HP 5SI manual Escape Character, Table B-1, DOS Software What You Enter What Appears on Package

Figure B-1

Figure B-1 shows the elements of a typical printer command (in this instance a command for page orientation).

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Printer Command Syntax

1.Escape character (begins escape sequence)

2.Command category

3.Value field (contains both alpha and numeric characters)

4.Uppercase letter (terminates escape sequence)

Escape Character

Printer commands always begin with the escape character (?). Table B-1 shows the escape character for various software applications. (The keyboard [Esc] key does not produce the escape character.) Check your software manual for additional information.

Table B-1	Software Escape Character Commands
DOS Software		What You Enter	What Appears on
Package			Screen
Lotus 1-2-3 and		Type \027	027
Symphony
Microsoft Word for DOS		Hold down [Alt] key and type 027 on	←
		the numeric keypad
WordPerfect for DOS		Type <27>	<27>
MS-DOS Editor		Hold down [CTRL] [P] then press [Esc]	←
MS-DOS Edlin		Hold down [CTRL] [V] then type [	^[
dBase		Type ?? CHR(27)+command	?? CHR(27)+command

B-2 PCL Printer Commands (Escape Sequences)

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