JPH0465747A - Output system for character padded into message - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] Regarding an embedded character output method that embeds embedded characters in a message and outputs the embedded characters, order information of characters to be embedded in a message is stored in advance, and based on this, information on the order of characters to be embedded in a message is output. The aim is to display diagnostic messages that are easy for many people to understand in any language by embedding messages in the desired language. A message table is created in advance to store messages containing embedded characters with order information for each language, and when an error occurs during program execution, a message in the specified language corresponding to the error is generated. The message of the number is taken out from the message table, and error information etc. are sequentially embedded and output in the part of the embedded characters according to the order information of the part of the embedded characters of the extracted message.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a message embedded character output method that embeds embedded characters in a message and outputs the message.

[Problems to be solved by conventional technology and the invention] When a program conveys errors in usage or information to the user,
Output (display/print) diagnostic messages. Also,
Messages are output in the language of the country so that the person using the program can easily understand them.

However, when there are multiple embedded characters in a message, it is extremely difficult to create a message in the language of that country and be conscious of the output order of the embedded characters due to differences in grammar. There was a problem in that the message was difficult to understand because it matched the output order of the embedded characters. A detailed explanation will be given below using FIG. 3. In this example, the value of parameter PGM is incorrect and an error occurs while executing module ABC.

In FIG. 3, ■ indicates an English message.

The @@@ part in this English message is where embedded characters are inserted.

■ is a P in the embedded character part of the English message of ■.
It is embedded and displayed in the order of GM and ABC.

■ indicates a message in Japanese corresponding to ■.

The @@@ part in this Japanese message is where embedded characters are inserted.

■ is displayed by embedding it in the order of PGM and ABC in the part where the embedded characters are placed in the Japanese message in ■, and the phrasing of the Japanese sentence is reversed from the English sentence, resulting in a message that does not make sense. ing.

■ is a Japanese message that was forcibly created in the same order as the embedded characters of the English message ■, instead of the Japanese message ■.

■ is a display with embedded characters embedded in ■.

Embedded characters “PGM” AB in the above ■English message
For the English message of ■ embedded in the order of “C”,
0Embedded characters “PGM”ABC” in Japanese message
I was trying to display the Japanese messages embedded in the order of ■. For this reason, the Japanese message was forcibly created to match the order of the characters to be embedded in the English message, resulting in a message that was extremely difficult to understand, leading to misunderstandings among users. .

The present invention stores in advance information on the order of characters to be embedded in a message, and based on this information, embeds the characters in the message and displays the message in a desired language, thereby creating a diagnostic message that is easy for many people to understand. The purpose is to make it possible to display it in the following languages.

[Means to solve the problem]

Means for solving the problem will be explained with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, message table 1 is a table in which messages containing embedded characters (for example @1@, etc.) that are associated with message numbers and have order information corresponding to the language are created and stored in advance for each language. It is.

[Effect]

As shown in FIG. 1, when an error or the like occurs during program execution, the present invention retrieves a message with a message number in a specified language corresponding to the error from a message table 1, and Error information etc. are embedded and output sequentially according to the order information of the embedded character part.

Therefore, by storing the order information of the characters to be embedded in the embedded character part of the message according to the language in advance, and displaying the message in the desired language by embedding it in the message based on this order information, it is possible to Diagnostic messages that are easy for people to understand can be displayed in any language.

〔Example〕

Next, the configuration and operation of one embodiment of the present invention will be explained in detail using FIGS. 1 and 2.

In FIG. 1, a message table 1 is provided in an executable load module obtained by compiling a program, and contains embedded characters (for example, @1
This is a table in which messages containing characters such as @) are created and stored in advance for each language. Here, messages in two languages, English messages and Japanese messages, are stored. @@@, @1@, etc. in a message are embedded characters. @@@ is used when there is no specification of the order in which embedded characters are embedded, such as "PGM"
ABC" etc. are embedded in order from the beginning. On the other hand, @2
@ and @1@ are cases in which the order in which the embedded characters are to be embedded is specified, and the embedded characters are embedded in the order included in the embedded characters (described later with reference to FIG. 2).

The embedding character table 2 is a table used to sequentially embed embedding characters into the message of the corresponding message number taken out from the message table 1. For example, if there is an error in the value of parameter "PGM" while executing a module with module name "ABC" and an error message is displayed, the parameter "PGM" corresponding to IDI
This is to embed the module name "ABC" corresponding to "D2" into the message extracted from message number 100 in the message table 1 as shown by the dotted arrow in the figure.

Next, the operation of the configuration shown in FIG. 1 will be explained in detail using FIG.

In FIG. 2, ■ starts execution of program data processing.

■: An error occurs (error in the parameter section).

For example, while executing a module with the module name "ABC", there is an error in the value of "PGM" in the parameter section, and an error occurs.

In response to this error occurrence, set the embedded character section. For example, the first output embedded character is the parameter name "PGM"
” and set the module name “ABC” as the second output embedded character.

These are IDI and ID2 of embedded character table 2 in Figure 1.
The first and second output embedded characters parameter name "PGM" and module name "ABC" are respectively set as shown in the figure.

■ Calls the message output routine (internal/external) and outputs the message. This checks the setting mode for outputting the message (type of output foreign language, eg Japanese, English, etc.).

A message corresponding to the foreign language is output. For example, if the setting mode is Japanese, a Japanese message will be output based on the message definition (@2@ is the module name "AB".
C" setting, @1@ set parameter name "PGM")
. This is because the parameter @1@ of message module @2@ of message number 100 of the Japanese message in message table 1 in Figure 1 is wrong.

The second "ABC" set to 0 and the first "PGM" are embedded in the embedded characters "@2@"@1@" in that order, and a Japanese message as shown in (2) is output.

(2) ends the program data processing.

■ indicates a Japanese message output with 0.

In this case, as mentioned above, in response to the @ error occurrence, the embedded literature section is set, and the Japanese message (message number 10 in Figure 1) retrieved by the message output routine in ■ is displayed.
In the embedded characters “@2@” @1@” in the Japanese message extracted from 0), “ABC” P is inserted in the corresponding order.
GM" is embedded and displayed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, the order information of characters to be embedded in the embedded character part of a message is stored in advance according to the language, and the order information is embedded in the message based on this order information to select the desired language. Since the system adopts a configuration that displays diagnostic messages, etc., diagnostic messages that are easy for many people to understand can be displayed in any language.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the prior art. In the figure, 1 represents a message table, 2 represents an embedded character table, and @@@, @1@, and @2@ represent embedded characters.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an embedded character output method that embeds embedded characters in a message and outputs the embedded characters, a message containing embedded characters that is associated with a message number and has order information corresponding to the language is generated in advance for each language. A message table (1) is created and stored, and when an error occurs during program execution, a message with a message number in a specified language corresponding to the error is retrieved from the message table (1) and this 1. A message embedded character output method, characterized in that the message embedded character output method is configured to sequentially embed and output error information, etc. in the embedded character part of an extracted message according to order information of the embedded character part.