CN102360274A - Variable-data printing template realization device and application method for same - Google Patents
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The invention discloses an improved variable-data printing template realization device, which comprises a template file generation device and a template file analysis device. The template file generation device comprises a layout manager unit, a layout container unit, a drawing unit and a file generator unit, and the template file analysis device comprises a template file analyzer unit, a layout manager unit, a drawing unit, a layout container unit, a script grammar analyzer unit and a printer command generator unit. Template files can be stored to facilitate later repeated use and save later typesetting operation. Copying, reading and modifying can be facilitated, and resource sharing of the template files can also be facilitated. In addition, the invention further provides an application method for the improved variable-data printing template realization device.
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Technical field:
The present invention relates to the variable data print field, relate in particular to a kind of template implement device and application process thereof of variable data print.
Background technology:
The VDP technology is said from fundamental aspect, is meant to adopt digital technology with print engine and database link the in store printed contents information of treating of database.During printing, computer applied algorithm uses and placement rule according to element, extracts related content from database, puts it into document then.Therefore, no matter once print ten parts still 10,000 parts, the VDP technology can both information makes every part of document neither identical through changing wherein.VDP of today technology can dynamic combined four chromatic graph sheets, chart, text and other object, create out the document of attractive height customization.
At present; The VDP growth in the printing on demand field abroad is very fast; On the one hand be because the development of 1 pair 1 marketing and customer relationship marketing; Businessman can design pointed products & services through this media of VDP article, has improved consumer's feedback rates greatly and has made the lifelong value maximization of client; On the other hand, the final user of printed matter more and more stresses the personalization of oneself, and the requirement of printing product quality improves day by day, thereby has promoted applying of personal printing.This has also expedited the emergence of the development of variable data software.
Variable data software on the market, common way are through gui interface layout and data source, associate data source and layout then.Template has two kinds of storage meanss at present, and a kind of is directly to be stored in the database, the migration copy of the inconvenient template file of this method; A kind of in addition is to be stored in the self-defining file, and this file can not be edited, and can only just can open inconvenient manual read and modification with the variable data software of oneself.
Summary of the invention:
In view of above-mentioned prior art defective and application demand, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of template implement device of follow-on variable data print, this device can be deposited into template file, convenient repeatedly use later on, the work of setting type after saving.Can conveniently copy, read and revise, make things convenient for the resource sharing of template file.In addition, the present invention also provides the application process about above-mentioned this implement device.
To achieve these goals, concrete technical scheme of the present invention is following:
A kind of template implement device of variable data print, this device is core with the template file, comprises template file generating apparatus and template file resolver.
The template file generating apparatus comprises:
One reading of data source and page info generate the layout item, issue the layout manager unit of layout container unit and drawing unit;
One receives the layout item that the layout manager unit is sent, and the layout container unit that stores;
One is used for the layout item that receives the layout manager unit, the drawing unit that shows with GUI (Graphical User Interface, graphic user interface) mode;
One reads the template generator unit of the layout Xiang Laicheng template file of layout container unit;
The template file resolver comprises:
One reads template file, parses data source and page data information in the version file, the result is issued the template file resolver unit of layout management unit;
One receives template file data sent source, resolver unit and page data information, is organized into the layout item, issues the layout manager unit of layout container unit and drawing unit;
One is used for the drawing unit that the layout item shows with the GUI mode is sent in the layout manager unit;
One receives the layout item that the layout manager unit is sent, and the layout container unit that stores;
One reads the layout item of layout container unit, resolves the expression formula in the layout item, analysis result is sent to the script syntax parsing device unit of PDF maker or printer command unit;
One receives the analysis result of script syntax parsing device unit, generates the printer command maker unit of print command.
In the such scheme, said template file is for describing the script file of layout container unit, and this script file is made up of XML and RTF two parts; Said XML partly comprises page info, data source, bar code, literal, figure and image.
In the such scheme, said page data comprises page size information; The cutting line positional information; The positional information that comprises circle, rectangle, ellipse, these figures of straight line; Thickness, size and colouring information; The bar code positional information; Size, information such as barcode types; The position of image and size information.
In the such scheme, said data source comprises user, password, database-driven description and these attributes of database-name.
In the such scheme, said bar code comprises these attributes of barcode types, position, size, data and expression formula.
In the such scheme, said literal comprises these attributes of position, size and expression formula.
In the such scheme, said figure comprises the attribute information of circle, ellipse, rectangle, these figures of straight line.
In the such scheme, said image refers to the filename of jpg, tiff etc., these information of picture position and expression formula.
In the such scheme, said template file resolver also is provided with one through reading the pdf document maker unit that information and variable data in the layout container unit generates pdf document.
In addition, according to the application process that the invention described above device is provided, this method comprises that template file generates and template file is resolved two big steps.
The particular content that template file generates:
SA1: the layout manager unit reads page data and data source, generates the layout item and sends to layout container unit and drawing unit;
SA2: drawing unit receives the layout item that sends the layout manager unit, draws out with the GUI form;
SA3: the template generator unit reads the layout item information of layout container, derives template file.
The particular content that template file is resolved:
SB1: the data source information in the template file resolver resolves template file connects database, and analysis result is sent to layout manager;
SB2: layout manager arrangement analysis result becomes the layout item, and the layout item is stored in the layout container and sends to drawing unit and the syntax parsing device;
SB3: call drawing unit, draw the layout object;
SB4: the syntax parsing device is resolved the expression formula attribute in the layout item, and the data source of resolving the layout item simultaneously indicates, and the record to database matees one by one then, generates print command or PDF and creates instruction;
SB5: call print unit and print command is sent to printer or call PDF generation unit generation pdf document.
Can be known that by such scheme the present invention can easily the support variable data printing, template file is readable strong, and it is simple to resolve the template file method, template file has used the combination of XML and RTF, has reduced that text formatting is described and the complexity of parsing.Template file is smaller, can copy to very easily on other computers to use, and animal migration is strong, and shared resource is saved human cost effectively.If data source etc. change, can directly revise template file with editing machines such as notepads.
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Fig. 1 is the Organization Chart of template implement device of the present invention.
Fig. 2 a is a template file generating apparatus Organization Chart of the present invention.
Fig. 2 b is a template file resolver Organization Chart of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is template file content structure figure of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is XML structural drawing in the template file of the present invention.
Fig. 5 illustrates figure for RTF in the template file of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is RTF structural drawing in the template file of the present invention.
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For technological means, creation characteristic that the present invention is realized, reach purpose and effect and be easy to understand and understand, below in conjunction with concrete diagram, further set forth the present invention.
As shown in Figure 1, the template implement device of variable data print of the present invention comprises template file generating apparatus and template file resolver.
Shown in Fig. 2 a, the direction of arrow among the figure is indicating data flow.Device for reading data source information, layout manager is created layout, and layout information is stored in the layout container.The layout object comprises image-type variable data object, figure type variable data object, bar code variable data object, literal variable data object and page info.Image-type variable data object, figure type variable data object, bar code variable data object, literal variable data object also can comprise expression formula.Expression formula is the custom script language normally, can support special variable data demand.Template generator generates template file according to object properties information in the layout container.The template file copy is convenient, can reuse, the workload that layout is set type after reducing.
Shown in Fig. 2 b, the direction of arrow among the figure is indicating data flow.Template file resolver in the device reads template file; Parse layout information and data source information, script syntax parsing device parses the expression formula in the layout information, according to expression formula; Pass to layout manager after revising layout information; Layout manager is put in order out with layout information and is passed to the graphic plotting unit, and layout information is stored in the layout container, and the graphic plotting unit shows layout information with the GUI mode.The printer command maker reads information and the variable data in the layout container, generates print command and sends to printer.Information and variable data that the pdf document maker reads in the layout container generate pdf document.This covering device both can be accomplished printing function, can derive pdf document again.PDF supports interdepartmental system, like this can the perhaps fast seal shop completion printing in other printing house very easily.
As shown in Figure 3, template file separated into two parts, first half are XML, and latter half is RTF.
Need to prove that XML (Extensible Markup Language) is an extend markup language, is a kind of simple data storage language, uses a series of simple mark data of description, and these marks can use easily mode to set up.XML simply makes it be easy in Any Application, read and write data, and this makes XML become unique common language of different platform exchanges data very soon.XML is used for describing the object information of layout container in the present invention, mainly comprises bar code, figure, image and literal.RTF is the abbreviation of RichText Format, and meaning is many text formattings, is the Windows normative document.This is the file of a kind of similar DOC form (Word document), and good compatibility is arranged, and uses " board " among the Windows " annex " just can open the edlin of going forward side by side.Since in the variable data implementation procedure, the text formatting more complicated, text formatting of the present invention partly uses the rtf form of Microsoft to describe, and the windows environment can just can parse down at an easy rate like this.
As shown in Figure 4, the present invention proposes the XML part in the template file, comprises page info, data source, bar code, literal, figure and image.
Data source mainly comprises attributes such as user, password, database-driven description and database-name.
Bar code mainly comprises attributes such as barcode types, position, size, data and expression formula.
Literal comprises attributes such as position, size and expression formula.Word content and form are represented by the RTF of Fig. 5.RTF is the standard that Microsoft provides, and having corresponding control to resolve and show among the WINDOWS does not need other exploitation by RTF.RTF to as if deposit in order, as shown in Figure 6, can be mapped convenient the parsing like this with the file object among the XML one by one.
Figure comprises the attribute information of circle, ellipse, rectangle, straight line figures.
Image mainly refers to the filename of jpg, tiff etc., information such as picture position and expression formula.
More than show and described ultimate principle of the present invention and principal character and advantage of the present invention.The technician of the industry should understand; The present invention is not restricted to the described embodiments; That describes in the foregoing description and the instructions just explains principle of the present invention; Under the prerequisite that does not break away from spirit and scope of the invention, the present invention also has various changes and modifications, and these variations and improvement all fall in the scope of the invention that requires protection.The present invention requires protection domain to be defined by appending claims and equivalent thereof.
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1. the template implement device of a variable data print, this device is a core with the template file, comprises template file generating apparatus and template file resolver; It is characterized in that,
Said file creating apparatus comprises:
One reading of data source and page info generate the layout item, issue the layout manager unit of layout container unit and drawing unit;
One receives the layout item that the layout manager unit is sent, and the layout container unit that stores;
One is used for the layout item that receives the layout manager unit, the drawing unit that shows with GUI (Graphical User Interface, graphic user interface) mode;
One reads the template generator unit of the layout Xiang Laicheng template file of layout container unit;
Said document analysis device comprises:
One reads template file, parses data source and page data information in the version file, the result is issued the template file resolver unit of layout management unit;
One receives template file data sent source, resolver unit and page data information, is organized into the layout item, issues the layout manager unit of layout container unit and drawing unit;
One is used for the drawing unit that the layout item shows with the GUI mode is sent in the layout manager unit;
One receives the layout item that the layout manager unit is sent, and the layout container unit that stores;
One reads the layout item of layout container unit, resolves the expression formula in the layout item, analysis result is sent to the script syntax parsing device unit of PDF maker or printer command unit;
One receives the analysis result of script syntax parsing device unit, generates the printer command maker unit of print command.
2. according to the template implement device of the variable data print of claim 1, it is characterized in that said template file is for describing the script file of layout container unit, this script file is made up of XML and RTF two parts; Said XML partly comprises page info, data source, bar code, literal, figure and image.
3. according to the template implement device of the variable data print of claim 2, it is characterized in that said page data comprises page size information; The cutting line positional information; The positional information that comprises circle, rectangle, ellipse, these figures of straight line; Thickness, size and colouring information; The bar code positional information; Size, information such as barcode types; The position of image and size information.
4. according to the template implement device of the variable data print of claim 2, it is characterized in that said data source comprises that user, password, database-driven describe and these attributes of database-name.
5. according to the template implement device of the variable data print of claim 2, it is characterized in that said bar code comprises these attributes of barcode types, position, size, data and expression formula.
6. according to the template implement device of the variable data print of claim 2, it is characterized in that said literal comprises these attributes of position, size and expression formula.
7. according to the template implement device of the variable data print of claim 2, it is characterized in that said figure comprises the attribute information of circle, ellipse, rectangle, these figures of straight line.
8. according to the template implement device of the variable data print of claim 2, it is characterized in that said image refers to the filename of jpg, tiff etc., these information of picture position and expression formula.
9. according to the template implement device of the variable data print of claim 2, it is characterized in that, said template file resolver also be provided with one generate pdf document through the information and the variable data that read in the layout container unit pdf document maker unit.
10. according to the application process of the template implement device of the variable data print of claim 1, it is characterized in that this method comprises the steps:
SA: template file generates;
SB: template file is resolved;
Said template file generates step and also comprises:
SA1: the layout manager unit reads page data and data source, generates the layout item and sends to layout container unit and drawing unit;
SA2: drawing unit receives the layout item that sends the layout manager unit, draws out with the GUI form;
SA3: the template generator unit reads the layout item information of layout container, derives template file.
Said template file analyzing step also comprises:
SB1: the data source information in the template file resolver resolves template file connects database, and analysis result is sent to layout manager;
SB2: layout manager arrangement analysis result becomes the layout item, and the layout item is stored in the layout container and sends to drawing unit and the syntax parsing device;
SB3: call drawing unit, draw the layout object;
SB4: the syntax parsing device is resolved the expression formula attribute in the layout item, and the data source of resolving the layout item simultaneously indicates, and the record to database matees one by one then, generates print command or PDF and creates instruction;
SB5: call print unit and print command is sent to printer or call PDF generation unit generation pdf document.
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