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Printronix P8000 Series Cartridge Ribbon Printer User Manual

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General Commands

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FILE_IO
(DISK_IO)

RUNFILE

File;Prop

The RUNFILE command will open
the file named

File

for printing. After

the PTX_END command is
processed, the contents of

File

will

get printed before any more data is
read from the host. If the

Prop

field

is present, RUNFILE will verify that

Prop

matches the saved file

properties. Any mismatch will cause
the command to be ignored.

UPLOAD

File;Port

Reads the file named

File

out of the

flash file system and sends it to a
host computer via the

Port

I/O port.

Port

is either 1284 (for reverse

nibble or byte mode transfer using
the parallel port), or SERIAL.

NOTE: if the Ethernet option is
installed, 1284 is used to upload
across the network.

MAXSIZE

Kb

For backwards compatibility.

MINSIZE

Kb

For backwards compatibility.

OPTIMIZE

(none)

Causes the printer to optimize the
Flash File System. The printer
automatically reboots during this
process.

PTX_END

(none)

(none)

Exits the PTX_SETUP.

Table 27. PTX_SETUP Commands (Non-Platform Specific) (continued)

Command

Sub-Command

Parameter

Description