JPH02268366A - Business form generating system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To generate a business form without requiring expert knowledge and technique by generating and correcting layout data indicated and inputted to a computer system by the interactive method in a form generating system. CONSTITUTION:Row data of the layout is generated and the form layout is displayed on a display device. Form layout data is generated when this displayed layout is correct; but otherwise, layout data is corrected. When layout data for printing is generated, error of this data is checked; and when error is not detected, display forms of the number of effective digits, entrainment, etc., are set. If error is detected in generated layout data, layout data is corrected to generate layout data again. When error is detected in layout data, the position and contents of error are displayed. Finally generated layout is printed by way of trial, and the generating work is terminated when correction is unnecessary.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a booklet creation system that uses a device to create a booklet format consisting of fixed characters, fixed numbers, ruled lines, etc., and numerical data.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of creating a ledger that has been generally performed in the past, and the following description will be made using this flowchart. First, the characters to be printed as a ledger. It is determined where numbers, ruled lines, numerical data, etc. should be placed in the ledger (step STI). Next, the display format such as the decimal point position, the presence or absence of commas, and the multiplication factor of the numerical data is determined (step ST2), and the instruction input to the computer system that outputs the ledger is programmed according to the specifications determined in the above steps ( Step ST3), test printing and programming correction are repeated (steps ST4 and ST5) to create a ledger.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Since the conventional book creation method is configured as described above, there is a problem in that only a person who has knowledge of the computer system that outputs the book form and has programming skills can create the book form. In addition, it takes a lot of time to create, and there is a problem that there is a considerable time difference depending on the level of skill. It has been developed and does not require specialized knowledge or skills.
The purpose of this invention is to obtain a book creation system that allows creation and modification of books in an interactive format.

[Means to solve the problem]

The book creation system according to the present invention displays layout data created according to simple description rules in a layout display process, and in a data creation process, the layout data can be inputted into a computer system that outputs a book. , the display format of the numerical data to be printed on the ledger is set in the data setting process, test printing is performed in the printing process, and creation and modification are performed in an interactive format.

[For use]

In the data creation step of the present invention, if layout data is created according to simple rules, layout data is created in a format that allows instructions to be input to a computer system without specialized knowledge or skills. Furthermore, the data setting step makes it possible to easily set the display format of numerical data to be printed on the ledger.

【Example】

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In Figure 1, 1 is digitized data.The printing position and size of fixed characters, fixed numbers, ruled lines, numerical data, etc. on the paper are input, and the layout is changed using the digitized data.
A layout display step in which the digitized data is displayed on a display device such as an RT display and modified; and 2 is a format in which instructions are input to a computer system that outputs a ledger from the layout data created in the layout display step. 3 is a data setting step for setting the display format of the numerical data to be printed on the ledger, and 4 is a printing step for test printing the finally created layout data. Next, the operation will be explained using the flowchart shown in FIG. First, work starts from the menu screen shown as an example in Fig. 4. In step 5T6), create the raw data of the layout according to simple rules. Step 5T7) If the displayed layout is OK (Step 5T8), perform the data creation process 2 (Step 5T9), and if there is a correction to be made (Step 5T8), layout again. Modify the data (step 5T14). Figure 2 shows the structure of this layout data. 5 is a note that clearly distinguishes between fixed characters, ruled lines, etc., and 6 and 7 are paper sheets used when printing the ledger. In the upper coordinates, 8 is the attribute of the print data, and 9 is the print data. Moreover, FIG. 3 is an example of actual layout data created by one person. When the layout data for printing is created in step ST9 (an example of the display is shown in Fig. 6), it is determined whether there is an error in the data (step 5TIO), and if not, the display format of the number of effective digits, multiplier, etc. settings (an example is shown in FIG. 8) (step 5Tll), and if not, modify the layout data created in step ST6 (step 5T14), but since the format is different from the layout data originally created in step ST9, Step 5
The TIO issues an error warning and displays the error position and error details in the layout data created in step ST6 (an example is shown in FIG. 7). Furthermore, the layout data finally created in step 5T12 is test printed, and it is determined whether or not there is any correction (step 5T13).
, if no modification is required, end the creation work. Note that in the test printing, dummy codes such as # marks can be printed instead of actual numerical data.

【Effect of the invention】

As described above, according to the present invention, the book preparation system is made to be able to interactively create and modify layout data in a format that is inputted into a computer system according to simple rules, which requires specialized knowledge and skills. This method has the advantage of being able to create a ledger in a short time without the need for.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart explaining the operation of a ledger creation system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of raw data of a layout created according to simple rules,
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the layout raw data that is actually input, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the account creation menu screen according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the layout display screen according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a book layout file creation designation screen in this invention, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an error display when creating a book layout file in this invention, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a test-printed ledger, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of a conventional ledger creation system. In the figure, 1 is a layout display process, 2 is a data creation process, 3 is a data setting process, and 4 is a printing process. In addition, in the figures, the same symbols indicate the same or equivalent parts. Patent applicant Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Figure 3 Illustration missing ↑ 41 sea, 2 squares, 6,118.6,136,28.118,8
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, , Jl, Indication patent in the case - ← Japanese Patent Application No. 1-88101 2゜ Invention title list creation system 3, person making amendment Relationship with the case Patent applicant address 2-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo No. 3 Name (601) Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Representative Moriya Shiki 4 Agent address Postal code 105 1-4-10 Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Detailed description of the invention column 6゜Amendment in the specification The statement of contents is amended as follows.

Claims (1)

[Claims] a layout display step of creating layout data for a ledger, displaying the ledger layout and modifying the data; a data creation step of creating instruction data for an output device from the ledger layout data; A ledger sheet creation system comprising: a data setting step for setting a display format of numerical data to be printed; and a printing step for test printing the layout data on the output device, and processing each of the steps in an interactive format. .