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Printing, Plotting, and Saving Measurement Results
Outputting Single Page Plots Using a Printer
Step 2. Store the exit HPGL mode and form feed sequence.
1. Create a test file by typing in each character as shown in the left column of
Table 4-8. Do not insert spaces or linefeeds.
2. Name the file exithpgl.
Step 3. Send the HPGL initialization sequence to the printer.
Type print hpglinit to send the initialization sequence to the printer.
Step 4. Send the plot file to the printer.
Type print filename (where filename is the name of the HPGL plot file) to send the
plot file to the printer.
Step 5. Send the exit HPGL mode and form feed sequence to the
printer.
Type print exithpgl to send the HPGL mode and form feed sequence to the printer.
Outputting Single Page Plots Using a Printer You can output plot files to an HPGL compatible printer using the DOS command l ine a nd
the files created in the previous steps. This example assumes that the escape sequence
files and the plot files are in the current directory and the selected printer port is PRN.
Command Remarks
C:> type hpglinit > PRN
C:> type PLOT00.FP> PRN
C:> type exithpgl > PRN
Table4-8 HPGL Test File Commands
Command Remark
<esc>%0A exit HPGL mode
<esc>E form feed