Many years ago in another galaxy I did a bit (or should that be a byte) of BASIC programming. Things have plainly moved on since that great summer of '76.
I have been tasked to come up with a simple interface that will speed up the completion of fields in a Word document. I need to complete about 150 of assessment documents each have about 20 'tick boxes', a free form comment section, and five comment boxes that use standard text. Each document will contain a mix of the same and different information. I've investigated the 'Print merge' function of Word and it would appear that the number of fields and the related text seem to take it beyond this functions capabilities. RealBasic offers the potential for creating a interface that can be designed that to pull the appropriate 'bells and whistles'. What do you think? Is this the right way to go? Given my lack of real--oops sorry about the pun--programming experience is this a realistic project to take on? Are there any 'hobby cost level i.e. less than �100' alternatives to RealBasic? Or is there already programs 'hobby cost level i.e. less than �100' out there that schools can use to produce such reports from data sets. Views, comments, and advice gratefully received. Bob B:-) -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
