Which WP have conditional functions?

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From: Fred Rump
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1991 18:14

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        Haven't really done any mail/merge work since the days of Magic 
        Wand and CP/M.
        
        In that program I had comparison and if statement capability 
        which permitted variable letters to be built based upon incoming 
        criteria.
        
        A simple thing like addressing one or more individuals 
        (child/children) followed by one or more of their names seems to 
        be a real problem with our users out there. We certainly can 
        produce whatever data extracts they need from a DB, but how 
        should they handle that in their particular WP?
        
        How can they use child or children whichever is appropriate in 
        their letters depending on the input of one or more names?
        
        Any WP experts out there with mail/merge experience?

        fred
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