Today I have been mainly....

[Plotloss]

Database cant do labels?

Surely you just lift the lot into Excel then do a mail merge from that in Word?

[stackmonkey]

writing Christmas cards to customers and I'm fed up with it.

it's not doing them that I mind, it's that they only arrived on Monday and our database can't do labels, so i have to write every single envelope and card by hand, for dozens of cards!

Still another hour to go.

[pdV6]

Plotloss said:

Database cant do labels? Surely you just lift the lot into Excel then do a mail merge from that in Word?

Or straight into Word from Access? Tip: if your database isn't Access, create a blank Access db and attach the table(s) that you need via an ODBC data source. Job done.

[alexkp]

You need the Patent Donald Rumsfeld Autopen System. It will sign them all for you, and you don't have to be involved at all.

[vixpy1]

anonymous said:

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And you don't need to worry about the boss either, since he can't read!

[unrepentant]

Leaving it late aren't you? Today is the last posting day before Christmas. I sent mine weeks ago. I want my customers to get the card and say "good old unrepentant, let's get down to his emporium and spend lots of dosh this Christmas".

WHERE ARE YOU, YOU UNGRATEFUL BASTARDS

[stackmonkey]

Unfortunately, the database/quotation/invoice system I am inflicted with is not compatible with Word/XL etc.

I think I'll be creating one that is over the next year, though

[pdV6]

pdV6 said:

Plotloss said: Database cant do labels? Surely you just lift the lot into Excel then do a mail merge from that in Word? Or straight into Word from Access? Tip: if your database isn't Access, create a blank Access db and attach the table(s) that you need via an ODBC data source. Job done.

[shnozz]

yep, spent a day a few weeks back signing 400 cards to clients.

[Mrs Fish]

shnozz said:

yep, spent a day a few weeks back signing 400 cards to clients.

I'm not a client but I haven't had mine yet...

[shnozz]

Mrs Fish said:

shnozz said: yep, spent a day a few weeks back signing 400 cards to clients. I'm not a client but I haven't had mine yet...

signed so many client ones that I havent actually sent any to friends.

You know me babe - couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery. Many thanks for my card though

[Mrs Fish]

shnozz said:

You know me babe - couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery. Many thanks for my card though

you're welcome

[wedg1e]

unrepentant said:

Leaving it late aren't you? Today is the last posting day before Christmas.

Crappity-poo, is it?

Oh well, mine'll all be late as usual....