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- .ftype Mail
- .fspec A:\PCT_HELP\TEST.WS
- .field NAME
- .field NICKNAME
- .field TITLE
- .field COMPANY
- .field STREET
- .field SUITE
- .field CITY
- .field STATE
- .field ZIP
- .force DEADLINE,"within 15 days from the date of this letter"
-
-
-
- .<DATE*>
- .<TIME*>
-
- .GROUP
- .<COMPANY>
- .<NAME> .<TITLE>
- .<STREET> .<SUITE>
- .<CITY>, .<STATE> .<ZIP>
- .EGROUP
-
-
- Dear .<NICKNAME>:
-
- This letter is an example of most of the options available to you
- with Mail Merge in PC-TYPE+. The text helps explain what is going on
- so you can learn more about using Mail Merge as you work with it.
-
- With this letter you will be working with a comma delimited (WORDSTAR
- type) data file called TEST.WS. It was provided on your PC-TYPE+ HELP
- disk. For things to work properly, you need to be sure the correct
- drive, path and file name are specified in the Mail Merge definition
- at the beginning of this file.
-
- You will also notice that the Mail Merge Definition for this file
- actually defines each variable name. The variable names must be
- listed in the exact order in which the data appears in your comma
- delimited data file.
-
- .FORCE is used for the variable DEADLINE. The handy thing about using
- the .FORCE command is that you can place items like deadline dates,
- key terms or names in contracts and agreements in one easy to find
- place.
-
- The date and time will be automatically "plugged in" for you each time
- you do this letter. PC-TYPE+ will pick up both of those from what is
- set on your system. If you don't have a clock calendar on your PC
- you will need to set the date and time at the DOS prompt before
- getting started.
-
- The GROUP and EGROUP commands take care of eliminating extra lines
- in an address. This is nice when a record in your database doesn't
- have a COMPANY or key person. The letter won't look like something
- is missing.
-
- For those points in letters or documents where you want to vary things
- a bit or need built-in flexibility, you can use the KEYIN command.
- This causes PC-TYPE+ to stop and wait for you to enter something at
- the keyboard. This paragraph ends with a KEYIN, allowing you to type
- anything you want (with the paragraph reformatted, too) starting right
- HERE:-> .<KEYIN*>P>.
-
- .INCLUDE A:\PCT_HELP\INCLUDE.1
-
- After you get a chance to work with the Mail Merge features of
- PC-TYPE+, you'll wonder how you ever got along without them.
-
- Please note that even though this paragraph includes a variable which
- might go beyond the length of the line, the key letter "P" at the end
- of the variable will cause the entire paragraph to be reformatted.
- You should make it a point to learn as much as you can about using the
- Mail Merge features of PC-TYPE+ .<DEADLINE>P>.
-
- So go ahead and experiment - play around to get an idea of how all
- of this works with a comma delimited format. The more you work with
- it the more you will discover just how much more you will be able to
- do with Mail Merge.
-
- All the best,
-
- YOUR NAME/TITLE