This demonstration software has been put together by Michael J Levene to show how a mail merge can be done in UNIFACE. His sample software can be downloaded from here (227KB zipped). Note that it requires a database that supports BLOB fields.
This software allows the insertion text for the merge and the merge template to be stored in the database as BLOBs. For any merge 2 records are needed, one for the text to insert and the other a mail merge template. An example of these files is included in the sample code.
To perform a merge a list of recipients must first be selected from the PERSON entity (sample data supplied), then the following options must be set:
Template : Name of the merge template to use (lookup is available) Merge Text : Text to use with the template (lookup is available) Preview / Edit : Allow you to view / edit the template prior to merge Supress Blank Lines : Allows blank lines to be supressed Merge Destination : Printer, Document or Mail
If mail is selected then a subject must be specified. The merged document can either be included as an attachment, or be part of the main mail message.
NOTE: This software also includes service S_SPELL which will enable WORD's spell checker to be used on any block of text.
If you have any comments on this software then please contact Michael at:
mailto:mlevene@computalink-systems.com
http://www.computalink-systems.com
Tony Marston
12th December 2001
mailto:tony@tonymarston.net
mailto:TonyMarston@hotmail.com
http://www.tonymarston.net