JPH02257331A - Screen print output system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To output a screen print on an optional output device by reading screen input/output information held on an external storage device after the execution of an interactive program is completed, and then editing and outputting the information. CONSTITUTION:In a process for screen print output regarding a screen displayed during the execution of the interactive program, the screen input/output information is gathered previously and held on the external storage device 2 during the execution of the interactive program. The screen input/output information is read by a read part after the end of the execution of the interactive program, edited as a screen print by an editing part 8, and outputted. Consequently, the screen print output on an optional output device 10 is enabled after the execution of the interactive program. Thus, the screen print is gathered efficiently and the secure screen print is gathered without any omission.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a screen printout method, and in particular to a screen printout method that prints out a certain amount of screen display images at once on a terminal that is running an interactive program. Regarding screen print output method in case.

Note that the interactive program referred to here has an input/output data area necessary for actual processing in the program part, and has screen definition information (rule definition information and heading definition information necessary for displaying the screen). and screen control text consisting of item definition information (data input/output area layout definition information), etc.)
0 refers to an interactive program that has a screen input/output information collection function that maintains the screen independently from the program part, merges the screen definition information and the input/output data area during execution, and performs screen input/output. The screen input/output information collected by a type program consists of screen input/output data, which is the data that the interactive program inputs and outputs to the screen during execution, and screen input/output data, which is the identification information of the screen on which the screen input/output data is displayed. This is information having an identification name.

Furthermore, screen program output refers to outputting the information displayed on the terminal screen during the execution of an interactive program to an output device other than the screen display device (such as a printer or microfilm printing device) as the displayed image. say(
The information output by screen print output is called screen print).

[Conventional technology]

In order to confirm the transition process of screens displayed by an interactive program and confirm the data displayed on each screen, materials showing the flow of the screens (mode of transition) are essential.

In order to create such materials, it is necessary to actually run the interactive program and take screen prints that follow the flow of execution (operations).

Conventionally, in this type of screen print output method (screen print output method), the hard copy function of the terminal (the hard copy output instruction key (rcopy key on the terminal keyboard) and the rP
The function that writes the contents of the display image on the screen at the time the key is pressed (the contents of the screen buffer) to the printer connected to that terminal based on the pressing of the RINT key j, etc.) is used. It was common for screen prints to be output to the printer one at a time.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the conventional screen print output method described above, the hard copy function of the terminal is used while an interactive program is running, and the images displayed on the screen are collected one by one as screen prints, and the screen prints are sent to a printer connected to the terminal. Since the screen printout cannot be performed on a terminal without a printer connected, there is a print waiting time required due to the printing speed limit of the printer connected to the terminal, which makes it difficult for interactive programs to print. There is a drawback that the flow of execution (operation) is interrupted and operations related to screen print output are left to manual labor, which may result in failure to collect screen prints.

In view of the above-mentioned points, an object of the present invention is to be able to print a screen to any output device (even a printer that is not connected to the terminal on which the interactive program is executed), and to print the screen to any output device (even a printer that is not connected to the terminal on which the interactive program is executed). To provide a screen print output method (a screen print output method capable of collectively outputting a certain amount of screen prints) which enables efficient collection and prevents omission of screen print collection.

[Means to solve the problem]

The screen printout method of the present invention includes a screen input/output information reading unit that reads screen input/output information collected during execution of an interactive program and held on an external storage device after the execution of the interactive program is completed; A screen input/output information reading unit that reads the screen input/output information read by the information reading unit and recognizes the screen identification name in the screen input/output information, and holds screen definition information for the screen displayed by the interactive program. a screen definition information reading unit that reads screen definition information corresponding to the screen identification name recognized by the screen input/output information reading unit from an external storage device that is read by the screen definition information reading unit; A screen definition information editing section that edits display images such as screen borders and headings for screen print output based on the screen definition information editing section, and a screen that is read by the screen input/output information interpretation section on the display image edited by this screen definition information reading section. Screen print &lH1 part which edits the screen print by combining the screen output data in the input/output information, and screen print which outputs the screen print related to the screen print edited by this screen print collection part to the output device. It has an output section.

[Effect]

In the screen printout method of the present invention, the screen input/output information reading section reads the screen input/output information collected during execution of the interactive program and held on the external storage device after the execution of the interactive program is finished, and reads the screen input/output information. The reading section reads the screen input/output information read by the screen input/output information reading section, recognizes the screen identification name in the screen input/output information, and the screen definition information reading section reads the screen input/output information read by the screen input/output information reading section. The screen definition information editing unit reads the screen definition information corresponding to the screen identification name recognized by the screen input/output information reading unit from an external storage device that holds screen definition information, and the screen definition information editing unit reads the screen read by the screen definition information reading unit. Based on the definition information, display images such as screen borders and headings are edited for screen print output, and the screen print editing department creates a screen that is interpreted by the screen input/output information interpretation department into the display image edited by the screen definition information editing department. The screen input/output data in the input/output information is combined to edit the screen print, and the screen print output unit outputs the screen print related to the screen print edited by the screen print editing unit to the output device.

【Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the screen print output method of the present invention. a screen input/output information collection unit that collects screen input/output information including screen input/output data input/output to the screen and the screen identification name of the screen used for the input/output, and outputs the collected screen input/output information to the external storage device 2; 1 (It is assumed that the screen input/output information collection unit 1 is pre-installed in the interactive program as a function of the interactive program) and the screen input/output information collected by the screen input/output information collection unit l. An external storage device 2, a screen input/output information reading section 3 that reads screen input/output information from the external storage device 2 after the execution of the interactive program is completed, and a screen input/output information reading section 3 that reads the screen input/output information read by the screen input/output information reading section 3. a screen input/output information reading unit 4 that recognizes the screen identification name in the screen input/output information, an external storage device 5 that holds screen definition information of the screen displayed by the interactive program, and an external storage device 5.
a screen definition information reading unit 6 that reads (selectively reads) the screen definition information corresponding to the screen identification name recognized by the screen input/output information reading unit 4; and the screen definition information read by the screen definition information reading unit 6. A screen definition information editing section 7 edits display images such as screen borders and headings for screen printout based on the screen definition information editing section 7, and a screen input/output information interpretation section 4 edits display images edited by the screen definition information editing section 7.
a screen print & I collection unit 8 that embeds (synthesizes) the screen input/output data in the screen input/output information read by the screen input/output information to edit the screen print; and an output device 10 that outputs the screen print edited by the screen print editing unit 8. A screen print output unit 9 and an output device 10 (an output device other than a screen display device,
printer, etc.).

Next, the operation of the screen printout method of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

The screen input/output information collected by the screen input/output information collection unit 1 during execution of the interactive program and stored in advance on the external storage device 2 is read by the screen input/output information reading unit 3 after the execution of the interactive program is finished. It is sent to the screen input/output information reading section 4.

The screen input/output information reading unit 4 reads the read screen input/output information, recognizes the screen identification name in the screen input/output information, and determines the screen definition of the corresponding screen (the screen having the recognized screen identification name). An information reading command is sent to the screen definition information reading section 6.

At the same time, the screen input/output information reading unit 4 sends screen input/output data included in the screen input/output information necessary for editing processing to be described later to the screen print editing unit 8.

The screen definition information reading unit 6 that receives the command to read the screen definition information reads the screen definition information held in the external storage device 5 and sends it to the screen definition information editing unit 7.

The screen definition information editing section 7 receives the screen definition information.
Display images such as ruled lines and headings based on the ruled line definition information and heading definition information in the screen definition information are edited for screen print output and sent to the screen print editing section 8.

In the screen print editing section 8, the display image in which the screen input/output data sent from the screen input/output information reading section 4 is embedded in the display image edited by the screen definition information editing section 7 is edited as a screen print. The screen print is sent to the screen print output unit 9.

The screen print output unit 9 outputs a screen print, which is a display image in which screen input/output data is embedded, to the output device 10 .

Next, regarding the specific operation of the screen print output method of this embodiment, in addition to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIGS. 3 (a) to (C)
This will be explained with reference to FIGS. 4 and 4 (al to 10).

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of screen input/output information held in the external storage device 2. As shown in FIG. This screen input/output information includes an execution program name (another name for an interactive program), 1 screen identification name, 8 input/output categories, 2 attributes, 2 item lengths, and item values (input/output categories 9 attributes). The length of the two items and the value of the item correspond to screen input/output data).

FIG. 3+8) is a diagram showing an example of ruled line definition information in the screen definition information held in the external storage device 5. This ruled line definition information has a classification "
*L" to distinguish it from other definition information, and includes a start flag, line/column position, ruled line type, and end flag.

FIG. 3-) is a diagram showing an example of heading definition information in the screen definition information held in the external storage device 5. This heading definition information is distinguished from other definition information by the classification "*M" indicating that it is heading definition information, and has line/column position, length, rs character, and heading character string.

FIG. 3 (C1 is a diagram showing an example of item definition information in the screen definition information held in the external storage device 5. This item definition information is divided into "
*F" to distinguish it from other definition information, and it has line/column position, length, and attributes.

FIG. 4 (al) is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the screen display device when an interactive program is executed.

FIG. 4(b) shows an example of a display image of ruled lines, headings, etc. edited for screen printout by the screen definition information editing unit 7 (rules and headings at the upper left of the display screen shown in FIG. 4(a)). (The "mouth" in the diagram indicates the starting position of the item.)

FIG. 4(e) is a diagram showing an example of a display image (screen print) in which screen input/output data is embedded in the editing result (display image) shown in FIG.

In the following explanation, the screen on the screen display device shown in FIG. 4 1al will be taken up, and the operation when the display image of this screen is edited for screen printout and the screen printout is performed will be described.

When an interactive program is executed, screen input/output information in the format shown in FIG. 2 is collected by the screen input/output information collecting section 1 and held on the external storage device 2.

After the execution of the interactive program is completed, the screen input/output information reading unit 4 receives the screen input/output information on the external storage device 2 from the screen input/output information reading unit 3, and reads the screen input/output information and reads the screen input/output information. Recognizes the screen identification name in the input/output information and sends a command to the screen definition information reading unit 6 to read the screen definition information (screen definition information on the external storage device 5) of the screen having the screen identification name; , sends the screen input/output data in the screen input/output information to the screen print editing section 8.

The screen definition information reading unit 6 reads the screen definition information on the external storage device 5 based on the screen identification name related to the screen definition information reading command sent from the screen input/output information reading unit 4, and reads the screen definition information necessary for editing processing. As shown in FIGS. 3(a) to (C),
The screen definition information consisting of each definition information in such a format is sent to the double-sided definition information editing section 7.

The screen definition information editing unit 7 edits a display image in the format shown in FIG. 4) for screen print output based on the screen definition information in the format shown in FIGS. 3(a) to (C). Then send the screen print) II Collection Gunbu 8.

The screen print editing section 8 calculates the values rXYZ of items in the screen input/output data sent from the screen input/output information reading section 4.
123J in the format shown in Figure 4).
display image) and edit the screen print in the format shown in Figure 4 (C) (in Figure 4) and (
The numbers attached to the frame of the screen shown in C) are for convenience to indicate line positions and digit positions, and are not subject to screen printout).

The screen print output unit 9 that receives such a screen print from the screen print editing unit 8 outputs a screen print related to the screen print to the output device 10.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention collects screen input/output information in advance during the execution of the interactive program in the process of printing out the screen related to the screen displayed during the execution of the interactive program. Keep it on an external storage device,
By reading the screen input/output information after the interactive program finishes running, editing it as a screen print, and outputting the screen print all at once, you can use any output device (where the interactive program was executed) after the interactive program finishes running. It is now possible to perform screen print output to a printer that is not connected to the terminal), and it is possible to efficiently collect screen prints (running an interactive program for screen print output). This eliminates interruptions in the flow of operations) and enables batch screen print output based on screen input/output information collected during the execution of an interactive program, ensuring that all screen prints are taken without omission. It has the effect of being able to do the following.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of screen input/output information held in the external storage device (external storage device 2) in FIG. 1; FIG. 3(a) is a diagram showing an example of ruled line definition information in the screen definition information held in the external storage device (external storage device 5) in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the heading definition information in the double-sided definition information held in the external storage device (external storage device 5) in FIG. 3 (C1 is the external storage device (external storage device f5) in FIG. 1). Figure 4 (Jl) is a diagram showing an example of item definition information in the screen definition information held in A diagram showing an example (in Figure 4) shows ruled lines edited for screen print output by the screen definition information editing section in Figure 1 based on the screen definition information shown in Figures 3 (a) to (C). Figure 4 (C1 is a diagram showing the display image of the screen input/output information shown in Figure 2 in the editing result (display image) shown in Figure 4 (b) shown in Figure 4 (C1). It is a diagram showing a display image (screen print).In the figure, 1... Screen input/output information collection unit, 2.5. External storage device, 3... Screen input/output information reading unit, 4... Screen Input/output information reading section, 6... Screen definition information reading section, 7... Screen definition information editing section, 8... Screen print a collection section, 9... Screen print output section, IO... Output It is a device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A screen input/output information reading unit that reads screen input/output information collected during execution of an interactive program and held on an external storage device after execution of the interactive program is completed; and this screen input/output information reading unit. A screen input/output information reading unit that reads the screen input/output information read by the screen input/output information and recognizes the screen identification name in the screen input/output information, and holds screen definition information of the screen displayed by the interactive program. a screen definition information reading section that reads screen definition information corresponding to the screen identification name recognized by the screen input/output information reading section from an external storage device; A screen definition information editing section that edits display images such as ruled lines and headings for screen print output, and screen input/output information that is interpreted by the screen input/output information interpretation section on the display image edited by this screen definition information editing section. a screen print editing section that edits screen prints by composing screen input/output data in the screen print editing section; and a screen print output section that outputs screen prints related to screen prints edited by this screen print editing section to an output device. A screen print output method characterized by: