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From: Terry Reigel <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Re: Endnotes for witness tags
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 09:35:10 -0400
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nick wrote:

> I
> use a will/codicil/probate tag which records the date and place of the
> event. I also record the contents of the will by placing the text in
> the Citation Detail. This leaves me free to make comment on the will in
> the normal memo, for instance recording the significance of the timing
> of the event or of the witnesses to it etc. Then when you come to print
> out the tag, the very large piece of text in the CD does not get in the
> way of the flow of the tag sentences but the actual record of the
> will/codicil etc is printed out in the endnote for those who want to
> look at it.
>
> This was working fine until I looked at the consequence for the witness
> statements to the wills. Their tag sentences print out fine (now that I
> have mastered the <[M0]> problem!). However the endnote for the witness
> statement is the same as for the will tag; this means that it prints out
> - again - the entirety of the will's text. Is there a way of
> inhibiting the CD print out for witness statements? I can't think of
> one.

No, there is no way to suppress the printing of CD on the witness statements. Here
are a few ideas that might work:

1) Reverse the procedure, with the text of the will in the Memo and the comments in
the CD.

2) Put both in the Memo, using a split CD to control when each gets printed (but
this still puts the will text in the body of the report).

3) Put the will text in a separate "Will-Txt" tag that is attached only to the
principal (still puts the text in the report body).

4) And finally, a variation I haven't tested, but think would work: Use either 2 or
3 above, but instead of putting the text itself in the Memo, make a creative use
the embedded Source feature. Enter no text directly in the Memo (or Memo segment)
but enter only a custom source. That source would have as templates for full and
short note only [CD], and for bibliography only -- (the exclusion marker). Then put
the will text in the CD of the embedded source. That way it would print in the
notes as you prefer. You may have to play with it a bit to avoid undesired
punctuation from the "empty" Memo (segment), but I think this might work.

Terry Reigel

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