On Fri, 10 Mar 2000 08:41:04 -0800, Nick Andriash wrote:
>> %QINCLUDE, an extremely useful macro is finally listed in the
>> helpfile but is still not in the interface and this new macro,
>> %TRACKINGNUMBER, is in neither the helpfile, nor the interface.
> Allie, where are you finding these Macro's? I've looked everywhere, but
> see no mention of the ones you've listed here?
The %QINCLUDE macro was mentioned on list by Stefan when I
among other list subscribers were making an appeal to be able to
create our own macros. I don't know if you remember when I posted a
regular expression, a pretty complicated one at that, which extracts
the original message dates from headers so that they could be used in
replies. Well, the %QINCLUDE macro helped a great deal.
What the %QINCLUDE macro does is allow you to insert/include
quick templates in other templates.
Take for example my TB! signature. I created a quick template
with the signature in it and gave it the handle name 'tbudl.sig'.
In my address book, for my TBUDL templates, instead of placing
the signatures in all three templates (new message, reply and forward)
I simply place:
%QINCLUDE="tbudl.sig"
The advantage of this, is that I can edit my TB! discussion
lists signature once with it taking effect wherever I use the
signature through the %QINCLUDE macro. Without the %QINCLUDE macro, I
would have to edit the signature and then copy and paste it to all
templates in which I used it, which would be six places, ie, the three
TBUDL and three TBBETA templates. The %QINCLUDE macro revolutionised
template management for me and others.
In an earlier message I had posted what I new of the
%TRACKINGNUMBER template.
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