[TriLUG] Christmas card automation

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Jim Tuttle wrote:
> How do you all deal with this?
>   

I've always thought Christmas cards were a waste so I deal with it by 
not sending them :)

But if I were to send them, I'd probably have names/addresses in a 
postgresql or mysql database, and a short php or perl script to crank 
out the letters and mailing labels.  Instead of wasting paper, though, I 
would probably send holiday greetings via email which is probably a 
slightly easier programming task.

If you want to get fancy you can work up a .pdf template and plug in the 
proper variables to have very custom looking greeting cards.  Both 
languages can do this.

Personally I wouldn't use OO.o for something like this.  In fact I 
rarely find I need something like OO.o at all.