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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Other Data Elements</div>
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      <div class="title_division">Sequence Number</div>
      <p class="para_division">This dialog allows you to specify how the system outputs the sequence number. The user can achieve decimal points for sequence numbers if he does the following:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">In the N/C Data Definitions tab, select Word.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select N. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the New Format button. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Rename the block to &ldquo;seqno&rdquo; (or whatever the user prefers). </p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Select numeric.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Select trailing zeroes and whatever format is desired (4.1 for example) to produce the number of decimals desired.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">In the N/C Data Definitions tab, select Other Data Elements. </p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Set the initial parameters.  Here you can set Sequence Number Frequency to .1.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Special Characters</div>
      <p class="para_division">This dialog allows you to define the characters that the system outputs for the following situations.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Word Separator</div>
      <p class="para_division">You have the following choices.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">The default setting for the word separator is a space.&nbsp;This means your words have a space between them. Example: N0010 G01 X1.23. You can also specify any text as your word separator.&nbsp;</p>
      <div class="title_division">End of Block</div>
      <p class="para_division">You have the following choices.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">The default end of block is none.&nbsp;The system places a line feed at the end of every block for you.&nbsp; Use this if you need an additional code at the end of the block.&nbsp;</p>
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      <p class="para_division">You have the following choices.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">These two characters define how the system outputs operator messages when you construct&nbsp;operator message blocks from the block selection pull-down in the event and sequence dialogs.&nbsp;You can format the exact start and end of message strings with this dialog.&nbsp;The default characters are (for message start and) for message end.&nbsp; A common message start is (MSG,.</p>
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