JPH03227285A - Forms output editor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To output forms, when a format of forms is once designed and formed, according to a form overlay system by using the format by editing a machine code for a page printer, and forming the code for a serial printer. CONSTITUTION:Converting means 2 is formed of a processor, etc. to convert a format of forms and forms forming data in storage means 1 into a machine code corresponding to a page printer 11. Character code editing means 5 edits the code corresponding to the printer 11 to a character code corresponding to a serial printer 12. Lateral rule code editing means 6 edits a lateral rule code corresponding to the printer 11 to a lateral rule code corresponding to the printer 12. Vertical rule code editing means 7 edits the code corresponding to the printer 11 to a vertical rule code corresponding to the printer 12 for only one line. The printer 12 print forms at each one line, and a machine code when printing is given by X-coordinates of each line.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a form output editing device that can create machine code, which is print data for a serial printer, using a form format for a page printer. .

(Conventional technology) Printing of a form is based on a form format that is fixed data.
The machine code, which is print data, is created by overlapping variable data, such as form creation data. This method
This is called the form overlay method.

FIG. 2(a) is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional form output editing device using a form overlay type page printer.

FIG. 2(b) is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional form output device using a serial printer without a form overlay function.

As shown in the figure, separate form output editing devices are configured for the page printer 11 and the serial printer 12.

The page printer 11 prints a form page by page, and the machine code for printing is given by XY coordinates.

The serial printer 12 prints a form line by line, and the machine code for printing is given by the X coordinate of each line.

In this way, the machine code corresponding to the page printer 11 and the machine code corresponding to the serial printer 12 are
It's different.

Next, the operation of each of the above-mentioned devices will be explained.

Regarding the page printer 11, the form creation data F2 created in advance in the file 21 is transmitted to the page printer 11 side. In addition, the similarly created form creation data and its corresponding character code are edited in process E1 on the form package and sent to the page printer II side. On the page printer 11 side, in process E4, the form overlay method printing is performed by overlapping the form format and the form creation data.

Next, as for serial printers, since there is no form overlay function on the printer side, the character code for the form format Fl' and form creation data F2' is edited in process E3 on the form package and sent to the serial printer 12 side. do.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, the conventional device described above has the following problems.

That is, there are two types of form format and form creation data: one for page printers and one for serial printers.

Therefore, until now, it has been impossible to output a form that was output to a page printer to a serial printer, or vice versa. That is, a form format and form creation data had to be created for each page printer and serial printer.

The present invention has been made with attention to the above points, and it automatically creates a form format and form creation data for a serial printer from a form format and form creation data for a page printer, and performs form overlay printing on the serial printer. The object of the present invention is to provide a form output/editing device that can perform the following operations.

(Means for Solving the Problems) A form output editing device of the present invention includes a storage unit that stores a form format and form creation data for a page printer, and a storage unit that stores a form format and form creation data for a page printer. A conversion means for converting into a compatible machine code, a synthesis means for synthesizing the machine code corresponding to the page printer and the machine code corresponding to the form creation data, and the machine code corresponding to the page printer synthesized by the synthesis means. a separating means for separating the code into either a character code, a horizontal ruled line code, or a vertical ruled line code;
a character code editing means for editing a character code compatible with the page printer into a character code compatible with a serial printer; and a horizontal ruled line that edits a horizontal ruled line code compatible with the page printer into a horizontal ruled line code compatible with the serial printer. a code editing means; a vertical ruled line code editing means for editing a vertical ruled line code compatible with the page printer into a vertical ruled line code compatible with a serial printer; and a vertical ruled line code editing means for editing only one line by the vertical ruled line code editing means. and partial sorting means for rearranging vertical ruled line codes for serial printers in matrix order.

(Operation) In the form output editing device of the present invention, the form format and form creation data for a page printer stored in the storage means are respectively converted by the conversion means into machine codes compatible with the page printer. These machine codes allow a page printer to print a form. Furthermore, these machine codes are synthesized by a synthesizing means, and separated into machine codes for characters, horizontal ruled lines, and vertical ruled lines in sequence by a separating means. And each machine code is
By each editing method of characters, horizontal ruled lines, and vertical ruled lines,
Edited into machine code compatible with serial printers.

Here, since the vertical ruled line spans a plurality of lines, the machine code is first separated into one line of machine code and other machine codes, and then sorted by the partial sorting means. In this way, a form can be printed from a serial printer using the edited machine code.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a form output editing device of the present invention.

The illustrated device includes a storage means 1, a conversion means 2, a composition means 3, a separation means 4, a character code editing means 5, a horizontal ruled line code editing means 6, a vertical ruled line code editing means 7, and a partial sorting means. means 8.

The storage means 1 consists of a magnetic disk device or the like, and stores a form format and form creation data for a page printer.

The conversion means 2 includes a processor and the like, and converts the form format and form creation data in the storage means 1 into machine code compatible with the page printer 11.

Composition means 3, separation means 4, character code editing means 5, horizontal ruled line code editing means 6, and vertical ruled line code editing means 7
and the partial sorting means 8 each consist of a processor, etc., and constitute the form editing section 13. The role of each means is as follows.

The synthesizing means 3 synthesizes a machine code corresponding to the page printer 11 and a machine code corresponding to the form creation data.

The separating means 4 separates the machine code corresponding to the page printer 11 synthesized by the synthesizing means 3 into either a character code, a horizontal ruled line code, or a vertical ruled line code.

The character code editing means 5 edits the character code compatible with the page printer 11 into the character code compatible with the serial printer 12.

The horizontal ruled line code editing means 6 edits the horizontal ruled line code compatible with the page printer 11 into the horizontal ruled line code compatible with the serial printer.

The vertical ruled line code editing means 7 inputs the vertical ruled line code corresponding to the page printer 11 into the serial printer 12 by one line.
Edit to the vertical ruled line code that corresponds to .

Partial sorting means 8 performs a partial sorting of rearranging vertical ruled line codes for serial printers edited by one line by vertical ruled line code editing means in matrix order.

The page printer 11 prints a form page by page, and the machine code for printing is given by XY coordinates.

The serial printer 12 prints a form line by line, and the machine code for printing is given by the X coordinate of each line.

In this way, the machine code corresponding to the page printer 11 and the machine code corresponding to the serial printer 12 are
It's different.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the editing processing procedure of the form output editing section 13 shown in FIG.

First, the form format read from storage means 1,
Each field of the form creation data is combined (merged) by the combining means 3 based on the XY coordinates (step Sl). This arranges each field in sequence in the row interface as multiple rows. Next, starting from the beginning of the line, fields are separated for each type and editing processing is performed for each field (steps S2 and S3).

For example, if it is a character field, character editing is performed in step S4, and if it is a horizontal ruled line, horizontal ruled line editing is performed in step S5.

In the case of vertical ruled lines, a serial printer with a line interface cannot print the entire line in one line, so the line is divided and printed as follows. That is, in a page printer, vertical ruled line data consists of a designation of which column the vertical ruled line is and a designation of whether the vertical ruled line spans a line. On the other hand, since serial printers can only print line by line, data for vertical ruled lines in page printers must be separated.

That is, first, in step S6, the vertical ruled line is edited by one line, and then the field of the vertical ruled line is reduced by that one line. Then, in step S7, this field is partially sorted by XY coordinates.

If all editing is not completed in step S8, the process returns to step S2. When all editing is completed, the main editing process ends.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the form output editing device of the present invention, the machine code for the page printer is edited to create the machine code for the serial printer. effective.

In other words, once you design and create a form format,
It can be used to output forms using the form overlay method to both page printers and serial printers. Furthermore, even if a form is physically output by a page printer, programming can be performed by assuming that the form is logically output by a page printer.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a form output editing device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional form output editing device, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart explaining the editing processing procedure of the present invention. be. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Storage means, 2... Conversion means, 3... Composition means, 4... Separation means, 5... Character code editing means,
6...Horizontal ruled line code editing means, 7...Vertical ruled line code editing means, 8...Partial sorting means. 21 (0) (0 form output editing device Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A storage means that stores a form format and form creation data for a page printer, a conversion means that converts the form format and form creation data in the storage means into a machine code compatible with the page printer, and A synthesis means for synthesizing a machine code compatible with the page printer and a machine code corresponding to the form creation data, and a machine code compatible with the page printer synthesized by the synthesis means into a character code, horizontal ruled line code, or vertical ruled line code. character code editing means for editing a character code compatible with the page printer into a character code compatible with the serial printer; and character code editing means for editing the character code compatible with the page printer into a character code compatible with the serial printer. horizontal ruled line code editing means for editing a horizontal ruled line code compatible with the page printer; vertical ruled line code editing means for editing the vertical ruled line code compatible with the page printer into a vertical ruled line code compatible with a serial printer by one line; A form output editing device comprising: partial sorting means for rearranging vertical ruled line codes for serial printers edited by a vertical ruled line code editing means for one line in matrix order.