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title: "“DO Files” Revisited"
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published_at: "2024-01-28T20:02:43+00:00"
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excerpt: "Perhaps the most powerful, but also the most under-used and misunderstood function in the Pro/File program is the \"DO File\"."
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# “DO Files” Revisited

Perhaps the most powerful, but also the most under-used and misunderstood function in the Pro/File program is the “DO File”.