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When you construct <<*Options*/*Optional* and *Repeat*>> blocks, you should be aware of the placement of the asterisks, i.e., "*" or 'star'.
With properly placed asterisks, the text will not properly be read and processed by the program.
You will have at least two asterisks in any <<*Options*/*Optional* and *Repeat*>> blocks, maybe 3. All text before the closing asterisk is call 'administrative' text. This administrative text is not part of any final text that might remain in your document. It is, however critical to the smooth operation of Pathagoras.
Administrative text is at a minimum the introductory title to the text block. NOTE: The block titles *Options*, *Optional* and *Repeat* must always be surrounded by asterisks.
So, in this example,
<<*Options*Federal Express/USPS (First Class)/UPS>> |
the administrative text is simply the title "<<*Options*". Here only 2 asterisks are used, and the final ">>" to close the block.
If, as in this longer example, you add short questions:
<<*Options*FedEx/USPS (First Class)/UPS*Per your request, the widgets will be shipped by Federal Express and we will bill you for the extra cost of shipping./Per your request, we will send the widgets by standard First Class mail./Per your request, we ship your purchase via United Parcel Service.>> |
the administrative text runs to the third (closing) asterisk: <<*Options*FedEx/USPS (First Class)/UPS*
Administrative text might also include a !groupname! you assign to a block to tie together <<*Options/Optional and Repeat*>> blocks that appear in disparate sections of your document.
No matter the use, the administrative text will always precede the 'final' (either second or third) asterisk in the block