JPH03225448A - Converting, outputting, and updating method for information in file - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a user to obtain coded information in the file in the most suitable format for reading by specifying and registering storage positions in the file and the conversion format of coded information at in-file storage positions as finely as required, and converting, outputting, and updating the information according to the specification. CONSTITUTION:The user actuates a conversion specifying and registering means 2 previously and registers conversion specification information for converting the coded information in the file 7 where the coded information is registered into character information in the most suitable format for reading in a conver sion specification information registration file 6. The user actuates an in-file information read-in means 3 and an in-file information writing means 5 accord ing to the user's purpose. Consequently, the coded information at a specific storage position in the specific file can be converted to the specific format and outputted to an input/output device 1 and the coded information which is currently stored can be updated in the format with which the user can easily read it.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention converts coded information at a specific storage location in a file used in an information processing system into a specific format that is easy for users to read. or vice versa, convert information in a format that is easy for users to read into coded information in a file used in the actual information processing system, and convert it into coded information in a file used in the information processing system. The present invention relates to a method for updating the conversion output of information in a file to be written to a specific storage location.

[Conventional technology]

Coded information is stored in various files used in information processing systems.

Traditionally, coded information in files (for example, "
The information “Osaka” is the letter “A”.

When outputting a hexadecimal value such as "41", the encoded information is normally output as a character (rAJ in the above example), or as a hexadecimal character (r41J in the above example). ) and output it,
Conversely, when updating encoded information in the file, the source information is encoded and
It was updated with that content.

The value of the encoding information stored in a typical file depends on the design of the program that uses the file as input/output information, so the encoded results will vary. Therefore, although there are programs that edit and output information that is easy to read for a specific file in a specific system, there is no program that can be used universally for individual files without limiting the files. Ta.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the above-mentioned conventional method for outputting and updating information in a file, encoded information is output as characters as is or converted into hexadecimal characters, so for example, the information "Tokyo" is output in hexadecimal format. The user has to convert the meaningless character information or hexadecimal display into the original meaning before reading it, which requires a lot of effort. In addition, there is a risk of misreading and conversion errors, resulting in a reduction in work efficiency. Furthermore, when updating, the user performs the process of converting the code, so there is a similar problem.

[Means to solve the problem]

The method for converting and updating information in a file according to the present invention, which solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, provides a conversion specification for converting encoded information at a specific storage position in a file used in an information processing system into a specific format. a conversion specification information registration means for registering information in a conversion specification information registration file in advance;
in-file information reading means for reading conversion specification information registered in the conversion specification information registration file and selectively reading coded information at a specific storage position in a file used in the information processing system; a conversion means for automatically converting encoded information in a file used in the information processing system according to the conversion specification information; and the information processing that reads the conversion specification information registered in the conversion specification information registration file. and an in-file information writing means for selectively updating coded information at a specific storage location in the file used in the system, the coded information in the file used in the information processing system is It is characterized by converting and outputting information into various formats most suitable for the user's reading, and converting and updating the format from the user's readingable format into actual coded information.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of one embodiment of the present invention.

This information processing system includes input/output devices 1. Conversion instruction information registration means 2. Means for reading information in the file 3. Conversion means 4. It includes an in-file information writing means 5, a conversion specification information registration file 6, and a file 7 storing encoded information to be converted and output/updated.

The user of this information processing system activates the conversion specification registration means 2 in advance to convert the coded information in the file 7 in which the coded information is registered into character information in the format most suitable for reading. Conversion specification information for conversion is registered in the conversion specification information registration file 6.

The conversion designation information has a structure as illustrated in FIG. Note that the size in the upper right corner of the figure is continuous with the number of conversion conditions in the lower left corner. The file name and data ID are used to search for conversion specification information from the conversion specification information registration file 6. Block number to size is provided to obtain the position and size of the encoded information to be converted. The number of conversion conditions is the number of values that coded information can take. As the conversion condition, possible values of the encoded information are set. The conversion content is character information suitable for reading that corresponds to the conversion conditions.

Therefore, in the conversion process, the value of the encoded information and the value of the conversion condition are sequentially compared, and the conversion content corresponding to the matching conversion condition is returned.

For example, the conversion specification information may remain alphanumeric for the coded information in the third byte of the second record of the first block in a particular file, and may remain alphanumeric for the coded information in the third byte of the third record of the second block. If this is "1", it is converted to the kanji "normal", and if it is 0, it is converted to the kanji "abnormal" and output. For example, it can be specified in as many subdivisions as necessary.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2, the conversion specification information registration means 2 receives conversion specification information from the input/output device 1 (step 21), and registers it in the conversion specification information registration file 6 (step 22).

After the user completes the registration of the conversion specification information, the user uses the in-file information reading means 3. In-file information writing means 5
By activating it according to the user's purpose, the encoded information at a specific storage location in a specific file can be converted into a specified format and output to the input/output device 1, or vice versa. Encoded information can be updated in a format that is easy for users to read.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3, the in-file information reading means 3 receives the file name and data ID of the file to be processed from the input/output device 1 in step 51, and reads conversion specification information corresponding to the file name and data ID. Read in step 32 from the conversion specification information registration file 6,
The target encoded information is read from the file 7 based on the contents of the conversion specification information in step 33, the conversion means 4 is started, the data is converted in step 34 according to the conversion specification information, and the conversion result is input in step 3S. Output to an output device.

The conversion means 4 is activated by the in-file information reading means 3 or the in-file information writing means 5.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4, the conversion means 3 converts the encoded information passed at the time of startup using the conversion designation information also passed at the time of startup (step 41).

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the in-file information writing means 5 receives the file name and data ID of the file to be processed from the input/output device 1 (step 51), and converts designation information corresponding to the file name and data ID. is read from the conversion specification information registration file 6 (step 52
), the target coded information is read from the file 7 according to the content of the conversion specification information (step 53
), the conversion means 4 is started to convert the data according to the conversion specification information (step 54), the conversion result is output to the input/output device, a change request is received from the user (step 55), and the data is changed from the input/output device 1. Receive the information (Step 56)
, the conversion means 4 is activated to convert the information into information encoded by the conversion designation information (step 57), and the conversion result is updated by writing it into the file 7 according to the conversion designation information (step 58).

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained in detail above, the method for updating the conversion output of information in a file according to the present invention involves specifying and registering the storage location in the file and the conversion format for the encoded information at each storage location in as much detail as necessary. , it is configured to convert and output/update according to this specification, so the user can obtain the encoded information in the file in the most suitable format for reading, which greatly improves the efficiency of work such as program debugging. can be obtained.

Another advantage is that it can be applied to any file simply by creating conversion specification information.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of an information processing system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIGS. 2 to 5 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of each part in FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the structure of conversion designation information. 1... Input/output device, 2... Conversion specification information registration means,
3... In-file information reading means, 4... Conversion means, 5... In-file information writing means, 6... Conversion specification information registration file, 7... File.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Conversion specification information for converting coded information at a specific storage location in a first file used in an information processing system into a specific format is transferred to a second file in advance. register, read the conversion specification information registered in the second file, selectively read the coded information of a specific storage position in the first file, and read the conversion specification information registered in the second file. The coded information is automatically converted according to the conversion specification information, and the conversion specification information registered in the second file is read and the coded information at a specific storage position in the first file is selectively converted. A method for converting and outputting information in a file, which is characterized by updating information in a file. 2. Conversion specification information registration means for registering in advance conversion specification information for converting encoded information at a specific storage location in a file used in an information processing system into a specific format in a conversion specification information registration file. and an in-file information reading means for reading the conversion designation information registered in the conversion designation information registration file and selectively reading coded information at a specific storage position in the file used by the information processing system. a conversion means for automatically converting encoded information in a loaded file used in the information processing system according to conversion specification information; 1. An apparatus for converting, outputting and updating information in a file, comprising an information writing means for selectively updating encoded information at a specific storage position in a file used in an information processing system.