Example:Using theDV Command

The following example illustrates how Line Feeds and Carriage Returns affect vertical labels. Horizontal labels are shown for comparison.

Table 23-24 Example: Using the DV Command

ECE

Reset the printer.

EC%0B

Enter HP-GL/2 mode.

IN;

Initialize HP-GL/2 mode.

 

 

SP1;

Select pen number 1. Even though there is no

 

physical pen, the SP command must be used

 

to enable printing.

 

 

PA2000,3000;DV1;

Specify absolute plotting and move to

 

(2000,3000). Define the text path so that each

 

character begins below the previous

 

character (vertical text path).

 

 

DT@;

Define the “@” character as the label

 

terminator (non-printing).

 

 

LBABC CR-LF@;

Print ABC, followed by a Carriage Return/Line

 

Feed (CR-LF).

 

 

LBDEF LF@;

Print DEF, followed by a Line Feed.

 

 

LBGHI LF@;

Print GHI, followed by a Line Feed.

 

 

LO3;

Change the label Origin to 3 (the default LO1

 

was used prior to this).

 

 

LBJKL@

Print JKL.

 

 

LO1;

Return to the default label Origin (LO1).

 

 

PA4000,3000;DV0;

Move to (4000,3000) and define the text path

 

so that each character begins to the right of

 

the previous one (horizontal [default] text

 

path).

 

 

LBABC CR-LF@;

Print ABC, followed by CR-LF.

 

 

LBDEF LF@;

Print DEF, followed by Line Feed.

 

 

LBGHI@;

Print GHI (without CR or LF).

 

 

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