fmMailmergeX
fmMailmergeX
is a personal bulk mailer that supports the
merging of data from FileMaker Pro databases
together with user defined template letters to
generate output messages that may then be sent
via email.
This
is an invaluable tool for anyone with a database
of contacts; whether they be business contacts,
family or friends.
"Finally
a application that lets me get the most out of
my FileMaker databases" - Mike Duncombe, 'Barnes
Bay Villas'
"An
easy to use time-saver that has helped us
organise and communicate with our customer base"
- Phil Wood, 'Tweezy Systems'
fmMailmergeX
can generate both plain and HTML output that
exceeds 32k in length and can support embedded
graphics that are either present in the template
letter or are merged from a FileMaker Pro
database during processing. The application also
supports the sending of multiple email file
attachments.
fmMailmergeX
operates by providing facilities for the
creation and maintenance of letter definitions.
A letter definition is a collection of
parameters and a template letter that together
describe how a letter is to be constructed and
to whom the letter is to be sent. The template
letter may contain any number of 'tags', each of
which point to data fields within a specific
FileMaker Pro database. When a letter definition
is processed, the template letter is merged with
selected records from the specified database.
That is, the tags in the template letter are
replaced with live data from the selected
records. For example :
The
text '[Title] [First_Name]
[Last-Name]' would be replaced by the
string 'Mr Joe Smith where the text 'Mr', 'Joe'
and 'Smith' is merged from the 'Title',
'First_Name' and 'Last_Name' fields of the
database record currently being
processed.
The
constructed letter is then addressed, optionally
using further data from the database and then
dispatched via email.
fmMailmergeX
does not directly send email it instead
relies upon the services of third party email
applications. Specifically, it supports the
email clients Eudora, OSX Mail, Entourage,
Powermail and
Mailsmith.
