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  1. .OP
  2. .PO0
  3.             Dating 4: Automatic dating of Documents in Wordstar
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  5.  
  6. By Charles Sandercock,
  7. 7 Illawarra Rd.,
  8. Hawthorn,
  9. Victoria,3122,
  10. Australia
  11.  
  12. Wherσ ╔ lef⌠ yo⌡ las⌠ wa≤ witΦ ß letter¼á dateΣ a⌠ to≡ right¼ ablσ t∩ prin⌠ ì
  13. pagσá ▓ oµ tha⌠ lette≥ alonσ usinτ MailMergσ bu⌠ unablσ t∩ prin⌠ thσá thirΣ ì
  14. page.
  15.  
  16. Thσ explanatioε wa≤ tha⌠ M═ iε thi≤ contex⌠ wa≤ lookinτ fo≥ ß pagσ numberedô ì
  17. "3ó anΣ thσ fac⌠ tha⌠ therσ wa≤ ß thirΣ pagσ oε thσ filσ wasn'⌠ gooΣ enougΦ ì
  18. becausσ tha⌠ pagσ wasn'⌠ numbereΣ "3".
  19.  
  20. Thσá pagσ ▒ wa≤ oε letterheaΣ ie«á witΦ preprinteΣ firφ namσ ove≥ whicΦ thσ ì
  21. printe≥á leap≤ duσ t∩ 6<CR╛ iε thσ forma⌠ file«á Pagσ ▓ wa≤ oε blanδá pape≥ ì
  22. anΣá followeΣá naturally«á Thσ thirΣ pagσ wa≤ ß debi⌠ notσá o≥á invoicσá oε ì
  23. letterhead«á T∩á lea≡ thσ letterheaΣ anothe≥ forma⌠ filσ calleΣ /LETT▓á haΣ ì
  24. beeε calleΣ iε b∙ SF╦ t∩ givσ thσ necessar∙ 6<CR>.
  25.  
  26. Thσ filσ /LETT▓ reads:
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  28. ".I╟ forφ /LETT▓ hold≤ forma⌠ fo≥ 2nΣ o≥ late≥ le⌠ oε ß filσ 
  29. ".PA
  30. ".HE
  31. ".P╬ 1
  32. ".I╟ ╢ rea∞ <CR╛ follow
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  39. ".H┼                          ú        &date&
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  41. ".I╟ LETTE╥ ▓ FORMAT:- Star⌠ ADDRESS¼ withou⌠ tab,
  42. ".« oε NEX╘ LIN┼ Linσ ╕ a⌠ Curso≥ Position
  43.  
  44. /LETT▓ caε bσ useΣ fo≥ ß debi⌠ notσ bu⌠ als∩ fo≥ ß seconΣ lette≥ oε thσ onσ ì
  45. WSfile- i⌠á save≤ havinτ t∩ d∩ tw∩ prin⌠ run≤ anΣ allow≤ blocδ transfe≥á oµ ì
  46. certaiε part≤ oµ thσ firs⌠ anΣ seconΣ letters.
  47.  
  48. ┴á seconΣá lette≥á o≥ debi⌠ notσ oε 1s⌠ firs⌠ pagσ shoulΣ no⌠ havσá ßá pagσ ì
  49. numbe≥ anΣ s∩ thσ ".HEó followeΣ b∙ blank≤ bu⌠ iµ i⌠ run≤ t∩ ß seconΣá pagσ ì
  50. tha⌠á seconΣ pagσ shoulΣ bσ numbereΣ s∩ ".HEó ---ú bu⌠ no⌠ consecutivel∙ oε ì
  51. froφ thσ firs⌠ lette≥ s∩ ".PNó ▒ reset≤ pagσ numbe≥ t∩ 1.
  52.  
  53. Therσ i≤ thσ problem« Therσ i≤ ß thirΣ pagσ bu⌠ n∩ pagσ numbereΣ 3« 
  54.  
  55. ╔á regre⌠ tha⌠ ╔ d∩ no⌠ havσ ß ful∞ solutioε anΣ hopσ ß reade≥á caεá suppl∙ ì
  56. one.
  57. èFo≥ thσ presen⌠ wσ ge⌠ b∙ b∙ choosinτ between:
  58.  
  59. 1«á   Resettinτá ".PNó ▒ fo≥ 2nΣ lette≥ anΣ livinτ witΦ inabilit∙ t∩á prin⌠ ì
  60. individua∞ page≤ oµ 2nΣ letter.
  61.  
  62. 2«   Suppressinτ pagσ number≤ iε 2nΣ lette≥ witΦ ".OPó bu⌠ no⌠ resettinτ t∩ ì
  63. ▒ (wσ prin⌠ thσ number≤ 3¼ ┤ etc« inconspicuously¼ wσ hope¼ iε ß footing).
  64.  
  65. 3«   Doinτ 2nΣ lette≥ iε o≥ movinτ i⌠ t∩ ß separatσ W╙ file.
  66.  
  67. Caε an∙ onσ help┐ ╔ havσ comσ s∩ fa≥ anΣ onl∙ havσ ß littlσ wa∙ t∩ go.
  68.  
  69. I⌠ doe≤ provσ thougΦ that
  70.  
  71.                        Lifσ wasn'⌠ mean⌠ t∩ bσ easy.
  72.  
  73. CHARLE╙ SANDERCOCK
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