Document processing apparatus and method

A document processing method capable of creating document information based on electronic data created by an application program, comprising:

• a generation step of generating a document part by importing the electronic data;
• a first adding step of adding the document part generated by said generation step to the document information, wherein a plurality of document parts are included in the document information;
• a storage step of storing original document information for each of the plurality of document parts to specify electronic data which is a source of each of the plurality of document parts;
• a specification step of, when new electronic data is imported, specifying the document part having the original document information same as the original document information of the new electronic data,
• an insertion step of creating a new document part by updating the document part specified by said specification step based on the new electronic data, and subsequently to insert the new document part based on the new electronic data in place of the document part specified by said specification step when said specification step specifies the document part having the original document information same as the original document information of the new electronic data, and
• a second adding step of adding the new document part based on the new electronic data to the document information when said specification step does not specify the document part having the original document information same as the original document information of the new electronic data;
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• wherein said generation step generates the document part based on the electronic data when the electronic data is imported in display screen by drag and drop operation.

A program which is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium and used to cause a computer to create document information based on electronic data created by an application program, comprising:

• a generation step of generating a document part by importing the electronic data;
• a first adding step of adding the document part generated by said generation step to the document information, wherein a plurality of document parts are included in the document information;
• a storage step of storing original document information for each of the plurality of document parts to specify electronic data which is a source of each of the plurality of document parts;
• a specification step of, when new electronic data is imported, specifying the document part having the original document information same as the original document information of the new electronic data,
• an insertion step of creating a new document part by updating the document part specified by said specification step based on the new electronic data, and subsequently to insert the new document part based on the new electronic data in place of the document part specified by said specification step when said specification step specifies the document part having the original document information same as the original document information of the new electronic data, and
• a second adding step of adding the new document part based on the new electronic data to the document information when said specification step does not specify the document part having the original document information same as the original document information of the new electronic data;
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• wherein said generation step generates the document part based on the electronic data when the electronic data is imported in display screen by drag and drop operation.