Abstract: A location programming apparatus and method according to the present invention generates operation control information consisting of a locating control parameter and a locating program for a controller for controlling a motor for operating a subject which must be controlled, the location programming apparatus including: locating control type setting means (control S/W) for setting locating control type for controlling the operation of the subject which must be controlled; graphical data generating means (control S/W) for graphically generating graph data of the locating program on a work memory in accordance with the set locating control type; and operation control information generating means (control S/W) for generating operation control information on a parameter memory and a locating program memory in accordance with graph data stored in the work memory.