JPH02297145A - Document editing processing system in structured document processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] In performing processing including document creation for one or more types of documents, a plurality of document processing software including a 3 Japanese document processing mechanism are used, and the document Structured document processing that maintains the hierarchical structure of individual documents created using processing software as a structure.When editing a structured document, it is possible to edit successive document files that are different from each other. Regarding the document editing processing method in the system, the purpose is to make it possible to create desired individual documents using document processing software, and to make it possible to edit mutually different document files using the contents of the individual documents.

A structured document file is created in which the contents of document files created by individual document processing software are integrated by a structural document corresponding to the hierarchical structure of the individual documents.

The content of the above-mentioned structural document is used to edit successive document files that are different from each other into individual documents.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention provides document editing processing method 2 in a structured document processing system. In particular, when performing processing including document creation for one or more types of documents, multiple document processing software including a Japanese document processing mechanism are used, and documents created using the document processing software are The present invention relates to a document editing processing method in a structured document processing system that makes it possible to edit successive document files that are different from each other when editing a structured document in which the hierarchical structure of an individual document is maintained as a structure.

Nowadays, OA systems are commonly used, and OA resources such as software and document files are becoming larger. Therefore, there is a need to be able to easily create and manage various documents as structured documents while utilizing these resources. Also in this case, for example, when one display screen is scrolled.

For example, even if the contents of the previous page are stored in different document files, it is desirable to scroll and display them in a connected manner.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional OA processing systems, each item is created (Japanese text, line drawings, images, graphs, etc.).

(English sentences, etc.) were processed individually using software that corresponded to the purpose of creation.

However, recently, consideration has been given to creating a document processing system that can call up and process the above-mentioned processes as needed. Such a document processing system will be referred to as a structured document processing system in this specification, and in this structured document processing system, one individual document may contain the contents of consecutive pages, but they may be divided into different document files. It happens that it is stored. Even in such a case, it is desired that the operator be able to effectively utilize the document files without being aware of the fact that they are different.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As mentioned above, in the conventional case, only systems that correspond to the purpose of each accumulated OA food resource can be used, and existing OA food resources such as existing software and document files can be used.
A: Food resources could not be used as needed.

Even if it is possible to create a desired individual document using one-document processing software, the pages of the individual document may be consecutive, but they may be stored in different document files.

Even in such a case, it is necessary to display one continuous document, for example.

An object of the present invention is to enable a desired individual document to be created using two-document processing software, and to enable mutually different document files to be edited using the contents of the individual document.

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1 shows a basic configuration diagram of the present invention. Code 1-i in the figure
is the individual sentence L 2-1.2=2. ...
6-1 is a document file that holds the contents of individual documents, 6-1 is a structural document created corresponding to the hierarchical structure of individual documents 1-4, #1, #2. . . . represent nodes in the structured document, 7 represents a document content holding structure, and 10-1 represents an editing display function unit.

Desired individual documents 2 For example, individual documents 1-4 such as office documents, technical documents, reports, guides, manuals, and technical manuals that are currently being created are generally given one document name 5.
Cover, Chapter 1, Section 1.1.

It has a hierarchical structure as shown in Section 1.2, ..., Chapter 2, ....

In the case of the present invention, a structure document 6-4 is provided in which a logical structure corresponding to the above-mentioned hierarchical structure of one individual document is described as a structure. Then, according to the structural document 6-i,
The document file in which the content of the individual document is stored (each file in which individual documents 1-4 are stored) is designated.

In the case shown in FIG. 1, one individual document 1-i is stored in the document file 2, and a structural document 6-i corresponding to the individual document 11 is provided in a tree structure as shown. And the last node #3. #4. ···for,
A pointer for specifying the corresponding document content is described.

The editing display function 10-1 is included in a structured document processing system (10) (described later) that controls the system. 1. For example, when page p-i is displayed and an instruction is given to display the previous page, even if the content of the previous page is stored in a different document file, 9 It has a function to display pages p to (i-1) in the figure.

[For production]

When the editing display function 10-1 performs editing display, in the case of the present invention, the editing display function 10-1 first reads the contents of the structural document 6-4 corresponding to the individual document 1-4. do. The last node #2 in the relevant structural document 6-4
．． #5. #6. ...describes which document processing software is associated with it, so 1.
For example, the document processing software associated with page p - (+-1), which is the previous page of illustrated page p - i, can be determined, the document file used by the document processing software can be determined, and from the document file, the page p - (i-1) can now be displayed.

〔Example〕

FIG. 2 shows a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. Code 2A in the diagram
, 2B, . . . , 2X are document files that hold the contents of individual documents, 3 is a group of document processing software, and 5 is a document processing function unit. Further, 10 represents a structured document processing system that controls the entire system, and 11 represents the entire structured document file. Note that in document processing software group 3.

3-1 is a Japanese document processing mechanism, 3-2 is a line drawing processing a structure,
3-3 is an image processing mechanism, 3-4 is a table calculation processing mechanism, 3-5 is a graph processing mechanism, 3-6 is a list processing mechanism,
3-7 represents an English document processing mechanism. The two structured documents according to the present invention each exist in the structured document file 11. In addition, the editing display function section (Fig. 1, illustration 10-1)
> exists within the structured document processing system 10.

The document processing software group 3 may be, for example, an existing software group that has existed individually from the past. Each of the existing files (document file 2A, line drawing file 2B, etc. shown in the diagram) corresponding to these existing software groups is structured document file 1.
It will be integrated under 1. It may be considered that a structural document prepared corresponding to one individual document serves as a summary for the integration.

The document processing function section 5 operates under the control of the structured document processing system 10, such as the Japanese document processing mechanism 3-1 and the line drawing processing mechanism 3.
-2 as appropriate to create, modify, or delete a desired document (the desired document is referred to as an individual document). At this time, 1, for example, when the Japanese document processing mechanism 3-1 operates to create a Japanese sentence in the content of the individual document, the created Japanese sentence is created, for example, in the illustrated document file 2A. . Further, when creating a line drawing in the contents of the individual document, the line drawing processing mechanism 3-2 is activated and the line drawing is created in the line drawing file 2B.

The individual document is roughly divided into items such as (i) cover page, (ii) chapter 1, (iii) chapter 2, ..., (iv) references, and is further divided into items such as, for example, chapter 2 above. If the content includes Japanese text and line drawings, a "structural document" is created that gives the hierarchical structure of the individual document as a structure, and is held in the structured document file 11 shown in Figure 1, and the content of the document is Based on this, predetermined storage positions of the document file 2A, line drawing file 2B, etc. are linked.

In this way, documents created using existing document processing functions are integrated for each individual document based on the contents of the structural document. Also, based on the contents of the structural document, the respective document files 2A and 2 may be
B, . . . can be accessed.

FIG. 3 shows a partial configuration diagram of the main parts of the present invention. Code 1 in the diagram
is a document, 1-1 is an individual document, il, 2-2. ...
is a document file that holds the contents of individual documents, 3-1
．． 3-2. ... is a group of people document processing software, 4
is a structural sentence J definition used as a template when creating a structured document corresponding to the above-mentioned individual document, 5 is a word processing function unit that executes individual document processing, 6 is a structured document,
7 represents a document holding function unit that holds document contents.

As a sentence fJ1, for example, there are papers, reports, letters, technical manuals, etc., but corresponding to the type of document, for example, a paper, there is a structure that describes the typical hierarchical structure of the paper as a structure. Statement 8 definition 4 is prepared.

The structural document definition 4 may be considered to be prepared for each type of document 9, for example, the cover of document 1 shown in the figure.

It has nodes (#1, #2,...) expanded into a tree structure as shown in Chapter 1, Section 1.1, and so on. Each node (
#1. #2. ...) describes attribute information such as information regarding the tree structure, the software used, and information regarding the printing position when printing is performed, as will be described later.

Document processing software group 3-1.3-2. ···for,
Software used to execute processes corresponding to each of the above nodes is held.

When creating one individual document, the document processing function unit 5 creates contents corresponding to the individual sentences $1-4, and creates document files 2-1, 2-2, . ..., but at this time, the document contents are created in association with the nodes indicated in the contents 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 as necessary. Then, a structural document 6-i is created and held for the created individual document 1-i. For example, in the terminal node of the tree structure of the structural document 6-'I, the document name of the corresponding document file 2 is written, thereby linking the structural document 6-i and the individual document 1-(.

FIG. 4 shows the contents of an example of the structured document shown in FIG. 3. Reference numeral 12-1 in FIG. It represents the node ID. 12-2 is 1itD, which is the ID of the parent node of the node of interest, and 12-3 is the first child ID, which is the ID of the first child node of the node of interest. 4 is the upper ID of a node that belongs to the same layer as the node of interest and is located directly above it, and 12-5 is the ID of a node that also belongs to the same layer and is located directly below it.

12-6 is content setting information, which indicates whether or not the content has already been set for the node of interest; 12-7 is content type information, which indicates the software to be used for the node of interest. thing, 12-8
12-9 is the document file name that indicates the document file that stores the content when the content is set for the node of interest, and 12-9 is the attribute information that is used to print when printing the node of interest. Represents something that provides attribute information such as location.

In addition, the parts marked in parentheses in Figure 4 are as follows.

This shows the additions and modifications made to the definition given in the structural document definition 4-j shown in FIG. 3 when creating the structural document 6-i corresponding to the individual document 1-1.

Regarding own ID #3 in FIG. 4, the node #3 is: (i) a node is node #1,
i) The first child node is node #5, (iii) The immediate value node is node #2, (iv) The immediate value node is node #4, (V) Content settings have not been done yet, (vi) It is made clear that the software used is a Japanese document processing mechanism, (vii) the document file has not yet been prepared, and (vii) predetermined attribute information is written.

The structure document 5-i and the corresponding individual document 1-4 are linked by the file name J12-8 shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 shows the processing mode of the document processing function section.

The document processing function unit 5 selects a node to be subjected to content processing in the structural document 5-i (processing ■). For example, if we are instructed to create content (processing ■),
[Check the content of content type J12-7 for the node (processing ■). If the software to be used is, for example, the Japanese document processing mechanism 3-1, the processing is performed using the software. That is, in this case, document creation is performed, and the name of the file storing 0 document contents is written in "file name J12-8" shown in FIG.

FIG. 6(A) and FIG. 6(B) together constitute one flowchart.

10 shows an example processing flow in the editing display function section.

+11 In process (2), information regarding all structural documents such as structural document 6-i is fetched.

(2) In process (2), a dialogue with the user is performed.

(3) In process (2), if the process has been completed, the process proceeds to IJ.

(4) In process (2), which document processing is to be performed is known from the contents of the structural document 5-i corresponding to the individual document to be processed.

(5) In process (2), the structured document processing system 10 (FIG. 2) calls the corresponding document processing software.

(6) In process (2), the called document processing software receives information about the document file to be processed.

(7) In process ■, the process ends, but at that time 1
For example, when calling and displaying a previous page or calling and displaying a subsequent page, one document file may be different. For example, one document processing software notifies the structured document processing system 10 whether or not to move to a file corresponding to the previous page.

(8) In process (2), based on the contents of the structured document 5-i, it is checked nine times to determine whether to move to another document file (ie, another document file).

(9) When migrating in process (2), save the location in the document file currently being processed (so that it can be restored later).

00) In the process [phase], it is asked whether the next document file to be migrated exists.

If at+ does not exist, an instruction is given in process (2) to continue processing the document file currently being processed.

α乃 If it exists, it instructs the end of the document file being processed in Process@9.

G1 In process O, structured document processing system 10
An instruction is given to the document processing system.

α Ship In processing ■, one document processing system receives and takes the instructions.

In the QSI process (2), if its own processing up to that point should be completed, one document processing system ends the processing. If it is not something that should be terminated (if it is instructed to continue), the process returns to process (■).

ae In process [phase] 7, if the instruction in process 0 is to move to another document file (i.e. the next file), proceed to ■ (i.e. the process shown in FIG. 6(A)). (Return to process (2)), and proceed to the process corresponding to the new document processing software (of course, it may be the same document processing software). If the instruction in process 0 is not to move to another document file, the process proceeds to (i) (ie, returns to process (2) shown in FIG. 6(A)).

Then, it waits for instructions from the user.

α7) If the process [phase] leads to ■, the above 0th
Process (2) is performed in order to proceed to the process corresponding to the new document processing software described in Section 0. Then, in process (2), the structured document processing system 10 calls, for example, document processing software related to the previous page. The called document processing software receives information about its own related document file (processing ■), and in processing ■, the previous page is displayed. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 1, when the previous page of page 1 p-i is designated, the previous page p-(i-1) is edited and displayed.

As above (operates, operator (user).

There is no need to be aware of which document processing software each node in an individual document corresponds to, or which document file it corresponds to.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, the structured document processing system determines in which document file the document content corresponding to each node is stored based on the content of the structured document, and the structured document processing system determines in which document file the document content corresponding to each node is stored. Call the document processing software to process it. Therefore, the operator can handle one individual document as if it were stored in one document file.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention, Figure 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a part of the main parts of the invention, Figure 4 shows the contents of an example of a structural document, FIG. 5 shows the processing mode of the document processing function section, and FIGS. 6(A) and 6(B) show the flow of one embodiment in the editing display function section. In the figure, 1 is a document, 1-1 is an individual document, 2 is a document file, 3 is a group of document processing software, 4 is a structured document definition, 5 is a document processing function unit 5, Q is a structured document, and 7 is a document holding a ! Nobe, 10 is a structured document processing system, 10-
1 represents an editing/displaying function section, and 11 represents a structured document file.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A group of document processing software (3) that stores the contents of one or more types of documents in a document file (2) and processes each of the documents.
In the document processing system, a plurality of document processing software (3-i) including a Japanese document processing mechanism (3-1) are used as the document processing software group (3). The documents created by the document processing software (3-i) are respectively stored and used in the document files (2), and at least one of the document processing software group (3)
a document processing function unit (5) that executes individual document processing including the process of creating an individual document (1-i) while using the A structured document file (11) is provided that holds a structured document (6-i) in which a logical structure corresponding to the hierarchical structure of the individual document is described as a structure, and the structured document (6-i) is 1-i) and the document file (2) that holds the structure document (6-i) and the individual document (1-i) are described.
-i) are stored in association with each other, and the structured document processing system (10) that controls the entire system determines the document software corresponding to the node based on the contents of the structured document (6-i), and A document editing processing method in a structured document processing system characterized by having an editing display function (10-1) for editing successive document files (2-j) that are different from each other corresponding to a document (1-i).