JPH04367971A - document processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To synthesize synthetic printing of plural files at the time of execution of printing without synthesizing it at the time of editing. CONSTITUTION:This document processor is provided with a storage means 6 for storing a document by a file format, a means 4 for printing the document, a detecting means for detecting a control character for indicating to insert other document and a document name to be inserted from in the document to be printed and a printing control means for suspending printing by detecting the control character and executing the control so that the document of the detected document name is read out of the storage means 6 and printed.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document processing apparatus that can combine and print a document to be printed with another document.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to perform this type of composite printing, in order to create an arbitrary layout, multiple files to be composited must be actually expanded and set on an editing screen.
It was printing.

0003

However, in order to expand and synthesize a plurality of files, there are cases where printing must be performed in multiple batches due to storage capacity limitations.

[0004] Furthermore, during expansion, the layout shape is fixed to some extent in order to match each file.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a document processing apparatus that can perform composite printing of a plurality of files at the time of execution of printing, rather than at the time of editing.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the document processing device of the present invention includes a storage means for storing documents in a file format, a printing means for printing the documents, and a document processing device for storing documents in the document to be printed. a detection means for detecting a control character for instructing the insertion of a document, and a document name to be inserted; and a detection means for interrupting printing upon detection of the control character, reading out a document with the detected document name from the storage means, and printing the document. and a printing control means for controlling the printing process.

[0007] As a result, while printing one file,
It is possible to call up other files, insert them, and print them whenever necessary.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram in this embodiment. In the figure, 1 is a keyboard for inputting characters and commands, and 2 is a CPU that performs various processes according to processing procedures stored in a program memory 5 and controls each part of the system. 3 is a CRT for displaying various data such as edited documents; 4 is a printer for printing; and 5 is a computer storing programs for executing various processes including the processing procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. A program memory 6 is a document memory for storing document data in a file format, and a work memory 7 temporarily stores data during operation of the system and is also used as a document editing area.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the contents of a document file for executing composite printing by the apparatus of the present invention.

In the figure, "insert print" on the 6th line of document A is a control character that indicates the position where another document is inserted and printed when document A is printed, and "document B" that follows this control character is is the document name to be inserted.

[0012] In order to distinguish this document name from the original text of document A, a character (sequence) that is not used as a document name may be used as a delimiter.

[0013] When printing document A using the apparatus of the present invention, when the control character "insert print" is detected, printing of document A is interrupted, document B is read and printed, and document B is printed. Once finished, printing of document A is resumed from the point where it was interrupted. Therefore, as a print result, the content of document B is inserted into the designated position of document A, and composite printing is realized.

The above processing will be explained using the flowchart of FIG.

In step S1, it is determined whether there is a control character in the Nth line. If there is no control character, the process advances to S2; if there is,
Proceed to step S5. Note that in the initial state, N=1. In step S2, the Nth line of document A is printed, and the process proceeds to step S3. In step S3, N=N+1,
Move the processing target to the next line. In step S4, it is determined whether all lines of document A have been processed, and if the processing has been completed, the printing process is ended. If not completed, step S1
Return to

On the other hand, if there is a control character in step S1, then in step S5, document B is printed following the previous line of printed document A, and when printing of document B is finished, step S5 is executed.
Proceed to step 3 and move the processing to the line following the line containing the control character. As a result, the remaining portion of document A will be printed following document B.

[Other Embodiments] In the above embodiment, another document is inserted in the middle of one document, but the printing process may be ended when the other document is printed. . By doing so, the portion of the original document below the control characters becomes an area that is not printed and can be used for memos and the like.

Similarly, if printing of the original document is restarted from the specified line after printing the inserted document, printing will not be possible between the line where the control character is set and the line where printing is restarted. This area can be used to write information that does not need to be printed but is necessary for editing, such as an outline of document B.

[0019]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention,
When you want to print a document in which another document is inserted into one document, the insertion is not required at the editing stage, so even if the amount of documents as a result of insertion exceeds the capacity of the editing area, it can be achieved with a simple operation. In particular, a large document can be managed as multiple files, and when printing, the entire document can be printed by issuing a print instruction for one file.

[0020] In addition, by creating a separate file for parts that are common to multiple documents as insert documents, memory can be saved without affecting the printing process, and corrections to these parts can be made all at once. It can be done by

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of a document processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a document file.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for insert printing.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Keyboard 2 CPU 3 CRT 4 Printer 5 Program memory 6 Document memory 7 Work memory

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A storage means for storing a document in a file format, a printing means for printing the document, a control character for instructing the insertion of another document from the document to be printed, and a name of the document to be inserted. and a print control means that controls to interrupt printing upon detection of the control character, read out a document with the detected document name from the storage means, and print it. Device.