Information processing apparatus print control method, and storage medium

A print control method executed by an information processing apparatus that controls a printing apparatus, comprising:

• inputting archive data formed by archiving a page layout data file describing layout information on a document, print target data files each describing information on pages to be printed, which is to be referenced in accordance with a reference tag for the layout information described in the page layout data file, and a resource file, wherein the layout information includes a plurality of reference information for referring to the print target data files respectively;
• expanding the input archive data;
• acquiring print setting information indicative of print settings for non-normal order printing;
• changing, in accordance with the print setting information, the plurality of reference information of the layout information described in the page layout data file of the expanded archive data, so as to enable the printing apparatus to execute a print process while receiving the print target data files of the input archive data in a data sequence in accordance with the acquired print setting information;
• rearranging the print target data files in the data sequence in accordance with the plurality of changed reference information;
• disposing the page layout data file before the rearranged print target data files;
• and
• generating new archive data by compressing the expanded archive data with the print target data files rearranged in said rearranging step and with the page layout data file disposed in said disposing step.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a print control method for controlling a printing apparatus,

• wherein the print control method comprises:
• inputting archive data formed by archiving a page layout data file describing layout information on a document, print target data files each describing information on pages to be printed, which is to be referenced in accordance with a reference tag for the layout information described in the page layout data file, and a resource file, wherein the layout information includes a plurality of reference information for referring to the print target data files respectively;
• expanding the input archive data;
• acquiring print setting information indicative of print settings for non-normal order printing;
• changing, in accordance with the print setting information, the plurality of reference information of the layout information described in the page layout data file of the expanded archive data, so as to enable the printing apparatus to execute a print process while receiving the print target data files of the input archive data in a data sequence in accordance with the acquired print setting information;
• rearranging the print target data files in the data sequence in accordance with the plurality of changed reference information;
• disposing the page layout data file before the rearranged print target data files;
• and
• generating new archive data by compressing the expanded archive data with the print target data files rearranged in said rearranging step and with the page layout data file disposed in said disposing step.