (11) holding a structured document in which a logical structure corresponding to the structure is described as a structure, and the structured document is linked with a document file (2) holding the individual document (1-i). Link information is described,
A structured document processing system utilizing an existing document processing function, characterized in that the structural document (6-i) and the individual document (1-i) are associated with each other.