don@grc.UUCP (Donald D. Woelz) (11/23/87)
I need a [nt]roff macro that would allow me to print individual copies
of a letter with information inserted from a list of names, addresses,
and inserts. The letter would be a form letter with macro commands
in it that would designate where the inserts go.
If anyone out there has such a beasty, could you please send me some
email with information on how to obtain it, or better yet, send me
a copy of the macro file.
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Don Woelz {ames, rutgers, harvard}!uwvax!uwmcsd1!grc!don
GENROCO, Inc. Phone: 414-644-8700
205 Kettle Moraine Drive North Fax: 414-644-6667
Slinger, WI 53086 Telex: 6717062brad@bradley.UUCP (11/25/87)
we do mass mailings like this (this is a shorten letter) brad ============ .sp .nf .rd ------reads in inside address Todays date -------me allows \*(td .sp .fi Dear .rd ------gets Dear Name .pp I was pleased to have your company, .rd ------gets company name give us 10 pencils . . . ------rest of letter here . . Sincerely .sp Brad Smith .bp .nx letter -------start letter all over again Now the name file looks like this Mr. John Doe John Doe Inc. 1234 Main Street Mr. Doe: John Doe Inc., Ms. Jane Doe Other Doe Inc. 4321 Main Street Ms. Doe: Other Doe Inc., .ex And that is it.
morrell@hpsal2.HP.COM (Michael Morrell) (11/26/87)
/ hpsal2:comp.text / don@grc.UUCP (Donald D. Woelz) / 12:14 pm Nov 23, 1987 /
I need a [nt]roff macro that would allow me to print individual copies
of a letter with information inserted from a list of names, addresses,
and inserts. The letter would be a form letter with macro commands
in it that would designate where the inserts go.
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Don Woelz {ames, rutgers, harvard}!uwvax!uwmcsd1!grc!don
GENROCO, Inc. Phone: 414-644-8700
205 Kettle Moraine Drive North Fax: 414-644-6667
Slinger, WI 53086 Telex: 6717062
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I don't know quite how it works, but the .rd request was made just for
things like form letters. Look it up and try it.
Michael Morrell
hpda!morrellkaren@cdp.UUCP (11/28/87)
Actually, plain old troff has what you need, and it's only a bit tricky getting it set up. Look up the 3 commands: .rd, .nx and .ex. The .rd reads an insertion from another file (nroff letter < inserts); the .nx goes at the end of the textfile (.nx letter), and the .ex goes at the end of the list of inserts. There's a nice example in this great book...troff Typesetting for Unix Systems, by Emerson and Paulsell. (I am Paulsell.)