name note
A Macro for Macro5 and EPOC

• What it Does
• What You Need
• What You Do
• Other Information

What it Does

My transcriptions usually begin with a patient's name and medical record number. I want that to be both the title of their note and the name of the file. Also, I'm usually transcribing into a locked document template. I have templates for all the various types of patient documentation I write, but I'm too forgetful to rename them before I start typing. Instead, I keep my templates locked. That means I have to name the file before I can even begin to type. name note assumes that there is a file name (I use lastname, firstname record#) already typed in the "Save as" box. It copies that name, saves the file, then replaces the first line of the file with the file name. It then selects the last word of the second line of the file, which is almost always the date in my templates. It saves a lot of typing and gets the note set up just like I want it.

I doubt this macro will be useful to anyone else, but one never knows.

What You Need

• An EPOC device.
• Macro5 by Pascal Nicolas.
• The name note package. It contains this documentation, the source (name note.opl) and object (name note.opo) files.
• Stuffit Expander to expand the package.

What You Do

• Place name note.opo in your macros directory.
• Assign a hotkey to it using Macro5.
• Open a (presumably locked) Word template file.
• Invoke Save as... either using the menus or by typing Ctrl+Shift+s.
• Type the file name that you also want as the first line of your document.
• Invoke name note.

Other Information

If you have comments, problems, or suggestions, please feel free to email me. I'll answer as soon as I can.

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Date created: August 29, 1999
Last modified: September 8, 1999
Copyright © 1999 Ron Risley