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10/10/03
CHAPTER 7 IBM PROPRINTER - 11
5.2. Page Format
Set page length
EscCn (27)(67)n <1Bh><43h>n
This command sets the page length in lines.
or
EscCNULn (27)(67)(0)n <1Bh><43h><00h>n
• This command sets the page length in inches.
• n is the number of lines that make up one page, or the length of the page in inches, according to the
form of the command.
• If the first form of the command is used (n = the number of lines in the page) the current line spacing
setting is used to determine the length of the page.
• If the first form of the command is used, n must be in the range 1 to 255.
• If the second form of the command is used ( n = page length in inches ), n must be in the range 1 to
14.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(81); CHR$(22); 'Disable printer
Set left and right margins
EscXmn (27)(88)mn <1Bh><88h>mn
• This command sets the left and right margins.
• m = the number of character positions at the current pitch (characters per inch) between the left edge
of the page and the left margin.
• n = the number of character positions at the current pitch between the left edge of the page and the
right margin.
• If you set m = 0 the current left margin setting is retained.
• If you set n = 0 the current right margin setting is retained.
LPRINT CHR$(18); 'Set pitch to 10 CPI
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(88); CHR$(10); CHR$(70); 'Set margins to 1" and
7"
Set perforation skip
EscNn (27)(78)n <1Bh><4Eh>n
• This command sets the bottom margin and enables perforation skip, that is, whenever the print
position reaches the bottom margin the printer performs a page eject and moves the print position to
the top of the next page.
• n = the number of lines at the current line space setting between the bottom edge of the page and the
bottom margin.
• n must be in the range 1 to 255.
• Esc C (set page length) and Esc O(Cancel perforation skip) cancel automatic perforation skip.
• If the bottom margin is set to be above the top margin, the top margin is discarded and one line is
enabled for printing.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(78); CHR$(4); 'Set bottom margin to 4 lines.
Cancel perforation skip
EscO (27)(79) <1Bh><4Fh>
This command cancels the automatic perforation skip feature.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(79); 'Cancel perforation skip.