Thursday, November 23, 2006, 7:27:29 AM, you wrote: > On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 at 22:03:12 +1100, Tom wrote: >> I would like to use different types of signatures depending on who I >> communicate with. I am not using the function via the account (with >> the exception of this one) as for me this would not be suitable. >> Recipients are different and will require individual greetings. >> >> Currently I use a template for this purpose and quickly >> insert the signature that is appropriate. >> I do think though that there is probably a more elegant way available >> with TB? Is it possible to "link" a signature to a recipient in the >> addressbook? So each time I send an email to Joe Bloke my signature >> will automatically be A and if it is going to Jane Doe my signature >> will be B? If this can be done (by macro?), I would appreciate any >> assistance especially if it is geared to Non-Macro Experts.
> The approach I use is to store this information in the memo field in > the address book. Sorry but exactly is this memo field? > I store signature, closing text, nickname and other information in the > memo field. So an entry for David Smith might look like this: > <aka>Dave</aka> > <closing>Best Regards</closing> > <sig>work</sig> > Then I have a quick template to extract that information: > ===================[ Start Get_Memo_Attribute ]======================= > %Rem=' > Usage: > <attribute > value>=%QInclude(Get_Memo_Attribute,"Tag","Default_Value") > '%- > %If:'%SetPattRegExp="(?im)^<%_1"%RegExpMatch="%ABToMemo"'='':'%_2'%- > :'%If:+%SetPattRegExp="(?im)^(<%_1/>)"%RegExpMatch="%ABToMemo"+<>++:++%- > :+%SetPattRegExp="(?im)^(?:<%_1>)(.*?)(?:</%_1>)"%RegExpMatch="%ABToMemo"+'%- > ====================[ End Get_Memo_Attribute ]======================== > This looks in the address book entry for the individual for a > particular tag (e.g. "sig" or "aka") and returns the text for that > attribute if it exists, or the default value if it doesn't. So if you > are using it for a signature name (and in the example of Dave Smith > above, I would have a quick template called "worksig") you only have > to put in a signature name when it is different from your standard > one. > If you want more information, I can provide you with the QTs I have > that use this. Similar to my follow up to Roelof, this is way beyond me. I don't understand if this is something that I need to set up once and then can retrieve easily with a few keystrokes or if I actually have to remember these codes every time I needed to write an email? -- Tom using TheBat! 3.85.02 on XP ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.85.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
