wade@sdacs.ucsd.EDU (Wade Blomgren) (07/22/89)
In article <111900070@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>, dbdg0480@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > > Hi there, > > I am looking for software, public domain or otherwise, that will allow you to > set up data entry screens to be used with the mail merge function of MS-Word. > What we want, is instead of having to format the info properly yourself in the > data file, is a program that will allow you to set up field names and sizes > the enter records into the form and use it in form letters and other ways in > a word processing file. This is pretty easy to do in HyperCard - creating a set of records using a nice screen form in a HyperCard stack, and then exporting a "formatted" set of mail merge records to a plain text file using a simple script. (the data file for the merge can be plain text, it does not actually have to be a formatted Word file). A handy tool to make this easier is the FieldToFile XCMD from the Dartmouth XCMD collection. (The XCMD lets you specify the creator for the file) If anybody is really interested I could post an example stack to mac.binaries or the hypercard group. Wade Blomgren wade@sdacs.ucsd.edu
gws@sys.uea.ac.uk (G.W. Somner CMP RA) (07/25/89)
In article <109@sdacs.ucsd.EDU>, wade@sdacs.ucsd.EDU (Wade Blomgren) writes: > > .... > > This is pretty easy to do in HyperCard - creating a set of records using a > nice screen form in a HyperCard stack, and then exporting a "formatted" > set of mail merge records to a plain text file using a simple script. > > ... I'd certainly be interested in this kind of stack and any info on where I could get my hands on the XCMDs. Geoff Somner _________________ gws@uk.ac.uea.sys University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. Sarcasm? - Never!
minkus@lesath.usc.edu (Bob Minkus) (07/28/89)
In article <646@sys.uea.ac.uk> gws@sys.uea.ac.uk (G.W. Somner CMP RA) writes: >In article <109@sdacs.ucsd.EDU>, wade@sdacs.ucsd.EDU (Wade Blomgren) writes: >> This is pretty easy to do in HyperCard - creating a set of records using a >> nice screen form in a HyperCard stack, and then exporting a "formatted" >> set of mail merge records to a plain text file using a simple script. > >I'd certainly be interested in this kind of stack and any info >on where I could get my hands on the XCMDs. I would also be interested. Bob Bob Minkus -- USC University Computing Services uucp: uunet!usc!minkus bitnet: minkus@gamera internet: minkus@usc.edu
dbdg0480@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (09/02/89)
Hi there, I am looking for software, public domain or otherwise, that will allow you to set up data entry screens to be used with the mail merge function of MS-Word. What we want, is instead of having to format the info properly yourself in the data file, is a program that will allow you to set up field names and sizes the enter records into the form and use it in form letters and other ways in a word processing file. Any information leading to the whereabouts (sp?) and capture of such a program would be greatly appreciated. You may respond to me by E-mail or post to the net as you see fit. Thanks in advance. Dave Dunlap Krannert Center for the Performing Arts University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (217) 333-8297 Internet: dbdg0480@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu