assign DOTS (not squares) to a line

mark comiskey said:

Has Corel Draw ever figured out how to create a simple dotted line ( ie dots are circles not squares and not rectangles with rounded corners)

I'm not aware of any way to use a CorelDRAW outline style to have a "pure circles" dotted line appearance.

To get a similar visual effect, a macro can be used to create circular shapes that are positioned based on a curve: #12: Macro - "Circles on Curves".