Author Topic: changing dates automatically in followup series (Read 2347 times)

lynda.kane · « **on:** July 19, 2008, 09:23:30 am »

Hi All,

I have a follow-up series of email newletters, with a left hand column with a changing training date in it. Can I use a message code to automatically change this date in ALL the follow ups in the series. i.e. if I set up a custom code with the date 27&28 Sept in it now, and if I then in a few weeks change the code to Dec 16 & 17, will all instances of this custom date code change in the whole follow-up series? I really hope so.. If not is there another way (template?) of updating the whole follow-up series at once?

Also - pleeeeeeeeeeeese pleeeeeeeeeeeese (Dean) can we have a WSIWYG editor. I compose follow-ups in Netscape composer but there are always glitsches between composer and LMP code and I end up going cross-eyed trying to edit the code in that tinnnnnnyyyyy html edit pane in LMP.

That's it!

Thanks for all help.

Lynda

DW · « **Reply #1 on:** July 22, 2008, 06:46:23 am »

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if I set up a custom code with the date 27&28 Sept in it now, and if I then in a few weeks change the code to Dec 16 & 17, will all instances of this custom date code change in the whole follow-up series?

Yes, this is possible and your idea is the recommended method.

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Also - pleeeeeeeeeeeese pleeeeeeeeeeeese (Dean) can we have a WSIWYG editor

Due to the many requests for it I am doing my best to include this in the next update. Basically we need to find and implement a nice WYSIWYG script that is completely free for commercial applications. I believe the following is the best candidate so far: TinyMCE

Regards

lynda.kane · « **Reply #2 on:** July 22, 2008, 06:53:46 am »

Thank you and THANK YOU (it will save the sight of me and my assistant!

I await it with impatience as the French say (look forward to it). Please just make it seamless with LMP code! Composer to LMP is a real P in the A.

Best,

Lynda

DW · « **Reply #3 on:** July 22, 2008, 08:27:01 am »

Lynda,

If you're feeling ambitious (and don't mind possible display errors...) you could modify the style and size of the HTML text box.

The file is editmsg.php

Change

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<textarea style=\"width: 488px\" class=xarea name=txthtcont rows=8 cols=85>".htmlspecialchars($txthtcont)."</textarea>
to something like

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<textarea style=\"width: 700px; font:14pt courier-new;\" class=xarea name=txthtcont rows=8 cols=85>".htmlspecialchars($txthtcont)."</textarea>

Regards

lynda.kane · « **Reply #4 on:** July 22, 2008, 09:07:48 am »

um, thanks a lot Dean, will try! Will probably screw it up but what the hell! :roll:

Lynda