JPH04247561A - Document processing device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document processing device, and more particularly to a document processing device for creating and editing documents consisting of characters (text), figures, images, and the like.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventional devices of this type (abbreviated as word processors)
The size of data that can be created as one document is not so large, and when creating a large document, it is divided into multiple documents in advance. A document is accompanied by format information that determines the output format of the document. At most, the format information includes paper size, font size, number of characters per line, number of lines per page, line pitch, character pitch, presence or absence of cover-stitch printing, etc., so it is difficult to match the format of several documents. too,
It doesn't require much effort.

By the way, in recent years, Desk-Top-Publish, which can obtain output results comparable to computer phototypesetting, has been developed.
A document processing device called ng (abbreviated as DTP) has appeared. Although this DTP has the advantage of being able to handle large documents and outputting the document in almost the same way as the operator intended, it has the problem that it becomes extremely inconvenient to handle the document. For example, even if you try to store large document data on a floppy disk, it will not fit on one floppy disk. Furthermore, since a large document requires a larger amount of data to be processed than a small document, it takes time to open, update, and close the document file. Therefore, it is conceivable to divide the document into several document files and create them in advance, like in a conventional word processor.

0004

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, D
The format information (number of format setting items) in TP is much larger than that in conventional word processors, and it is very time-consuming to set it for each file each time. Even if you try to use the same format that already exists in order to alleviate these problems, it is often impossible to use the same format because DTP allows you to freely change the format midway through the document. Additionally, page numbers and headers/footers are often changed midway through a document.
You need to do that preset at the beginning of the divided document. Furthermore, if the previous document is changed in a way that affects the preset document (for example, if the first file has 10 pages and the page number is preset to page 11 at the beginning of the second file, then the first If one page is added to the file), there is a problem that the document as a whole becomes inconsistent.

[0005]Also, with DTP, it is possible to handle relatively large documents, but if the created document file becomes too large to handle, it may be necessary to divide the document file into several document units. need to be divided. In that case, information that is originally continuous between each divided document file (page number, header/footer,
In order to match the heading numbers), a preset command is inserted at the beginning of each document file. However, when transferring divided files via a network, transfer overhead is incurred for each file, which may actually reduce efficiency. Therefore, in this case, it is necessary to combine the divided document files into a single file. Furthermore, even in cases other than this, a plurality of document files are often combined in the process of organizing each document file. In such a case, if the preset mentioned above is inserted at the beginning of each document file, there is a problem that if the combined document file is edited later, the continuity of the document will be disrupted by the preset command. .

The present invention has been made in view of such prior art, and it is possible to solve the problem when the information that connects documents held in individual document files becomes meaningless due to editing changes in individual document files. The present invention also aims to provide a document processing device capable of constructing one continuous document file when these files are combined.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve this problem, a document processing apparatus of the present invention has the following configuration. That is, in a document processing device that processes document data consisting of main information such as characters, figures, images, etc. and format information that determines the format of the main information, multiple document files are stored together with format information unique to each document file. a storage means for combining each document file stored in the storage means, a combination means for combining each document file stored in the storage means, and when the combination means combines a second document file after the first document file, at least the second document file and control means for controlling the format information at the beginning position of the file to be invalidated.

[0008]

[Operation] In the configuration of the present invention, the storage means has the following features:
A plurality of document files are stored together with format information unique to each document file. When the combining means combines the two document files, the control means performs control to invalidate at least the format information at the beginning position of the second document file.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the document (data) referred to in this example
represents a data group consisting of at least one of sentences (characters), figures, and images. Additionally, this device is a device that allows a person to electronically draw sentences, figures, or images on paper on a desk with a pen or the like. Furthermore, it goes without saying that the document processing apparatus referred to in this embodiment may be a system consisting of various devices, a single device, or a system consisting of a network.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a document processing apparatus according to an embodiment. In the figure, 1-1 is a CRT display unit that performs raster scanning and displays document (text, graphics, and images) data. 1-2 is video RAM (VRAM
) stores pattern development information for one screen of the CRT display section 1-1. Reference numeral 1-3 denotes a display control section that controls reading of pattern development control information to the VRAM 1-2 and pattern reading to the CRT display section 1-1. 1-4 is a microprocessor (MPU) that performs document editing control and (data control)
, to control each part comprehensively. A main memory 1-5 stores control programs and document data shown in flowcharts to be described later. 1-6 is an external hard disk device, which stores document files 1-6a and the like. Reference numeral 1-7 denotes a pointing device (PD) which also serves as an indicating means for indicating a position, and specifies any one of the CRTs 1-1. 1-
8 is a keyboard (KBD), and 1-9 are I/O buses, which connect each block to the MPUs 1-4. Furthermore, scanner 1
-10, printer 1-11 may be connected.

[0011] In this embodiment, typesetting originally refers to
It is a word that describes one process of letterpress printing, and to explain it in one word, it is ``picking up type based on the manuscript, assembling it in the correct order, font filling, number of lines, spacing between characters, line spacing, position, etc. based on the specifications of the manuscript, "Creating a single well-balanced document," but here it means performing these processes electronically.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the functions of MPU 1-4 shown in FIG. 1. A document file 1-6a as shown in FIG. 6 below is stored on the disk 1-6. The document data is passed by the control means 2-1 to the page processing means 2-2, and is allocated page by page. The page information resulting from the allocation is stored in the storage means 2-3 (
The page stored in the main memory 1-5) and instructed by the control means 2-1 is displayed on the display means 2-4 (CRT display section 1-4).
1). Command input and display page instructions are performed using the input means 2-5 (KBD1-8 and PD1-9), which are analyzed by the control means 2-1 and then sent to the page processing means 2-2 and display control means 2-4. Do it by controlling. Document data in the hard disk drive 1-6 is inputted from the input means 2-5, allocated by the page processing means 2-2, and stored in the storage means 2-3.
After the data is stored, the operator instructs a "disc save command" using the input means 2-5, and the data is saved. The format of the document data on the storage means 2-3 may be the same as the format of the document data on the hard disk drive 1-6, but it may be changed so that it can be easily processed by the control means 2-1 and the page processing means 2-2. Good too.

FIG. 3 shows an input editing screen of the document processing apparatus of this embodiment. 3-1 is a display screen compatible with document paper,
Initially (when creating a new document), black dots 3-4 are displayed to indicate that no document data (character data) has been input. 3-2 is a document editing cursor that indicates the current data input/editing position. A pointing cursor 3-3 operates in conjunction with the PD 1-9 in FIG. 1, and moves the document cursor 3-2, sets a range, and issues commands together with a switch (not shown) of the PD 1-9. The data from KBD1-8 is input from the input editing cursor 3-2 while being converted into kana-kanji. 3-5 is document paper 3- in the edit menu
Select functions that can be performed on 1 and switch data to be input and edited. 3-6 is a command menu which shows sub-functions of each function of the edit menu 3-5.

<Explanation of text editing> Text editing allows inputting and editing of characters on paper or within a frame. Character input is performed using functions such as romaji-kana conversion or kana-kanji conversion. A format is assigned to each sheet of paper, including the paper size, the position of the hanmen (the area for inputting and editing the document on the sheet), the number of columns, the number of lines in a column, the font size of the main text, and the font (Mincho, Gothic, etc.), folio (page number), column (heading outside the margin), etc. are defined. Characters are organized and displayed or printed according to this format. In addition, the editing functions allow you to partially change the font size and font, set headings such as large headings, medium headings, and subheadings, modify characters such as underlining, point marks, ruby, superscripts, subscripts, centering, right alignment, etc. Also perform line alignment such as left alignment and equal allocation. It also has a search and replace function that searches for a string and replaces it with another string. Further, the cursor 3-2 moves to follow the characters as they are moved, input, or deleted.

[0015] Among format-related items, page numbers, column heading numbers, etc. can be changed during the document. Normally, these formats only determine the font, printing position, etc.
The content determined by the page processing means 2-2 is printed. For example, in the case of a folio, the first page of the document data can be determined as 1, the next page as 2, the next page as 3, etc. However, there may be times when you want to renumber the pages midway through, for example to add a table of contents. In this case, this can be achieved by inserting a folio command in the middle of the document data that specifies redistribution starting from a specific page number. Note that this command also makes it possible to suppress printing of page numbers.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of changing the page number. Figure 4(a) shows page number 4, which indicates page 5, on the third page of text data consisting of four pages.
When -1 is input, pages with page numbers 3 and 4 are changed to 5 and 6, respectively, as shown in FIG. 4(b). Furthermore, it is also possible to change the entire format or a part of the format from the middle of the document data by inserting another format.

<Description of figure editing> Next is figure editing, which includes inputting figures such as straight lines, circles, rectangles, and ellipses, changing surface types and line types, moving figures, copying, erasure, transformation,
It has editing functions such as rotation, enlargement, and reduction. It is also composed of multiple layers, and has functions such as a multi-layer structure that allows each layer to be displayed and edited individually, and multiple layers to be displayed in an overlapping manner.

<Explanation of image editing> Image editing is
Inputting the image obtained from the image scanner 1-11, rotating, reversing, moving, copying, and erasing the image data, dot-by-dot editing to edit in units of dots, and trimming to cut out desired parts of the image data. Has a function.

<Description of frame editing> Frame editing consists of floating frames (floating blocks) whose positions change depending on document editing, and fixed frames (fixed blocks) whose positions are fixed due to document editing.
This includes new definitions, modifications, deletions, etc. <Table layout process> Table layout processing allows editing of frames that are not small sets (document data). Functions can be broadly divided into two: line editing, which draws, moves, or deletes ruled lines, and character editing, which inputs characters and modifies them such as underlining and ruby. The purpose of ruled line editing is to create a table by drawing ruled lines, and to create a rectangular area surrounded by ruled lines called a cell. Text can be entered into this cell. The purpose of character editing is to input characters into cells created by ruled line editing. By using these two editing functions, you can quickly create high-quality and complex tables.
And it's easy to make.

<Document File Dividing Process> FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a menu displayed when a document dividing key (not shown) is pressed on the text editing screen. When this document division key is pressed, the subsequent document (the second half of the document) including the currently open page is divided from the document being edited. This menu instructs how to set the format and preset information of information such as page numbers and columns that should originally be continuous for the latter half of the divided document. When "standard format" 5-1 is designated as a format, a standard format in a format library (not shown) possessed by the document processing apparatus of this embodiment is used. Also, "Document beginning format" 5
If -2 is specified, the original format of the divided document will be used. In this case, the CPU 1-4 can achieve this by copying the format data of the divided document into the format data for the document file in the latter half of the division. Furthermore, when "format when dividing" 5-3 is specified, the format determined at the beginning of the page (second half of the document) is used. Therefore, even if the format is changed in the middle of the document file, it will be used correctly as the format for the latter half of the divided document. 5- for folio, column, and heading numbers
If you specify "Follow format" in 4, 5-6, 5-8, the preset information of the information that should be continuous will be
It is not inserted into the second half of the divided document file. Therefore, these pieces of information function according to the format information of the document file. If you specify 5-5 "Page when dividing", 5-7 "Pillar when dividing", and 5-9 "Number when dividing", the above preset information will be added to the second half of the divided document file. is inserted. Therefore, the document file in the second half starts from the preset information.

FIG. 6 shows a document file management processing screen of the document processing apparatus of this embodiment. This document processing device can display multiple screens (called windows) separately or overlapping them using a method called multi-window. 6-1 displays the name of the window, changes the overlap between the window and other windows, instructs to print the document file in the window, and displays the part that cannot be displayed as a window. Used to indicate something to do. 6-2 is the file management menu for document management processing, which allows you to change the name of the document file displayed in this window, create a binder for grouping, copy it, or change the display in this window. such as changing the form,
This window is used to instruct management operations for document files within this window. 6-3 is a menu for instructing "document alignment", 6-5-1, 6-5-2,..., 6-5-15
When the document files indicated by are made into continuous documents, check the consistency of the format and preset information at the boundaries,
If alignment is not achieved, instructions are given as to whether or not alignment can be achieved. Reference numeral 6-4 is a menu for instructing "document combination", which allows document files shown as 6-5-1, 6-5-2, . . . , 6-5-15 to be combined. for example,
When printing each document file 6-5-1 to 6-5-15, a folio is specified for each document file,
If the page numbers are duplicated or discontinuous if printed as is, then whether or not to align them to make a continuous number of pages corresponds to this.

FIG. 7 shows the two document files shown in FIG.
This is a screen (instruction menu) that is displayed when an inconsistency occurs at the boundary when "Document Alignment" 6-3 is specified. If an inconsistency occurs in the format, specify 7-1 to make the match, and if there is no need to make the match, specify 7-2. Further, if a mismatch occurs in the preset information, an instruction to make the match is made in step 7-3, and if there is no need to make the match, a step in 7-4 is given. In any case, when the settings related to matching are completed, by instructing "Execute", processing is performed according to the settings.

FIG. 8 shows the two document files in FIG.
To explain in more detail, when "Document Merge" 6-4 is specified, "Chapter 2" is created after "Chapter 1" document file 6-5-1.
This is a processing menu that appears on the display screen when an instruction is given to combine the document files 6-5-2. In principle, the name of the combined document is the name of the previous document file (in the above case, "Chapter 1"). Combined document (Chapter 2)
Since the document file 6-5-2) exists in the previous document file, it may be deleted, but in some cases it may be desirable to leave it as is. Therefore, the instruction as to whether or not to delete the document to be combined (document file 6-5-2) is achieved by selecting either one of the columns 8-1 and 8-2. Columns 8-3 and 8-4 specify whether to insert the format of the documents to be combined as separate format data into the middle of the document when two documents are combined. Columns 8-5, 8-6, and 8-7 specify how to handle preset information when combined. "Match" in column 8-5 instructs to modify the preset information so that it matches at that time. "Delete" in column 8-6 instructs to delete preset information. Saving in column "8-7" instructs to make the preset information valid as is. In this example, it is decided whether to insert the format or not, but the consistency of the format is checked, and if the format is not consistent, it is inserted, and if it is consistent, it is not inserted. You can also use it as

<Example of Data Format> FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the format of one document file in the hard disk 1-6. The "header" 9-1 stores flags of a hardware environment in which the document file can operate, pointers to each data 9-2 to 9-6 in the document file, and the like. "Main document format" 9-2 stores the format data of the document data of the entire main document file. The "fixed frame control unit" 9-3 stores the size of the fixed frame, the attributes of the frame, a pointer to the fixed frame data, and the like. "Fixed frame data" 9-4 stores actual data of sentences, tables, figures, and images input into the fixed frame. In the "page data" 9-5, data allocated to each page is stored separated into page units. The data in units of pages includes sentences, figures, and images, and the illustration shows that there is information for a total of n pages. "Page data table" 9-6 stores pointers to data in each page of page data 9-5.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating main document format 9-2 in FIG. 9 in more detail. The "header" 10-1 stores the length, name, version, etc. of this main document format. "Paper format" 10-2 stores information such as the size of the paper, whether it is placed vertically or horizontally, and the type of form. "Hanmen/Main Text" 10-3 includes settings for top, bottom, left and right margins, columns, number of columns, line pitch, character pitch, number of lines, number of characters, etc.
Main text font, text font size, etc. are stored, and "emphasis settings"
10-4 stores information such as the font, character size, etc. for the emphasis command. Also, "Heading Settings" 10
-5 includes the font and font size for the heading command, the line of the main text of the heading specification character, the front and back spacing of the heading,
Information such as heading border information, heading number format, etc. is stored. "Enclosing rule" 10-6 stores the vertical and horizontal distances from the character string when drawing an enclosing rule. "Register mark" 10-7 stores information such as the position of the register mark on the paper. "Kugiri Rule" 10-8
Stores information such as the size of the front and back spaces of the border lines, and the type of ruled line. "Folio" 10-9 includes the font of the folio, the font size, the position on which the folio is placed on the paper,
Information such as the format of the folio is stored. "Pillar" 10
-10 stores information such as the font and font size of the pillars, the position of the pillars on the paper, and the use of headings as the pillars. The "indent tab" 10-11 stores information such as the starting end of the group, the end of the group, and the tab set position.

The settings of these main document formats 9-2 can be changed by giving instructions related to format command settings, but changing settings affects the entire document. Furthermore, if it is desired to change part or all of the format from the middle of the document, this can be accomplished by giving an instruction for setting a separate format insertion command from a menu displayed on the display screen or from the keyboard. The data set by this separate format insertion command will be inserted into the document as command data. Since the character code etc. in the document is a 2-byte JIS code, by setting the most significant bit to "1", it can be determined that it is not a character code but command data.

FIG. 11 shows the format of the separate format insertion command inserted into document data. In this embodiment, the document data is JI
It consists of the character code S, etc., but the attributes defined in the format are as shown in command figures 11(a) and (b).
It is possible to call. For example, in the format shown in Fig. 11(a), the start of the command is "heading start",
If you use a heading string as a parameter and ``end heading'' as the end of the command, the heading has been set. The actual operation as a heading is performed by the page processing means 2-2 in FIG. If a command takes multiple parameters, it is specified by inserting a code indicating a "delimiter" at the boundary between the parameters of each command in the format shown in FIG. 11(b). The formats of these commands are used for the preset commands such as the folio and pillar mentioned above.

<Flowchart of processing procedure> Next, FIG.
The document processing and typesetting processing procedures of this embodiment will be explained with reference to the flowchart No. 2. Note that the term "document" as used herein includes not only text but also image data and the like, as already explained. Furthermore, in order to simplify the explanation, the explanation of the key controller etc. is omitted, and all MPU1
-4 is managed. Further, although the processing procedure is programmed, it may be stored in the hard disk 1-6 or may be stored in a ROM. however,
Naturally, if the program is stored on the hard disk 1-6, it will be loaded into the main memory 1-5.

[0029] In step S1, the MPU1-4 selects the KBD1-
8 or PD1-7, etc., and when the input is made, it is determined in step S2 whether it is a document call command. If it is not a call command, the control shifts to another control (description will be omitted as it is not directly related to the present invention). If it is a call command, it is determined in step S3 whether the image memory or page memory (not shown) has no document data and is in a blank state, that is, in an initial state. If it is not in the initial state, the process proceeds to step S5 and onwards, and if it is in the initial state, in step S4, the external hard disk device 1-6 is
Recall document data into memory from etc. Next, in steps S5 and S6, the document data developed on the VRAM 1-2 and the editing menu are displayed on the CRT display section 1-1, for example, as shown in FIG. 3. K in step S7
Waits for key input from BD1-8 or PD1-7,
When there is a key input, the instruction by the key input is determined and the corresponding processing is performed in each of the following branch steps.

First, if the key input is an instruction to move the cursor 3-2, the cursor 3-2 is moved as a position cursor in step S9. If it is determined that the key input is a command to specify a "range specification" key on a keyboard (not shown), the process advances from step S10 to step S11, and the cursor 3-2 is set as a range specification cursor. If the key input is, for example, an editing command such as line alignment, the process proceeds from step S12 to step S13, in which the corresponding editing command is executed, and then, in step S14, it is determined whether or not to perform partial correction. If it is a partial correction, the corrected portion is redisplayed on the CRT display section 1-1 in step S15. If the correction is not a partial correction, a full correction command is waited for in step S16, and when the command is input, the full correction is performed, and a full correction screen is displayed on the CRT display section 1-1 in step S17. If the key input is a format command, the process advances from step S18 to step S19, and after executing the input format command, the above correction is performed in step S14.

If the key input is a frame editing command,
A frame editing command is executed in step S21. If the key input is a print command, print processing is executed in step S23. Furthermore, if the key input is a table layout command, table layout processing is executed in step S25. And if the key input is another application selection command,
In step S27, other application processing, such as document updating, is performed.

<Document division processing> The document division processing is shown in the flowchart of FIG. 13, and is processed as one application when another application is selected in the previous step S26. First, in step S31, the page P on which division is to be started is checked. If the page to be divided is the first page, the division is meaningless, so step S32
Displays an error and returns as is. In addition, in step S31, if the page to be divided is the second page or later, the process advances to step S33, waits for input of an instruction as to the format of the latter half of the document file after division, and follows the instructions in step S34 below. -36. If the "standard format" is to be used, in step S34, a standard format predetermined by the present document processing apparatus is secured from the format library as the format after division. In addition, if it is the "starting format of the document" in step S33, the main document 9 of the document file to be divided is determined in step S35.
-2 is reserved as the format after division. In step S3, "
If the format is "format at the time of division", the format is secured from the current format table used when allocating pages in step S36. The current format table starts with the format of the first data on the first page as the main document format, and if the format is changed midway through, this table is updated without changing the original main document format. This format table is also referred to when the page processing means 2-2 allocates pages.

In step S37, the secured format is secured as format F of the latter half of the document after division. Step S
In step S38, the handling of the leaflet after division is checked, and if the page is to be used as the page at the time of division, the value of the leaflet of page P is determined in step S39, and a leaflet command N that becomes part of the document data is created. Furthermore, when an instruction to follow the format is given, no folio command is created and the main document format of the divided document is followed. Next, in step S40, the handling of the column after division is checked, and if it is to be used as a column at the time of division, the column character string of page P is obtained in step S41, and a column command H that becomes part of the document data is created. In step S42, the handling of the divided heading numbers is examined. If it is to be used as a column for division, the heading number of the page P is determined in step S43, and a heading number command H that becomes part of the document data is created.

[0034] When the above processing is completed, in step S44, the first page to page (P-1) are stored in the hard disk 1-6 as the first half of the document. Furthermore, in step S45, all pages after page P are created as one document D, and if there is a folio command N, a column command H, and a heading number command M, they are inserted into the first page of the document D. Finally, in step S46, the main document format of the document is set to F, other document file information is arranged, and the information is written to the hard disk 1-6, and the process returns to the main routine. Although the original document has not been described here, the original document may be deleted after being divided, or may be saved.

<Document matching process> FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the document matching process. To simplify the explanation, no errors are displayed, and corrections are made if consistency is not achieved. The document matching process is called during the document file management process. First, in step S51, the first document of the two files to be checked for consistency is allocated sequentially from the first page using the page processing means 2-2. As a result of allocating the document, the format F1 and format preset information P of the last page of the first document are determined in step S52.
Confirm 1. Next, in step S53, the main document format F2 of the second document is secured. Further, in step S54, format preset information P2 on the first page of the second document is secured. If there is no format preset information, the format preset information P2 is assumed to be insubstantial. Here, in step S55, the format F1 and the format F2 are compared, and if the contents substantially match, the process moves to step S57. If they do not match, the main document format of the second document is changed to the content of F1 in step S56.

In step S57, format preset information P1 and P2 are compared. If the contents do not match, the process advances to step S58, where it is determined whether format preset information for the second document exists, and if it exists, the process advances to step S59.
The format preset information of the second document is corrected to P1. If it is determined in step S58 that the format preset information P2 does not exist, the format preset information P1 is created as format preset information of the second document in step S60, and the format preset information P1 is transferred to the second document file in step S61. Insert it at the beginning of the first page. Next, in step S62, it is checked whether there is a mismatch in either the format or the format preset information, and if there is a mismatch, step S6
The document aligned in step 3 is written to the hard disk 1-6.

<Document Merging Process> FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the document combining process. This document combining process is called during the document file management process. Although the explanation may be complicated, this document combining process is performed after instructing "Document combining" 6-4 with the graphic cursor linked to PD1-9 while displaying the document file list shown in FIG. -9 to move the icon of the file to be combined (later document) so that it overlaps the icon of the file to be combined (previous document). This also applies to the document matching process described above.

In step S71, the first document (document to be combined) of the two files to be combined is sequentially allocated from the first page using the page processing means 2-2. As a result of allocating the document, the format F1 and format preset information P of the last page of the first document are determined in step S72.
Confirm 1. Next, in step S73, the main document format F2 of the second document (document to be combined) is secured. Here, the format preset information instruction is checked in step S74, and if it is saved or matched, the format preset information P2 on the first page of the second document is secured in step S75. Further, in step S76, the format preset information is checked, and if matching is specified, the format preset information P1 and P2 are compared in step S77, and if the contents do not match, the format preset information of the second document is changed in step S78. Correct to P1.

On the other hand, if the format preset information is deleted in step S74, the format preset information P2 of the second document is deleted in step S79. Now, step S80
When the process progresses to , it is checked whether formatting should be merged when merging. When inserting, the second
Insert format F2 at the beginning of the document data as separate format command data. Next, in step S82, document D is created by combining the document data parts of the first document and the second document. Furthermore, the document D is allocated using the main document format F1, and a page data table PT is created. Next, in step S84, a document is created based on the main document format F1, document data D, and page data table PT, and written on the hard disk 1-6. Next, in step S85, the handling of the second document is checked, and if it is to be deleted, the second document is deleted in step S86.

[0040] Although format matching has not been explained here, this embodiment is adapted to extract the format of the last page of the first document file and compare it with the main document format of the second document file to ensure consistency. Needless to say, changes can be easily made. As explained above, according to the division process of this embodiment, the format of the document after division is the same as that at the time of division, so that the continuity of the document format is maintained. Become. In addition, information that is originally continuous, such as page numbers, columns (headers/footers), and heading numbers, is also set as preset information for each divided document, so the continuity of the document is maintained in this respect as well. It will be preserved.

[0041] In the embodiment, an example in which the page is divided into pages has been described, but the division may be made into arbitrary lines. In this case, the format of the document after division may be the line format at the time of division. Further, according to the matching process of this embodiment, even if processing is performed on each divided document to cause the document to become discontinuous, it is possible to easily match the documents into a continuous document.

Furthermore, according to the merging process of this embodiment, even if processing is performed on each divided document to cause the continuity to be lost, it is possible to easily create a merging document with continuity. Become.

[0043]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, even if the information that connects documents held in individual document files becomes meaningless due to editing changes in individual document files, , it becomes possible to construct one continuous document file when these files are combined.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a document processing device in an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of main parts of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an input editing screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating changes made by a folio.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a menu displayed when document division is instructed.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a document file management screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a menu displayed when document matching is instructed.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a menu displayed when instructing to combine documents.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a data format of one document information stored in a hard disk drive.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the contents of a main document format that is part of the document data format.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a data format of a separate format insertion command in the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a document processing device and a typesetting process procedure in the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing document division processing in the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing document matching processing in the embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing document combining processing in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1-1 CRT display section 1-2 VRAM 1-3 Display control section 1-4 MPU 1-5 Main memory 1-6 Hard disk device 1-6a Book file 1-7 I/O bus 1-8 Keyboard 1-9 Pointing device 1-10 Printer 1-11 Scanner 2-1 Control means 2-2 Page processing means 2-3 Memory means 2-4 Display means 2-5 Input means

Claims (2)

[Claims] [Claim 1] In a document processing device that processes document data consisting of main information such as characters, figures, images, etc. and format information that determines the format of the main information, multiple document files are processed in a format unique to each document file. a storage means for storing information together; a combination means for combining each document file stored in the storage means; and when the combination means combines a second document file after the first document file, at least the second 1. A document processing apparatus, comprising: control means for controlling format information at a head position of a document file to be invalidated. [Claim 2] The format information includes a page number,
2. The document processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a header/footer and a heading number.