PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Introduction to TFORM
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LETTER
The LETTER macro package generates customized form letters. The
package consists of two macros the LETTER macro, which does the mailing
list processing, and the ADDRESS macro, which takes care of dating and
addressing each letter.
What to Enter
\LETTER body-file list-file
[ date [ top-space [ addr-lines ] ]]
body-file
is the GUARDIAN 90 file name of the file that contains the body of the
letter. TFORM assumes that it is an edit-format file and that it begins
with a salutation such as “Dear ...”.
list-file
is the GUARDIAN 90 file name of the file that contains the names,
addresses, and other information used in customizing the form letter.
The syntax for the list-file template block is described below.
date
is a string that LETTER uses as the date in the letter. If you omit it,
TFORM uses the current system-supplied date in TODAY LONG USA
format. You must enclose the string you supply for the date in
quotation marks, unless you are simply supplying a variable.
top-space
is a number that specifies how much space, in inches, LETTER will skip
at the top of the first page to allow for a preprinted letterhead. If you
omit it, LETTER allows two inches for the letterhead.