SortLabelsDoc.tioga

Last Edited by: Sweet, July 9, 1985 11:43:32 am PDT

Sort labels (or don't), producing new source file or press file with 33 up labels (or both) Source file has entries (separated by blank lines) of the form

Last, Title First Other
Address
TownAndState Zipcode

At least 5 lines will fit in Gacha 8, lead 0. For proof printing, the first line is printed as-is, along with a sequence number in parentheses. For non-proof, the Last name is put last and if the title has one of several special forms (see below), it is expanded. Entries that don't fit within a label are displayed in the log window and printed across two label spaces. One can optionally display entries that have no comma in the first line (for corporate labels, this can be legitimate, but it's helpful for finding typos).

Entries with difficult to encode names can have the non-proof label first line given explicitly after an =. e.g.,

Smith, The Family=The Smith Family

Optional info can appear in parentheses, but is surpressed for non-proof labels

Smith, Mrs. Joseph (Susie)

Finally, the entry can be followed extra non-label information if it begins on a line with a left bracket '[ (but before the blank line separating entries).

The text output has the option of a plain text file, or a Tioga node per entry. Either is acceptable input to the program.

The expandable titles (ad hoc to handle the Children's Health Council) are

M/M => Mr & Mrs
Dr/M => Dr & Mrs
Dr/Dr => Dr & Dr
R/Adm/M => R/Adm & Mrs
R/Adm => R/Adm
LtC/M => Lt/Col & Mrs
Judge/M => Judge & Mrs
Col/M => Col & Mrs
Rev/M => Rev & Mrs
Prof/M => Prof & Mrs
Capt/M => Capt & Mrs
Admiral/M => Admiral & Mrs
Gen/M => Gen & Mrs

To use:

% SortLabels   -- creates a tool with fill in fields

Non-obvious switches and their meaning:
number proofs: if TRUE (inverted), then put sequence numbers on proof entries
Spruce: if TRUE, don't mark on the top quarter inch of the paper