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In article <JC.92Nov23123209@mr-potter-t-crosser-i-dotter.fulcrum.co.uk> jc@fulcrum.co.uk (John Callingham) writes:
>Does anyone know how to cause a WP51 macro to insert the "Block
>Protect On" and "Block Protect Off" codes into a document from a
>macro. I want to do this to stop records from a merge breaking over
>two pages.

In general to protect a block you first highlight the text you wish to
protect, and then select SHIFT-F8 (ordinarily this gives you the
Format menu, but if Block is on [should be flashing "Block on" in the
lower left corner of your screen] then you will simply be asked if you
wish to protect the block).

When defining a macro this same procedure is followed.  i.e. your macro
must highlight some text (with Block), and then the macro must perform
a SHIFT-F8.

If you're in the macro editor and you wish to insert a Block Protect
code you still press SHIFT-F8 (this will insert a {format} macro
command on the screen).  NOTE: this {format} macro command will be
interpreted (when the macro is executed) as either a Block Protect or
a Format depending on whether or not Block is turned on at that point 
in the macro.

Finally to check if the block feature is turned on from within a macro
use the {STATE} macro command (see your WP manual for details).

Incidentally Block Protect will NOT allow you to protect something
which is actually larger than a page in the first place.  You might 
want to check you Top/Bottom margins or paper size if this is the case.

I don't know if this is clear or not, but I hope it helps.
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