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Copyright (C) 1988 by Ron's P C Service
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Ron's P C Service
1110 Paula Ln.
Euless, TX 76040
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
This document is Copyright (c) 1988 by Ron's P C Service
Disclaimer
Ron's P C makes no warranty of any kind, either expressed
or implied,including but not limited to implied warranties
of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose,
with respect to this software and accompanying documentation.
IN NO EVENT SHALL RON'S P C BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS
OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF
THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PROGRAM.
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MERGE.DOC
Merge is a program to do form letter mail-outs, there is a supplied
database of names & address that can be used with merge if you so desire.
Merge can use any dBase III database as input for a merge. If you
are using a database of names, that is all right as Merge can use the fields
that are in that database. The Merge database is where you create and
store your form letters. There are user defined print controls if you need
them. You may read a text file in as a Merge letter, or write it out as
a text file to read into your word-processor. The build in editor is not
a full blown word-processor, but has all the minimum functions needed.
Step 1,
Merge expects to find all its' files in the same sub-directory
that it is in.
Step 2,
When merge is run the first time it creates a default MERGE.CFG
and all Indexes that are needed.
Step 3,
From the opening menu select Merge.DBF. A list of all *.DBF's
in the current sub-directory will be displayed, Hi-lite the one to
use and press <CR>. Then a list of all *.NTX's is shown, choose
the one to use or ESC, and then build a NTX of your choice.
Once you have selected a Merge .DBF, pressing the F3 key will
display a list of the fields of the selected DBF. By the way
if at any time you want HELP press the F1 key and help will
be displayed for the area you are in.
Step 4,
Your Merge letters are stored as MEMO fields in the Merge
database. Select Add & Edit from the main menu, then select
memo from the second menu to access the memo menu. From there
you can Edit,Read in or Write out a memo field. When editing
a Merge letter use the &F_fieldname as macro substitution for
the fields to use in the letter. Don't forget that you may at
any time press F3 for a list of fieldnames. You can also
set the Print margins from this menu. From the Add,Edit menu
choose VIEW to see what your letter will show when printed.
Step 5,
After you have selected the Merge DBF and created a form letter
you are ready to print the list of names. Select Print Letter
from the main menu. There will be a list of all Form letters
in the database, Hi-lite your choice and press <CR>. At this
time you will be prompted for a choice of where the letter is
to be sent, Printer or File. Then set a Filter on the Merged
DBF to only print the names you desire if needed, else print
the whole file.
Step 6,
Merge is released as a Shareware Product and is not to be used
beyond a reasonable test period. If you use this product please
register it to promote the advancement of shareware. The
register fee is $ 45.00. This will entitle you to notice of
the next update and a MAX update fee of $ 5.00 to cover mailing
and such, for as long as this product is shareware.
Thank you for your support.
Ron Lane
Ron's PC Service
1110 Paula Ln.
Euless, TX 76040
Voice: (817) 283-3139
BBS: Ron's ROS (817) 540-4183 24/2400 N 8 1
tm Merge is Clipper code from Nantucket Corporation
tm dBase III is by Ashton Tate