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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">OI and program files</div>
      <hr noshade="true"><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap610"></a><p class="para_topic">Tools are available to help convert these customized programs from I-deas to NX.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">Although OI files are not directly converted to NX, a tool is available to help map the OI calls from I-deas to NX.</p><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap611"></a><div class="title_division">Program files</div>
      <p class="para_division">NX has a Journaling capability that replace I-deas program files.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The NX <b class="uiTerm">Journaling</b> toolbar offers VCR type controls to record and play journal files.
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      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Edit</b> button displays the <b class="uiTerm">Journal Editor</b> dialog box to display and edit journal files. Each command line is easily readable in the dialog box window.
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      <p class="para_division">Use the provided Program File Migration Tool to reverse engineer I-deas program files to make them easy to read. This tool does not automatically create the NX journal files, but will make it much easier to read and understand the commands and convert them to the NX journal format.</p>
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