JPH01320571A - tabulation device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a tabulation device for electronically creating a table created by writing numbers, etc. on fixed ruled lines, such as a form, etc. Regarding.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, when tabulating forms etc. electronically, parts that should become the background of the table, such as ruled lines, titles, or predetermined item names, are formatted as fixed data (hereinafter referred to as background data). is set,
Data for each item (referred to as thought and variable data) is input and displayed on this.

Specifically, by writing the temperature at each time of the week as variable data on the background as shown in FIG.
A table as shown in the figure is created.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a conventional tabulation device used for the above purpose.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a variable data collection/editing processing device, into which variable data to be written in a table to be created is input, and is processed and edited into a processable data format.

2 is a variable data file that stores variable data edited by the variable data collection/editing processing device 1;

Reference numeral 3 denotes a background data file, which stores fixed background data such as ruled line 1 title 9 eye name etc. which should be the background of the table to be created.

4 is a data format file that stores a data format for writing each data stored in the variable data file 2 onto the background of a table expressed by the background data stored in the background data file 3. There is.

5 is a print processing device which reads the background data stored in the background data file 3 and also reads the variable data stored in the variable data file 2 according to the data format stored in the data format file 4; Print both together as a table.

6 shows a table tabulated and printed by the print processing device 5.

Therefore, the background data file 3 stores background data for creating the background of a table as shown in FIG. 5, and the variable data file 2 stores individual data to be written on the background of this table. , that is, variable data is stored. In other words, if only the background data stored in the background data file 3 is printed by the print processing device 5, only the background of the table as shown in FIG. 5 is created, and this is stored in the variable data file 2. When the variable data stored in the data format file 4 is printed by the print processing device 5 in accordance with the data format stored in the data format file 4, a table as shown in FIG. 6 is created. Note that the actual printing of the table by the print processing device 5 is performed at the same time.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In conventional tabulation devices, the background of the table is converted into data in advance as described above, so there is a problem in that it is not easy to change or add items to be printed. Specifically, for example, when background data is changed, it is necessary to change or newly set the printing position of variable data or the effective length of data, etc., but with conventional tabulation devices, background data cannot be changed. Changes must be written to the background data file 3 in the form of data written in the program language or machine language stored in the background data file 3, and data format settings and changes are also stored in the data format file 4. A data format file 4 in the form of data written in a programming language or machine language.
It is necessary to write to.

The present invention has been made in view of the drawbacks of such conventional tabulation devices, and it is possible to change the printing target.

The purpose is to provide a tabulation device that can easily make additions, etc.

[Means to solve the problem]

In the tabulation device of the present invention, background data is displayed using a device such as a word processor having a man-machine interface function, the background is changed on this display screen, and the formant of variable data is set according to the background. The configuration is such that it can be changed, and the results are stored as data in a background data file and a data format file.

[Effect]

In the tabulation device of the present invention, the man-machine ink face function allows the background of the table to be created to be changed or the thumb mat of variable data to be set or changed.

[Embodiments of the invention]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below based on drawings showing embodiments thereof.

FIG. 1 is a professional diagram showing an example of the configuration of the tabulation device of the present invention. Note that the same reference numerals are given to the same or corresponding parts as in the block diagram of FIG. 4 showing the configuration of the conventional example described above.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a variable data collection/editing processing device, into which variable data to be written in a table to be created is input, and is processed and edited into a processable data format.

2 is a variable data file that stores variable data edited by the variable data collection/editing processing device 1;

Reference numeral 3 denotes a background data file, which stores fixed background data such as ruled lines, 7 titles, and 1 top names, which should serve as the background of the table to be created.

4 is a data format file which stores a data format for writing each data stored in the variable data file 2 onto the background of a table expressed by the background data stored in the background data file 3; ing.

5 is a print processing device which reads the background data stored in the background data file 3 and also reads the variable data stored in the variable data file 2 according to the data format stored in the data format file 4; Print both together as a table.

6 shows a table tabulated and printed by the print processing device 5.

The above configuration is the same as that of the above-mentioned conventional device shown in FIG.
A CRT display 11 and a keypad 12 are further provided.

These control devices 1ffilO, CRT display 1
1 and the keyboard 12 as a whole have a word processing function and function as a man-machine interface. Specifically, the control device 10 reads out the background data stored in the background data file 3 and displays it on the CRT display 11 in the form of a table.

In addition, the control device 10 receives CI? T display 11
The background of the table displayed in the table (position, shape, etc. of ruled lines, title, data item name, etc.) has been changed, and variable data has been changed or newly set to match the W view of the changed table. display conditions, display position of variable hitting data, effective length, etc.

Then, the control device 10 stores (registers) the background of the table displayed on the CRT display 11 as background data and the display conditions of variable data as a data format in the background data file 3 and data format file 4, respectively.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure when registering background data.

First, data specifying a table to be processed, such as a number assigned to the table, is input by operating the keyboard 12. As a result, the control device 10 reads out the background data of the table with that number from the background arc file 3 and displays it on the CRT display 11 as the background of the table, as shown in FIG. 5, for example.

Next, when the background of the table displayed on the CRT display 11 is changed on the screen 2 by operating the keyboard 12, the control device 1.0 determines whether it is a change to the ruled lines (including new settings) or whether the background is changed using the keyboard 12. If it is a change to a ruled line, input the starting and ending positions on the screen, and if it is a change to a character, input the character data to change the displayed background. do. After this, when the state of the background displayed on the CRT display 11 is registered as a new background, the control device 1o uses the borders and characters of the background displayed on the CRT display 11 as background data, respectively. Specifically, it is stored in the background data file 3 as coordinate data.

On the other hand, regarding the data former 7), when the number of the table to be processed is input from the keyboard 12, the control device 10
reads the background data of the table with that number from the background data file 3 and redisplays it on the CRT display 11 as the background. ' Next, when the item to be changed or newly set, such as the print start position, print format/fraction information when printing, or special information (minute/hour conversion of time data, etc.) is selected and input by operating the keyboard 12, , the control device 10 displays it on the CRT display 11. and,
When the registration is instructed by operating the keyboard 12,
The control device 10 converts the information displayed on the CRT display 11 into a data format, and more specifically stores it in the data format file 4 as coordinate data.

Note that the actual table processing is performed in the same manner as in the conventional apparatus described above. That is, the background data stored in the background data file 3 is read by the print processing device 5, and the variable data input from the outside is edited by the variable data collection/editing processing device 1 and stored in the variable data file 2. ,
The variable data stored in the variable data file 2 is read out by the print processing device 5 according to the data format stored in the data format file 4, and the two are combined and printed, as shown in FIG. Table 6 is printed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the tabulation device of the present invention as described above, the background and data format of the table to be created can be newly created or changed on the display screen, so that processes such as changes and additions to the table to be created can be performed. Easily usable.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a tabulation device of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are flowcharts showing its processing procedure, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a conventional tabulation device. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the background of a table to be created by the tabulation device, and FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the table created by writing variable data on the background. l...Variable data collection/editing processing device 2...Variable data file 3...Background data file 4.
...Data format file 5...Print! Control device 10...Control device 11...CRT display 12...Keyboard Note that the same reference numerals in each figure indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A background data file that stores fixed data necessary for creating the background part of the table to be created, and variable data to be written on the background of the table to be created from outside. Variable data collection/editing
An editing device, a variable data file storing variable data edited by the variable data collection/editing device, and a format representing conditions for printing the variable data stored in the variable data file on a table. Read out the data format file to be stored, the background data stored in the background data file, and read the variable data stored in the variable data file according to the data format stored in the data format file to display a table. A tabulation device equipped with a print processing device for printing, a display device for displaying the contents of the background data file in the form of a table background on its display screen, and a tabulation device for changing the background of the table displayed on the display screen. an operating device for setting a format of variable data according to a background; and a state displayed on the display screen by the operating device is stored as background data and a data format in the background data file and the data format file, respectively. A tabulation device characterized by comprising a control device that performs the following operations.