JPH03218562A - Definition program creation processing method - Google Patents

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] This invention relates to a definition field creation processing method for a definition field including ruled line information. With the aim of simplifying the process of creating a definition field, we have created a layout state table that is generated from input item information and ruled line information. At least the relevant arrangement state table. The configuration is made up of first, second, and third flags indicating general items, fixed blank literal items, and ruled line only items, and the first, second, and third flags indicate general items, fixed-space literal items, and ruled line only items. A first . Equipped with 2nd and 3rd programs. The definition program storage unit generates the arrangement state table. Follow this. Said 1st. The storage is configured to call the second and third programs to perform the storage.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a definition field creation processing method. More specifically, the present invention relates to a definition field creation processing method for a definition field including ruled line information.

In order to facilitate the creation of user programs, a definition body (
A file in the specified format) is prepared. And by defining the definition field name in the program. When running the program. Processing is performed according to the contents of the definition field. [Prior Art] Definition bodies include, for example, screen definition bodies that define screens to be displayed. There are form definitions that define the form you want to print. below. This will be explained using a screen definition as an example. The screen definition is. In addition to information about the item. Because of its use. Always includes information about ruled lines. Conventionally, information about this ruled line was created and maintained as follows. FIG. 11 to FIG. 14 are explanatory diagrams of the prior art.

As shown in Figure 11. Now, on the nth line of the screen. There is an item rxxJ in column a, an item r99 in column b, and an item rNNJ in column C. It is assumed that ruled lines (lower horizontal/thin lines) exist up to this point.

In this case, the definition body editorial department. About the information on the screen. Create and manage an item management table and an item/rule arrangement status table. The item management table is provided for each item to manage each item, and its detailed information (for example, .n row a
Set the position and weight length (number of digits) of items such as digits. The item/ruled line arrangement status table is. Screen (100 lines.24
This table has a fixed size (0 digits), and manages items and ruled lines together. This table is based on the actual image. As shown in FIG. 11, a flag "K" is set in the column where an item exists, and a flag "L" is set in the column where a ruled line exists. on the other hand. Regarding the definition body edited from item information and ruled line information in this way. Definition field storage section. Store according to the specified format. Obtain the update definition of the screen definition. here. Not only items but also ruled lines need to be stored as items in the item table (part of the screen definition).

This process is shown in FIG. In this process, the definition field storage section is . Create a shared item table for ruled lines. As shown in FIG. 13, the item table consists of three tables: basic, shared, and extended.Furthermore, the shared item table includes items for ruled line only items, general items, fixed blank literal items, etc.

Here, the general items are the aforementioned items rxx. , r99J
, rNNJ, etc. What is a fixed blank literal item? Refers to an item for storing ruled lines of two or more digits. Also, the ruled line only item stores a 1-digit ruled line. For ruled lines (ruled line only item)
Fixed blank literal item) Shared item table. This table is provided at the beginning of the shared item table and has a fixed size for ruled line type 1 (for example, 28 type II such as bottom horizontal/thin line). And regarding the ruled lines used. The specified information is set. Also. The definition program storage section calls the program (routine) that performs the storage process, using the item/ruled line arrangement status table previously created by the definition program editing section. Here, from the combination of flags "K" and "L". (i) Only general items ('KJ) exist. (ii) General items and ruled lines ('K' and 'L') exist; (i) Ruled lines ('LJ) exist.
) only exists, (iv) neither general items nor ruled lines exist, (4)
classified according to street. In the case of (i) and (ii). The program for general items is called and the storage process in the item table is performed. on the other hand. In case (ii), the program for ruled line only items or fixed space literal items is called. Go to item table. The process of storing ruled lines as items is performed. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] According to the above-mentioned prior art, there are the following problems.

Since the item/ruled line arrangement status table is a flag table that conforms to the actual image, the processing efficiency when the definition program storage unit performs storage processing is poor. In other words, to call the program. It is necessary to determine whether the flag is in any of the above cases (i) to (iv). In addition, in the case of (mountain), it was also necessary to determine whether to call a program for only ruled lines or a program for fixed-space literal items. On top of that. At this time. It is necessary to make a judgment after confirming whether a ruled line and/or item exists (or does not exist) in the digit following the digit where a ruled line exists.
It was extremely troublesome. Another problem was that the area occupied by the item/rule placement status table was quite large. for example. Assigning 2 heights to 1 digit (]00 line 240
(as a digit) requires an area of 47 kiloheights. Also, the 20th order/ruled line arrangement status table is. This could not be omitted because it was a fixed feature of the definition editing department. In addition to this, the definition body editorial department. Two items are used to manage item information and ruled line information: an item/ruled line arrangement status table and an item management table.
Therefore, when the definition field storage section defines (stores) an item. It was necessary to access these two tables, which increased processing time. Also, the shared item table for ruled lines is as follows. Regardless of whether or not ruled lines were used, the types of ruled lines were always generated in a fixed order. For this reason. Even unused tables were generated, causing the size of the definition field to increase. This becomes a bigger problem as the number of types of ruled lines increases. The present invention is. An object of the present invention is to provide a definition field creation processing method that makes it possible to simplify the definition field creation process.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a definition field creation processing method that makes it possible to reduce the size of a definition field.

(Means for Solving Ia) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle configuration of the present invention, and shows a data processing system according to the present invention.

In Figure 1. 1 is an input/output device. 2 is a reference definition field, 3
is a processing unit, 4 is an update definition body, 11 is a data management unit, 1
2 is the item line management table. 13 is! Line management table.
14 is an item cell, 15 is a ruled line cell, and 21 is a definition editing section. 31 is a definition field storage section. 32 is a common item switch section, 3
3 is the arrangement state table. 34 to 36 are programs,
41 is an item table. 42 is a basic item table, 43 is a shared item table, and 44 is an extended item table. The definition body editing unit 21 receives item information and ruled line information input from the input/output device 1. From the read reference definition field 2.
Edit the new definition body that should become the update definition body.

The manually entered item information and ruled line information are stored in the data management section 11.
Managed by. The data management section 11. Created by the definition field editing section 21. It has the following configuration. That is, the first row management table 12 has a pointer to the item cell 14 at the beginning of each row, and the item cell l4 has detailed information of the item and a pointer to the next item cell l4 in the same row. A line management table 13 for ruled lines having a pointer to a ruled line cell 15 at the beginning of each line. Detailed information on ruled line and next ruled line cell 15 in the same row
It consists of a ruled line cell 15 having a pointer to.

The definition body storage unit 31 obtains the updated definition body 4 by storing the inputted (edited) item information and ruled line information as items in the item table 4l in a predetermined format.

Delivery! During this storage, the state table 33 is stored by the definition program storage unit 31. It is generated from the input item information and ruled line information. At least first, second, and third flags A indicating general items, fixed-blank literal items, and border-only items;
Consists of B and C.

Also. Corresponding to this flag, the definition program storage unit 3I stores the first. First, second and third programs 34, 35 and 36 are respectively called by second and third flags A, B and C to perform the storage. The shared item switch section 32 is . It is generated from the ruled line information input at the time of storage, and includes a switch corresponding to each type of ruled line. This switch is turned ON when the type of the ruled line is an added ruled line, and turned OFF otherwise.
It is considered F.

[For production]

When the item information and ruled line information are input, the definition editor 2
1 is based on the input item information and ruled line information. The data management section 11 is created. and. From the input data and the read reference definition field 2. Edit the new definition.

In this data management section l1, the row management tables 12 and 13 are fixed. Cells 14 and 15 are . It is not fixed and is created only in response to input. Therefore, the area occupied by the cell groups 16 and 17 can be small. As a result, the area occupied by the data management section 11 can be made smaller than when data is managed using a conventional item/ruled line arrangement state table.

Next, the definition program storage section 31. The arrangement state table 33 is generated, and according to this, the first. The storage is performed by calling the second and third programs 34, 35, and 36. As a result, an update definition body is obtained.

The generation of this arrangement state table 33 is as follows. Data management section 11
is structured as described above. It can be done easily. That is, since the data management unit 11 manages items and ruled lines separately, data handling is easy. Furthermore, each cell 14 and 15 includes detailed information.
Since the row management tables 12 and 13 and the cells l4 and 15 are connected by pointers, data necessary for table generation can be obtained with a single access.

Furthermore, when calling the programs 34 to 36, the arrangement state table 33 is composed of flags A, B, and C that correspond one-to-one to the programs 34, 35, and 36 in advance. There is no need to make a determination for program calling. In particular, since ruled line only items and fixed blank literal items are distinguished in advance, the ruled line and /
Or there is no need to consider the existence of the item. Therefore. Simply call the corresponding program according to the flag.
Storage can be performed extremely efficiently.

On the other hand, the definition program storage section 31. Common item switch section 32
According to. Among the shared item tables 43 of the item table 4l, a table for ruled lines (a shared item table for items only for ruled lines) is provided. That is, for the types of ruled lines for which the switch of the shared item switch unit 32 is ON, a shared item table (43) for ruled line only items is generated, but for those for which the switch is OFF, a shared item table (43) for ruled line only items is generated.
3) does not generate.

Due to this. Compared to the case where a shared item table for only ruled line items corresponding to all ruled line types was created fixedly,
The area occupied by the shared item table 43 can be reduced. The size of the update definition body 4 can be reduced. Something similar. This also applies when storing a shared item table for heather-white fixed literal items. [Example] (a) Overall explanation Figure 1 will be further explained. Reference definition field 2 is. This is a screen or form definition that defines the screen to be displayed or the form to be printed. It is created in advance according to a predetermined format. Provided to facilitate user program creation. That is. Obtain update definition field 4 from reference definition field 2. By incorporating this into the user program. A program that performs desired processing can be easily obtained.

When the reference definition body 2 is read into the processing device 3. A screen according to the defined contents is displayed on the display screen of the input/output device 1. Users see this. For example, position the cursor on the desired line and column, and select the item (information) and the ruled line (
information). This input is. This is done from the keyboard of input/output device l. Loading reference definition field 2 is as follows. This is performed by the definition program reading unit (not shown). The processing device 3 consists of a central processing unit (CPU) and memory. Performs processing to create update definition set 4 from reference definition set 2. That is. The input data (item information and ruled line information) is added to the data read from the file (reference definition 2), converted to a predetermined data format, stored in the file, and new data (update definition 4) is added. ). Update definition body 4 is. For example, it is a screen definition with item information and ruled line information added, and the update definition 4 once created is used again as the reference definition 2. The reference definition field 2 and the update definition field 4 are . Rather than being used as data exclusively for the data processing system in question. From the point of view of the labor involved in developing definitions and the sharing of data. It will also be made available for use in several other different systems. For this purpose, it has a predetermined data format as a definition body. In the screen definition, items and ruled lines are stored as items in the item table. Based on item table 4l. It is defined that the table is composed of shared and extended item tables 4243 and 44. Therefore, when editing a definition program by the definition program editing section 21 in the processing device 3, the data structure specific to the data processing system (for example, the data management section
1) will be adopted. By storing this in a predetermined format in the definition storage unit 31, an updated definition 4 having system compatibility is obtained. In addition. In the form definition. Ruled lines as ruled lines. Apart from the items. Ruled table (
(not shown). The present invention is also applicable to cases where storage processing is different, such as the @vote definition and the screen definition.

Φ) Explanation of item table (update definition body) Update definition body 4 is. Item information and ruled line information input into the reference definition body 2 are added. In the screen definition, item information and ruled line information are added as an item table 41. The item table 4l is as shown in FIG. It is roughly divided into three tables. The basic item table 42 is. It stores information specific to each item (including ruled lines) (e.g. vertical position, horizontal position, etc.). Stores the shared item table pointer and extended item table pointer. Shared and extended item table pointers. Points to the beginning of the shared and extended item tables 43 and 44, respectively. The shared item table 43 stores information that can be shared by each item (for example, item type, attribute, etc.).

The extended item table 44 contains character strings of fixed literal items,
Stores information on special items, etc. Details of the item table 41 are shown in FIG. In addition. This figure shows the screen shown in Figure 2. That is, on the nth line of the screen. That a digit. Filler marks rXXJ, r99J and "NN" exist in each of the b digit and C digit (
input). Additionally, a first ruled line (■) exists from digit (a-1) to digit (b+1), and a second ruled line (■) exists from digit (c-1) to a predetermined digit. ．． What are the types of ruled lines? Bottom horizontal/thin line.

In addition. Also in the explanation below. A screen identical to this screen will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 3, the three tables that make up the item table 41 collectively form a table group. That is, a plurality of basic item tables 42 are collected at the beginning and made into one group. Next, multiple shared item tables 43 are collected, and finally, extended item table(s) 4
4 have been collected. As a whole, a group of item tables 41 is formed.

The table type is rxx. Regarding items such as
They are roughly divided into those for fixed-space literal items and those for ruled-line only items.

What is a fixed-space literal item? This is an item for storing ruled lines of 2 or more digits. The ruled line only item is an item for storing 5 1-digit ruled lines.

Note that since the item types are the same, the shared item table 43 is shared between the ruled line only item and the fixed blank literal item, which have exactly the same type of ruled line. Also. All blank literal items share one extended item table 44. Also, as shown in Figures 3 (A) and (B). Two groups of item tables 4l with different configurations coexist.

This depends on the presence or absence of attribute characters. The attribute character is . This is used to control the display attributes of items. Hold it in the digit immediately before the item on the screen (see Figure 3 (A))
In some cases, it is included in the program (as shown in Fig. 3 (B)).

Item table 4 depending on the presence or absence of this attribute character.
Not only the group composition of 1. The storage process itself is also affected (described later). The present invention also enables storage processing that can flexibly respond to the presence or absence of attribute characters.

Next, a shared item table for ruled line only items will be explained.

The shared item table 43 is . Item type. In other words, in the case of a ruled line as an item, it stores the type of ruled line. The same type of border-only items and fixed-space literal items are shared. Therefore, the kind 11 (number) is . There can be as many lines as there are types of ruled lines. In this example, the fourth
28 types (patterns) shown in the figure are defined. For example, "roxo100" is a lower horizontal/thin line.

In this embodiment, only the table corresponding to the type of ruled line used (input) among the 28 types is generated at the position shown in FIG. 3 by the shared item switch section 32, which will be described later.

(C) Editing of the definition body The definition body editing section 21 includes the data management section 1 as shown in FIG.
1 and edit the definition field.

In the data management section 11. Items and borders are managed separately.

The row management tables 12 and 13 for items and ruled lines have pointers to the first cell of each row. have for each row. Therefore, its size is fixed. The order of the rows is also fixed. If there are no items or borders in the row (no cells). rNULLJ is stored instead of the pointer.

Looking at the n-th line, the first item of the line is rxx. The beginning of the item cell 14-1 for , and the ruled line cell 15-1 for the first ruled line (■) of the row
The beginning of is pointed to. Item cell 14-1 is . It has a pointer pointing to the next item cell 14-2 in the same row. Other item cells 14-2. The same applies to the ruled line cell 15-1. on the other hand. The last item cell 14-3 and ruled line cell 15-2 are . Store rNULLJ as the next cell pointer. In addition, item cell 14-1 has detailed information such as rn row a column j
The position of the item. Information (attribute) about the number of digits such as "Item length: 2" is stored.

The same goes for the other cells 14 and 15. Each cell 14 and 15 is connected by a pointer in the order of the smallest digit in the same row.

In this way, the item information is managed in the item cell 14 and the ruled line information in the ruled line cell 15, and each is managed separately, that is, in a dual manner, so that the following can be done. That is, on the definition field editing screen. Partition format (l
ii! ii screen is treated as consisting of two items screen and ruled line screen).
A display that combines both can be obtained. For example, if a new item or ruled line is input. independently of each other. Cells 14 and 15 can be created and added to already existing cell groups 16 and 17, respectively. Therefore, processing is easy. On the other hand, as a display. A screen with both added together will be obtained.

Furthermore, the storage process for ruled line information is different between the Ii form definition and the screen definition. This is because the ruled line information is independent from the item information in advance. Can be easily handled. For example, in the case of a screen definition, storage processing for ruled lines (as items) is performed using both the item cell 14 and the ruled line cell 15. on the other hand. In the case of a form definition, only the ruled line cell 15 is used to store the ruled line in the ruled line table. Therefore, it is possible to perform data management that can adapt to different storage processes. fdl Definition Program Storage (1) Generation of Placement Status Table The definition program storage section 31 stores the definition program according to the data management section l1. Generate the layout state table 33. The arrangement state table 33 is . As shown in Figure 6, 2 bytes (1 of #0 to #15)
6 bits) are assigned to each digit. Indicates whether an item/ruled line is placed in the relevant column. Note that Figure 6 shows one table corresponding to one digit, and is divided into three parts for convenience of explanation. #0 to #3 bits represent the presence or absence of an item/ruled line in the corresponding column. For example, "1100" indicates that the item exists. #4 to #7 bits represent the type of ruled line in the corresponding digit, especially the position. For example roo01J
indicates the presence of an underline. #8 and #9 bits are . Type of ruled line in the relevant digit. In particular, it represents the line type. For example "00"
represents a thin line.

The arrangement state table 33 is created as follows.

First, based on the information in item cell 14. If the item exists,
Set the item existence flag rll00 to bits #0 to #3. At this time. If there is an attribute character,
The flag rll00J is set from the immediately preceding digit of the item.
The item length is set to be longer by +1 digit. If there is no attribute character, the flag rlloOJ starts from the first digit of the item.
is set. Next, based on the information in the ruled line cell 15. If there are ruled lines,
The type of ruled line is also set, and flags corresponding to bits #4 to #7 are set. Note that the flag rlloO has already been set.
If J is set, these settings are not performed, and the item itself has detailed information of the ruled line attribute in the item cell 14.

Next, based on the state of the flags of bits #4 to #7, the relationship between the digits before and after the digit in question is determined. Ruled line only item existence flag rlooOJ, blank fixed literal item existence flag r0
100J or blank fixed literal item first flag r001
0" to bits #0 to #3.

The above processing is performed in line order starting from the first line. Within the same line, the operations are performed sequentially starting from the first digit. In the same digit, the presence or absence of an item is determined first, and then the presence or absence is determined by setting the ruled line type. flag rlooo”, r0100
Distinguish between J,'OOIOJ. FIG. 7 shows the arrangement state table 33 for the screen shown in FIG. 2 (line n). Let's look at the item rXXJ starting from the a-th digit. Since there is an attribute character, the flag r starts from the (a-1)th digit.
llODJ is set to bits #0 to #3, and flags to bits #4 to #9 regarding ruled lines are not set. In addition, for columns with only consecutive ruled lines, the blank fixed literal item existence flag 'OIIOJ is set, and the flag is also set in bits #4 to #9. Columns with only ruled lines are. Only the ruled line item existence flag "1000" is set, and flags are also set in bits #4 to #9. Also, if neither the item nor the ruled line exists. All bits are set to "0".

(2) The program call definition program storage unit 31 then generates and stores a group of item tables 41 based on the arrangement state table 33. Let it be update definition body 4.

The definition program storage section 31 is . First, #0 of the arrangement state table 33
Refer to the flag in bits #3 to #3. Then, according to the flag, a corresponding program is called. For example, in the case of the flags "rll00", "ro 1 1 o" and "rl000", the . Program 34
．． 35 and 36 are called. Program 34.35
and 36. An item table 41 for general items, an item table 41 for fixed blank literal items, and an item table 4l for ruled line only items are generated and stored. Therefore, programs 34 to 36 simply correspond to the flags.
Just call one of them. Generate item table 4l. Can be stored.

For example, looking at the nth line shown in Figure 7, first the item r
xx. Basic and shared item tables (and extended item tables if necessary) are generated for , and then basic, shared, and extended item tables for fixed-space literals are generated. below,
A table corresponding to the digit order is generated. Also, generate this item table. The influence of attribute characters can be eliminated during storage. That is, in generating the arrangement state table 33, the definition program storage unit 31 uses the . The existence of the tributary character is taken into consideration in advance and reflected in the flag (#0 to #3 bits) of the relevant digit. Therefore, check for the presence of attribute characters. When generating the arrangement state table 33. You only need to do this once for each row.
There is no need to check when generating the item table 41. In addition. Conventionally, when generating the item table 41, attribute characters were checked for each item.

When there is no attribute character. The group of item tables 41 shown in FIG. 3(B) is generated. In this case too. The item itself has a border attribute. Furthermore, a basic item table (the first table in FIG. 3(B)) containing only the ruled line item indicating the ruled line in column (a1) is generated.

(3) The shared item table generation definition program storage section 31 is . In generating the shared item table for ruled line only items shown in Figures 3 and 7, only the necessary tables are generated. For this purpose, a common item switch unit 32 is used. The shared item switch unit 32 includes a switch unit shown in FIG. 8 and a program unit (
It consists of a switch management section). The switch part. About each type of ruled line. It includes a switch for line-only items and a switch for fixed blank literal items. Each switch consists of an area for setting ON or OFF. In Fig. 8, if a flag is set, it is indicated by a "mouth". If it is not set, it is indicated by "■". In addition, there are 28 types of ruled lines as shown in Figure 4. About each of them. The configuration shown in FIG. 8 is adopted.

Sinch management department. First, all switches are set to OFF, that is, they are not shared, and the switch section is cleared. After this. Check the presence or absence of ruled lines and the presence or absence of shared use. That is, refer to #4 to #9 bits of the arrangement status table 33. Determine the type of ruled line.

For example, in a ruled line only item, it is a lower horizontal line/thin line (00
0100). The corresponding rOXO100
, notifies OFF and turns on the switch.
do. If it is already ON, it is notified that it is ON. ON once
After that. It becomes unnecessary to operate the switch of the llm. The shared item table 43 is . This is because it is sufficient to form only one ruled line for Class-11.

In addition, the processing performed by the switch management section. The definition program storage unit 31 may also perform this.

The definition program storage unit 31 refers to the shared item switch unit 32, and generates and stores a shared item table 43 only for the type of ruled line whose switch is OFF (“logo flag is set to OFF”). On the other hand, the shared item table 43 is not generated for the type of ruled line whose switch is ON (the "mouth" flag is set to ON). (
e) Follow the definition program creation processing flow in Figures 9 and 10. The definition program creation process flow will be explained. Figures 9 and 10 correspond to Figures 14 and 12, respectively. When reference definition field 2 is read. A predetermined screen corresponding to this is displayed on the input/output device 1. A user saw this. As shown in Figure 9. Input item information and ruled line information from input/output device 1. The definition body editing section 21. The input item information and ruled line information are held separately as internal data, and a data management section I1 is created.

Next, the definition program storage section 31. Perform the following processing. Add ruled line information to item information (correspond to each line).

Based on the data management unit 11, item information and ruled line information corresponding to one row are collected, and an arrangement state table 33 is sequentially generated for each digit.

Based on the arrangement state table 33, for one digit,
The cases are divided according to the flag of the relevant digit and appropriate processing is performed. In other words, the digit in question is a general burial mound. It determines whether it is a line-only item or a fixed-space literal item based on a flag, calls the program corresponding to the flag, and executes it. This allows the called program to retrieve item information and/or ruled line information for the column in question. Store as item table 4l. For example, in the case of general items, program A34
is called, and the basic item table 42 and shared item table 43 are generated (stored). For items with only borders,
The program 35 is called and substantially the same processing is performed. At this time. Regarding the shared item table 43, the shared item switch unit 32 is referred to and only necessary items are generated. For fixed blank literal items. Program C36 is called. A basic item table 42, a shared item table 43, and an extended item table 44 are generated.

The above processing. Repeat for each column in the row.

Then, when the processing for the row is finished, the arrangement state table 33 is generated for the next row and the same processing is performed.
Repeat this for each row.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention. In the process of creating definitions for screen definitions that include information about ruled lines, by dually managing item information and ruled line information by the data management unit, it is possible to handle various definitions storage processes, and the data management unit itself area can be reduced. Also.
By configuring the placement state table using flags that match the item table to be generated instead of actual images, it is possible to simplify the definition program storage process and to perform processing that does not depend on attribute characters. Furthermore, by providing a switch section for shared items, it is possible to generate only the item table of truly necessary shared items, thereby making it possible to reduce the size of the definition body.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the basic structure of the present invention Figs. 2 and 3 are illustrations of item tables Fig. 4 is an illustration of types of ruled lines Fig. 5 is an illustration of the data management section Figs. 6 and 7 are layouts An explanatory diagram of the status table. Figure 8 is an explanatory diagram of the common item switch section. 9 and 10 are definition field creation processing flows. FIGS. 11 to 14 are explanatory diagrams of the prior art. 1 is an input/output device. 2 is a reference definition field. 3 is a processing device. 4 is an update definition body, 11 is a data management section, and 12 is an item line management table. 13 is a ruled line management table, 14 is an item cell, 15 is a ruled line cell, 21
is the definition field editorial department. 31 is a definition field storage section. 32 is a common item switch section, and 33 is an arrangement state table. 34 to 3
6 is a program, and 41 is an item table. 42 is a basic item table. 43 is a shared item table. 44 is an extended item table.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A definition body editing unit (21) that edits a definition body from the item information and ruled line information input from the input/output device (1) and the read reference definition body (2), and the item information and ruled line information A data processing system comprising: a definition definition storage unit (31) that obtains an updated definition definition (4) by storing the input item information and ruled line information as items in an item table (41) in a predetermined format; A data management unit (11) is provided to manage the data management unit (11), and the data management unit (11) is connected to the item cell (11) at the beginning of each row.
Item row management table (12) that has a pointer to
), the detailed information of the item, and the next item cell (14) on the same line.
An item cell (14) that has a pointer to the item cell (14), a ruled line row management table (13) that has a pointer to the first ruled line cell (15) of each row, detailed information about the ruled line, and the next ruled line cell (15) in the same row. and a ruled line cell (15) having a pointer, and the definition editing unit (21) creates the data management unit (11) based on the input item information and ruled line information. Characteristic definition field creation processing method. (2) A definition body editing unit (21) that edits a definition body from the item information and ruled line information input from the input/output device (1) and the read reference definition body (2), and the item information and ruled line information A data processing system comprising: a definition definition storage unit (31) that obtains an updated definition definition (4) by storing the input item information and ruled line information as items in an item table (41) in a predetermined format; An arrangement state table (33) is provided, and the arrangement state table (33) is composed of at least first, second, and third flags indicating general items, fixed blank literal items, and ruled line only items. and first, second, and third programs (3) each called by the first, second, and third flags to perform the storage;
4, 35, 36), and the definition program storage unit (31) includes the arrangement state table (
33), and calls the first, second, and third programs (34, 35, 36) to perform the storage according to the generated definition program. (3) A definition body editing unit (21) that edits a definition body from the item information and ruled line information input from the input/output device (1) and the read reference definition body (2), and the item information and ruled line information A data processing system comprising a definition definition storage unit (31) that obtains an updated definition definition (4) by storing the updated definition definition (4) as an item in an item table (41) in a predetermined format. a common item switch unit (32) is provided, the common item switch unit (32) is configured to include a switch corresponding to each type of ruled line, and the definition body storage unit (31) is configured to include a switch corresponding to each type of ruled line; According to (32), the shared item table (43) of the item table (41)
) is provided for ruled lines.