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- 1 October 1994
- Dear ,
-
- Direct mail-merge is implemented for Impression, including
- Publisher (v4.01 onwards) and Style (v3.03 onwards), and two sample
- files are provided on the disc. With other word-processors use CSV
- files to transfer data. An example CSV file and its use in Ovation
- are on the disc. CSV files are useful to transfer data to text
- editors (ie Edit and StrongEd) which do not support mail-merge.
- Updates are supplied as needed rather than on a regular basis.
- If you encounter any problems or need an additional facility, please
- send a disc with the program and database that you are using and give
- as much information as possible about how and under what circumstances
- the program misbehaves. If you have an unusual system (eg colour
- card) please let us know. Limited telephone support is available most
- evenings.
- New users of Powerbase do unexpected things, and reach parts of
- the code the programmers don’t normally use. Because of the feedback
- we have received, minor upgrades have been appearing almost daily,
- amounting to a major upgrade about every six months. Also, some nice
- people have sent us small (like !Friends and !Boxes) sample databases,
- and we would be pleased to receive more, or user functions or
- Powerbase-specific utilities for distribution in the public domain.
- Just send us a formatted disc (E format or HD) or four first class
- stamps to receive the latest version of Powerbase (and if you would
- like any extras, please tell us which ones you already have).
- Powerbase users should be aware that the use of a database to
- store personal details other than those of immediate family members
- may render them liable for registration/compliance with the provisions
- of the Data Protection Act.
- The programmers have Powerbase in regular use on an A3000 with
- RISC OS 3.1 and A5000s with RISC OS 3.0 and 3.11. RISC OS 2
- compatibility will be maintained as long as possible, but a RISC OS 3
- -only version is under development. The users who have RiscPCs have
- not yet reported any difficulties.
-
- Yours sincerely,
-
- Joyce Haslam
- (for the Powerbase programmers — Derek and Steven)
-
-