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   August Abolins to Martin Foster   
   winpoint: %variables   
   04 May 20 09:35:39   
   
   MSGID: 2:221/1.59 6c5d3d03   
   CHRS: IBMPC 2   
   TZUTC: 0400   
   REPLY: 2:310/31.3@fidonet e41861d7   
   Hello Martin,   
      
   On Monday 04.05.20, you wrote to August Abolins:   
      
   =======variables test========   
   % sendday = Monday: Original day of week   
   % tossday = Monday: Arrivel [sic] day of week   
   % storeday = Monday: Day of week   
   =====================   
      
   As I am writing this live in the editor, the % storeday is not filled in.   
   So, the storeday is the day the reply message is saved?    
   The correct day will appear after I close this editor to save the message.   
      
      
    MF> Hello August!   
      
    MF> *** Saturday 02.05.20 at 00:30, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:   
      
    AA>> On Saturday 01.05.20, you wrote to August Abolins:   
    AA>> ^^^^^^^^^   
      
    AA>> WTF.   
      
    MF> Indeed :)   
      
    AA>> Why isn't that working in WinPoint?   
      
    MF> Did you use the %sendday variable?   
      
   I did not.   I used storeday.  And now I know WHY.  Apparently, WinPoint   
   remembers the scroll position the last time one used the list to look at.  So,   
   by the time I went in there, and I saw "Day of week", I picked the %variable   
   associated with that line.  It did not occur to my to look for any other "day   
   of week".   
      
   And another thing I learned about the templates.  After editing a template,   
   the user either has to exit WinPoint, or switch to another subgroup of headers   
   before the editing sticks or takes.   
      
   I can't tell you how many times I made a change in my "Replies (header)"   
   template and the changes did not appear!   
      
      
   ../|ug   
      
      
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