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From: moore@cs.washington.edu (Charles Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: hypercard printing mailing labels
Message-ID: <10337@june.cs.washington.edu>
Date: 11 Jan 90 02:12:38 GMT
References: <724@granite3.UUCP>
Organization: U of Washington, Computer Science, Seattle
Lines: 22
Keywords: mailing labels hypercard stacks
Summary: improved report generation for Hypercard

In article <724@granite3.UUCP>, ahlenius@cell.mot.COM (Mark Ahlenius) writes:

>      In looking at the "Print Report" feature of
> hypercard, I can select specific background field names
> for printing on labels - however they always are
> printed vertically down the label - instead of 
> printing some of them across the label like below:
> 	<first name field> <last name field>
> 	<address field>
> 	<city field>, <state field>
> 			<zip field>
> 
> So I need to be able for better format my output like
> the above example.

There is a set of scripts and XCMD's called "Reports" or "Reports for
Hypercard" that is sold (I think) by Activision.  It provides much-
improved abilities to design customized reports from Hypercard stacks.
I've worked with it some and it can definately handle your problem.

Charles Moore
University of Washington