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Report Overview and Output
Report Builder generates form letters by extracting the specified text from an unformatted text file and merging the text with the other fields defined in the report layout. A memo file is an unformatted text file that contains the text for the letter. For the Recall form letter, you will prepare the text in the
Formlet1.txt
memo file, then merge the text into the report definition.To create form letters, you must prepare the memo file before you create the report definition. This means that you will perform the following steps:
After you complete all the above tasks, you will generate the form letter shown in Figure 6–1. The Recall Form Letter report definition in the
Tutorial.prl
report library also produces this letter. However, you should create the report definition following the instructions in this chapter so that you learn how to perform each task.Figure 6–1: Recall Form Letter
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To perform the tasks in this chapter, you must:
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