JPH0216675A - Document format preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the examination of a document item easy and to rapidly modify-edit by retrieving document item using hysteresis stored already, referring, quoting and modifying at the time of input-editing to input-edit the document item and to store it to a document item means. CONSTITUTION:When a user finish inputting the information of a document item to a document edit preparing means 1, the inputted information is stored to a document item storing means 3 once. Next, the stored information of the document item is transferred to a ruled line generating means 2, and a result is transferred to the means 1 together with the information of the document item again. When the user sees a prepared document format, the document format is different from his intention and the necessity of modifying is generated, the size, the ruled line, etc., of the arrangement and the item column of the document item are edited by the means 1 directly and are stored to a document format storing means 7. At the same time, document item using history on the document item used in the item format is updated and stored to a document item using history storing means 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a form format generation device that generates a form format while searching and editing stored form items and form formats in a computer system.

[Conventional technology]

Traditionally, form creation on computer systems has been done by the form creator using a general-purpose screen editor, etc., and inputting the items and borders of the form directly into the computer while thinking about the layout of the form. The new form format was to store form items and form borders as one file. In this method, when creating a form, the user must consider the form items themselves and the layout of the form at the same time, placing a heavy burden on the user and requiring skill.

On the other hand, in order to reduce the burden on users, there is a method of automatically generating ruled lines in a form format. This is to store a form such as the size of a form column as attribute data of a form item when inputting a form item, and to generate ruled lines for the form based on this information. This method allows users to consider the form items themselves and the item layout separately when creating a form, making it possible to create a form more efficiently.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, even with the above method, if it is necessary to modify the created form format, it is difficult to make corrections. Instead, it is necessary to go back to the form item input means, correct information such as the size of the form field, and then use the ruled line generation means to generate ruled lines again based on this information.

Because of this indirect i-format correction, there is a drawback in that the user must repeat a lot of trial and error in order to create the form format that he/she envisions.

In addition, since data is stored in units of form formats, it is difficult to search for form formats using form items as keys, which also has the disadvantage of causing problems for users when considering information items. , Form format generation is done on an ad hoc basis, and it is not possible to utilize past experience in creating form formats to generate new form formats.

The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate such conventional drawbacks,
To provide a form generation device that allows a user to easily examine form items, quickly edit and edit form formats, and accumulate and utilize experience in form generation.

[Means to solve the problem]

The form format generation device of the present invention includes the following steps in generating a form format:
a form item storage means for storing form items; a form item usage history storage means for storing the usage history of the form item; a form item search means for searching the contents of the form item storage means and the form item usage history storage means; A form format storage means for storing edited/created form formats, a form format search means for searching the contents of the form format storage means, and a ruled line generation method for generating ruled lines for the form format from searched form items and item usage history. and a form editing/creating means for editing searched form items or form formats or ruled lines generated by the ruled line generating means.

[Effect]

When creating a form, the user first inputs and edits the form items to be entered into the form using the form editing and creating means, and stores them in the form item storage means. During this input editing, the form item search means searches the form items that have already been stored and the form item usage history stored in the form item usage history storage means, and allows the user to refer to, quote, and modify past forms. You can utilize the accumulation of items. Furthermore, the contents of the form item usage history storage means are searched by the form item search means using the searched and referenced form item as a key, and the information on the searched form item usage history is passed to the form format search means, which retrieves the form item. You can search and refer to the form format you are using.

Next, the information on the form items created here is passed to ruled line generation means. The user modifies and edits the form borders generated by the form editing and creating means to suit the purpose, and stores the completed form form in the form storage means. Also, if necessary, it is passed to external output hardware and the form is output on paper or the like. When storing the form format, the form item usage history regarding the used form item is updated, and the new form item usage history is stored in the form item usage history storage means. Furthermore, when it becomes necessary to modify the created and stored form format, the form format is retrieved by the form format search means and passed to the form editing and creation means. Then, the user edits the form items and ruled lines in the form format, and stores the form again in the form storage means.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In generating a form, the user first inputs information such as form items to be used in the form and the size of the item fields using the form editing/creating means 1. At this time, in order to examine the form items, the user uses the form item search means 4 to search for form items stored in the form item storage means 3 that were used when creating the form format in the past, and The editing/creating means 1 allows the information of existing form items to be referenced and quoted.

In addition, the search by the form item search means 4 not only searches for form items but also searches the use history of the form item stored in the form item usage history means 5, and the user can check the searched form item. , you can see how it has been used in form format up to the time of the search. Furthermore, if necessary, the information retrieved from the form item usage history storage means 5 is passed to the form format search means 6, and the form format using the form item can be searched from the form format storage means 7. I can do it. In other words, it is possible to search for form formats using form items as keys.

When the user finishes inputting the information of the form item into the form editing/creating means 1, the input information is temporarily stored in the form item storage means 3. Next, the stored form item information is passed to the ruled line generation means 2 to generate ruled lines, and the result is passed again to the form editing and creation means 1 together with the form item information. Here, the user can view the generated form format. If the generated form format is different from the user's intention and it becomes necessary to make corrections,
The user can directly edit the arrangement of form items, the size of item fields, ruled lines, etc. using the form editing and creation means 1. The form format completed here is stored in the form format storage means 7. At the same time as this storage, the form item usage history regarding the form item used in this form format is updated and stored in the form item usage history storage means 5.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained in detail above, according to the form creation device according to the present invention, examination of form items,
The layout can be examined quickly and the creation period can be shortened. Furthermore, since experience in creating form formats is recorded as a history and can be easily utilized in creating form forms, it is expected that the quality of the form form itself will be improved through the accumulation and utilization of so-called know-how.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. 1... Form editing and creation means, 2... Ruled line generation means, 3
... form item storage means, 4... form item search means,
5... Form item usage history storage means, 6... Form format search means, 7... Form format storage means. No. 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] In form format generation, a form item storage means for storing form items, a form item usage history storage means for storing the use history of the form item, and a form for searching the contents of the form item storage means and the form item usage history storage means. an item search means, a form format storage means for storing edited/created form formats, a form format search means for searching the contents of said form format storage means, and a ruled line of the form format from the searched form items and item usage history. 1. A form format generating device comprising: a ruled line generating means for generating a ruled line; and a form editing and creating means for editing a searched form item or form, or a ruled line generated by the ruled line generating means.