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[not the way]

I think you are right: you are asking the wrong question 

I've just had a play with using a series of NEXTIF, SKIPIF, IF's, bookmarks etc but it's all too complex. It's just not the way mail merges are meant to work!

I'd suggest writing a macro to transform your original data source into a one line per person type file: that's the way mail merges should work.

Probably the easiest way to handle the different numbers of 'Pages' for each person is to concatenate them into a single field (possibly with linebreaks if that suits with your letter).

Let me know if you need a hand with the macro.

- Perry

Are there any errors/interruptions when you create the archive?

What's the story on that?? I was trying to Archive my primary snapshot to an external HD and it always fails; whilst archiving other snapshots works fine??

- Perry

has anybody out there had success "taming" MS Word2000?
would much appreciate to hear which settings work.

Anything in particular? I use the Office2000 suite at home, without too many issues 

- Perry

[I]

In the end, you'll probably be cursing and swearing and regretting that you didn't just buy some standard modular bookcases, though. At least I know I would.

Heck no... it's great fun (and tribulation which did result a quite a bit of cursing and swearing): but I'm glad I did it. Though when I built our bedroom cupboards it took a lot longer than a weekend!

- Perry

I do appreciate that you went through it all just because I posted it here. The feedback I got is really useful.

No dramas: nearly fainted when I saw 479 though!!

Do we get to get an update on your results??

- Perry

[Projects]

edit:
i've thought of a way of doing what i requested by using directory opus. just create a 'collection' folder named 'notes' (or whatever) then just 'send to' this collection the txt files, regardless of their location.

That, or something similar, was what came to mind reading your post.

What about Projects? PSPad, as well as many other TextEditors, has the ability to manage projects. So the files can be anywhere on your drive and kept together in your project definition for easy editing... yes?

- Perry

Should probably borrow a power rate meter thingy and check how much my own box uses.

I believe that this is the only "accurate" way to measure such things; it's something that I've been meaning to do for a while...

- Perry

[Features of DeskSave 7.0:]

I stumbled across DeskSave and remembered this thread; not that I'm thinking that DeskSave is an answer here... just of interest:

Features of DeskSave 7.0:

• Saves the icon layout according to current user and screen resolution
  
• Restoring works properly, even if 'Auto Arrange' or 'Align to Grid' (Windows XP) is activated
  
• Accepts command line parameters
  
• Auto restore at resolution change or program start
  
• Starts with Windows, if desired
  
• New: Import and export function
  
• New: Undo after restoration
  
• New: Provides backups of current and saved layouts
  
• New: Supports English and German language
  
• Optional shell extension for the desktop, thereby easy access to functions without background process
  
• Very small size (DeskSave.exe: 66 kB, Shell extension: 68 kB)
  
• No setup routine, just unpack the archive and DeskSave is ready
  
• Easy deletion of all saved layouts and all settings, DeskSave is completely removable
  
• Supports Windows 9x/NT/2000 and XP

from www.desksave.de

Is there any other I'm missing? What do you use lately to read feeds?

Funny, I just stumbled across i-Fetch, have not tried it...

- Perry

[have]

Hmm, I wonder if mouser should approach David and see if he wishes to work with DonationCoder.com to help promote the idea of donationware? What do you folks think?

David's mentioned the following to the PMail usergroup:

Pegasus Mail will become completely free, manuals and all. It will be possible to donate to support it, though - and indeed, the program will issue gentle reminders to do so. 30 days after you install it, it will pop up one small dialog pointing out that it survives on donations and offering to take you to a site where you can make a small donation. Naturally, you won't have to donate - it's just an option, in an attempt to make the process as simple and painless as possible for those people who want to support development.

The same dialog will have options to issue another reminder in one month, three months, six months, or a year. Many people have told me that they would like to make small donations regularly - the reminder is intended to assist them in doing so. Some people are probably going to start shrieking "nagware!" about now, but frankly, if you think that one reminder each year constitutes nagging, then nothing is going to satisfy you.

Donations will almost certainly be done via PayPal (which includes both PayPal accounts and credit card payments). You will be able to donate a minimum of US$10, or more if you wish. The payments will be completely secure and private (we will not retain any credit card information here at all). We will probably look at making PayPal's "recurring payment" options available as well.

David's concept of DonationWare is somewhat different to what is espoused here, isn't it?

Certainly, I'd think that some moral support would be beneficial, as David also said:

Frankly, I am personally unsure how well donations will work. Don't take this the wrong way, but I believe that whilst many, many people have the very best intentions, only a few actually carry through on them - it's simply human nature, especially in a world as cluttered and busy as this one. Maybe I'll be proven wrong - I would like to hope so.

Pegasus has been going for 17 years apparently, it's interesting to hear some of David's observations of how the software landscape has changed: eg He's sure that it's almost impossible to to sell an email client now. I guess he doesn't just need moral support though...

- Perry

[it is likely that Pegasus Mail will become "donationware"]

It seems that not only is development of my favourite email programme going to continue, but it's also going to become DonationWare as well:

On January 3rd 2007, I announced that development of Pegasus Mail and Mercury would be ceasing because of funding problems. The result was an absolute avalanche of mail, phone calls, faxes and other communications wanting me to continue.

In response to the torrent of messages, though, I have now decided to restart development and distribution of both programs. To make this possible, it will be necessary to restructure the way I fund them in some way that will attract an adequate and sustained level of financial support. I and my test team are still working out the exact details of the changes we will make, but in a nutshell, it is likely that Pegasus Mail will become "donationware", while Mercury will become fully licensed based on numbers of mailboxes, with a certain base number of mailboxes provided free of charge. Public discussion (on the Pegasus Mail and Mercury mailing lists) will be solicited before any final decision is made.

http://www.pmail.com/helpus.htm
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from www.pmail.com

[Communications]

I'll try and get these in [importance + time] order (top down):

• Communications: Email, VoIP, IM
• Learning: Forums, Articles
• Home Accounting: Budgeting & Analysis [Excel]
• Computer Management: Downloads, Upgrades, VoIP
• Entertainment: DVDs, Streaming Radio (unmetered), CDs, Reading: News, Articles
• Creativity: Graphics/Photos, Programming, Writing

Work is another issue though...

- Perry

Cool: I used it on the University LAN where I worked a couple of years ago. My thinking was it was better take the chat load off the email system and use a chat tool.

Not flawless, but pretty neat.

Why is the Blog section reporting this tread was started on Jan 19 2007:

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[hoax]

This is pretty cool

Pretty Cool it is!! Somewhat similar to a recent hoax I was sent concerning making music with old tractor parts:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBT1zEUiZW0
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from youtube.com

This was actually an animation from Animusic -- They have lots of short takes from their DVDs if you're interested in having a look!!

- Perry

So, is it worth $6/month to organize your family?

Probably not  ...

but it's a nice idea

- Perry

Similar thread: http://www.donationcoder....um/index.php?topic=6495.0

Badges is just a brilliant way to notate your files in a very easy and graphic manner... I love it! 

Has anyone done something like that with Google Maps? That would be interesting... I was looking at Google Sightseeing the otherday, which was pretty neat.

I have not played with Google Earth, but I was told that you could record 'animations' of movement through satelite images and replay and send them to others to play. Wouldn't it be neat to play them as your desktop image??

[generated a lot of heat!]

With only 100 wallets and such an informal study i'd be reallly careful about interpretting those stats as saying anything meaningfull, ESPECIALLY about race.  There are so many other factors youd want to look at like accounting for income, relation of gender and race between the person finding the wallet and the id of the person in the wallet, etc.  There are probably a million ways to get very different results.  For example, i wonder how much the results would have changed if the photo id of the person in the wallet was a pretty woman.. Do all the numbers suddenly flip?  What if the photo id was of a young kid or an elderly black woman?  But it is quite fascinating.

They are certainly good points... in fact, it'd be good to see those aspects (pretty photos etc) plugged into the experiment to see what the results were; but then if the results did flip then it would just indicate situational morals.

This thread in their forum addresses a lot of the various issues raised: it must have generated a lot of heat!

I saw a game advert the other day that said something like "Games don't kill, people do" presumably concerning a violent game. These type of results wont change what people believe, it just may become part of the ammunition.

- Perry

  Doesn't pay to be a young black male... the stereotype just clubbed you in the head!!

Interesting all the same: I've had my wallet returned (sometimes in part) on a few occaisions.

- Perry

You'll be on your honor to do most of them in order to qualify, but we aren't going to be crazy about it.

Actually, what do you think about using the badge:

as an icon under the avatar for Club Members?

What's the possability of being able to then access related posts in the Cody Club forum by clicking on the icon?? Maybe filter the list to that specific author??

I'm thinking one of the neat things about this is that there will be many different ways of completing the tasks, which will give others lots of ideas of how to be "good internet citizens"??

- Perry

Yeah but perry you havent filled out your biography field (see no red note icon under your avatar).

Yeah, sorry: i just had to watch a DVD my son brought home  Hoodwinked Gotta give it 5 out of 10... maybe

Edit: Done!

Already an avatar configured

 

the thing is, it's not the mouse - i've tried it with 2 mice..

anyone heard of this before?

Sounds like the mouse to me (I can remember it happening  ), but seeing you've tried two [different] mice, then... could it be the connection? Did you use the same [USB] port?

[NO GO]

I don't mean to be a smart ass, but why not just get a faxing application that works?

most probably the company that belkira works for, had signed a contract with a certain vendor who insist that only such and such programs may be used. so they're stuck with all this programs flaws & lack of updates.. my personal experience.

Or the IT department are a NO GO on corporate software suggestiions... my personal experience