Datamax-O'Neil DPL Programmer’s Manual - Manual (Page 142)

Font Loading Command Functions
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)s###W Font Descriptor
This command (typically first data in a font file) contains all of the information about the
font contained in the file. Different font generation software will create different length
header information, but the initial 64 bytes will remain consistent with the PCL-4 (HP
LaserJet II) format.
Syntax: )s###Wddd…d
Where:
###
- Is the number of bytes of font descriptor data from 1
to 3 ASCII decimal digits.
dd…d
- Is the descriptor.
*c###E Character Code
This code is the ASCII decimal value corresponding to the next downloaded character.
Syntax:
*c###E
Where: ### - Is the ASCII value of the character, three digits
maximum, 0 to 999.
(s#W Character Download Data
This command contains all of the information for one downloaded character.
Syntax: (s###Wnn…n
Where:
###
- Is the number of bytes of bitmapped data, three
digits maximum, from 1 to 999.
nn…n
- Is the bitmapped data.