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      <p class="para_topic">This option allows you to create a block specifically for outputting an operator message.&nbsp;The system displays a dialog where you enter the message text.&nbsp;The system automatically places the message start string and the message end&nbsp;string before and after your text.&nbsp;Your text can contain any valid&nbsp;mom variable as well as text.&nbsp;In the following example the system replaces the variable $mom_tool_number by the current tool number when you use the postprocessor.&nbsp; </p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">Make sure that the variable exists and is defined at the time of running the operation or a run-time error occurs.&nbsp;See the Mom Variables browser for a list of variables that you can use: Utilities-&rarr; Browse MOM Variables.</p>
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