Hi all,
I have RBW reports to print on pre printed forms on a matrix printer.
I intend to use PAGEMODE and send escape commands to the printer.
It should works (according to the number of messages exchanged on this list
server during the past weeks ...), but it don't because ESCAPE char. 1B Hex
= 27 Dec. is changed to point (.) 2E Hex = 46 Dec.
So, my commands don't execute and are printed as plain char.
Here is the code :
CLS
SET var vgras TEXT = ((CHAR(27) + '(s3B') + 'ACBDefgh')
SET var vnormal TEXT = ((CHAR(27) + '(s0B') + 'ABCDefgh')
-- out ESCOUT
out printer
WRITE .vgras
WRITE .vnormal
out screen
If OUTPUT to a file (ESCOUT), I did check that (CHAR(27)) gives a correct
Escape.
But ... If OUTPUT printer (default windows printer = Generic Text set to
print Hexa mode), what arrive into the printer is a point (.)
Same problem with :
OUT PRINTER
TYPE Escout
The idea that comes to my mind is that something was wrong in my RBASE.CFG
files ... But everything looks OK.
I know that some of you have succeed in sending escape commands to printers
... What is the secret ?
Any idea ?
TIA,
J.M. GRATIAS, Logimatique, France
