JPH04111160A - Document processing device and document processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field 1] The present invention relates to a document processing device that executes document creation processing according to a unique formatting program subordinate to a printing means, and particularly relates to a document processing device that executes document creation processing according to a plurality of formatting programs. The present invention relates to a document processing device capable of executing.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, this type of apparatus is configured to execute document creation processing in accordance with a unique formatting program subordinated to a printing means.

Therefore, when creating a document that is dependent on a printing device (printer) to be output, it is often necessary to change the output printer of the machine itself and load a formatting program before starting the document creation process.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, at the time of document creation, it is often not the case that the document is output by the document processing device that created the document. Therefore, it is necessary to change the output printer to create a document, and each time the printer is changed, an operation instruction to load the formatting program described above is generated, which is a tedious task. There was a point.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and in a document processing device to which various types of printers can be connected, formatting programs for each connectable printer are preliminarily written, and F3F1 desired formats can be created. By making the setting program selectable, the aim is to obtain a document processing device that can perform various document creation processes without changing the printer itself. do.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A document processing device according to the present invention includes a format program memory in which a formatting program unique to each connectable printer is recorded in advance, and a format program corresponding to a desired printer to which output is desired. and a formatting program execution means that automatically selects and starts an arbitrary formatting program or a formatting program unique to the connected blink based on the formatting program instruction state by the instructing means. It is something.

[Operation 1] In the present invention, when the instruction means instructs a format program corresponding to a desired printer for output, the format setting program execution means executes an arbitrary format setting program or a connected printer based on the format program instruction state. A formatting program specific to the printer is automatically selected and started, and document creation processing can be executed in accordance with a formatting program dependent on a desired output printer in an unconnected state.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a document processing device showing an embodiment of the present invention, where ] is a CPU and is stored in a ROM etc. (a program shown in FIG. 4, which will be described later). It comprehensively controls each device connected to the bus according to the control program. Reference numeral 2 denotes a keyboard serving as an input section for inputting document information and for instructing portrait/horizontal printing mode. Note that the display device 3 is configured, for example, by a CRT display, but may also be configured by a dot matrix display device such as a liquid crystal display or a plasma display device.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a printing unit, which executes main printing when a print execution command is issued from the keyboard 2.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a print program section that stores print programs related to the print section 4 (including a format check program a and a print execution program b shown in FIG. 2).

Reference numeral 6 denotes a formatting program unit composed of, for example, a ROM, which stores formatting programs P1 to Pn regarding connectable printers (not shown). 7 is for example RA
In the format execution area composed of M, etc., the formatting program selected by CPtJ 1 is loaded based on the format number specified from the keyboard 2, etc.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of the print program section 5 shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of control information managed by the CPL shown in FIG. A number flag is stored. (b) is a format execution flag, and a format execution flag indicating whether or not to actually execute is written as "1".

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a format designation processing procedure in the document processing apparatus according to the present invention. In addition,(
1) to (5) indicate each step.

First, the CPU 1 determines whether a format number is specified or not based on the setting state of the format number storage area shown in FIG. 3(a), and if NO, proceeds to step (6).
The format execution address is set in the format check program a of the print program section 5, and the process returns to step (5).

On the other hand, if the judgment in step (1) is YES, the specified number (the contents of the format number storage area shown in Figure 3 (b))
Transfer the formatting program to format execution area 7 (
2) Next, it is determined whether the format setting program transferred to the format execution area 7 is actually executed, that is, whether the format execution flag shown in FIG. 3(b) is ON. 3)
, If NO, proceed to (6); if YES, set the format execution address to the address of format execution area 7 4)
, create a document in the format corresponding to the format execution address5.
), the process ends.

As a result, since the printing program has not been changed at all, when actually printing with this machine, it is possible to print using the printing program set from the beginning without changing anything. Also, when creating a document, turn on the format execution flag.
10 FF You can specify which format to check in just by pressing FF.

In the above embodiment, if the format program is transferred to the execution area and executed, or if the address is specified in the area where various format programs are stored, the format can be executed.
This process can be executed without downloading.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention includes a format program memory in which a format setting program specific to each connectable printer is recorded in advance, and an instruction to specify a format program corresponding to a desired printer to which output is desired. and a formatting program execution means that automatically selects and starts an arbitrary formatting program or a formatting program unique to the connected printer based on the formatting program instruction state of the instruction means. Even if you want to output to a different printer on your document processing device, you can follow the format of the desired printer with a simple key operation, without having to change the output printer of the document processing device you are using and check the format. Can create documents. In addition, the document processing path γ for outputting with the Mina printer of another document processing device
After that, even if you want to use the main unit's printer, you can use it with a simple key operation.

Therefore, from the start of document creation processing using the main printer to the start of document creation processing based on the use of other printers, the conventionally complicated format check program loading process for a specified printer can be omitted, and various document processing devices can be used with any document processing device. This provides effects such as being able to efficiently create documents compatible with several printers.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a document processing apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of the print program section shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 1st
A diagram showing an example of control information managed by the CPU shown in the diagram,
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a format designation processing procedure in the document processing apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is the CPU, 2 is the keyboard, 3 is the display device, 4
5 is a printing section, 5 is an Ell printing program section, 6 is a format setting program section, and 7 is a format execution area. ! J5 Figure 6 Traditional setting program Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] A document processing device to which various printers can be connected includes a format program memory that stores in advance a format setting program unique to each connectable printer, an instruction means for instructing a format program corresponding to a desired printer to which output is desired; A document processing device comprising: a formatting program execution unit that automatically selects and starts an arbitrary formatting program or a formatting program specific to a connected printer based on the formatting program instruction state by the instruction unit. .