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<h1>Run Time Options</h1>

<p CLASS=Paragraph>The <span style="font-style: italic;">Run Time Options</span> 
 menu is identical to the <span style="font-style: italic;">Post Parameters</span> 
 menu in NX. This menu allows you to define the run time options indicating 
 where the punch and lineprinter listing are output and whether any error 
 messages should be output.</p>

<p CLASS=Paragraph>If the run time options are set in the MDF you do not 
 need to set the options in NX, but you can use the 'MDF' default.</p>

<p CLASS=Paragraph>You have the following options:</p>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt><span style="font-weight: bold;">Punch Output</span> 
 - This option punches the paper punch only, no file is created. Your options 
 are:</p>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt><span style="font-weight: bold;">None</span> - Suppresses 
 the Punched Output.</p>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt><span style="font-weight: bold;">Create File</span> 
 - Writes the output to a file. The default file specification is derived 
 from the input cls file specification after removing the extension.</p>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt>A suffix may be added to the file name by specifying 
 a template which includes literals and variables. The default is no suffix. 
 GPM will replace the variables at run time. The following variables are 
 defined:</p>

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<p CLASS=CellDescrip
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	align=left>&lt;MDFA&gt;</td>
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<p CLASS=CellDescrip
	style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"
	align=left>The mdfa name for this run.</td></tr>

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<p CLASS=CellDescrip
	style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"
	align=left>&lt;CLSF&gt;</td>
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<p CLASS=CellDescrip
	style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"
	align=left>The cls file name for this run.</td></tr>

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<p CLASS=CellDescrip
	style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"
	align=left>&lt;DAY&gt;<br>
&lt;MONTH&gt;<br>
&lt;IMONTH&gt;<br>
&lt;YEAR&gt;<br>
&lt;HOUR&gt;<br>
&lt;MIN&gt;</td>
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<p CLASS=CellDescrip
	style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"
	align=left>(See Initial Codes - <a HREF="mdfg_comment_data.html#hd_block"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;">Header Blocks</span></a> for descriptions of 
 &lt;DAY&gt; and the following variables).</td></tr>
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<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt>An extension to be added to the file name can be 
 specified. The default extension is ptp.</p>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt>Example suffix template:</p>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt>_&lt;IMONTH&gt;-&lt;DAY&gt;-&lt;YEAR&gt;</p>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt>Using the above suffix template, test.mdfa and file 
 exam.cls results in a filename of exam_04-15-97.ptp being created at run 
 time.</p>

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	<li class=kadov-P-CNote><p CLASS=Note><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTE: 
 </span>There is a limit of 30 characters for the filename and 132 characters 
 for the full file specification.</p></li>
</ul>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paper Tape Punch</span> 
 - Punches the paper tape.</p>

<p CLASS=Paragraph><span style="font-weight: bold;">Listing Output</span> 
 - This selection allows you to specify where you want the Listing Output 
 to go or if you want it suppressed.</p>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt><span style="font-weight: bold;">None</span> - Suppresses 
 the lineprinter output.</p>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt><span style="font-weight: bold;">Create File</span> 
 - Writes the output to a file. The same rules used for creating a punch 
 output file name apply for the listing output file name except that the 
 default extension is lpt instead of ptp.</p>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt>Example suffix template:</p>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt>_&lt;MDFA&gt;_fanuc</p>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt>Using the above suffix template, test.mdfa and exam.cls 
 results in a filename of exam_test_fanuc.ltp being created at run time.</p>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lineprinter</span> 
 - Sends the file to the system line printer.</p>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt><span style="font-weight: bold;">Terminal</span> 
 - Sends the output to the terminal device.</p>

<p CLASS=Paragraph><span style="font-weight: bold;">Error Message Terminal</span> 
 - This option allows you to specify whether you want the error messages 
 displayed on the terminal or not.</p>

<p CLASS=Paragraph><span style="font-weight: bold;">Error Message Listing</span> 
 - If you select <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yes</span>, the error 
 messages are listed at the system line printer output.</p>

<p CLASS=Paragraph><span style="font-weight: bold;">Units</span> - This 
 option allows you to specify what units (i.e., MM or Inches) of measure 
 the CLF is created in and what units of measure the GPM is going to output 
 the MDF. The CURRENT STATUS shows the default for both input and output.</p>

<p CLASS=Paragraph><span style="font-weight: bold;">Listing Format</span> 
 - This option allows you to specify which listing format, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Packed</span> 
 or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Columns</span>.</p>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt><span style="font-weight: bold;">Packed</span> - 
 Causes the postprocessor listing to be packed without column divisions. 
 Data is stored in less space. PACKED listing format is generally used 
 when the data is not needed immediately but must be archived.</p>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt><span style="font-weight: bold;">Column</span> - 
 Causes the postprocessor listing to be formatted into columns. Use this 
 option when reviewing the postprocessor output.</p>

<p CLASS=ListBulletTxt><span style="font-weight: bold;">Commentary Data</span> 
 - This option allows you to specify whether you want to output the commentary 
 data.</p>

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