On Thu 10 June 2004, 1:17:26 +1000, Rich Gregory wrote: > I have a line in my templates that reads: > > Hi %ABOFromHandle="%OFromFName"
Which is what I had until Terry identified the problem. I hadn't come across the need for duplicates in my addressbook, because most of my addressbook entries didn't have a nickname different from their firstname. However, now that this problem has been pointed out, I have rewritten my templates to work as noted in mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] and mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > The work-around I've used so far is that one Ed's handle is "Ed", > another Ed is "Eddy", another is "Edmund". In this example we see Ed > is not so much a problem. > > I also have several "Jean"s in my address book! The only way to port > this work-around to them is as: "Jean", "Jean G", "Jean L", etc. I > also have more than 1 Barry, so: "Barry", "Barry W", etc... <...snip...> > So what was the original intended use for that field anyway? Without > knowing a better use for these handles I cannot see why duplicate > handles are not allowed! It allows you to put Jean or Eddy or Ed or JeanG or JeanL as the recipient and have the system automatically expand the email address (and other attributes) -- Robin Anson Using The Bat! v2.11.02 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 ________________________________________________ Current version is 2.11.02 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
