VERRRY cool idea - they'll be totally sockless by the time I'm done. Thanks for the suggestion!
David David Blocker [EMAIL PROTECTED] 781-784-1919 Fax: 781-784-1860 Cell: 339-206-0261 ----- Original Message ----- From: "A. Razzak Memon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 2:09 AM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: R:Base and MS Publisher > > At 08:49 AM 3/11/2005, David Blocker wrote: > > >Here's an interesting problem. I have a potential client currently using > >Access and I'm going to do a demo of R:Base for them in 10 days. I'd LOVE > >to woo them away. They use Publisher, which I'm not familiar with, to print > >a newsletter. They have names and addresses of those getting the newsletter > >in Access. Currently, they produce the newsletter with 3 steps: > > > >1. Print the newsletter > >2. Print mailing labels from Access > >3. Stick the labels on the newsletters! > > > David, > > In addition to Claudine Robbins and Oma Cox's suggestions, a few > more options for your demo, conversion, as well well the entirely > automated application. > > Here's how: > > 01. Use GATEWAY IMPORT (MS Access) option to IMPORT data into R:BASE > > 02. Once all data is imported, use Report Designer's RTF MailMerge > option to design cooooool RTF publications, including the option > to stick labels along with built-in PostNet Bar Codes and more ... > > 03. Existing MS Publisher documents can be saved as "RTF" file for > easy conversion to Report Designer's RTF control. > > For complete details and step-by-step instructions: > > From The Edge: http://www.razzak.com/fte (Powered by R:WEB Suite) > Topic: Using the Rich Text Control for Mail Merge in R:BASE 7.x and > V-8 "Turbo" for Windows > > Enjoy the next generation "All-in-One" R:BASE 7.x and V-8 "Trubo"! > > Good luck! > > Very Best R:egards, > > Razzak. > > --- RBG7-L > ================================================ > TO POST A MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS: > Send a plain text email to [email protected] > > (Don't use any of these words as your Subject: > INTRO, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, SEARCH, > REMOVE, SUSPEND, RESUME, DIGEST, RESEND, HELP) > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [email protected] > In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: INTRO > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: > Send a plain text email to [email protected] > In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: UNSUBSCRIBE > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > Send a plain text email to [email protected] > In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: SEARCH-n > (where n is the number of days). In the message body, > place any > text to search for. > ================================================ > >
