JPH02278366A - Document generating tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to update all files through only the update of one file in the case to generate a document or the like containing the same contents by generating only one file for the files of the same contents, and combining each group. CONSTITUTION:The files 101 to 103 are divided into plural groups respectively, and they output these group as minimum unit. The group 201 is one of the groups in the file, and its chapter number can be outputted by a group unit, and the output position 202 of the chapter number and an output flag representing whether the chapter number is to be outputted or not are added as the attribute of the group. Besides, in order to check the update of the groups related to each other, the attribute is added beforehand to the groups related to each other, and in the case where only one group among the groups related to each other was updated, if relation check is executed, the file name and the group name of other groups not updated are outputted as an error message. Thus, all the files are updated by updating only one file.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document creation tool, and particularly to a document creation tool for creating documents in word processor software, various CAD software, and the like.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional document creation tools have a function for inputting/collecting text information, a function for inputting figures, and a function for inserting figure information into a text file.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

With the conventional document creation tools mentioned above, when updating documents or help messages that contain the same content, it is necessary to update multiple files.
There is a drawback that it is possible to forget to update because it requires multiple management.

[Means to solve the problem]

The document creation tool of the present invention has a grouping function that divides a file into multiple groups, a combined output function that outputs records expressed by file name and group name in the order written in the output management file, and related groups. An update check function that checks for updates using marks, an automatic chapter number output function that automatically outputs chapter numbers using flags to control chapter number output, and a chapter number automatic output function that automatically outputs chapter numbers using flags to control the output of chapter numbers. It is characterized by having an attribute addition function that can be added as an attribute of a group.

〔Example〕

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

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a file showing an embodiment of the present invention. The file name of file 101 is Fl, file 10
The file name of file 103 is F2, and the file name of file 103 is F3. File 101゜File 1o2. Each file 103 is divided into a plurality of groups. Group 102 is one group of files 101, and the group name is G1. File 101 is group G1
to group G13, file 102 is placed in group G1
to group GIO, file 103 is in group G1
It is divided into 015. When outputting, this group is output as the minimum unit.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the chapter number output function. group 20
1 is one group in the file, and chapter numbers can be output for each group.

The chapter number output position 202 is a position where a chapter number is output. The output position of the chapter number and the output flag indicating whether to output the chapter number are added as attributes of the group. Title name 20
3 indicates the title of the chapter, and when the output flag is turned OFF, only this title is output. This is effective when used in help messages, etc.

In addition, in order to perform an update check on mutually related groups, attributes are added to the mutually related groups in advance. If only one of the related groups has been updated, the association check will output the file names and group names of the other groups that have not been updated as an error message.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the output management file. File 3
01 and 302 are output management files. 301
, 302 is the file 101. This is an example of an output management file for creating two types of documents from l○2.103. Record 303 means the file name, G1 means the group name, ON means the output of the chapter number, and jTll means the format of the chapter number.

Connect the file name and group name with a hyphen (-), then separate them with a comma (1) and specify the output flag 0N10.
Specify FF. Furthermore, when the output flag is ON, the chapter number format can be set by separating the output flags with a comma (1) to the right. Write a string of characters between double quotation marks ('') that contains multiple one-digit numbers and symbols that separate chapter numbers.

The chapter number is output while incrementing the lowest (left) number until a display format in which the numerical part of this character string differs appears. : Output according to the order and settings of these records.

FIG. 4 shows a document created according to the contents described in the output management files 301 and 302.

A document 401 is a document created from the output management file 301, and a document 402 is a document created from the output management file 3.2.

〔Effect of the invention〕

With the document creation tool of the present invention, when creating documents or help messages containing similar content, only one file with the same content is created, and multiple documents or help messages are created by combining each group. This has the effect that even when updating files, all files can be updated by updating only one file. If the updated file is related to another group, checking the association has the effect of preventing updates to only one of the files. Furthermore, when changing the structure of a document, the chapter numbers are automatically output by simply rewriting the management file, making it very easy to change the structure.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a file showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the chapter number automatic output function in the same embodiment,
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the output management file in the same embodiment,
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a document created according to the description contents of the output management file shown in FIG. 101.102. 103-y isle, 104-...Group name.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A grouping function that divides a file into multiple groups, a combined output function that outputs records expressed by file name and group name in the order written in the output management file, and updates are checked by marking related groups. Update check function, chapter number automatic output function that automatically outputs chapter numbers using flags to control chapter number output, attribute addition that allows the group name, related file mark, and chapter number flag to be added as group attributes. A document creation tool characterized by having functions.