mmcintos@uvicctr.UUCP (Mark J. McIntosh) (01/07/89)
[Reposting due to an error - hope I cancelled first version in time!]
I am looking for a way to do mail merge using data stored in several fields
in a Hypercard stack. To make things clearer, what I want to do is take ASCII
text from Hypercard fields on a series of cards and paste them into a template
word processing document, thus producing form letters.
Has anyone out in netland done this? Right now, we are thinking of getting
a Hypercard script to write an ASCII data file in the format required by the
data portion of mail merges in a word processor (like WriteNow 2.0 [once we
get it, nudge nudge, wink wink]). Then one would have to run WriteNow to get
the result. This doesn't sound too hard, but we are wondering if someone has
a better idea.
Will summarize and post if response warrants. Thanks!
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UUCP: ...!{uw-beaver,ubc-vision}!uvicctr!mmcintos boz@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (John Boswell) (01/10/89)
Well, my $0.02: I've implemented a Music Library Stack for my own use...one of the scripts creates text-files compatible with MS Word's Mail Merge. I use it to create labels for my cassette boxes. I works fine, and I'd be happy to let anyone take a look... ************************************************************************* John Boswell boz@eleazar.dartmouth.edu Dept. of Chemistry boz@dartCMS1.BITNET Dartmouth College, Hangover, Nude Hampster 03755
roger@homxc.ATT.COM (Another Technical Editor) (01/10/89)
In article <11692@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU>, boz@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (John Boswell) writes: > > I've implemented a Music Library Stack for my own use...one of the > scripts creates text-files compatible with MS Word's Mail Merge. I use it > to create labels for my cassette boxes. I works fine, and I'd be happy > to let anyone take a look... Sounds great! I'd like to see it. > ************************************************************************* > John Boswell boz@eleazar.dartmouth.edu > Dept. of Chemistry boz@dartCMS1.BITNET > Dartmouth College, Hangover, Nude Hampster 03755 ------------ Roger Tait ..att!homxc!roger AT&T Bell Labs Technical Publications Holmdel, NJ "Teenage Mutant Ninja Technical Writers."