>>>I need an easy way to allow users to create, edit and print form letters from a VFP3 application. Here are a few of the features that I would like to include:
>>>1. Create/edit form letters in Word.
>>>2. An easy way for the user to insert fields that will be replaced with VFP data (add my own menu to Word listing available fields)
>>>3. Print a form letter that was created earlier without seeing Word.
>>>4. Option to merge data with form letter then edit/view before printing.
>>>
>>>Any ideas (even better, samples)?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Shane
>>Hi Shane,
>>I haven't done that in Word, but I have done it in Wordperfect,
>>and basically what I do is create a text file from within Fox with
>>information from the fields that my forms needs, then I call
>>worperfect from within Fox, Wordperfect executes a macro that
>>convert my text file to something that it recognizes as a "Record
>>description file", and then merge that information with one or
>>several "templates" or "Forms", previously defined.
>>I know you can do the same or something much better in word,
>>look for "merge", "merge codes","Import","DBF",etc.. under the
>>word help, I have seen samples about that in there.
>>Good Luck.
>
>It's even easier in Word, since Word will read an SDF format text file or a FoxBase 2.x style DBF in its MailMerge, so you can skip one of Luis' steps!
>
>Barbara
What is SDF format?