using a textfile template

Hi

I have a text file called thankyou.txt

What I'd like to do is use this file (and others) as a template(s) to generate a customized email response :

Dear <% Their Name from database %>

Thank you for your interest in <% item %>


I've seen examples in classic asp, but can't make heads or tails out of it. Would I load the file and then use response to write it?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thank you

You could create the text file in the following format:

Code:

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Dear {0}

Thank you for your interest in {1}

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Read the text file contents into a string and then use the String.Format method to populate the string. This might not work for more complex messages though.

Code:

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string populatedEmailText = String.Format(importedTemplateText, userName, product);

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HTH

DJ

dj4uk

Thank you - I didn't realize format could be used like that. Could come in real handy for short bits. :)

I guess I was hoping there was some way to do a "mail merge" kind of thing (minus the word doc).

Thanks again