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‘comment‘ Grave accents enclose comments. Any data
enclosed in grave accents is ignored. Do not
embed comments within a quoted string.
ENQ and immediate commands are always
processed, even if they are included within
grave accents Grave accents are also used
to reject mainframe data.
These MPCL characters are the default. See "Defining the
Control Characters Packet" to change these characters.
Standard Syntax Guidelines
When creating MPCLII packets:
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Begin each packet with a start of header ({).
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End each packet with an end of header (}).
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Define no more than 1000 fields (100 fields for 9403/9805) in
a format. Each
p
indicates one field. However, options are
not counted as fields. The actual number of fields a format
can have may be less, because the number of fields is limited
by the available memory.
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The field number 0 to 999 (99 for the 9403/9805) must be
unique. Monarch recommends starting at 1, instead of 0.
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Do not use a field number more than once per format.
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Define all fields in the order you want to image/print them.
The printer does not print in field number order.
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Separate all parameters with a Parameter Separator (,).
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End each field with a Field Separator (
p
).
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Enter all information in CAPITAL letters, except words or
phrases within quotation marks.
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Include all parameters for a field unless documented as
optional.
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Define non-printable text fields before the field to which they
apply.
Configuring the Printer
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