diff --git a/PROMS/fmtxml/GenXmlToSvg.cs b/PROMS/fmtxml/GenXmlToSvg.cs
index 751add24..5fc67131 100644
--- a/PROMS/fmtxml/GenXmlToSvg.cs
+++ b/PROMS/fmtxml/GenXmlToSvg.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace fmtxml
 		private XmlDocument xmlDoc;
 		private XmlDocument xmlOutDoc;
 		private XmlElement topOutElement;
-		private int Convertn = 300, I = 300, C = 118, D = 1;
+		private int Convertn = 300, I = 300, C = 118, D = 1, N = 0;
 		private float Wid = 3;
 		private int RTFFontSize = 20;
 		private int RTFFontFamily = 3;
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ namespace fmtxml
 			}	// convert from x (in inches) to points
 			else if (Convertn == I)
 				return (float)(x * 72);
+			else if (Convertn == N)
+				return (float)x;
 			else  // convert from x (in dots) to twips & then points
 				return (float)(((4.8 * x + 0.5)/1440f)*72);
 		}
@@ -240,12 +242,14 @@ namespace fmtxml
 			// Now for each macro, create a svg group with the name given to
 			// it. Later we may change this to map to what was created in 16-bit
 			// proms (for example BOX1 -> B1)
+			bool hasC0 = false;
 			foreach (XmlNode nd in xmlNds)
 			{
 				XmlNode name = nd.SelectSingleNode("NAME");
 				XmlElement elm = (XmlElement) name;
 				XmlElement grp = xmlOutDoc.CreateElement("g");
 				string cname = GetName(name.InnerText);
+				if (cname == "CNUM") hasC0 = true;
 				grp.SetAttribute("id",cname);
 				topOutElement.AppendChild(grp);
 				XmlNode definition = nd.SelectSingleNode("DEFINITION");
@@ -258,6 +262,27 @@ namespace fmtxml
 					MessageBox.Show("Error processing macro definition for " + this.genName, e.Message);
 				}
 			}
+			// if the C0 (circle string) macro didn't exist, add a default. This is done so special code
+			// does not have to be written to do the circle string in edit/print.
+			/* Add the C0 macro if not there!
+			<g id="C0">
+				<ellipse cx="-76" cy="-306" rx="504" ry="504" fill="none" stroke="black" stroke-width="39" />
+			</g>
+			 */
+			if (!hasC0)
+			{
+				int savconvertn = Convertn;
+				Convertn = 0;		// don't convert size
+				XmlElement grp = xmlOutDoc.CreateElement("g");
+				grp.SetAttribute("id", "C0");
+				topOutElement.AppendChild(grp);
+				// these numbers were gotten from hlp backup circle.  They may need adjusted
+				// as genmacs are used!
+				cx = -76;
+				cy = -306;
+				grp.AppendChild(Ellipse(430,450));
+				Convertn = savconvertn;
+			}
 
 			xmlNds = top.SelectNodes("USERDEF");