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- From: pricec@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (price carl wayne)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
- Subject: 4D problem
- Message-ID: <1992Aug14.214912.9278@CS.ORST.EDU>
- Date: 14 Aug 92 21:49:12 GMT
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- Organization: Oregon State University, Computer Science Dept.
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- I'm having a problem with 4D that I thought someone might have already solved.
- I want to print labels sorted by zip code, but the problem is the mailing
- address can come from one of two files. The only way I've been able to
- think of to do this would be with an array, but this tends to be very
- memory intensive for a large mailing list. Has anyone done this?
- If more info is needed (ie I'm not stating my problem clearly) mail me
- and I'll provide more info.
-
-
- On another note, I've finished writing a procedure to properly produce the
- ABC zip-code with framing bars so that USPS barcodes can be printed using
- the USPS barcode font available from Sumex (I haven't sent these through the
- post office yet, so I can't say if the font works on the Post Offices barcode
- readers, but the numbers come out according to the post office Regulations.)
- If you want the code so you can adapt it to your database, e-mail me and I'll
- either mail you a copy, or if there is enough intrest I will post it.
- Note: This code is not as clean as I would have liked, there are some
- things that could have been done more elagently in another language, but
- I couldn't find the commands in the 4D language. It does work however,
- so It is a good point to start on your own. You will have to adapt it
- for you application since it is written specificly for my app.
-
- --Carl
-
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- Carl W. Price * * Work keeps us from three evils: *
- Computer Engineering Student * * boredom, vice, and need. *
- Oregon State University * * *
- pricec@prism.cs.orst.edu * * ---Voltaire *
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