Method for integration edition of setting file and setting file integration base
First Claim
1. A configuration file integrated editing method comprising the steps of:
- forming an intermediate configuration file including data that describes a setting content of one or a plurality of types of configuration files to be used for changing operation of a program that is executable on a computer, data that describes a method for forming one or a plurality of types of configuration screens to be used for editing the configuration file, and data that describes a method for forming one or a plurality of types of configuration files;
forming a configuration screen which is able to set various setting information of said configuration file from said intermediate configuration file;
changing said intermediate configuration file when said setting information is changed on said configuration screen; and
forming one or a plurality of types of configuration files from the changed intermediate configuration file,wherein a value that is used most often among a certain parameter value of said intermediate configuration file is described once as a common value in said intermediate configuration file, andwherein said certain parameter value is a default value that has been set previously by a developer who develops a setting target program.
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Abstract
A conventional configuration file edition method used for changing operation of a program that is operated on a computer involves a problem that a user is required to learn a complex method for changing a configuration file when a plurality of programs are provided in the form of one product because the method is different for respective programs. An intermediate configuration file that stores setting information of a configuration file, a method for forming a configuration screen, and a method for forming a configuration file is prepared, and provided to a configuration file integration base. The configuration file integration base provides an integrated configuration console to a user by use of the intermediate configuration file. The setting information is stored in the intermediate configuration file when a user changes the setting information on the integrated configuration console, and a configuration file is formed from the intermediate configuration file.
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16 Claims
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1. A configuration file integrated editing method comprising the steps of:
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forming an intermediate configuration file including data that describes a setting content of one or a plurality of types of configuration files to be used for changing operation of a program that is executable on a computer, data that describes a method for forming one or a plurality of types of configuration screens to be used for editing the configuration file, and data that describes a method for forming one or a plurality of types of configuration files; forming a configuration screen which is able to set various setting information of said configuration file from said intermediate configuration file; changing said intermediate configuration file when said setting information is changed on said configuration screen; and forming one or a plurality of types of configuration files from the changed intermediate configuration file, wherein a value that is used most often among a certain parameter value of said intermediate configuration file is described once as a common value in said intermediate configuration file, and wherein said certain parameter value is a default value that has been set previously by a developer who develops a setting target program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A configuration file integration base comprising:
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an intermediate configuration file that stores data for describing a setting content of one or a plurality of types of configuration files used for changing operation of a program that is executable on a computer, and data for describing a method for forming one or a plurality of types of configuration screens for editing a configuration file; a configuration screen creation function for forming a configuration screen on which a parameter value is input according to said intermediate configuration file; and a user setting reflection function for reflecting changed setting information input from said configuration screen on said intermediate configuration file, wherein a value that is used most often among a certain parameter value of said intermediate configuration file is described once as a common value in said intermediate configuration file, and wherein said certain parameter value is a default value that has been set previously by a developer who develops a setting target program. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A configuration file integration base comprising:
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an intermediate configuration file that stores data for describing a setting content of one or a plurality of types of configuration files used for changing operation of a program that is executable on a computer, and data for describing a method for forming one or a plurality of types of configuration screens for editing a configuration file; a configuration screen creation function for forming a configuration screen on which a parameter value is input according to said intermediate configuration file; and a user setting reflection function for reflecting changed setting information input from said configuration screen on said intermediate configuration file, wherein said intermediate configuration file further stores data that describes a method for forming one or a plurality of types of configuration files, wherein said intermediate configuration file is provided with a configuration file generation function for forming a configuration file according to said intermediate configuration file, and wherein a configuration file disposition function provided in another computer disposes the configuration file formed by means of said configuration file generation function to the program.
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15. A computer-readable storage medium having a recorded integrated editing program for controlling a computer to execute, in order to form the configuration file:
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a procedure for grouping collectively data of an intermediate configuration file, where the data describes a setting content of one or a plurality of types of configuration files used for changing operation of a program that is executable on a computer, data that describes a method for forming one or a plurality of configuration screens used for editing the configuration file, and data that describes a method for forming one or a plurality of types of configuration files; a procedure for forming a configuration screen for setting various setting information of said configuration file from said intermediate configuration file, a procedure for changing said intermediate configuration file when said setting information is changed on said configuration screen; and a procedure for forming one or a plurality of types of configuration files from the changed intermediate configuration file, wherein a value that is used most often among a certain parameter value of said intermediate configuration file is described once as a common value in said intermediate configuration file, and wherein said certain parameter value is a default value that has been set previously by a developer who develops a setting target program.
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16. A configuration file integrated editing method comprising the steps of:
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forming an intermediate configuration file including data that describes a setting content of one or a plurality of types of configuration files to be used for changing operation of a program that is executable on a computer, data that describes a method for forming one or a plurality of types of configuration screens to be used for editing the configuration file, and data that describes a method for forming one or a plurality of types of configuration files; forming a configuration screen which is able to set various setting information of said configuration file from said intermediate configuration file, changing said intermediate configuration file when said setting information is changed on said configuration screen; forming one or a plurality of types of configuration files from the changed intermediate configuration file; and disposing by a configuration file disposition function provided in another computer the configuration files formed to the program, wherein a value that is used most often among a certain parameter value of said intermediate configuration file is described once as a common value in said intermediate configuration file, and wherein said certain parameter value is a default value that has been set previously by a developer who develops a selling target program.
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