The tags are special commands that you can insert in the text of your Header, Message or Footer to print some special informations (Time,...) or format your fax.
Here is a description of the available tags
All the tags begin with the character '&'. The tags are case sensitive.
Tags displaying some information | |
&SNAME | Prints the sender name as defined in the User settings dialog |
&SPHONE | Prints the sender phone or fax number as defined in the User settings dialog |
&DNAME | Prints the name of the destination person entered in the main screen of DBFax |
&ID | Prints the ID String defined in the user settings dialog |
&VER | Prints the version of DBFax |
Tags changing the format of the text
or the bitmaps |
Those tags format the current text line. The last one on the line overrides the others |
&< | The text or bitmap is left justified |
&- | The text or bitmap is centered |
&> | The text or bitmap is right justified (not implemented) |
&s | Select the standard Font (overrides the Page Setting value) |
&b | Select the bold Font (overrides the Page Setting value) |
&l | Select the large Font (overrides the Page Setting value) |
&1,&2,&3,&4,&5 | Change the size of the characters or bitmaps in both horizontal and vertical directions. This overrides the setting in the Page Config dialog |
&h1,&h2,&h3,&h4,&h5 | Change the horizontal size of the characters or bitmaps. This is useful to maintain the aspect ratio of bitmaps |
&v1,&v2,&v3,&v4,&v5 | Change the vertical size of the characters or bitmaps. This is useful to maintain the aspect ratio of bitmaps |
&r | Prints a horizontal line |
Tags used to insert bitmaps | The bitmap will be displayed on a new line. All the size and justification formats also apply to bitmaps |
&DOODLE.<number> | Insert the corresponding doodle page. <number> ranges from 0 to
9. 0 corresponds to the page called 1 in doodle.
Ex:
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&BMP(Database,ResourceID) | This tag is used to print a bitmap resource contained in any of the
databases loaded in the Pilot. This is a good way of adding a company logo
for example. You can create a database containing
different bitmaps
Ex :
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