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    • GeorgeJ4336
      GeorgeJ4336 last edited by

      AppColl has some nice text formatting codes, such as ToUpper and FirstWord. For example, {Matter.Title(FirstWord ToUpper)}.

      Please consider adding LastWord to the list of supported text formatting codes. This would be very handy in formulating e-mail addresses, such as to USPTO examiners. Examiners' e-mail addresses are almost always of the form <first_name>.<last_name>@USPTO.gov. Thus, a "to" address to an examiner could be coded something like:

      {Matter.Examiner} <{Matter.Examiner(FirstWord)}.{Matter.Examiner(LastWord)}@USPTO.gov>

      Thanks,
      George

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      • GeorgeJ4336
        GeorgeJ4336 @gregg_appcoll last edited by

        @gregg_appcoll Perfect! Thanks.

        I can now automatically address e-mail correspondence to examiners, such as to request interviews. In the "To" field, I put:

        {Matter.Examiner} <{Matter.Examiner(FirstWord)}.{Matter.Examiner(LastWord ToTitleCase)}@USPTO.gov>

        and in the salutation, I put:

        Dear Examiner {Matter.Examiner(LastWord ToTitleCase)}:

        -George

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        • gregg_appcoll
          gregg_appcoll @RichardS3059 last edited by

          Hi Richard - this is an interesting idea. Unfortunately, the Examiner is a string field and not a contact. Changing this would be difficult.

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          • gregg_appcoll
            gregg_appcoll last edited by

            Hi George,

            This should work now. Can you give this a try?

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            • RichardS3059
              RichardS3059 @GeorgeJ4336 last edited by

              @GeorgeJ4336 My suggestion is that Matter.Examiner and other name fields should be treated similarly to a Contact so that the .First, .Middle, .Last, etc. subfields that we can specify for Contacts could be used for non-Contact name fields.

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