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ChemStation Revision A.04.xx -A.10.xx, B.01.0x, B.02.x
Date 25/09/97
Macro Contribution #10
Contribution 'Automatic Sequence Chaining'


Revision History
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      A.01.01   jrg   25/09/97 Original version
      A.01.02   jrg   16/06/98 Updated revision check for A.06.xx
      A.01.03   bet   24/01/00 Updated revision check for A.07.xx
      A.01.04   ub    16/04/00 Updated revision check for A.08.xx
      A.01.05   wv    25/10/01 Updated revision check for A.09.xx
      A.01.06   oe    21/07/03 Updated revision check for A.10.xx
      A.01.06   oe    04/02/04 Updated revision check for B.01.xx
      A.01.07   oe    09/01/06 Updated revision check for B.02.xx
      A.01.08   oe    26/01/07 Updated revision check for B.03.xx
      A.01.08   oe    17/09/08 Updated revision check for B.04.xx
Contribution Purpose
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	Allows the user to link sequences together automatically 

Contribution Structure
----------------------

	One macro ChainSq.Mac

	
Prerequisites
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       - Windows operating system as supported by the revision of the 
         ChemStation in use          
       - The LC ChemStation software, see revision history

Installation
------------

	Copy the 'ChainSq.mac' macro file to the ChemStation's macro
	directory, 'C:\Chem32\CORE' by default. 

	Load the macro by typing the following on the command line or include
 	the command in the user.mac file of the 'CORE' sub-directory  
	('C:\Chem32\CORE' by default). 

		Macro "ChainSq.mac"

        The macro automatically executes it's own initialization code including the
        creation of the chaining subdirectory.
 
        The loading process can be automated by putting the above macro command in the 
        \Chem32\CORE\User.mac file (see the appropriate reference manual or on-line 
        help).

Operation Overview
------------------

      Once loaded the macro hooks itself into the normal sequence processing
      of the ChemStation. 

      In order to get sequences to run automatically after the current 
      one has finished the user simply has to copy to or create the follow-on
      sequences in the 'ToDo' directory at any time before the executing 
      sequence finishes.  

      The 'ToDo' sub-directory is automatically created under the instruments
      sequence directory when the macro is loaded.

      At the end of each sequence after all the post sequence processing
      has completed (including sequence summary if selected), the macro
      will check for any sequences in the 'ToDo' subdirectory. If it 
      finds sequence files there, it will move the first to the standard 
      sequence directory, load and start it.

      This process is repeated after each sequence until the 'ToDo' sub-
      directory is completed.

      Sequence files are processed in the order that they have been copied
      or created in the 'ToDo' sub-directory.

      Sequence files in the 'ToDo' sub-directory should not be write protected
      otherwise the move function does not operate correctly.