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Topic: Deleting page breaks from text file formatted to E

Posted By: djr8108
Subject: Deleting page breaks from text file formatted to E
Date Posted: 16/Nov/2009 at 9:12pm

Trying to figure out how to delete multiple page breaks with headers and page numbers, example in bold below. Columns above and below the "break" need to remain consistent for exporting of the data.

22048	Smith	Joe	7/19/1939	10/9/2001	6148400485			10/2/2009
11/11/2009	Name of Facility 3773 StreetColumbus	OH 43214	Page 1 of 150
Account Number	Last Name	First Name	Date of Birth	Join Date	Phone 1	Email Address	Expiration Date	Last Visit
5:55:21 PM
22512	Smith	Paul	10/28/1947	1/18/2002	6144885435			11/8/2009 12:26

Can't do it manually 150 times! Any thoughts?

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Posted By: mmarkoe
Date Posted: 17/Nov/2009 at 11:17am

djr8108 wrote:

Trying to figure out how to delete multiple page breaks with headers and page numbers, example in bold below. Columns above and below the "break" need to remain consistent for exporting of the data.

Are you referring to page breaks in Microsoft Word? Are you saying you need a variable for the Number of page breaks above or below to be deleted?

I'm not much of a programmer but believe this could possibly be made into a macro. If you are using Word, the basic direction for deleting a page break from the Help file refers to deleting a blank page but should be relevant:

"You can also combine two pages by deleting the page break between them."

If I had the time and programming skills these are the steps it seems it would take:

Enter Draft View necessary for removing page breaks. Key sequence:
Alt+W to get to the View menu an then:
E for the Draft view
Next you want to go to the top of the next page. Key sequence:
Ctrl+PgDn
Now you wish to delete the Page Break. Key sequence:
Backspace

That is the basics for deleting a Page Break. Do you have a copy of, http://www.mymsspeech.com/microphones/prod_details.asp?prodID=231 - "WSRMacros:
The User's Guide?" This will help you program the variables.

Marty

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