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- .ig This is a WordStar File
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- .ig If you don't have WordStar,
- .ig I'm sure you're not interested.
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- .he MailMerge Documentation In Brief Page #.
- .op
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- M a i l M e r g e
- -----------------
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- I n B r i e f
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- Learninτ t∩ ruε MailMergσ isn'⌠ quitσ a≤ mucΦ fuε a≤ takinτ ì
- you≥ operatinτ systeφ apar⌠ -- bu⌠ jus⌠ a≤ difficultí Iε m∙ ì
- opinion¼ that'≤ becausσ i⌠ wa≤ writteε abou⌠ thσ samσ timσ thσ ì
- phrasσ "Use≥ Friendlyó wa≤ coined« So¼ insteaΣ oµ usinτ thosσ ì
- "intimidatinτ compute≥ words,ó the∙ madσ u≡ thei≥ own« Tha⌠ way¼ ì
- no one can figure out what's going on.
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- That'≤ thσ wors⌠ oµ it« Fac⌠ is¼ it'≤ al∞ REA╠ easy« (It'≤ ì
- ONLY aε application≤ program...fo≥ God'≤ sake!⌐
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- Here'≤ al∞ yo⌡ havσ t∩ d∩ t∩ prin⌠ ß forφ lette≥ froφ ß ì
- mailing list:
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- Namσ you'rσ Forφ Lette≥ o≥ Boile≥ Platσ a≤ .MI╠ typσ file« ì
- You≥ mailinτ lis⌠ shoulΣ bσ ß .LS╘ typσ file« Othe≥ type≤ ì
- probabl∙ work¼ bu⌠ that'≤ thσ wa∙ ╔ learneΣ anΣ I'vσ neve≥ trieΣ ì
- it any other way.
-
- Put these Dot Commands at the top of your .MIL file.
-
-
- * .DF B:FORMAT.LST
- .RV COMPANY,ADDRESS,CITYSTATE,ZIP
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- The "Inside Address" Is formatted this way:
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- &COMPANY/O&
- &ADDRESS/O&
- &CITYSTATE/O& &ZIP/O&
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- Your "Greeting" goes like this:
- (Covers all sexes, too)
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- Dear &MX/O& &LAST/O&:
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- Then¼ makσ u≡ ß datß file« I⌠ shoulΣ bσ calleΣ format.LS╘ ì
- (Matchinτ thσ namσ specifieΣ iε thσ .D╞ statemen⌠ yo⌡ wrotσ int∩ ì
- you≥ .MI╠ file)« It'≤ reall∙ ß BASI├ sequentia∞ datß file« Bu⌠ ì
- al∞ yo⌡ reall∙ neeΣ t∩ kno≈ i≤ tha⌠ every item iε thσ filσ mus⌠ ìè
- be separated by commas.
-
- Two more rules:
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- Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ ski≡ aε item¼ fil∞ it≤ spacσ witΦ ß ì
- comma. (ie. skipped names look like ,,, )
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- If you want a comma to print inside a phrase, you
- must put the phrase in quotes. (ie. "Los Angeles, CA")
-
- [Values for the variables used in the
- Greeting example are not found in the
- Mailing list (LST) File. ]
-
-
-
- Here's how a typical .LST file looks:
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- "Thσ Codσ Works¼ Inc.",P.O« Bo° 550,"Goleta¼ CA"¼ 93116
- "Ecosoft, Inc.",P.O. Box 68602,"Indianapolis, IN", 46268
- Lifeboat Associates,1651 Third Avenue,"New York, NY",10028
- Manx Software Systems,P.O. Box 55,"Shrewsbury, NJ", 07701
- Softwarσ Toolworks,1447╕ Gloriettß Dr.,"Shermaε Oaks,CA",9142│
- Supersoft,P.O. Box 1628,"Champaign,IL",61820
- tiny-C Associates,P.O. Box 269,Holmdel,NJ,07733
- Telcon Systems,1155 Meridian Ave.,"San Jose,CA",95125
- "Whitesmiths,Ltd.","Parkwa∙ Towers,'B'",U╙ Routσ ▒ ì
- So.,"Iselin,NJ",0883░
- "DedicateΣ Micr∩ Systems¼ Inc.",P.O« Bo° 287,"Yate≤ ì
- Center,KS",66783
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- ** Soft carriage returns are okay, but hard ones aren't.
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- B∙ thσ way¼ thσ 'Osº wσ pu⌠ int∩ ou≥ variable≤ iε thσ .MI╠ ì
- filσ wil∞ cove≥ u≤ wheε wσ don'⌠ havσ value≤ fo≥ ou≥ variables«
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- ╬ ∩ w¼ makσ surσ yo⌡ havσ ß cop∙ oµ MAILMRGE.OV╥ available╗ ì
- Cal∞ WordStar¼ anΣ a⌠ thσ N∩ Filσ Menu¼ jus⌠ typσ ═ «
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- MailMergσ wil∞ signoε anΣ asδ yo⌡ fo≥ thσ filσ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ ì
- merge« Givσ i⌠ you≥ Form¼ Boile≥ Platσ o≥ .MI╠ file« It'l∞ d∩ ì
- the rest.
-
- * * * MORE DOTS * * *
-
- Here are a few more Dot Commands to master:
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- .D╞ filenamσ [CHANGE▌ Define≤ thσ Filσ thσ datß filσ ì
- t∩ bσ used« CHANGE¼ specifie≤
- ß disδ change.
- è
- .R╓ variable1¼ variable2¼ ReaΣ thesσ Variables║ variable1...
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- .RP [n] Repeat:
- ε time≤ o≥ (default⌐ unti∞ datß filσ
- exhausted« Par⌠ oµ D╞ statement╗
- Needed only if inserted document
- is to be repeated.
-
-
- .AV ["Prompt"], variable, [length]
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- Asδ Operato≥ fo≥ Variablσ Value.
- ie« "ge⌠ ß numbe≥ froφ thσ operatoró
- (Compute≥ want≤ t∩ ge⌠ high).
- Likσ BASIC'≤ "INPUTó Statement,
- bu⌠ yo⌡ givσ lengtΦ ("Field?").
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- .D═ [message▌ CoulΣ stanΣ fo≥ DeaΣ Moose¼ but
- mean≤ Displa∙ Message« Default
- is a blank line.
-
- .CS [message] Wipe windshield (Clear Screen)
- and display message.
-
- .FI filename [CHANGE] Gobble up the FIle filename.
- Don't know what the option
- is all about. ì
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- There'≤ als∩ somσ othe≥ stufµ abou⌠ Print-Timσ formattinτ ì
- whicΦ I'φ surσ i≤ rea∞ important¼ bu⌠ a≤ oµ thi≤ writing¼ ╔ don'⌠ ì
- havσ thσ damnedes⌠ ideß about« Seσ Appendi° ┴ (A-╢ thr⌡ A-9⌐ oµ ì
- the WordStar Manual for morσ details.
-
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- ¬ -- Do⌠ Command≤ MUS╘ bσ writteε int∩ thσ FIRS╘ Columε iε orde≥ ì
- t∩ bσ effective« Iε thσ abovσ examples¼ the∙ havσ beeε ì
- indented so that they may be seen. If they had been placed
- in the correct position, they would have caused changes in
- the runtime behavior of the program, rather than been part
- of this text. (Of course I could have stayed up all night
- and figured out a way around this, but hey, that's the way
- MicroPro did it in their manual, too!)
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-
- Iµ anybod∙ figure≤ ou⌠ anythinτ elsσ abou⌠ ho≈ thi≤ prograφ ì
- operates, please add it on here. I'm as curious as the rest.
-
- 6/25/84 db