Subj : AMU and html bulletins
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Bill Gordon
Date : Mon Jul 12 2004 07:26 pm

> Hello, Bill.

> On 07 Jul 04 at 09:35, Bill Gordon wrote to All:

BG>> Well, through a LOT of work and experimenting, I finally figured out
BG>> how to make html templates for the AMU bulletins.

BG>> It's not really as hard as I imagined.

> Glad to hear it.  If you wouldn't mind, perhaps you could write a little
> FAQ about it that I could post on my AMU page?  It'd be nice to have that
> added to the docs.

AMU html bulletin templates are a LOT easier than I thought.  Simply, just use
the text-only macros of the pre-designed ansi templates.  I used MS Front Page
to create them.  I go into the code portion and paste the macros in the
<body></body> area of the page.  Then you can go to the design area to build
your tables, colors, etc.  Just remember to go BACK to the code page to ensure
that the <HEADER_BEGIN><HEADER_END>, <TEXT_BEGIN><TEXT_END>, and the
<FOOTER_BEGIN><FOOTER_END> markers are all in place.  Then, just copy the
entire area from <HEADER_BEGIN> all the way to <FOOTER_END> into your template.
I usually copy the original *.tpl file, rename it *.tem (for template), and
just paste the captured html code into it, in place of the original ansi code.
Don't forget the <*_BEGIN><*_END> markers. For some reason, the bulletins do
not work properly unless they are there.


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