Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing control program capable of processing document data

An image processing method for causing an image forming device to form images of data arranged in a table row by row onto a plurality of recording media each having an obverse surface and a reverse surface, said image processing method comprising a setting step of setting an instruction for a break key to be followed when the image forming device has formed images of the rows before a data break in a break key on the obverse surface of a certain recording medium, wherein the break key is a column of the table by which the data is sorted, the data break indicates a point in the data at which sorted values in the break key change, and the instruction is to enter a mode of forming images of the rows after the data break on the reverse surface of the certain recording medium, or a mode of forming images of the rows after the data break on the obverse surface of another recording medium;

• a recognizing step of recognizing the data break in the break key;
• an obtaining step of obtaining, if in said recognizing step, the data break in the break key is recognized when the image forming device forms the images of the data on the obverse surface of the recording medium, the instruction for the break key set in said setting step;
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• a control step of controlling the image forming device to form the images of the data in accordance with the instruction obtained in said obtaining step.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing a program for controlling a computer to execute steps for causing an image forming program to form images of data arranged in a table row by row onto a plurality of recording media each having an obverse surface and a reverse surface, said image processing method comprising:

• a setting step of setting an instruction for a break key to be followed when the image forming device has formed images of the rows before a data break in a break key on the obverse surface of a certain recording medium, wherein the break key is a column of the table by which the data is sorted, the data break indicates a point in the data at which sorted values in the break key change, and the instruction is to enter a mode of forming images of the rows after the data break on the reverse surface of the certain recording medium, or a mode of forming images of the rows after the data break on the obverse surface of another recording medium;
• a recognizing step of recognizing the data break in the break key;
• an obtaining step of obtaining, if in said recognizing step, the data break in the break key is recognized when the image forming device forms the images of the data on the obverse surface of the certain recording medium, the instruction for the break key set in said setting step;
• and a control step of controlling the image forming device to form the images of the data in accordance with the instruction obtained in said instruction obtaining step.