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Figure A-1 displays the elements of a typical printer command ( in this
instance a command for page orientation).
Printer Command Explanation
1 Escape character (begins escape sequence)
2 Command category
3 Value field (contains both alpha and numeric characters)
4 Uppercase letter that terminates the escape sequence
Using PCL Printer Commands
Escape Character
Printer commands always begin with the escape character (?). Table A-1
shows the escape character for various software applications. (The keyboard
escape key will not produce the escape character.) Check your software
manual for additional information.
Figure A-1
DOS Software Package What You Enter What Appears on Screen
Lotus 1-2-3 and Symphony Type \027 027
Microsoft Word for DOS Hold down Alt] key and type 027 on the numeric keypad
←
WordPerfect for DOS Type <27> <27>
MS-DOS Editor Hold down [CTRL] [P] then press [Esc]
←
MS-DOS Edlin Hold down [CTRL] [V] then type [
^[
dBase ?? CHR(27)+"
command
“ ?? CHR(27)+” “
Table A-1 Software Escape Character Commands
A-2 Common PCL Printer Commands