Can I add specific text to Template via pop up text box on opening file?

In most word processors it is possible to create a template that asks you for specific text when you open it, so that you can have the letter three quarters written within the template, and only need to replace names, addresses, date and so on.
In Lotus WordPro for instance, before I even see the file, I have to fill in a dialogue box with the persons name, the subject of the letter, and four or five specifics unique to them. The WP then adds this info into the letter, and all I need do is to occasionally write a further full paragraph.
How do I do this in Pages? I can't seem to find anyway to do it at all. I have a suspicion I might need Apple Script, but I'm not sure how I can do that. I have a book of how to code, but I don't know where to store the macro, nor to write it yet - the book's just there if I need it.
I want to open the file, and then be asked one item at a time for the personalised answers to questions that occur in every report/letter.
Any ideas?
TIA
Mac

Thanks for your suggestions, Magnus, you really have had a good think for me - I appreciate that!
What I am doing is report writing in which 90% of the report is the same for everyone. Except the cover page with Name and Address details, and Report title; the initial section which is the same for everyone except for specifics such as amount to invest, reason for investment, term to invest over, things like that.
The end of the report is the recommendations section which is where I use freetext to create a bespoke solution - this cannot be automated.
Just automating the cover page and the intro section save me huge amounts of time which I can then use on research and fund analysis, leaving the principles of investment section pretty much the same for everyone, as here I'm describing the principle and theory.
After I created this Report Template my average report creation time went down from about 3 to 4 hours, to about 45 minutes. I guess the automation itself doesn't save as much time as the templating does, but it allows me to concentrate on the important bit and not worry if I have left something out - or in - that changes the overall thrust of the report.
I cannot load Lotus WorpPro on Parallels, nor on Virtual PC, so the lack of automation really is a pain here. I see it as a weakness of Apple products for business, as I am sure Microsoft do which is why they have dropped VBA support for Office 2008.
I have got NeoOffice as well as OpenOffice for Mac on my system, but really they aren't atable enough to use, and the formatting is pretty flaky. It certainly isn't completely consistent with Office itself.
So, I am left with the conclusion that progress only means a reduction in features!
But maybe I'm missing something?
Mac

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