Printronix ThermaLine Series - Manual (Page 59)

4–15 Commands
HE Defines the horizontal expansion factor to enlarge
characters horizontally. Enter a value between 0 and
139. Zero specifies the standard font (no expansion).
An HE value must be entered. Elongated (E) and
compressed (Cn) characters cannot be used with a
horizontal expansion other than zero.
(D) The printable character (quotation marks for example)
identifying the start and finish of the alphanumeric
string. Enter any printable character other than a slash
(/), the SFCC, or a character used within the
alphanumeric string itself. You must use the same
character at both ends of the alphanumeric string, but it
will not print with the data.
text The group of ASCII characters (the alphanumeric
string) to print. Enter any of the standard ASCII
printable characters (except the character used to
delimit the string in the D parameter). The data appears
as “prepositioned” information on the form beginning
at the location specified by SR and SC. This is the
“fixed” or static alphanumeric data; once defined on
the form, it is changed only by redefining the form
using the Alphanumerics command.
STOP Stop indicates the end of the Alphanumeric command;
enter STOP, and the IGP/PGL will wait for a new
command. If not entered, the IGP/PGL will wait for
another set of Alphanumeric command parameters.
Comments As dynamic data, the location of the alphanumeric field is established in the
Create Form mode and the actual alphanumeric data is continuously
redefined before placement on the form in the Execute Form mode. You
can also rotate and reverse print the alphanumeric string using this
command.
Example The following program and example in Figure 4–3 illustrates the
Alphanumeric command capabilities. To illustrate positioning, starting row
and column are indicated on the example but do not necessarily reflect
actual location on the page.