
12.
12.3
StEtTING AND DISPLAYING
DATA
(DPLMDt)
Macro Variabfes
12.3 Macro Variables
12.3.1 Setting macro variables
Macro variables can be set from the DPUMDI panel, a tape, or a floppy disk.
Setting macro variables from the DPUMDI panel.
Press the WAR > key to display the custom macro variable screen.
Use the cursor keys or enter <No. ) <(number key)> <INPUT> to display
the variable to be set.
Enter a value using the data input keys.
Press the < INPUT) key. The macro variable is input and displayed.
Setting coordinates in macro variables
Move the cursor to the number of the variable to set. (This is the same
operation as in (l).)
Press the <X> key. The work coordinates will be displayed on the input line.
men the two-spindle option is in effect, press the <X> key a second time to
set the coordinates for the second spindle. The work coordinates for the
second spindle will be displayed on the input line.
Press the < INPUT) key. The coordinates will be stored in the variables and
displayed.
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Erasing the contents of a macro variable
Move the cursor to the number of the variable to erase. (This is the same
operation as in (1 ).)
Press the <. ) key.
Press the < INPUT> key.
The variable is erased and the display is made
blank.
Setting macro variables from a tape
Macro variables output from a tape as described in Chapter 16, “DATA
OUTPUT,“ can be read in.
Setting macro variables from a floppy disk
See Section 18.4.4.
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