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- PROGRAM NAME: Form.PRG
-
- DESCRIPTION: With Letter.PRG, generates form letters.
-
-
- ISSUE: February, 1985
- PAGE: D3-8
-
- SOFTWARE VERSIONS: dBASE III, versions 1.0, 1.1
-
- FUNCTION: This program, in conjunction with Letter.PRG, merges
- names and addresses from a database file into a prepared form
- letter.
-
- FILES NEEDED: Form.PRG
- Letter.PRG
- Names.DBF
-
-
- SETUP INSTRUCTIONS: CREATE a database file called Names.DBF with
- the following structure:
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- Field Type Width
-
- First Character 10
- Last Character 10
- Address Character 20
- City Character 15
- State Character 2
- Zip Character 5
-
- Also, edit the text in Letter.PRG so that it contains the
- appropriate text. For example, put the body of your form letter
- in between the TEXT and ENDTEXT statments, and put your name
- where it says "Laurie Miller." You can change Names.DBF to fit
- your needs. For example, if your fields have different names,
- just change the references in Letter.PRG. In addition, if you
- have a field called Company, put the line ? Company above ?
- Address in Letter.PRG. To run the program type DO Form from the
- dot prompt.