Printronix ThermaLine Series - Manual (Page 93)

4–49 Commands
Execute Form Mode
How to Use the Execute Command
Forms are printed in the Execute Form mode. In addition to printing the form
in the Execute Form mode, variable data can also be entered onto the form
“dynamically” during the Execute Form mode. This dynamic data input
during the Execute Form mode includes page numbers, alphanumeric data
fields, and bar code data fields. Pagination, described on page 4–78, is
performed in the Execute Form mode. Dynamic alphanumeric and bar code
data require additional commands within the Execute Form mode.
The fastest method for repeated forms printing is to use the form feed
character. Rather than sending a series of Execute/Normal commands, which
slows the process by performing an open—print—close form sequence, the
form feed character instructs the IGP/PGL to start a new page with new
dynamic and overlay data using the existing Execute commands for the form.
The Dynamic Data—Overlay Data—Form Feed Character sequence can be
repeated indefinitely while maintaining the optimum print speed within the
original Execute command.
Remember, when a form count is not specified, a single line spacing (or a
line containing overlay data) must always separate an EXECUTE command
from a NORMAL command.