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+%This function controls the message bar
+% --- Executes during object creation, after setting all properties.
+function text3_CreateFcn(hObject, eventdata, handles)
+    % hObject    handle to text3 (see GCBO)
+    % eventdata  reserved - to be defined in a future version of MATLAB
+    % handles    empty - handles not created until after all CreateFcns called
+    
+    % Add the Axes information to the Handles
+    handles.Message_Bar = hObject;
+    
+    %Update the Message Bar
+    hObject.String = '-----------';
+    
+    % Update handles structure
+    guidata(hObject, handles);
+end
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