JP2004133784A - Method and device for publishing database - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a database publishing device capable of efficiently allocating a page template and a small set template to pages even in handling many kinds of property information magazines with one piece of database publishing software. <P>SOLUTION: The small set template prepared by a small set style information generating means 103 and a small set template generating means 104C on the basis of a DTP data 122B (small set layout) and the page template prepared by a page style information generating means 201 and a page template generating means 202C on the basis of a DTP data 122B (area layout) are registered in a property database 121. A small set arrangement/property allocating means, etc., uses property data, the small set template, the page template and a filter to generate an XML document and small set arrangement/property allocating data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

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上表より明らかなように、「セル区分」が「見出し」であるセルには「固定見出し」が設定される。「セル区分」が「割り付け」であり「小組区分」が「見出し」であるセルには「小組テンプレート」にどのような小組が設定されていても「浮動見出し」が設定され、「セル区分」が「割り付け」であり「小組区分」が「物件」であるセルには「小組テンプレート」にどのような小組が設定されていても「物件」が設定される。これは、例えば、「ｍｉｄａｓｈｉ１」の小組テンプレートが見出し用のテンプレートであることや、「小組１」の小組テンプレートが物件用のテンプレートであることをコンピュータに認識させていないためである。従って、実際には、上表の（３）の組み合わせ及び（６）の組み合わせはオペレータの判断で避けることとなる。
【０１５７】
小組名が「ｍｉｄａｓｈｉ１」であるセルには、小組の設計次第で販売店等のデータを流し込むことも可能であり、固定データのみを表示させることも可能である。
【０１５８】
図７７の画面での設定に従ったレイアウトビューを図５９に示す。
【０１５９】
小組配置・物件割当手段１０６Ｂは、図７５の画面で設定され、必要に応じて図７７の画面で修正が加えられた小組配置及び物件割当に従ったＸＭＬ文書１２６及び小組配置・物件割当データ１２７を出力する。
【０１６０】
［実施形態３］
実施形態２では、小組テンプレート生成手段１０４が、自ら作成した各小組テンプレートを一旦プロジェクトファイル１３３に記録した後に、プロジェクトファイル１３３に登録された１又は２以上の小組テンプレートを含む小組テンプレート群１２４のファイルをエクスポートする。そして、小組配置・物件割当手段１０６Ｂが、オペレータにより選択された小組テンプレート群１２４のファイルをインポートし、インポートしたファイルに含まれている小組テンプレートを物件データベース１２１に物件情報掲載誌と関連付けて登録する。
【０１６１】
また、実施形態２では、ページテンプレート生成手段２０２が、自ら作成した各ページテンプレートを一旦プロジェクトファイル１３３に記録した後に、プロジェクトファイル１３３に登録された１又は２以上のページテンプレートを含むページテンプレート群２２２のファイルをエクスポートする。そして、ページテンプレート割当手段２０３が、オペレータにより選択されたページテンプレート群２２２のファイルをインポートし、インポートしたファイルに含まれているページテンプレートを物件データベース１２１に物件情報掲載誌と関連付けて登録する。
【０１６２】
しかしながら、上記の実施形態２の構成及び動作では、オペレータは、エクスポート及びインポートを行わなければならず、作業効率が悪化する。また、同一のデータベースパブリッシング装置で複数種類の物件情報掲載誌を扱う場合に多種類の小組テンプレート及び多種類のページテンプレートをインポートし、その中から現在扱っている物件情報掲載誌に必要な小組テンプレート及びテンプレートを物件データベースに登録することになるので、作業効率が悪化する。更に、１つの小組テンプレート群１２４のファイルに１つの物件情報掲載誌に必要な小組テンプレートが含まれているとは限らず、そうでない場合にはオペレータは複数の小組テンプレート群１２４のファイルをインポートしなければならなくなり、作業効率が悪化する。同様に、１つのページテンプレート群２２２のファイルに１つの物件情報掲載誌に必要なページテンプレートが含まれているとは限らず、そうでない場合にはオペレータは複数のページテンプレート群２２２のファイルをインポートしなければならなくなり、作業効率が悪化する。
【０１６３】
実施形態３は、このような問題点を解決するものである。
【０１６４】
図７８及び図７９に本実施形態によるデータベースパブリッシング装置の一部を示す。なお、図３、図７８及び図７９に示す各部分を合わせたものが本実施形態による全体のデータベースパブリッシング装置を構成する。図７８及び図７９においては、図６０及び図６１に示す実施形態２と同一の部分については同一の符号を付してある。
【０１６５】
図７８及び図７９を図６０及び図６１と比較すると明らかなように、本実施形態によるデータベースパブリッシング装置が実施形態１のものと構成上異なる点は、小組テンプレート群１２４及びページテンプレート群２２２が削除されている点及び小組テンプレート生成手段１０４、ページテンプレート生成手段２０２Ｃ、ページテンプレート割当手段２０３Ｃ及び小組配置・物件割当手段１０６Ｃがそれぞれ小組テンプレート生成手段１０４、ページテンプレート生成手段２０２Ｃ、ページテンプレート割当手段２０３Ｃ及び小組配置・物件割当手段１０６Ｃに変更されている点である。
【０１６６】
また、図７８の信号の流れを示す矢印から明らかなように、小組テンプレート生成手段１０４Ｃは、小組テンプレートを何れかの物件情報掲載誌に関連付けて物件データベース１２１に登録し、ページテンプレート生成手段２０２Ｃはページテンプレートを何れかの物件情報掲載誌に関連付けて物件データベース１２１に登録する。
【０１６７】
更に、図７９の信号の流れを示す矢印から明らかなように、小組配置・物件割当手段１０６Ｂは、現在扱っている物件情報掲載誌に関連付けられて物件データベース１２１に登録されている小組テンプレートを物件データベース１２１から読み出し、ページテンプレート割当手段２０３Ｃは、現在扱っている物件情報掲載誌に関連付けられて物件データベース１２１に登録されているページテンプレートを物件データベース１２１から読出す。
【０１６８】
小組テンプレート生成手段１０４Ｃは、小組テンプレートの出力先を除けば、小組テンプレート生成手段１０４と同一である。ページテンプレート生成手段２０２Ｃは、ページテンプレートの出力先を除けば、ページテンプレート生成手段２０２と同一である。小組配置・物件割当手段１０６Ｃは、小組テンプレート群１２４のファイルから小組テンプレートを入力しない点及び物件データベース１２１に小組テンプレートを出力しない点を除けば、小組配置・物件割当手段１０６Ｂと同一である。ページテンプレート割当手段２０３は、ページテンプレート群２２２の入力先を除けば、ページテンプレート割当手段２０３と同一である。
【０１６９】
次に、小組テンプレート生成手段１０４Ｃ、ページテンプレート生成手段２０２Ｃ、ページテンプレート割当手段２０３Ｃ及び小組配置・物件割当手段１０６Ｃの本発明に特有の動作について詳細に説明する。なお、これらの手段は、実施形態２と同様にコンピュータがコンピュータプログラムを読み込んで実行することにより、コンピュータのハードウェア資源を用いて実現することができる。
【０１７０】
図８０に示すメニュー［ファイル→データベースへ登録→小組テンプレートの登録］がオペレータにより選択されると、小組テンプレート生成手段１０４Ｃは、図８１に示すダイアログボックスを表示する。このダイアログボックスの左側の小組テンプレートのリストボックスにはプロジェクトファイル１３３に登録されている全ての小組テンプレートが表示される。オペレータは、左側の小組テンプレートのリストボックスに表示されている小組テンプレートのうちから物件データベース１２１にエクスポートしたい小組テンプレートを右側の登録する小組テンプレートのリストボックスに移動し、移動した小組テンプレートを関連付けたい物件情報掲載誌を登録先カタログのコンボボックスで選択し、ＯＫボタンを押す。すると、小組テンプレート生成手段１０４Ｃは、図８１のダイアログの右側のリストボックスにある小組テンプレートを登録先カタログのコンボボックスで選択された物件情報掲載誌に関連付けて物件データベース１２１に登録する。
【０１７１】
同様に、図８０に示すメニュー［ファイル→データベースへ登録→ページテンプレートの登録］がオペレータにより選択されると、ページテンプレート生成手段２０２Ｃは、図８２に示すダイアログボックスを表示する。このダイアログボックスの左側のページテンプレートのリストボックスにはプロジェクトファイル１３３に登録されている全てのページテンプレートが表示される。オペレータは、左側のページテンプレートのリストボックスに表示されているページテンプレートのうちから物件データベース１２１にエクスポートしたいページテンプレートを右側の登録する小組テンプレートのリストボックスに移動し、移動したページテンプレートを関連付けたい物件情報掲載誌を登録先カタログのコンボボックスで選択し、ＯＫボタンを押す。すると、ページテンプレート生成手段２０２Ｃは、図８２のダイアログの右側のリストボックスにあるページテンプレートを登録先カタログのコンボボックスで選択された物件情報掲載誌に関連付けて物件データベース１２１に登録する。
【０１７２】
ページテンプレート割当手段２０３Ｃは、図５９又は７７の画面の所定のメニューを辿ることにより起動される。ページテンプレート割当手段２０３Ｃは、起動されると、図７０に示す画面を表示することはせずに、図７２に示す画面を表示する。この画面のページテンプレートのコンボボックスには、現在扱っている物件情報掲載誌に関連付けられて物件データベース１２１に登録されているページテンプレートが表示される。オペレータがこの画面に開始ページ、終了ページ及びこれらの間のページに割り当てることを希望するページテンプレートを入力して「ＯＫ」ボタンを押すと、ページテンプレート割当手段２０３Ｃは、この入力に従って、ページにページテンプレートを割り当てる。
【０１７３】
なお、現在扱っている物件情報掲載誌に関連付けられて登録されているページテンプレートは、図８３に示す画面で確認することができる。図８３に示す画面は、画面下にあるページテンプレートのタブを選択したときのものである。
【０１７４】
小組配置・物件割当手段１０６Ｃも、図５９又は７７に示す画面で別の所定のメニューを辿ることにより起動される。小組配置・物件割当手段１０６Ｃは、起動されると、図７３に示す画面を表示することはせずに、図７５に示す画面を表示する。この表示後の小組配置・物件割当手段１０６Ｃの動作は、小組配置・物件割当手段１０６Ｂのものと同一であるので、説明を省略する。
【０１７５】
なお、現在扱っている物件情報掲載誌に関連付けられて登録されている小組テンプレートは、図８４に示す画面で確認することができる。図８４に示す画面は、画面下にある小組テンプレートのタブを選択したときのものである。
【０１７６】
なお、実施形態２及び実施形態３を複合させて、オペレータが、小組テンプレートの出力先を小組テンプレート群のファイルにするか、又は、物件データベースにするかを選択することができ、また、ページテンプレートの出力先をページテンプレート群のファイルにするか、又は、物件データベースにするかを選択することができるようにしてもよい。また、このように複合させた場合には、実施形態３を基本として小組テンプレート生成手段及びページレイアウト生成手段が予め物件データベースに小組テンプレート及びページテンプレートを登録しておきながらも、実施形態２によりエクスポート及びインポートを経て小組配置・物件割当手段及びページテンプレート割当手段が小組テンプレート及びページテンプレートを物件データベースに追登録することも可能となる。
【０１７７】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように本発明によれば以下の効果が奏される。
【０１７８】
小組配置・物件割当手段が起動されたときに、既に、小組テンプレート生成手段により小組テンプレートが、現在扱っている物件情報掲載誌に関連付けられて物件データベースに登録されているので、小組配置・物件割当手段は、小組テンプレート群から必要な小組テンプレートを選択する必要が無くなる。従って、小組テンプレート群が多数の小組テンプレートを含んでいる場合にその選択により作業効率が低下することを防止することができる。
【０１７９】
同様に、ページテンプレート割当手段が起動されたときに、既に、ページテンプレート生成手段によりページテンプレートが、現在扱っている物件情報掲載誌に関連付けられて物件データベースに登録されているので、ページテンプレート割当手段は、ページテンプレート群から必要なページテンプレートを選択する必要が無くなる。従って、ページテンプレート群が多数のページテンプレートを含んでいる場合にその選択により作業効率が低下することを防止することができる。
【０１８０】
また、１つのデータベースパブリッシングソフトウェアで多種類の物件情報掲載誌を扱う場合でも、ページへのページテンプレート及び小組テンプレートの割当てを効率的に行うことが可能となる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の実施形態１によるデータベースパブリッシング装置の構成を示すブロック図（１／３）である。
【図２】本発明の実施形態１によるデータベースパブリッシング装置の構成を示すブロック図（２／３）である。
【図３】本発明の実施形態１及び２によるデータベースパブリッシング装置の構成を示すブロック図（３／３）である。
【図４】本発明の実施形態１による物件データベースの構造を示す図である。
【図５】本発明の実施形態１による物件を抽出するためのフィルタを管理するツリーの構造を示す図である。
【図６】本発明の実施形態１によるＤＴＰ手段が作成した小組レイアウトの例を示す図である。
【図７】本発明の実施形態１による小組スタイル情報生成手段が図６の小組レイアウトの例を基に生成した小組スタイル情報を示す図である。
【図８】図７に示す小組スタイル情報の階層構造を示す図である。
【図９】本発明の実施形態１による小組スタイル情報生成手段の動作を示すフローチャート（１／３）である。
【図１０】本発明の実施形態１による小組スタイル情報生成手段の動作を示すフローチャート（２／３）である。
【図１１】本発明の実施形態１による小組スタイル情報生成手段の動作を示すフローチャート（３／３）である。
【図１２】本発明の実施形態１による小組テンプレート生成手段が図７に示す小組スタイル情報を基に生成する小組テンプレートを示す図である。
【図１３】本発明の実施形態１による図１２に示す小組テンプレートに対応したＸＭＬ文書の構造を示す図である。
【図１４】本発明の実施形態１による小組テンプレート生成手段の動作を示すフローチャート（１／２）である。
【図１５】本発明の実施形態１による小組テンプレート生成手段の動作を示すフローチャート（２／２）である。
【図１６】本発明の実施形態１による小組テンプレート生成手段が表示する画面を示す図（１／４）である。
【図１７】本発明の実施形態１による小組テンプレート生成手段が表示する画面を示す図（２／４）である。
【図１８】本発明の実施形態１による小組テンプレート生成手段が表示する画面を示す図（３／４）である。
【図１９】本発明の実施形態１による小組テンプレート生成手段が表示する画面を示す図（４／４）である。
【図２０】本発明の実施形態１による小組テンプレート又はページテンプレートをエクスポートするためのメニューを表示した画面の図である。
【図２１】本発明の実施形態１によるエクスポートする小組テンプレートを選択するための画面の図である。
【図２２】本発明の実施形態１によるエクスポートする小組テンプレート群を格納するファイルを指定するための画面の図である。
【図２３】本発明の実施形態１によるマスターレイアウトを作成するための画面を示す図である。
【図２４】本発明の実施形態１による原データを作成するための画面を示す図である。
【図２５】本発明の実施形態１による対象ページに割り当てる物件データを抽出するためのフィルタを選択するための画面を示す図である。
【図２６】本発明の実施形態１による対象ページに割り当てる物件データを並べ替える順序を決定するための画面を示す図である。
【図２７】本発明の実施形態１によるマスターレイアウトに従った小組の配置を変更するための画面を示す図である。
【図２８】本発明の実施形態１による各小組に割り当てる各物件を変更するための画面を示す図である。
【図２９】本発明の実施形態１による各ページにおいて各割り付け位置に割り付ける小組の種類と物件を表示し、変更するための画面を示す図である。
【図３０】本発明の実施形態１で生成するＸＳＬＴ電子文書の第１の例を示す図（１／２）である。
【図３１】本発明の実施形態１で生成するＸＳＬＴ電子文書の第１の例を示す図（２／２）である。
【図３２】本発明の実施形態１で図３８に示すＸＭＬ電子文書と同時に生成するＸＳＬＴ電子文書の第２の例を示す図（１／６）である。
【図３３】本発明の実施形態１で図３８に示すＸＭＬ電子文書と同時に生成するＸＳＬＴ電子文書の第２の例を示す図（２／６）である。
【図３４】本発明の実施形態１で図３８に示すＸＭＬ電子文書と同時に生成するＸＳＬＴ電子文書の第２の例を示す図（３／６）である。
【図３５】本発明の実施形態１で図３８に示すＸＭＬ電子文書と同時に生成するＸＳＬＴ電子文書の第２の例を示す図（４／６）である。
【図３６】本発明の実施形態１で図３８に示すＸＭＬ電子文書と同時に生成するＸＳＬＴ電子文書の第２の例を示す図（５／６）である。
【図３７】本発明の実施形態１で図３８に示すＸＭＬ電子文書と同時に生成するＸＳＬＴ電子文書の第２の例を示す図（６／６）である。
【図３８】本発明の本実施形態１で生成するＸＭＬ電子文書の例を示す図である。
【図３９】本発明の実施形態１により生成されるＸＳＬＴ電子文書とＸＭＬ電子文書の構造及びそれらの関係を示す概念図である。
【図４０】本発明の実施形態１で図３８に示すＸＭＬ電子文書と図３２〜３７に示すＸＳＬＴ電子文書から生成するＸＳＬＴ電子文書を示す図（１／５）である。
【図４１】本発明の実施形態１で図３８に示すＸＭＬ電子文書と図３２〜３７に示すＸＳＬＴ電子文書から生成するＸＳＬＴ電子文書を示す図（２／５）である。
【図４２】本発明の実施形態１で図３８に示すＸＭＬ電子文書と図３２〜３７に示すＸＳＬＴ電子文書から生成するＸＳＬＴ電子文書を示す図（３／５）である。
【図４３】本発明の実施形態１で図３８に示すＸＭＬ電子文書と図３２〜３７に示すＸＳＬＴ電子文書から生成するＸＳＬＴ電子文書を示す図（４／５）である。
【図４４】本発明の実施形態１で図３８に示すＸＭＬ電子文書と図３２〜３７に示すＸＳＬＴ電子文書から生成するＸＳＬＴ電子文書を示す図（５／５）である。
【図４５】物件データベースから単純に生成されたＸＭＬ文書の構造を示す図である。
【図４６】本発明の実施形態１による小組テンプレート生成手段が生成する小組テンプレートに対応したＸＭＬ文書の構造を示す図（１／５）である。
【図４７】本発明の実施形態１による小組テンプレート生成手段が生成する小組テンプレートに対応したＸＭＬ文書の構造を示す図（２／５）である。
【図４８】本発明の実施形態１による小組テンプレート生成手段が生成する小組テンプレートに対応したＸＭＬ文書の構造を示す図（３／５）である。
【図４９】本発明の実施形態１による小組テンプレート生成手段が生成する小組テンプレートに対応したＸＭＬ文書の構造を示す図（４／５）である。
【図５０】本発明の実施形態１による小組テンプレート生成手段が生成する小組テンプレートに対応したＸＭＬ文書の構造を示す図（５／５）である。
【図５１】本発明の実施形態１による小組テンプレート生成手段が表示する画面を示す図であって、図１８に示す図に置き換わるものである。
【図５２】本発明の実施形態１による図４６〜５０に示す構造を有するＸＭＬ文書の１つの物件についての部分（１／７）を示す図である。
【図５３】本発明の実施形態１による図４６〜５０に示す構造を有するＸＭＬ文書の１つの物件についての部分（２／７）を示す図である。
【図５４】本発明の実施形態１による図４６〜５０に示す構造を有するＸＭＬ文書の１つの物件についての部分（３／７）を示す図である。
【図５５】本発明の実施形態１による図４６〜５０に示す構造を有するＸＭＬ文書の１つの物件についての部分（４／７）を示す図である。
【図５６】本発明の実施形態１による図４６〜５０に示す構造を有するＸＭＬ文書の１つの物件についての部分（５／７）を示す図である。
【図５７】本発明の実施形態１による図４６〜５０に示す構造を有するＸＭＬ文書の１つの物件についての部分（６／７）を示す図である。
【図５８】本発明の実施形態１による図４６〜５０に示す構造を有するＸＭＬ文書の１つの物件についての部分（７／７）を示す図である。
【図５９】本発明の実施形態２による小組配置・物件割当手段が生成したページを表示する画面の図である。
【図６０】本発明の実施形態２によるデータベースパブリッシング装置の構成を示すブロック図（１／３）である。
【図６１】本発明の実施形態２によるデータベースパブリッシング装置の構成を示すブロック図（２／３）である。
【図６２】本発明の実施形態２によるＤＴＰ手段がページテンプレートにエリアを設定するために表示する画面の図である。
【図６３】本発明の実施形態２によるページスタイル情報生成手段がエリアのパラメータを設定するために表示する画面の図である。
【図６４】本発明の実施形態２によるページスタイル情報生成手段が生成したページスタイル情報の例を示す図である。
【図６５】本発明の実施形態２によるページスタイル情報生成手段が生成したページスタイル情報を表示する画面の図である。
【図６６】本発明の実施形態２によるページテンプレート生成手段がページテンプレート中の各エリアのパラメータを設定するために表示する画面の図である。
【図６７】本発明の実施形態２によるページテンプレート生成手段が生成したページテンプレートの例を示す図である。
【図６８】本発明の実施形態２によるエクスポートするページテンプレートを選択するための画面の図である。
【図６９】本発明の実施形態２によるエクスポートするページテンプレート群を格納するファイルを指定するための画面の図である。
【図７０】本発明の実施形態２によるインポートするページテンプレート群を格納するファイルを指定するための画面の図である。
【図７１】本発明の実施形態２によるページテンプレート生成手段が生成したページテンプレートを表示する画面の図である。
【図７２】本発明の実施形態２によるページテンプレート割当手段が表示する画面の図である。
【図７３】本発明の実施形態２によるインポートする小組テンプレート群を格納するファイルを指定するための画面の図である。
【図７４】本発明の実施形態２による小組テンプレートを変更するための画面の図である。
【図７５】本発明の実施形態２による小組配置・物件割当手段が物件割当等のために表示する画面の図である。
【図７６】図７５の画面から終了ページを設定するために呼び出される画面の図である。
【図７７】本発明の実施形態２による小組配置・物件割当手段が小組配置及び物件割当の修正等のために表示する画面の図である。
【図７８】本発明の実施形態３によるデータベースパブリッシング装置の構成を示すブロック図（１／３）である。
【図７９】本発明の実施形態３によるデータベースパブリッシング装置の構成を示すブロック図（２／３）である。
【図８０】本発明の実施形態３による小組テンプレート又はページテンプレートを物件データベースに登録するためのメニューを表示した画面の図である。
【図８１】本発明の実施形態３による物件データベースに登録する小組テンプレートを選択するための画面の図である。
【図８２】本発明の実施形態３による物件データベースに登録するページテンプレートを選択するための画面の図である。
【図８３】本発明の実施形態３による物件データベースに登録されているページテンプレートを確認するための画面の図である。
【図８４】本発明の実施形態３による物件データベースに登録されている小組テンプレートを確認するための画面の図である。
【符号の説明】
１０１　データベース作成手段
１０２　ＤＴＰ手段
１０３　小組スタイル情報生成手段
１０４、１０４Ｃ　小組テンプレート生成手段
１０５　マスターレイアウト生成手段
１０６、１０６Ｂ、１０６Ｃ　小組配置・物件割当手段
１０７　ＸＳＬＴ文書生成手段
１０８　ＸＳＬＴプロセッサ
１０９、１１０　ＸＳＬ−ＦＯプロセッサ
１３３　プロジェクトファイル
２０１　ページスタイル情報生成手段
２０２、２０２Ｃ　ページテンプレート生成手段
２０３、２０３Ｃ　ページテンプレート割当手段[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a database publishing method and apparatus for generating a typesetting electronic document for printing property data recorded in a database on paper or displaying the property data on a screen.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, an XML (extensible Markup Language) electronic document has attracted attention as an electronic document that replaces an HTML (HyperText Markup Language) electronic document. An XML electronic document is expressed in a text format, and a character string constituting the content is sandwiched between reserved words in a tag format. In addition, an XML electronic document is a document type definition document called DTD (Document Type Definition), which is used to specify an expression method and add a meaning to a character string in a text. The tag can be extended. Further, the XML electronic document is characterized by an object-oriented hierarchical structure, a document checking function by an authentication function, a powerful hyperlink function, and the like.
[0003]
In recent years, a method described below has been introduced as a method for generating an XSL-FO (extensible Stylesheet Language-Formatting Object) electronic document as an electronic document for formatting from an XML (extensible Markup Language) electronic document. In other words, this method is based on an XSLT (extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation) stylesheet that describes a predetermined rule for generating an XSL-FO electronic document from an XML electronic document. An XSL-FO electronic document as a typesetting electronic document is generated based on the document. The XSL-FO processor performs printing and screen display based on the generated XSL-FO electronic document.
[0004]
Prior art document information related to the invention of this application includes the following.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-84388 A
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2001-14792A
[Patent Document 3]
JP-A-2002-99524
[Non-patent document 1]
"Printing Industry July 2002", Issued Country: Japan, Issued by: Nippon Printing Newspaper, Publication Date: July 10, 2002
[Non-patent document 2]
Catalog "DBPublisher1.0, DBPress4.0", Issued Country: Japan, Publisher: DTI, Ltd. Developer: Links
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in property information publication magazines such as used car information magazines, house information magazines, recruitment information magazines, travel information magazines, ticket information magazines, etc. There are few types of small-group styles for listing properties. In other words, in each article information publication magazine, only a few to about a dozen or so predetermined small group styles are used, and information on a large number of properties is assigned to a typesetting that combines limited types of small groups. .
[0007]
In addition, since the number of properties to be published in the property information publication magazine is enormous, and the frequency of addition and deletion of properties is high, data of such properties is usually recorded in a database.
[0008]
In addition, small pages are arranged on each page of the property information publication magazine, and data of each property is put in each small group, but the arrangement of small groups on each page is often simply arranged in rows and columns, It was standard and had few degrees of freedom.
[0009]
Further, in a publisher that publishes various property information publication magazines, one database publishing software handles many types of property information publication magazines. Generally, the layout is different. Therefore, one database publishing software handles many kinds of small group templates and many kinds of page templates, but the types of small group templates and page templates used in each property information publication magazine are relatively few. Therefore, when a page template and a small group template are assigned to the page of each property information publication magazine, if various types of page templates and various kinds of small group templates are prepared as options, the procedure and labor for deciding the assignment increase, and the work is increased. Efficiency deteriorates.
[0010]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a database publishing method and apparatus for generating a typesetting electronic document for printing or displaying a property information publication magazine based on a database in consideration of the characteristics of the property information publication magazine. .
[0011]
It is another object of the present invention to provide a database publishing method and apparatus capable of arranging small sets on each page with a certain degree of freedom.
[0012]
Furthermore, the present invention provides a database that enables efficient assignment of page templates and small group templates to pages even when one database publishing software handles many types of property information publication magazines. A publishing method and an apparatus thereof are provided.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, a step of generating small group style information for a small group based on DTP (Desk Top Publishing) data for a small group, and a method of forming a small group and a dummy argument based on the small group style information for the small group are described. Generating information that can specify a property into which data is to be inserted into the sub-set, data to be inserted into the sub-set of the specified property, and a sub-set template describing the position of the sub-set; Registering the article in the article database in which the article has been registered.
[0014]
Further, according to the present invention, each step of the property database generation method described above, and the small group templates registered in the property database, which are usable in the page template assigned to the page And allocating to the database publishing method.
[0015]
The above-described database publishing method includes the steps of: selecting a usable sub-set template in the page template and assigning the selected sub-set page template to the page template; Registering in the database, and allocating to the page a sub-set template registered in the property database that is available in the page template allocated to the page. May be performed using the page template.
[0016]
The property database generation method described above may include a step of generating a file of a small group template group including one or more small group templates.
[0017]
Further, according to the present invention, each step of the property database generation method described above, and the small set template registered in the property database and usable in a page template assigned to a page or the small set template Allocating to the pages the sub-set templates included in the files of the group, which are available in the page templates allocated to the pages.
[0018]
The above-described database publishing method includes the steps of: selecting a usable sub-set template in the page template and assigning the selected sub-set page template to the page template; Registering in the database, and generating a file of a page template group including one or more of the page templates to which usable template templates are assigned, wherein the small group registered in the property database A template that can be used in the page template assigned to the page or the small template included in the small template group file and assigned to the page. The step of allocating a usable template to a page may be performed using the page template registered in the property database or the page template included in a file of the page template group. .
[0019]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0020]
[Embodiment 1]
In the present embodiment, a database publishing method and apparatus for publishing a used car information magazine will be described as an example, but the present embodiment can be applied to other property information publication magazines.
[0021]
1 to 3 show the configuration of a database publishing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0022]
Referring to FIG. 1, a database publishing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a database creation unit 101, a DTP (Desk Top Publishing) unit 102, a small group style information generation unit 103, a small group template generation unit 104, and a master layout generation unit 105. Prepare. Referring to FIG. 2, the database publishing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes a small group arrangement / property allocating unit 106 and an XSLT document generating unit 107. Referring to FIG. 3, the database publishing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes an XSLT processor 108 and XSL-FO processors 109 and 110.
[0023]
Note that these means and the processor can be realized by using a computer's hardware resources by causing a computer to read and execute a computer program.
[0024]
Referring to FIG. 1, the database creating means 101 defines a property database, puts property data in a property database, and outputs a property database 121 structured in a structure in which the property data is defined. The DTP means 102 creates a layout of each small group by an operation of an operator, and outputs data of the layout of the small group as DTP data 122. The small group style information generating means 103 generates small group style information 123 based on the data of the layout of the small group in the form of the DTP data, and outputs this. The small group template generation unit 104 generates a small group template based on the small group style information 123 and outputs a file of the small group template group 125. The master layout generation unit 105 generates a master layout based on the small set template, and outputs a file of the master layout group 125.
[0025]
Referring to FIG. 2, the small group arrangement / property allocation means 106 generates an XML document 126 and small group arrangement / property allocation data 127 based on the property database 121, the small group template group 124, the master layout group 125, and the filter 141, Output these. The XSLT document generating means 107 generates an XSLT document 128 based on the small group template group 124 and the small group arrangement / property allocation data 127, and outputs this.
[0026]
Referring to FIG. 3, the XSLT processor 108 generates an XSL-FO document 129 based on the XML document 126 and the XSLT document 128, and outputs this. The XSL-FO processor 109 generates a display screen 130 based on the XSL-FO document 129, and outputs this. The XSL-FO processor 110 generates a printed matter 131 based on the XSL-FO document 129 and outputs this.
[0027]
Next, the operation and data of each unit of the database publishing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0028]
First, the database 121 that records property data is a relational database having a structure as shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 4, the relational database includes a property table, a plurality of reference tables, and a repetition item table. The property table has a property ID, a property name, a price, a maker ID, a vehicle ID, and the like as fields. The reference table includes a maker vehicle table, a maker table, an area table, a store table, and an option table.
The maker vehicle table has a maker ID, a vehicle ID, and a vehicle name as fields. The maker table has a maker ID and a maker name as fields. The area table has an area ID and an area name as fields. The store table has a store ID, a store name, and the like as fields. The option table has option IDs, option names, and the like as fields. As the repeat item table, there is a property option table. The property option table has a property ID, a sequential number, and an option ID as fields. The property table and property option table are related by property ID, the property table and manufacturer vehicle table are related by manufacturer ID and vehicle ID, and the property table and area table are related by area ID. The table and the store table are related by the store ID, the property option table and the option table are related by the option ID, and the maker vehicle table and the maker table are related by the maker ID.
[0029]
The following filter is created as a filter 141 for extracting property data from the property database 121. That is, a filter for extracting property data of a specific store, a filter for extracting property data of a specific store in a specific area, a filter for extracting property data of a specific vehicle type of a specific manufacturer, and the like. Such filters can be managed in a tree as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, a filter for extracting property data of a specific store is expressed in one layer, and a filter for extracting property data of a specific store in a specific area and a property of a specific model of a specific manufacturer. Filters for extracting data are expressed in two layers.
[0030]
Next, an operation of generating each small group template of the small group template group 124 by the DTP unit 102, the small group style information generating unit 103, and the small group template generating unit 104 will be described.
[0031]
Each small group template of the small group template group 124 is created through small group style information 123 based on the DTP data 122 of the small group layout created by the DTP means 102. Further, each small group template of the small group template group 124 is described in the XSL-FO document format, and is incorporated in the XSL-FO document 129 input to the XSL-FO processors 109 and 110.
[0032]
The layout of the small set is created by the designer using the DTP means 102 at, for example, a design company. FIG. 6 shows a sample of the layout of the created small set. Referring to FIG. 6, this small sample set includes an image box "G1", a text box "T1", and a text box "T2". In the image box "G1", a sample of an image of a used car is pasted, in the text box "T1", a sample "super car" of the name of a used car is described, and in the text box "T2", a used car is sampled. The price sample "1 million yen" is described. The DTP means 102 generates and outputs DTP data 122 of the layout of the small group.
[0033]
Next, small group style information generating means 103 (actually, add-on software for generating small group style information according to the present invention of DTP software) generates small group style information 123 based on the small group DTP data 122. The small set style information 123 is created in the XSL-FO document format. FIG. 7 shows the small group style information 123 generated from the small group shown in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 shows the tree structure of the small group style information 123 shown in FIG.
[0034]
Referring to FIG. 7, as apparent from the description in the frame 211, temporary coordinates (0 cm, 0 cm) are described as the upper left coordinates of the small set, 10 cm is described as the small set height (height), and the small set width is set. 10 cm is described as (width), and other values such as background-color, background-tint, border-style, border-color, border-width, and border-tint are described. The values of the height, width, background color, etc. of the small set are read from the DTP data 122.
[0035]
The description in the frame 212 is about the text box “T1”. As is clear from this description, the height of the text box “T1” is 2.5 cm, and the width is “2.5”. 10 cm is described, and (0 cm, 5 cm) is described as the upper left coordinate in the small set. These values are also read from the DTP data 122. In addition, "supercar" described in the text box "T1" is also described, but is data that becomes a parameter after being converted into each small group template of the small group template group 124.
[0036]
Similarly, the description in the frame 213 is for the text box “T2”. As is clear from this description, the height of the text box “T2” is 2.5 cm, and the width is Is described as 10 cm, and (0 cm, 7.5 cm) is described as the upper left coordinate in the small set. These values are also read from the DTP data 122. In addition, "1 million yen" described in the text box "T2" is also described, which is data that becomes a parameter after being converted into a small group template.
[0037]
The description in the frame 214 is about the image box “G1”. As is clear from this description, the height of the image box “G1” is described as 5 cm, and the width thereof is described as 10 cm. , (0 cm, 0 cm) is described as the upper left coordinate in the small set. These values are also read from the DTP data 122. Non-uniform is described as scaling.
Also, the image name “SuperCar.jpg” attached to the image box “G1” is described, but this is data that becomes a parameter after being converted into a small group template.
[0038]
Next, a method of generating the small group style information 123 from the small group DTP data 122 by the small group style information generation unit 103 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0039]
As shown in FIG. 9, first, a portion of a frame 215 (FIG. 7) such as “kogumi_style_info” is output (step S251). Here, outputting means writing to the file of the small set style information 123 directly or via a buffer.
[0040]
Next, “fo: block-container start tag” (portion of frame 211) for the entire small set is output (step S252).
[0041]
Next, steps S254 to S257 are repeated for all the boxes in the small set (step S253). In the example of FIG. 7, since there are three boxes, these steps S254 to S257 are repeated three times. In the repetition, first, it is determined whether or not the box is a text box (step S254). If the box is a text box, the text box is processed (step S255). Details of this processing will be described later. If the box is not a text box, it is determined whether the text box is an image box (step S256). If the box is an image box, image box processing is performed (step S257). Details of this processing will be described later.
[0042]
Next, the end tag of “fo: block-container”, which is the end tag of the small set, is output (step S258). The portion output in this step is the portion indicated by reference numeral 216 (FIG. 7).
[0043]
Finally, an end tag of “kogumi_style_info” is output (step S259). The part output in this step is the part indicated by reference numeral 217 (FIG. 7).
[0044]
Next, details of the text box processing (step S255) will be described with reference to FIG. In this process, the portion indicated by the frame 212 or 213 is output.
[0045]
First, the “fo: block-container” start tag for the text box is output (step S261). Next, the attribute of the text box is acquired from the DTP data 122 (step S262). The attributes are the height, width, upper left coordinates, and the like of the text box. Next, the attribute of the text box acquired in step S262 is output (step S263). Next, the “fo: block” start tag for the text box is output (step S264). Next, text data processing is performed (step S265). Details of this processing will be described later. Next, the “fo: block” end tag for the text box is output (step S266). Finally, the “fo: block-container” end tag for the text box is output (step S267).
[0046]
In the text data processing (step S265), first, an “fo: inline” start tag is output (step S271). Next, text data and character attributes are obtained from the DTP data 122 (step S272). Next, the attribute of “fo: inline” (font-family, font-style, font-size, etc.) on which the acquired character attribute is reflected is output (step S273). Next, the acquired text data (in the example of FIG. 7, “super car” or “1 million yen”) is output (step S274). Finally, the “fo: inline” end tag is output (step S275).
[0047]
Next, details of the processing of the image box (step S257) will be described with reference to FIG. In this processing, a portion indicated by a frame 214 is output.
[0048]
First, a “fo: block-container” start tag for the image box is output (step S281). Next, the attribute of the image box is acquired from the DTP data 122 (Step S282). The attributes are the height, width, upper left coordinates, and the like of the image box. Next, the attribute of the image box acquired in step S282 is output (step S283). Next, the “fo: block” start tag for the image box is output (step S284). Next, the image data is processed (step S285). Details of this processing will be described later. Next, the “fo: block” end tag for the image box is output (step S286). Finally, the “fo: block-container” end tag for the image box is output (step S287).
[0049]
In the processing of the image data (step S285), first, a “fo: external-graphic” start tag is output (step S291). Next, the image name and the attribute of the image data are acquired from the DTP data 122 (Step S292). The attribute is a method of attaching the DTP data 122 to the image box, and is, for example, a scaling method. Next, the attribute of “fo: external-graphic” is output (step S293). The attribute referred to here also includes the image name of the image data (“SuperCar.jpg” in the example of FIG. 7). Finally, the “fo: external-graphic” end tag is output (step S294).
[0050]
By the above method, the small group style information 123 is generated from the small group DTP data 122, and the file of the small group style information 123 is recorded on the recording medium.
[0051]
Next, each small template of the small template group 124 is generated by the small template generating means 104 from the small style information 123 generated by the above method. Each small group template of the small group template group 124 is also created in the XSL-FO document format. FIG. 12 shows a small group template generated from the small group style information 123 shown in FIG.
[0052]
As is clear from a comparison between FIG. 7 and FIG. 12, most of the small set template is the same as the small set style information, but a part is different in the following points.
[0053]
(1) The description in the frame 215 is replaced with the description in the frame 301
(2) There are descriptions of templates shown in frames 302 and 303.
[0054]
(3) In the description of “fo: block-container” for the entire small group indicated by the frame 304, the small group “ID” is added, the parameter “content-id” is added, the upper left coordinates are parameterized, and the small group “Name” is added, and “absolute-position =“ absultete ”” is added.
[0055]
(4) In the description of “inline” shown in the frame 305, the character string “supercar” has been changed to a variable “property name”.
[0056]
(5) In the description of “inline” shown in the frame 306, the character string “1,000,000 yen” is changed to a variable “price”.
[0057]
(6) In “fo: block” for the image box shown by the frame 307, the image name “SuperCar.jpg” is changed to a variable “image name”.
[0058]
FIG. 13 shows a tree structure of the XML document corresponding to the small group template shown in FIG. In FIG. 13, only a tree for one property is displayed, but a similar tree is constructed for other properties.
[0059]
As described above, in the small set template, each item of the property data ID and the property data is parameterized. Therefore, when this small set template is inserted into the XSL-FO document, these items are read from other parts of the XSL-FO document. This template can be called by designating the parameters of The value specified as the parameter has been read from the XML document.
[0060]
Next, a method in which the small group template generating means 104 according to the present invention generates each small group template of the small group template group 124 from the small group style information 123 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0061]
Referring to FIG. 14, first, the small group style information 123 is read from a file (step S351). Next, the tree structure shown in FIG. 8 of the read small-group style information 123 is constructed on the memory (step S352). Next, a repetitive operation for setting an XML document item to be assigned to each text box or each image box as a parameter is started (step S353).
[0062]
At the beginning of each repetition, as shown in FIG. 16, a layout of a small group is displayed in accordance with the small group style information 123. If the operator selects a text box item on the displayed layout (YES in step S354), the text box items are set (step S355). The operation of setting the text box item will be described later. If the operator selects an image box item on the displayed layout (YES in step S356), the image box items are set (step S357). The operation of setting the image box item will be described later.
[0063]
In setting a text item, first, a screen shown in FIG. 17 is displayed. When the operator presses the item addition button 401, a screen shown in FIG. 18 is displayed. The screen of FIG. 18 includes items of the property table and a table (a maker vehicle table, a maker) associated with the property table in the property database selected in the login dialog displayed when the small group template generation unit 104 is activated. Table etc.) are displayed. However, in the example of FIG. 18, only the property name, price, and image name in the property table are displayed for simplicity of description. The display format of the items of the table associated with the property table will be described later. When the operator selects an item (in the example of FIG. 18, hatched “property name”) and presses an “OK” button, the selected item name is displayed in a flow item column 402 on the screen of FIG. You. Various settings for the flow item are made on the screen of FIG. 17 (the description is omitted), and when the operator presses the “OK” button on the screen of FIG. 17, the text is poured into the text box selected on the screen of FIG. The item selected on the screen of FIG. 18 is set as the item (step S361). Next, in the tree structure shown in FIG. 8 constructed in the memory, the head node fo: block-container of the text box into which the item is to be poured is searched (step S362). For example, if a text box indicated by reference numeral 403 (FIG. 16) is selected as a text box into which a property name is to be poured, a node indicated by reference numeral 404 (FIG. 8) is searched.
Next, the sample data described under the “fo: inline” node (for example, a node indicated by reference numeral 405 (FIG. 8)) below the node selected in step S362 is stored in the property database 121. The relative path (XML document) of the selected item of the selected table from the node “buken” (the node of each property; reference numeral 406 (FIG. 13)) in the XML document generated from the property database 121. Is replaced with a description specifying (XPATH) as a parameter (step S363). The method of generating the XML document from the property database will be described later.
[0064]
In setting an image item, first, a screen shown in FIG. 19 is displayed. When the operator presses the item addition button 407, the screen shown in FIG. 18 is displayed as in the case of setting a text item. When the operator selects an item (in this example, "image name" regardless of FIG. 18) and presses the "OK" button, the selected item name is displayed in the flow item column 408 on the screen of FIG. You. Various settings for the flow items are made on the screen of FIG. 19 (description is omitted), and when the operator presses the “OK” button on the screen of FIG. 19, the image box selected on the screen of FIG. The item selected on the screen of FIG. 18 is set as the item in which the image name of the image to be poured is described (step S371). Next, in the tree structure shown in FIG. 8 constructed in the memory, a search is made for a head node fo: block-container of an image box into which an image is to be poured (step S372). For example, if the image box indicated by reference numeral 409 (FIG. 16) is selected as an image box into which an image is to be poured, a node indicated by reference numeral 410 (FIG. 8) is searched. Next, sample data described under a node of “fo: external-graphic” (for example, a node indicated by reference numeral 411 (FIG. 8)) below the node selected in step S372 is converted to a property. The relative path (XML document) of the selected item of the selected table in the database 121 from the node bukken (node of each property; reference numeral 406 (FIG. 13)) in the XML document generated from the property database 121. (XPATH) at step S366 is replaced with a description designating it as a parameter (step S366).
[0065]
When the setting of the text box item and the image box item is completed, that is, when the above replacement in the tree structure constructed on the memory is completed, a small template is created based on the tree structure updated on the memory. I do.
[0066]
With the above-described method performed by the small-group template generation unit 104, a small-group template is generated from the small-group style information 123.
[0067]
The small group template generation unit 104 temporarily registers each generated small group template in the project file 133 managed by the database publishing device (step S358).
[0068]
Next, the small group template generation unit 104 collectively exports one or more small group templates registered in the project file 133 to a file of the small group template group 124 by the operation described below.
[0069]
When the menu [File → Export → Export small group template] shown in FIG. 20 is selected by the operator, the small group template generation unit 104 displays a dialog box shown in FIG. In the small group template list box on the left side of this dialog box, all small group templates registered in the project file 133 are displayed. The operator moves a small group to be exported to the file of the small group template group 124 from the small group templates displayed in the small group template list box on the left side to the right small group template list box to be exported, and presses the OK button. Then, the small group template generating means 104 displays a dialog box shown in FIG. When the operator specifies the file name of the small group template group 124 and its storage location in this dialog and presses the save button, the small group template generating means 104 puts together the small group templates in the list box on the right side of the dialog in FIG. The file of the small group template group 124 is exported. Next, a method of generating the master layout group 125 by the master layout generation unit 105 will be described.
[0070]
First, the user specifies the number of pages to be divided. In the example of FIG. 23, the number of divisions in the vertical direction is 7, and the number of divisions in the horizontal direction is 10. Next, the type of the small group to be arranged in each cell is designated. In the example of FIG. 23, the type of the small set arranged in each of the third to seventh rows is the small set 1.
[0071]
The master layout generation unit 105 registers the generated master layouts once in the project file 133 in the same manner as the small group template generation unit 104, and then uses the same dialog box as the dialog box shown in FIGS. Exports a file of the master layout group 125 including one or more master layouts selected by.
[0072]
Next, a method of generating the XML document 126 and the small-group arrangement / property allocation data 127 for each page by the small-group arrangement / property allocation means 106 will be described.
[0073]
First, if the "reference" button on the right side of the "Filter" character on the "Property data batch allocation" screen shown in FIG. 24 displayed by the operator's operation is pressed by the operator, the data to be allocated to the target page A screen (FIG. 25) for selecting a filter for extracting the image is displayed. The screen of FIG. 25 is generated based on the tree structure shown in FIG. In the screen shown in FIG. 25, the operator selects any of the already created filters. Upon selection, the operator selects a filter category in the upper combo box in the screen of FIG. 25, and then selects a target filter in the lower list in the screen of FIG. In this way, the property data extracted from the database 121 by the filter 141 is assigned to the target page.
[0074]
Next, a screen for designating the order in which the property data extracted by the filter is rearranged when the “reference” button to the right of the character “rearrangement” in the screen of FIG. (FIG. 26) is displayed. In the screen of FIG. 26, the operator selects one or more items to be used for rearrangement or a combination of a plurality of created items (for example, a combination of a body shape and a grade). For example, if the manufacturer name and the vehicle name are input in the right frame of the screen of FIG. 26 in order from the top, the rearrangement order is “manufacturer name / vehicle name”.
[0075]
Next, the target page is determined by accepting the start page input by the operator in the text box of the page designation section on the screen of FIG. If there is no input of the end page, the page is created until the property data extracted by the filter 141 ends. On the other hand, if there is an input of the end page, the creation of the page ends with the input end page even if the property data extracted by the filter 141 remains.
[0076]
Next, selection of a master layout to be applied to the target page from the already created master layout is received from the operator by using the master layout combo box in the layout designation section of the screen in FIG. The master layout included in the master layout combo box is included in the master layout group 125 imported in advance by the small group arrangement / property assignment unit 106.
[0077]
Next, one of the buttons with a figure (any of the four types of buttons for a single page or the six types of buttons for a two-page spread) in the division of the small group arrangement direction on the screen of FIG. By accepting the selection of the small group arrangement direction by pressing, the order in which the extracted property data is assigned to the small group is determined.
[0078]
Next, in the page break / line break section of the screen in FIG. 24, an input (check or uncheck) by the operator to a check box for determining whether to perform a page break or line break is received. Breaking means that a small group of groups at the same height (row) is regarded as one row, and the row is changed when the item content of the designated hierarchy changes. When a page break or line break is to be performed, an input by the operator for specifying the timing of performing the page break or line break is received. This timing can be specified by a layer number such as layer 1, layer 2,... Layer N. For example, if a filter by region / dealer is specified as a filter, if layer 1 is specified, a page break or line break will be performed when the region changes, and if level 2 is specified, the store will change when the store changes. Perform a page break or column break. When a page break or a line break is to be performed, a designation of whether to perform a page break or a line break is input from the operator through a radio button, and when a page break is specified, the page is assigned to one category. When the designation of the number of pages is entered, and a line break is designated, the designation of the number of steps to be assigned to one category is entered. Here, the category is an item of a specified hierarchy of a specified filter. For example, when a filter by a region or a store is specified as a filter, a hierarchy 2 is specified as a timing, and two pages are specified as the number of pages to be allocated to one category, two pages are allocated to one store. .
[0079]
After the above settings are made on the screen in FIG. 24, when the operator presses the “OK” button in FIG. 24, the selected filter 141 is added to the target page in the small set arranged according to the selected master layout. The property data extracted from the property database 121 is assigned according to the selected order. Here, the selected order is an order determined by the rearrangement order and the small group arrangement direction. However, the selected order may be only one of the rearrangement order and the subgroup arrangement direction.
[0080]
Next, the small group arrangement / property allocation means 106 may input a change in the small group arrangement according to the master layout through the layout view shown in FIG. 27 as necessary. In the example of FIG. 27, the master layout of FIG. 23 is configured such that the third row and the first to fifth columns are blank, the small set 2 is arranged in the fourth to fifth rows and the first to third columns, and It is changed so that the small set 2 is also arranged in three rows. Here, the small groups that can be arranged correspond to the small group templates included in the small group template group 124 imported by the small group arrangement / property allocation unit 106 in advance.
[0081]
Further, the small group arrangement / property allocation means 106 may input a change of each property to be allocated to each small group in the page preview shown in FIG. 28 as necessary.
[0082]
Further, the small group arrangement / property allocation means 106 may receive a change in the small group arrangement according to the master layout in the data sheet view shown in FIG. 29 instead of the layout view shown in FIG. Instead of the page preview, the change of each property to be assigned to each small group may be received in the data sheet view shown in FIG. When changing the arrangement of small sets or each property to be assigned to each small set in the data view sheet shown in FIG. 29, the data in the corresponding column is changed. Also, when deleting a small set in the data view sheet, delete the record of the table displayed in the data sheet view, and when adding a small set in the data sheet view, delete the record of the table displayed in the data sheet view. Add.
[0083]
As described above, properties to be posted on each page are determined, and the type and position of a small group to which each property is assigned are also determined. These data are recorded in the XML document 126 and the small group arrangement / property allocation data 127. That is, the XML document 126 describes the property data extracted from the property data in the property database 121 by the selected filter 141, and the small-group placement / property allocation data 127 includes the property data in each box of each page. The type and position of the small group to be set and the property to be allocated to each small group are described. It should be noted that the allocation positions (for example, “1-4” (indicating the first column and fourth row)) and “4-4” (the fourth position) of the small set indicated by the item “allocation position” in FIG. Although the coordinates on the page corresponding to (4 columns, 4th row) are different, the correspondence between the allocation position and the coordinates on the page is determined by the number of divisions. Is recorded in the small group arrangement / property allocation data 127. Alternatively, the relationship between each allocation position of each page and the coordinates of the allocation position on the page may be calculated, and the corresponding relationship may be recorded in the small group arrangement / property allocation data 127.
[0084]
The XSLT electronic document generation means 107 generates an XSLT document 128 based on the small group arrangement / property allocation data 127.
[0085]
Before describing the actually generated XSLT electronic document 128, the format of the XSLT electronic document generated in the present embodiment is shown in FIGS.
[0086]
Referring to FIGS. 30 and 31, the description indicated by block (A) is a description for specifying the size of the margin of the page. The description indicated by the block (B) is a description for each page, and although only one page is described in FIG. 30, actually, the number of all pages on which used car information is published in a used car information magazine is shown. Just repeat. The description indicated by the block (C) is a description for allocating each property to each small group on each page. Although FIG. 30 shows only one property, it is actually the number of properties to be posted on each page. Just repeat. The description indicated by the block (E) is a small set template that describes the style of a small set for each type. Although FIG. 30 shows only one type of small set, the type of small set used in a used car information magazine is shown. Repeat for the number of times.
[0087]
Referring to the block (C), the sentence (1) is a sentence for designating a property to be allocated to each page in a predetermined order, and a template 2 (block (F ) Is applied. Sentence (2) is a statement for passing the name of a small group to which the data of the property specified in sentence (1) is to be assigned (the name of the small group indicates the type of the small group) to template 2 as an actual argument. (3) is a statement for delivering the X coordinate of the left side of the small set as an actual argument to the template 2, and sentence (4) is for delivering the Y coordinate of the upper side of the small set to the template 2 as an actual argument. Statement.
[0088]
Looking at template 2, sentence (5) is a sentence describing a formal parameter for receiving an actual argument that is the name of a small set, and sentence (6) is an actual coordinate that is the X coordinate of the left side of the small set. A sentence in which a formal parameter for receiving an argument is described, and sentence (7) is a statement in which a formal parameter for receiving an actual parameter which is the Y coordinate of the upper side of the small set is described. The sentence (21) is a declaration statement for performing conditional processing with options, and the sentence (22) is that a small set name (kogumi-type) is a predetermined character ('K1' in the example of FIG. 31). At a certain time, it is a judgment sentence for performing the processing up to the sentence (24). The sentence (23) includes information for specifying a property into which data is to be inserted into the small set described as a dummy argument, a data to be inserted into the small set of the specified property, and the small set. Is a statement describing the position of In the example of the XSLT document shown in FIG. 31, the content of the sentence (23) is omitted, but in the examples of the XSLT document shown in FIGS. 32 to 37, the content of the sentence (23), that is, each type of small set And information that can specify a property to be inserted into the sub-set described as a dummy argument, data to be inserted into the sub-set of the specified property, and the position of the sub-set are specifically described. .
[0089]
From the original data, the identifiers of all the articles to be posted on each page, the types and coordinates of the small groups to which those articles are assigned are read, and these read data are written in sentences (1), (2), (3), and (4). ) And repeating the blocks (B), (C), and (E) as many times as necessary to generate an XSLT electronic document.
[0090]
Although a method of generating an XML electronic document will be described later, FIG. 38 shows a simple example of the XML electronic document generated in the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 38, this XML document has a hierarchical structure in which bukken is under bukken_data and a plurality of items about the property is under bukken. This XML document is a set of bukken_data for properties to be posted on all pages (2 pages in this example). Therefore, by extracting the property data from the property database 121 using the filter 141 and combining the extracted property data with a predetermined tag, it is possible to generate an XML document for all pages.
[0091]
The contents of a specific XSLT electronic document generated simultaneously with the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 38 are shown in FIGS.
[0092]
FIG. 39 is a conceptual diagram showing the structures of the XSLT electronic document 128 and the XML electronic document 126 and their relationship.
[0093]
The XSLT processor 108 inputs the XML electronic document 126 and the XSLT electronic document 128 generated by the above method, and converts the data described in the XML electronic document 126 into an XSL-FO according to the format described in the XSLT electronic document 128. An electronic document 129 is generated. FIGS. 40 to 44 show an XSL-FO electronic document 128 generated by the XSLT processor 108 based on the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 38 and the XSLT electronic documents shown in FIGS.
[0094]
FIG. 38 is a simple XML document for simplicity of description, but the structure of an actual XML document generated from the property database 121 by the small group arrangement / property allocating means 106 will be described. Note that only data extracted from the property database 121 by the predetermined filter 141 is described in the XML document 126. Here, the extraction will not be taken into account, and only the structure of the XML document will be described. Since the sorting of the articles is performed based on the correspondence between the articles and the small groups in the XSLT document and the arrangement positions of the small groups, it is not necessary to sort the articles in the XML document.
[0095]
If an XML document is simply created as it is from the property database 121 shown in FIG. 4, a tree in which subtrees for each table are arranged in parallel immediately below the root is constructed as shown in FIG. However, when using such a configuration, for example, when it is desired to know the vehicle name referred to in a certain property record, first, the manufacturer ID and the vehicle ID described in the property record in the property table are read. Then, a record having the maker ID and the vehicle ID in the maker vehicle table must be searched, and the vehicle name of the record must be searched, so that the processing becomes complicated and a lot of time is spent.
[0096]
Therefore, in the present invention, the XML document 126 generated from the property database 121 does not need to be searched as described above, and has a structure capable of expressing data referred to in the property table in a simple XPATH. 46 to 50 show the structure of the XML document generated in the present embodiment. The structure of one XML document is divided into FIGS. 46 to 50 for convenience of the drawing.
[0097]
Referring to FIGS. 4 and 46 to 50, in the XML document, the item item (2) under the property bukken 501 (FIG. 46) as described in the XML document is the data directly described in each record of the property table. As one example, an item (item name: name_asc = “BKN_NAME”, display item name: name_jp = “property name”) 502 (FIG. 46) and an item (item name: name_asc = “KAKAKU”, display item name: name_jp) = “Price”) 503 (FIG. 46)).
[0098]
The area name of the area table referred to by a simple index consisting of one item from each record of the property table is an item (item name: name_asc = “AREA_ID”) under the property buken 501 (FIG. 46), and a display item name: name_jp = “area ID”) 504 (FIG. 48) Reference table (area table) ref_table (item name: name_asc = “AREA”) 505 (FIG. 48) item “item” (item name: name_asc = “AREA_NAME”) “, Display item name: name_jp =“ area name ”) 506 (FIG. 50).
[0099]
The vehicle names of the maker vehicle table referred to by the composite index including two items from each record of the property table are redundant, but are duplicated. The reason that the description is duplicated is that the composite index is composed of two items. One description is a reference table ref_table (item) under the item ref_item (item name: name_asc = “MAKER_ID”, display item name: name_jp = “manufacturer ID”) 507 (FIG. 46) under the property bukken 501 (FIG. 46). Name: name_asc = “MAKER_SHARYOU”) 508 (FIG. 46) Item “item” (item name: name_asc = “SHARYOU_NAME”, display item name: name_jp = “vehicle name”) 509 (FIG. 47) Yes, other descriptions are provided in the reference table ref_table under the item ref_item (item name: name_asc = “MAKE_ID”, display item name: name_jp = “maker ID”) 510 (FIG. 48) under the property bukken 501 (FIG. 46). (Term Name: name_asc = “MAKER_SHARYOU”) 511 (FIG. 48) Item “item” (item name: name_asc = “SHARYOU_NAME”, display item name: name_jp = “vehicle name”) 512 (FIG. 49) is there.
[0100]
The maker name of the maker table referred to by the simple index consisting of one item maker ID from the maker vehicle table referred to by the composite index consisting of two items from the record of the property table is also redundant but duplicates. It is described. The reason that the description is duplicated is that the composite index is composed of two items. One description is a reference table ref_table (item) under an item ref_item (item name: name_asc = “MAKER_ID”, display item name: name_jp = “manufacturer ID”) under the property bukken 501 (FIG. 46). Name: name_asc = “MAKER_SHARYOU”) 508 (FIG. 46), item ref_item (item name: name_asc = “MAKE_ID”, display item name: name_jp = “maker ID”) 513 (FIG. 47) Description under ref_table (item name: name_asc = “MAKER) 514 (FIG. 47), item (item name: name_asc =“ MAKE_NAME ”, display item name: name_jp =“ maker name ”) 515 (FIG. 47) Yes, other descriptions are provided in the reference table ref_table under the item ref_item (item name: name_asc = “SHARYOU_ID”, display item name: name_jp = “vehicle ID”) 510 (FIG. 48) under the property bukken 501 (FIG. 46). (Item name: name_asc = “MAKER_SHARYOU”) 511 (FIG. 48) Below item ref_item (item name: name_asc = “MAKER_ID”, display item name: name_jp = “Maker ID”) 516 (FIG. 49) The item item (item name: name_asc = “MAKE_NAME”, display item name: name_jp = “manufacturer name”) 518 (FIG. 49) below the reference table ref_table (item name: name_asc = “MAKER”) 517 (FIG. 49) It is a description.
[0101]
As described above, in the block of each property in the XML document, the vehicle ID, the vehicle name, the maker ID, and the maker name are each described twice in duplicate, so the vehicle ID, the vehicle name, the maker ID, and the maker name There are two types of XPATH. In the small set template, among the vehicle ID, the vehicle name, the maker ID, and the maker name, the vehicle name and the maker name which are print items are described as the dummy arguments, and which of the two XPATHs is used is described. It may be described by using this. Which XPATH is described is determined by the item selected on the screen of FIG. 51 by which the operator selects an item to be poured. Note that the screen of FIG. 51 is an actually used screen, and the screen of FIG. 18 simplified for explanation is actually replaced with the screen of FIG. As for the maker name, when the maker name indicated by reference numeral 521 in FIG. 51 is selected, the maker name under the item 515 (FIG. 47) is selected. At this time, XPATH is
ref_item [@ name_asc = 'MAKE_ID'] / ref_table [@ name_asc = 'MAKE_SHARYOU'] / ref_item [\ name_asc = 'MAKER_ID'] / ref_table [@ name_a_MEA'AMEA'AMEA'AMEA'AMEA'AMEA'AMEA'AMEA'AMEA'AMEA ’
However, when the manufacturer name indicated by reference numeral 522 in FIG. 51 is selected, the manufacturer name under the item 518 (FIG. 49) is selected. At this time, XPATH is
ref_item [@ name_asc = 'SHAROOU_ID'] / ref_table [@ name_asc = 'MAKE_SHAROOU'] / ref_item [@ name_asc = 'MAKE_ID'] / ref_table [@ name_a'A'K'AME'A'A'A'A'A'A'MA'a'A'A'A'A'MA'a'A'A'A'A'A'MAA'A'A'A'A'A'MAA'A'MAA
It becomes. Such an item specified by XPATH is described as a dummy argument in the small set template. Then, such a small template is incorporated into the XSLT document 127 to be processed by the XSLT processor 108.
[0102]
When the item referred to by the composite index is displayed by only one method on the screen of FIG. 51, in the XML document, the item only needs to be described by one method corresponding to the display method. When an item referred to by a composite index composed of two items is displayed in two ways on the screen of FIG. 51, the item is described in the XML document by the above-described two methods corresponding to those display methods. I do. The tree structure of the items displayed on the screen in FIG. 51 is created directly from tables such as the property table of the property database 121 and definition data of the relationship between them.
[0103]
FIGS. 52 to 58 show portions of one XML document 126 having the structure shown in FIGS. 46 to 50 generated based on the property database 121 shown in FIG.
[0104]
[Embodiment 2]
In the first embodiment, the layout of the page finally obtained is as shown in the layout view of the screen in FIG. In this layout, the entire page is divided into a set of matrices, and one small set is arranged in each row of each column, each row of multiple columns, multiple rows of each column, or multiple rows of multiple columns in the matrix.
[0105]
On the other hand, in the second embodiment, the finally obtained page layout is as shown in the layout view of the screen in FIG. In this layout, a plurality of matrices are arranged in the entire page, and one small set is arranged in each column, each row, each column, each row, each column, or each column in each matrix. Since the position and size of each matrix to be arranged on the entire page can be freely set, the arrangement of small sets arranged on the page can be made to some extent.
[0106]
60 and 61 show a part of the database publishing apparatus according to the present embodiment. The combination of the parts shown in FIGS. 3, 60 and 61 constitutes the entire database publishing apparatus according to the present embodiment. 60 and 61, the same parts as those in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
[0107]
As is clear from the comparison between FIGS. 60 and 61 with FIGS. 1 and 2, the difference between the database publishing apparatus according to the present embodiment and the database publishing apparatus according to the first embodiment is that the master layout generation unit 105 is deleted and the page style information generation is performed. Means 201, page template generating means 202, and page template allocating means 203 are added, DTP means 102 is changed to DTP means 102B, and small group arrangement / property allocating means 106 is changed to small group arrangement / property allocating means 106B. is there.
[0108]
The configurations and operations of the small group style information generating unit 103, the small group template generating unit 104, the XSLT document generating unit 107, the XSLT processor 108, and the XSL-FO processors 109 and 110 of the present embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment. , Description thereof will be omitted.
[0109]
Next, the DTP means 102B, the page style information generating means 201, the page template generating means 202, the page template allocating means 203, and the small group arrangement / property allocating means 106B unique to this embodiment will be described in detail. Note that these means can be realized by using a computer's hardware resources by causing a computer to read and execute a computer program as in the first embodiment.
[0110]
The DTP unit 102B has the function of the DTP unit 102 of the first embodiment, and also has the function of setting one or more areas in each page template.
[0111]
The DTP means 102B displays a page template screen as shown in FIG. 62, and sets an area on the page template as shown in FIG. 62 by operating the keyboard or the mouse of the operator. In the example of FIG. 62, four areas (two horizontally long areas on the left and two vertically long areas on the right) are set in the page template. The DTP means 102B outputs the data of the page template in which the area is set as a part of the DTP data 122B. The other part of the DTP data 122B is the data of the small group layout of the first embodiment.
[0112]
The page style information generating means 201 reads the data of the page template in which the area is set from the DTP data 122B, sets the parameters of each area, and converts the data of the page template including the area in which the parameter is set into the page style information 221. Output as
[0113]
When the operator selects an area displayed on the screen of FIG. 62 and performs a predetermined operation, the page style information generating means 201 displays a screen shown in FIG.
[0114]
When the radio button "Set upper left as origin" in the column of area origin coordinates is selected, page style information generating means 201 reads the upper left coordinates of the selected area from DTP data 122B and displays the coordinates in this column. I do. On the other hand, when the radio button “Set upper right as origin” in the area origin coordinate column is selected, the upper right coordinates of the selected area are read from DTP data 122B and displayed in this column. However, the operator can correct the origin coordinates in this field.
[0115]
Also, the page style information generation unit 201 reads the area size from the DTP data 122B and displays the area size in the area size column. When the radio button "Automatically calculate small group intervals" is selected, the operator can also correct the area size in this section.
[0116]
When the operator selects the “Automatically calculate area size” radio button, the setting items in the column size column (width and height of small groups and the horizontal and vertical intervals of small groups) and the setting items in the column of column numbers (vertical and horizontal) Set the desired value in the (number of columns of), and press the “Automatic calculation” button. Then, the area size is automatically calculated and displayed in the area size column.
[0117]
On the other hand, when the operator selects the “automatically calculate small group interval” radio button, the setting items (width and height of the small group) in the column size column and the setting items (vertical and horizontal columns) in the column number column are set. Set the desired value and press the "Automatic calculation" button. Then, the small group interval is automatically calculated and displayed in the column of the column size.
[0118]
After the above settings and automatic calculation are performed and the items of the area origin, area size, column size, and number of columns are determined, the operator presses the “OK” button to finish setting the parameters for the area. I do.
[0119]
When the parameters are set for all the areas in the page template and the operator performs a predetermined operation, the page style information generating means 201 outputs the page style information 221 as shown in FIG. 64 as a file.
[0120]
In the page style information of FIG. 64, the data of the right side page of the facing pages is described first, and the data of the left side page is described later. However, at this time, it is not determined whether the page is to be opened left or right, and the page style information can be applied to both ways of opening.
[0121]
The page template generation unit 202 reads the page style information 221 and performs predetermined settings, and then outputs the page template group 222 as a file.
[0122]
When the page template generating means 202 is activated, it displays a screen shown in FIG. In the left column, all page styles generated by the page style information generating means 201 are displayed. The right column displays the layout of the page style selected on the left.
[0123]
When the operator selects a desired area on the layout displayed in the right column and performs a predetermined menu operation, the page template generating means 202 displays a screen shown in FIG.
[0124]
In the area information, information (basic small group size, number of columns, small group intervals) read from the page style information 221 is displayed.
[0125]
The operator selects the order of the area in the combo box of the order of inflow into the page. The order of inflow within a page is the order of the area into which data is poured within a page.
[0126]
The operator selects one of the four toggle buttons in the small-group pouring direction. The small group pouring direction is an order in which data is poured in the area.
[0127]
The page template generation unit 202 reads the small group style information 123 and displays all registered small group styles in a “subgroup style” list box on the left side of a “setting of usable small group style” column. The operator moves a desired one of the small group styles displayed in the list box to the “available small group style” list box on the right.
[0128]
The page template generation unit 202 registers the small group style that has been moved to the “usable small group style” list box in the “basic small group style” combo box. The operator selects the basic sub-set style in this combo box. The basic subgroup style is a subgroup style set in each cell (region of the basic subgroup size) by default.
[0129]
After the above settings have been made and the flow order in the page, the flow direction of the small group, the usable small group style and the basic small group style are determined, the operator presses an "OK" button to set these items for the area. finish.
[0130]
When the setting of the above items is completed for all the areas in the page template and the operator performs a predetermined operation, the page template generating means 202 generates a page template 222 as shown in FIG.
[0131]
The page template generation unit 202 temporarily registers the generated page templates in the project file 133 managed by the database publishing device.
[0132]
Next, the page template generation unit 202 collectively exports one or more page templates registered in the project file 133 to a file of the page template group 222 by an operation described below.
[0133]
When the menu [File → Export → Page Template Export] shown in FIG. 20 is selected by the operator, the page template generating means 202 displays a dialog box shown in FIG. All page templates registered in the project file 133 are displayed in the page template list box on the left side of this dialog box. The operator moves the page template to be exported to the file of the page template group 222 from the page templates displayed in the left page template list box to the right page template list box to be exported, and presses the OK button. Then, the page template generating means 202 displays a dialog box shown in FIG. When the operator specifies the file name of the page template group 222 and its storage location in this dialog and presses the save button, the page template generation means 202 puts together the page templates in the list box on the right side of the dialog in FIG. The file of the page template group 222 is exported.
[0134]
In the page template of FIG. 67, the data of the right side page of the facing pages is described first, and the data of the left side page is described later. However, at this point, it is not determined whether the page is left-opened or right-opened, and the page template can be applied to both opening methods. Depending on the order of in-page inflow, it may be substantially determined whether the page template is applied to the right opening or to the left-opening, but, for example, if the in-page inflow order is random. For example, you can apply a page template to both methods of opening.
[0135]
The page template assigning unit 203 is activated by following a predetermined menu on the screen shown in FIG. 59 or 77. When activated, the page template assigning unit 203 displays a screen shown in FIG. When the operator inputs the name of the file of the page template group 222 including the page template desired to be used in the article information publication magazine currently handled in the file name column of FIG. 70 and presses the “Open” button, the page template is assigned. The means 203 imports the file of the page template group 222 and records all the page templates included in the file in the property database 121 in association with the identifier of the property information publication magazine. By doing so, even if the work is interrupted or a plurality of operators use the database publishing device, it is necessary to perform the import only once.
[0136]
The page template group described in the imported file can be confirmed on the screen shown in FIG.
[0137]
After importing the file of the page template group 222, the page template assigning unit 203 displays the screen shown in FIG. In the page template combo box on this screen, all page templates described in the imported file are displayed. When the operator inputs a page template desired to be allocated to the start page, the end page, and the pages between them on this screen and presses the “OK” button, the page template allocation unit 203 sets the page according to the input. Assign a template.
[0138]
The small group arrangement / property allocation means 106B is also activated by tracing another predetermined menu on the screen shown in FIG. 59 or 77. When activated, the small group arrangement / property allocation means 106B displays the screen shown in FIG. The operator inputs the name of the file of the small group template group 124 including the small group template included in the page template to be used in the article information publication magazine currently being handled in the file name column of FIG. 73, and clicks the “Open” button. When is pressed, the small-group arrangement / property allocation means 106B imports the file of the small-group template group 124, and records all the small-group templates included therein in the property database 121 in association with the identifier of the property information publication magazine. By doing so, even if the work is interrupted or a plurality of operators use the database publishing device, it is sufficient to perform the import once.
[0139]
Replace the default template set displayed on the screen shown in FIG. 71 with the small template imported in the above procedure, which has been moved to the list box of "Available small group styles" on the screen of FIG. Is possible. FIG. 74 shows a screen when this replacement is performed.
[0140]
The small group arrangement / property allocating means 106B includes not only the property data and the small template registered in the property database 121 but also the page template group registered in the property database 121 in association with the property information publication magazine by the page template allocating means 203. The page template included in the file 222 can also be read.
[0141]
The small group arrangement / property allocation means 106B displays the screen shown in FIG. 75 after importing the file of the small group template group 222. When the operator presses the reference button in the column for specifying the category to be allocated, the small group arrangement / property allocation means 106B displays the screen shown in FIG. As in the first embodiment, the screen of FIG. 25 is generated based on the tree structure shown in FIG. In the screen shown in FIG. 25, the operator selects any of the already created filters. The operator selects the category of the filter in the “category” combo box in the upper part of the screen of FIG. 25, and then selects the target in the “assignment range selection” list in the lower part of the screen of FIG. Select a filter for.
In this way, the property data extracted from the database 121 by the filter 141 is assigned to the target page. In the screen of FIG. 25, it is possible to continuously select a plurality of items in a list box of “assignment range selection”, and the filter serves to select the plurality of items. In the example of FIG. 75, the start of the designation of the category to be allocated is “classification by store / MAX Kawaguchi store” and the end is “classification by store / Nakayama Kawaguchi store”. This indicates that "MAX Kawaguchi", "K2 Shokai", and "Nakayama Kawaguchi store" are successively selected in the list box of "selection of allocation range". Therefore, data of “MAX Kawaguchi”, “K2 Shokai”, and “Nakayama Urawa” are assigned to the valid pages in the page range set on the screen of FIG. 72.
[0142]
When the operator checks the “Specify range” check box in the page specification column, it is possible to specify the start area and the position in the area and the end page, the area and the position in the area. On the other hand, if this check box is not checked, only the start area and the position in the area can be designated. The designation of the area follows the above-mentioned order of inflow into the page, and the position in the area follows the above-mentioned inflow direction of the small set.
[0143]
In the start page, the currently selected position (rightward black) on the screen similar to that in FIG. 77 (where the property ID and the property name are blank) in the page range specified on the screen in FIG. The position indicated by the arrow 601) is the allocation start position, and therefore the 115th page is not an object to be assigned property data. On the screen in FIG. 75, the start page cannot be changed, but the area and the position in the area can be changed.
[0144]
The reference button in the page designation column is valid only when the "Specify range" check box is checked. If the operator presses this button while this button is valid, the small group arrangement / property allocation The means 106B displays the screen shown in FIG. When the operator selects the end page on this screen and presses the “OK” button, the end page is set.
[0145]
The page break and line break are the same as in the first embodiment. The timings related to these are the same as in the first embodiment. The new area is peculiar to the second embodiment, and this means that when the contents of the hierarchy specified as the timing change, allocation of a property from a new area is started.
[0146]
When the operator checks the “insert blank cell” check box, when the contents of the hierarchy specified as the timing change, the first cell becomes blank in the order according to the small group pouring direction of each area.
[0147]
If the page break, area break, or line break is performed when the content of the hierarchy specified as the timing changes, the number of pages, the number of areas, or the number of steps to be assigned to one category may or may not be specified.
[0148]
When the operator sets a category, a page range, a page break, and the like to be allocated on the screen shown in FIG. 75 and presses an "OK" button, the small group arrangement / property allocating means 106B causes each small group of each area of each page according to the set contents. Assign property data to
[0149]
The small group arrangement / property allocation means 106B also displays a screen shown in FIG.
[0150]
The screen shown in FIG. 77 reflects the contents set on the screen shown in FIG. 75. On this screen, the operator can change the division of each cell, change the type of the small group template allocated to each cell, and change the small group allocated to each cell. It is possible to change the classification, change the property data assigned to each small group, and the like.
[0151]
When changing the cell division, “heading cell”, “allocated cell” or “empty cell” can be selected as the cell division. “Heading cell” is a cell for assigning a heading of a store or the like, “assigned cell” is a cell for assigning property data, and “empty cell” is a cell to which nothing is assigned. And the background is displayed in the area of “empty cell”. When the “heading cell” or the “empty cell” is inserted, the property data is assigned in a deferred manner.
[0152]
Changing the type of the sub-set template to be assigned to the cell is possible only for cells whose division is “heading cell” or “allocated cell”. When the type of the small group template to be assigned to the cell is changed, the usable small group style set by the page template generation unit 202 on the screen 63 is included in the file of the small group template group 124 imported by the small group arrangement / property allocation unit 106B. It is possible to select a small set template corresponding to the one that is displayed.
[0153]
The change of the sub-group division assigned to the cell is possible for the cell whose division is “allocated cell”. When changing the sub-group division assigned to the cell, “heading” or “property” can be selected.
[0154]
As an example of a special combination, for a cell in which the “cell division” is “assignment”, the type of the “subgroup template” is “subgroup 1”, and the “subgroup division” is “heading”, Heading "is set. The “floating headline” is a headline that moves when a property is inserted or deleted. On the other hand, a “fixed heading” is set for a cell whose “cell division” is “heading”. “Fixed heading” is a heading that does not move due to insertion or deletion of a property.
[0155]
The following table shows the relationship between the combination of the cell division, the sub-set template, and the sub-set division and the data displayed in the cell.
[0156]
[Table 1]

As is clear from the above table, a “fixed heading” is set for a cell whose “cell division” is “heading”. A cell whose “cell division” is “assigned” and whose “subgroup division” is “heading” is set to “floating heading” regardless of what subgroup is set in the “subgroup template”. Is "assignment" and "subject" is set in the cell where the "sub-group classification" is "property" regardless of what sub-set is set in the "sub-set template". This is because, for example, the computer does not recognize that the small set template of “midashi1” is a template for a heading and that the small set template of “small set 1” is a template for a property. Therefore, in practice, the combination of (3) and the combination of (6) in the above table are to be avoided by the judgment of the operator.
[0157]
In the cell whose small set name is “midashi1”, it is possible to flow data of a store or the like depending on the design of the small set, and it is also possible to display only fixed data.
[0158]
FIG. 59 shows a layout view according to the settings on the screen in FIG.
[0159]
The small-group arrangement / property allocation means 106B is set on the screen of FIG. 75, and is modified as necessary on the screen of FIG. 77. Is output.
[0160]
[Embodiment 3]
In the second embodiment, the small-group template generating unit 104 temporarily records each small-group template created by the small-group template generation unit 133 in the project file 133, and then stores the file of the small-group template group 124 including one or more small-group templates registered in the project file 133. Export Then, the small-group arrangement / property allocation means 106B imports the file of the small-group template group 124 selected by the operator, and registers the small-group template included in the imported file in the property database 121 in association with the property information publication magazine. .
[0161]
Further, in the second embodiment, the page template generation unit 202 temporarily records each page template created by the page template in the project file 133, and then stores the page template group 222 including one or more page templates registered in the project file 133. Export a file. Then, the page template assigning means 203 imports the file of the page template group 222 selected by the operator, and registers the page template included in the imported file in the property database 121 in association with the property information publication magazine.
[0162]
However, in the configuration and operation of the second embodiment, the operator has to perform export and import, and the work efficiency is deteriorated. Also, when handling multiple types of property information publication magazines with the same database publishing device, import a large variety of small-group templates and multiple types of page templates, and select a small-group template required for the property information publication magazine currently handled from among them. And the template are registered in the property database, so that the work efficiency deteriorates. Further, the file of one small group template group 124 does not always include the small group template necessary for one article information publication magazine, and if not, the operator imports the files of the plural small group template groups 124. Work efficiency, and work efficiency deteriorates. Similarly, a file of one page template group 222 does not always include a page template necessary for one article information publication magazine, and if not, the operator imports a file of a plurality of page template groups 222. Work efficiency is reduced.
[0163]
Embodiment 3 solves such a problem.
[0164]
78 and 79 show a part of the database publishing apparatus according to the present embodiment. A combination of the parts shown in FIGS. 3, 78 and 79 constitutes the entire database publishing apparatus according to the present embodiment. 78 and 79, the same parts as those in the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 60 and 61 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
[0165]
As is clear from the comparison between FIGS. 78 and 79 with FIGS. 60 and 61, the difference between the database publishing apparatus according to the present embodiment and the apparatus according to the first embodiment is that the small group template group 124 and the page template group 222 are deleted. The set and small template generating means 104, the page template generating means 202C, the page template allocating means 203C and the small group arranging / property allocating means 106C correspond to the small template generating means 104, the page template generating means 202C, the page template allocating means 203C, respectively. This is the point that it has been changed to the small group arrangement / property allocation means 106C.
[0166]
As is clear from the arrows indicating the flow of signals in FIG. 78, the small group template generating means 104C registers the small group template in the property database 121 in association with any property information publication magazine, and the page template generating means 202C The page template is registered in the property database 121 in association with any property information publication magazine.
[0167]
Furthermore, as is clear from the arrow indicating the signal flow in FIG. 79, the small-group placement / property allocating unit 106B sets the small-group template registered in the property database 121 in association with the current article information publication magazine to the property Reading from the database 121, the page template allocating unit 203C reads from the property database 121 a page template registered in the property database 121 in association with the property information publication magazine currently being handled.
[0168]
The small template generating means 104C is the same as the small template generating means 104 except for the output destination of the small template. The page template generation unit 202C is the same as the page template generation unit 202 except for the output destination of the page template. The small group arrangement / property allocation means 106C is the same as the small group arrangement / property allocation means 106B except that the small group template is not input from the file of the small group template group 124 and the small group template is not output to the property database 121. The page template allocating unit 203 is the same as the page template allocating unit 203 except for the input destination of the page template group 222.
[0169]
Next, the operations unique to the present invention of the small group template generation unit 104C, the page template generation unit 202C, the page template allocation unit 203C, and the small group arrangement / property allocation unit 106C will be described in detail. Note that these means can be realized by using a computer's hardware resources by causing a computer to read and execute a computer program as in the second embodiment.
[0170]
When the menu [File → Register in database → Register small group template] shown in FIG. 80 is selected by the operator, small group template generating means 104C displays a dialog box shown in FIG. In the small group template list box on the left side of this dialog box, all small group templates registered in the project file 133 are displayed. The operator moves the small-group template to be exported to the property database 121 from the small-group templates displayed in the small-group template list box on the left side to the small-group template list box to be registered on the right side, and associates the moved small-group template with the property. Select the information publication magazine in the combo box of the registration destination catalog and press the OK button. Then, the small group template generating means 104C registers the small group template in the list box on the right side of the dialog in FIG. 81 in the property database 121 in association with the property information publication magazine selected in the combo box of the registration destination catalog.
[0171]
Similarly, when the menu [File → Register in database → Register page template] shown in FIG. 80 is selected by the operator, page template generating means 202C displays a dialog box shown in FIG. All page templates registered in the project file 133 are displayed in the page template list box on the left side of this dialog box. The operator moves the page template to be exported to the property database 121 from the page templates displayed in the list box of the page template on the left to the list box of the small template to be registered on the right, and associates the moved page template with the property. Select the information publication magazine in the combo box of the registration destination catalog and press the OK button. Then, the page template generation unit 202C registers the page template in the list box on the right side of the dialog in FIG. 82 in the property database 121 in association with the property information publication magazine selected in the combo box of the registration destination catalog.
[0172]
The page template assigning means 203C is activated by following a predetermined menu on the screen shown in FIG. 59 or 77. When activated, the page template assignment unit 203C does not display the screen shown in FIG. 70, but displays the screen shown in FIG. 72. In the page template combo box on this screen, the page template registered in the property database 121 in association with the property information publication magazine currently being handled is displayed. When the operator inputs a start page, an end page, and a page template desired to be allocated to pages between these pages on this screen and presses an “OK” button, the page template allocation unit 203C sets the page according to the input. Assign a template.
[0173]
The page template registered in association with the property information publication magazine currently being handled can be confirmed on the screen shown in FIG. The screen shown in FIG. 83 is when the tab of the page template at the bottom of the screen is selected.
[0174]
The small-group arrangement / property allocation means 106C is also activated by following another predetermined menu on the screen shown in FIG. 59 or 77. When activated, the small group arrangement / property allocation means 106C does not display the screen shown in FIG. 73, but displays the screen shown in FIG. 75. The operation of the small-group arrangement / property allocating unit 106C after the display is the same as that of the small-group arrangement / property allocating unit 106B, and a description thereof will be omitted.
[0175]
It should be noted that the small group template registered in association with the property information publication magazine currently being handled can be confirmed on the screen shown in FIG. The screen shown in FIG. 84 is when the tab of the small group template at the bottom of the screen is selected.
[0176]
By combining the second and third embodiments, the operator can select whether the output destination of the small template is a file of a small template group or a property database. It may be possible to select whether the output destination is a file of a page template group or a property database. Further, in the case of such a combination, based on the third embodiment, the small-group template generating unit and the page layout generating unit register the small-group template and the page template in the property database in advance, but export the small-group template and the page template according to the second embodiment. After importing and importing, the small group arrangement / property allocating means and the page template allocating means can additionally register the small group template and the page template in the property database.
[0177]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
[0178]
When the small-group arrangement / property allocation means is activated, the small-group template has already been registered in the property database in association with the current article information publication magazine by the small-group template generation means. The means eliminates the need to select a required small template from the small template group. Therefore, when the small group template group includes a large number of small group templates, it is possible to prevent the selection efficiency from lowering the work efficiency.
[0179]
Similarly, when the page template allocating means is activated, the page template has already been registered in the property database by the page template generating means in association with the current article information publication magazine. Eliminates the need to select a required page template from a group of page templates. Therefore, when the page template group includes a large number of page templates, it is possible to prevent the selection from deteriorating the work efficiency.
[0180]
Further, even when one database publishing software handles many types of property information publication magazines, it is possible to efficiently assign page templates and small group templates to pages.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram (1/3) showing a configuration of a database publishing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram (2/3) showing a configuration of the database publishing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram (3/3) showing a configuration of a database publishing device according to Embodiments 1 and 2 of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a structure of a property database according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a tree structure for managing a filter for extracting a property according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a small group layout created by the DTP unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram showing small-group style information generated by the small-group style information generation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention based on the example of the small-group layout of FIG. 6;
8 is a diagram showing a hierarchical structure of the small group style information shown in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a flowchart (1/3) showing the operation of the small group style information generating means according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart (2/3) showing the operation of the small-group style information generation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart (3/3) showing the operation of the small-group style information generating means according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a small template generated by the small template generation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention based on the small group style information shown in FIG. 7;
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a structure of an XML document corresponding to the small template set shown in FIG. 12 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart (1/2) illustrating an operation of a small set template generating unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart (2/2) showing an operation of the small group template generation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a diagram (1/4) showing a screen displayed by the small group template generation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a diagram (2/4) showing a screen displayed by the small group template generation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 18 is a diagram (3/4) showing a screen displayed by the small group template generation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 19 is a diagram (4/4) showing a screen displayed by the small group template generation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 20 is a diagram of a screen displaying a menu for exporting a small group template or a page template according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 21 is a diagram of a screen for selecting a small group template to be exported according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 22 is a diagram of a screen for designating a file for storing a small group template group to be exported according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a screen for creating a master layout according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a screen for creating original data according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a screen for selecting a filter for extracting property data to be allocated to a target page according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a screen for determining an order of rearranging property data to be allocated to a target page according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a screen for changing the arrangement of small groups according to the master layout according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a screen for changing each property assigned to each small group according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a screen for displaying and changing the type and property of a small group to be allocated to each allocation position on each page according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 30 is a diagram (1/2) showing a first example of an XSLT electronic document generated in the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 31 is a diagram (2/2) showing a first example of an XSLT electronic document generated in the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 32 is a diagram (1/6) showing a second example of the XSLT electronic document generated simultaneously with the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 38 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 33 is a diagram (2/6) showing a second example of the XSLT electronic document generated simultaneously with the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 38 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 34 is a diagram (3/6) showing a second example of the XSLT electronic document generated at the same time as the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 38 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 35 is a diagram (4/6) showing a second example of the XSLT electronic document generated simultaneously with the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 38 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 36 is a diagram (5/6) showing a second example of the XSLT electronic document generated at the same time as the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 38 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 37 is a diagram (6/6) showing a second example of the XSLT electronic document generated at the same time as the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 38 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 38 is a diagram illustrating an example of an XML electronic document generated in the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 39 is a conceptual diagram showing the structures of an XSLT electronic document and an XML electronic document generated according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and their relationship.
40 is a diagram (1/5) showing an XSLT electronic document generated from the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 38 and the XSLT electronic documents shown in FIGS. 32 to 37 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 41 is a diagram (2/5) showing the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 38 and the XSLT electronic document generated from the XSLT electronic document shown in FIGS. 32 to 37 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 42 is a diagram (3/5) showing an XSLT electronic document generated from the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 38 and the XSLT electronic documents shown in FIGS. 32 to 37 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 43 is a diagram (4/5) showing an XSLT electronic document generated from the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 38 and the XSLT electronic documents shown in FIGS. 32 to 37 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 44 is a diagram (5/5) showing an XSLT electronic document generated from the XML electronic document shown in FIG. 38 and the XSLT electronic documents shown in FIGS. 32 to 37 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 45 is a diagram showing the structure of an XML document simply generated from a property database.
FIG. 46 is a diagram (1/5) showing the structure of an XML document corresponding to a small group template generated by the small group template generation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 47 is a diagram (2/5) illustrating a structure of an XML document corresponding to a small template generated by the small template generating unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 48 is a diagram (3/5) showing the structure of an XML document corresponding to a small group template generated by the small group template generation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 49 is a diagram (4/5) showing the structure of an XML document corresponding to a small template generated by the small template generation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 50 is a diagram (5/5) showing the structure of an XML document corresponding to a small group template generated by the small group template generation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 51 is a diagram showing a screen displayed by the small group template generating means according to the first embodiment of the present invention, which replaces the diagram shown in FIG. 18;
FIG. 52 is a diagram showing a portion (1/7) of one property of the XML document having the structure shown in FIGS. 46 to 50 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 53 is a diagram showing a portion (2/7) of one property of the XML document having the structure shown in FIGS. 46 to 50 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 54 is a diagram illustrating a portion (3/7) of one property of the XML document having the structure illustrated in FIGS. 46 to 50 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 55 is a diagram showing a portion (4/7) of one property of an XML document having the structure shown in FIGS. 46 to 50 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 56 is a diagram showing a portion (5/7) of one property of an XML document having the structure shown in FIGS. 46 to 50 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 57 is a diagram showing a portion (6/7) of one property of the XML document having the structure shown in FIGS. 46 to 50 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 58 is a diagram illustrating a portion (7/7) of one property of an XML document having the structure illustrated in FIGS. 46 to 50 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 59 is a diagram of a screen displaying a page generated by the small group arrangement / property assignment unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 60 is a block diagram (1/3) showing a configuration of a database publishing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 61 is a block diagram (2/3) showing a configuration of a database publishing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 62 is a diagram of a screen displayed by the DTP unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention to set an area in a page template.
FIG. 63 is a diagram of a screen displayed by the page style information generating means according to the second embodiment of the present invention to set an area parameter.
FIG. 64 is a diagram illustrating an example of page style information generated by a page style information generating unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 65 is a diagram of a screen displaying page style information generated by a page style information generating unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 66 is a diagram of a screen displayed by the page template generation unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention to set parameters of each area in the page template.
FIG. 67 is a diagram illustrating an example of a page template generated by a page template generation unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 68 is a diagram of a screen for selecting a page template to be exported according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 69 is a diagram of a screen for designating a file storing a group of page templates to be exported according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 70 is a diagram of a screen for designating a file storing a group of page templates to be imported according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 71 is a diagram of a screen displaying a page template generated by a page template generating unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 72 is a diagram of a screen displayed by a page template allocating unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 73 is a diagram of a screen for designating a file storing a small group template group to be imported according to the second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 74 is a diagram of a screen for changing a small group template according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 75 is a diagram of a screen displayed by the small group arrangement / property allocating unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention for allocating a property or the like.
FIG. 76 is a diagram of a screen called to set an end page from the screen of FIG. 75;
FIG. 77 is a diagram of a screen displayed by the small-group arrangement / property allocation unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention for correcting the small-group arrangement and property allocation.
FIG. 78 is a block diagram (1/3) illustrating a configuration of a database publishing device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 79 is a block diagram (2/3) showing the configuration of the database publishing device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 80 is a diagram of a screen displaying a menu for registering a small group template or a page template in the property database according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 81 is a diagram of a screen for selecting a small group template to be registered in the property database according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 82 is a diagram of a screen for selecting a page template to be registered in the property database according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
FIG. 83 is a diagram of a screen for confirming a page template registered in a property database according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
FIG. 84 is a diagram of a screen for confirming a small group template registered in the property database according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
101 Database creation means
102 DTP means
103 Small group style information generation means
104, 104C Small set template generating means
105 Master layout generation means
106, 106B, 106C Small group arrangement / property allocation means
107 XSLT document generation means
108 XSLT processor
109, 110 XSL-FO processor
133 project file
201 Page style information generation means
202, 202C Page template generating means
203, 203C Page template assigning means

Claims (13)

Generating small group style information for the small group based on DTP (Desk Top Publishing) data for the small group;
Based on the small group style information about the small group, information that can specify the style of the small group and the property to be inserted into the small group described as the dummy argument, data to be inserted into the small group of the identified property, Generating a small set template describing the position of the small set;
Registering the small group template in a property database in which a plurality of the properties are registered;
A method for generating a property database, comprising: Each step of the property database generation method according to claim 1,
Allocating to the page the sub-set templates registered in the property database that are enabled in the page template allocated to the page;
A database publishing method comprising: 3. The database publishing method according to claim 2,
Selecting available sub-set templates in the page template and assigning the selected sub-set page template to the page template;
Registering in the property database the page template to which a usable small template is assigned;
Has,
The step of assigning, to the page, a small-group template registered in the article database and usable in the page template assigned to the page is performed using the page template registered in the article database. A database publishing method comprising: The article database generation method according to claim 1,
A method for generating a property database, comprising the step of generating a file of a small group template group including one or more small group templates. Each step of the property database generation method according to claim 4,
The small set template registered in the property database and usable in the page template assigned to the page or the small set template included in the file of the small set template group and the page assigned to the page Assigning what is available in the template to the page;
A database publishing method comprising: The database publishing method according to claim 5,
Selecting available sub-set templates in the page template and assigning the selected sub-set page template to the page template;
Registering in the property database the page template to which a usable small template is assigned;
Generating a file of a group of page templates including one or more of the page templates to which usable sub-templates are assigned;
Has,
The small group template registered in the property database and available in the page template allocated to the page or the small group template included in the file of the small group template group and the page allocated to the page The step of allocating a usable template to a page is performed using the page template registered in the property database or the page template included in a file of the page template group. Database publishing method. Generating small group style information for the small group based on DTP (Desk Top Publishing) data for the small group;
Based on the small set style information for the small set, information that can specify the style of the small set and the property to be inserted into the small set described as the dummy argument, the data to be inserted into the small set of the specified property, and the data Means for generating a small set template describing the position of the small set;
Means for registering the small set template in a property database in which a plurality of the properties are registered;
A property database generation device, comprising: Each means of the property database generation device according to claim 7,
Means for allocating, to the page, the sub-set templates registered in the property database, which are enabled in the page template allocated to the page;
A database publishing device comprising: The database publishing device according to claim 8,
Means for selecting a usable small-group template in the page template and assigning the selected small-group page template to the page template; means for registering the page template to which the usable small-group template is assigned in the property database;
With
Means for allocating, to the page, a small-group template registered in the property database and usable in the page template allocated to the page, using the page template registered in the property database. A database publishing apparatus characterized by performing. The property database generation device according to claim 7,
A property database generating apparatus, comprising: means for generating a file of a small group template group including one or more small group templates. Each means of the property database generation device according to claim 10,
The small group template registered in the property database and available in the page template assigned to the page or the small group template included in the file of the small group template group and the page assigned to the page Means for assigning what is available in the template to the page;
A database publishing device comprising: The database publishing apparatus according to claim 11,
Means for selecting a usable small-group template in the page template and assigning the selected small-group page template to the page template; means for registering the page template to which the usable small-group template is assigned in the property database;
Means for generating a file of a page template group including one or more of the page templates to which usable sub-set templates are assigned;
Has,
The small group template registered in the property database and available in the page template assigned to the page or the small group template included in the file of the small group template group and the page assigned to the page The means for allocating a page usable in the template is performed by using the page template registered in the property database or the page template included in the file of the page template group. A database publishing apparatus characterized by the following. A program for causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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