Re: Question on Program to Print Labels "4 across..."

[PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>OK,
>
>I must be making this MUCH harder than it is (or am I ?)...
>
>What I need to do is print labels. Simple enough. I need to print them 4
>across.
>
>The program needs to read the file, put info on "Label 1", read again
>and put info on "Label 2", read again and put info on "Label 3", read
>again and put info on "Label 4". THEN writes Detail... Go to next 4,
>etc...
>
>I've tried counters, etc. and am either completely brain dead today or I
>don't know what but I can get NOTHING to work...
>
>Anyone have an example of this ?
>
>Shish ! LABELS, HOW embarrassing !!! :-)
>
>Thanks,
>
>Chuck


The last time I wrote one of these I did it cheap and dirty:

        READ FILE

        MOVE data to label #1 fields

        READ FILE

        MOVE data to label #2 fields

        READ FILE

        MOVE data to label #3 fields

        READ FILE

        MOVE data to label #4 fields

        PRINT 4 across labels using an internal Print file.

In the time it would have taken to figure out a Simple Yet Elegant method,
this was up and running and worked fine.  Only 'tricky' part is handling
EOF condition if it's not at a #4 label:  you get duplicate labels if you
don't use Blank After.

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com




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