Epson FX Italy, CHR$(27)“I1”. CHR$(27)“R”, CHR$(27)“R”, CHR$(27)"R, 'My Oh, 1100 DATA, 1110 DATA, 1110 DATA 0,127,0,65,0,65,0,65,0,127,0: 'My Oh, USA, Code, rescue

And add:

1100 DATA 0,121,0,73,0,73,0,73,0,79,0: ’My S

1110 DATA 0,127,0,65,0,65,0,65,0,127,0: 'My Oh

S O W

The program now contains six DATA lines, but it uses only the first three. The three characters are stored in ASCII codes 1, 2, and 3 in RAM; they are printed by line 180.

Not all of the low-order (O-31) control codes can be changed to print as normal characters-nor would you want them to. Imagine, if you changed code 27 to print as a normal character . . . no more ESCape codes. You would have a hard time getting anything done.

Codes that currently activate special modes or actions by the printer cannot be printed as normal characters. These include 7 to 15, 17 to 20, 24, and 27. It is, however, possible to print the characters stored in these locations with the CHR$(27) “R” command.

Here’s how it works. Suppose you choose to define the ASCII code

8 (normally a backspace). The CHR$(27) "&” command will work fine, but printing CHR$(8) still produces a backspace, even after a CHR$(27)“I1”. CHR$(27)“R” to the rescue. CHR$(27)“R” lets you print the character stored in location 8 with another ASCII code. The CHR$(27)"R" transports the character to an easily printable location. To find out what is stored where, use Table 15-1.

Table 15-1. International character locations

Dec.	USA	France	Germ.	Eng.	Denm.	Sweden	Italy	Spain	Japan
Code
35				6				12
36						11
64		0	16			29
91		5	23		18	23	5	7
92		15	24		20	24		9	31
93		16	25		13	13	30	8
94						25
96						30	2
123		30	26		19	26	0	22
124		2	27		21	27	3	10
125		1	28		14	14	1
126		22	17			28	4

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