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Combining escape sequences, Entering escape characters – HP 4100TN User Manual

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Understanding PCL 5e printer command syntax 237

Combining escape sequences

Escape sequences may be combined into one escape sequence
string. There are three important rules to follow when combining
code:

1

The first two characters after the

?

character (the parameterized

and group characters—see the figure on the previous page) must
be the same in all of the commands to be combined.

2

When combining escape sequences, change the uppercase
(termination) character in each individual escape sequence to
lower case.

3

The final character of the combined escape sequence must be
uppercase.

The following is an example of an escape sequence string that would
be sent to the printer to select legal paper, landscape orientation, and
8 lines per inch:

?&l3A?&l1O?&l8D

The following escape sequence sends the same printer commands
by combining them into a shorter sequence:

?&l3a1o8D

Entering escape characters

Printer commands always begin with the escape character

(?)

.

The following table shows how the escape character can be entered
from various MS-DOS

®

software applications.

DOS software application

Entry

What appears

Lotus 1-2-3 and Symphony

Type

\027

027

Microsoft Word for DOS

Hold down Alt and type

027

on the

numeric keypad

WordPerfect for DOS

Type

<27>

<27>

MS-DOS

Edit

Hold down Ctrl-P, and press Esc

MS-DOS Edlin

Hold down Ctrl-V, and press [

^[

dBase

?? CHR(27)+"command"

?? CHR(27)+" "

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