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<h1>Running MDFG</h1>

<p CLASS=Paragraph>Use an Operating System command to start the MDFG. The 
 type of Operating System you have determines the command you use.</p>

<p CLASS=Paragraph>The MDF is not an executable program. It is a data file 
 that is read by the Graphics Postprocessor Module (GPM) when it is executed. 
 The MDF will reside in the current operating system directory.</p>

<h3>Start Up</h3>

<p CLASS=Paragraph>Enter the appropriate command. For example:</p>

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<p CLASS=Paragraph>or</p>

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<p CLASS=Paragraph>Using Switches:</p>

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	align=left>(provide help on running mdfg)</td></tr>

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	align=left>start mdfg session: create/edit mdfa)</td></tr>

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	align=left>&gt;mdfg millx[.mdf[a]]</td>
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	align=left>(start mdfg session: create/edit millx.mdf[a])</td></tr>

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	align=left>(write current version mill_12.0.mdfa using millx.mdf[a])</td></tr>
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<p CLASS=Paragraph>The <span style="font-style: italic;">MDFG Version</span> 
 menu asks whether you want to edit existing, create new MDF, or terminate.</p>

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	<li class=kadov-p-CListBullet><p CLASS=ListBullet><span style="font-weight: bold;">Edit 
 Existing MDF</span></p></li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p-CListBullet><p CLASS=ListBullet><span style="font-weight: bold;">Create 
 New MDF</span></p></li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p-CListBullet><p CLASS=ListBullet><span style="font-weight: bold;">Terminate</span></p></li>
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<p CLASS=Paragraph><span style="font-weight: bold;">Edit Existing MDF</span> 
 - The system prompts you to enter the file specification of an existing 
 MDF or MDFA.</p>

<p CLASS=Paragraph><span style="font-weight: bold;">Create New MDFA</span> 
 - The system prompts you to enter the file specification for the MDFA 
 you want to create.</p>

<p CLASS=Paragraph>If the file specification does not include a path, the 
 current directory is searched for the file. If the file is not found in 
 the current directory, the directory defined by the environment variable 
 UGII_MDF_DIR is searched. If the file is not found there, the directory 
 defined by the environment variable UGII_UTIL is searched.</p>

<p CLASS=Paragraph>The next menu requests units for input data.</p>

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	<li class=kadov-p-CListBullet><p CLASS=ListBullet><span style="font-weight: bold;">All 
 Coordinate Data Is Inch</span></p></li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p-CListBullet><p CLASS=ListBullet><span style="font-weight: bold;">All 
 Coordinate Data Is Metric</span></p></li>
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<p CLASS=Paragraph
	style="margin-bottom: 0;">This is the unit in which you want to enter 
 data into the MDFG. </p>

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