IBM 4400 Delete, Electronic Vertical FormatUnit (EVFU)

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Chapter 3 Configuring the XQ Emulation with Control Codes
Delete
ASCII Code DEL
Hex Code 7F
Dec Code 127
Purpose Deleted character results in a blank space at the correspondin g
character position.
Comment The Delete code deletes the corresponding character in the print
buffer.A s shown in Table 14 below, the four delete control codes
are used to delete DATE from the print line.
NOTE: Inorder for this to work correctly, the printer must be configuredfor
carriage return only. If configured for a carriage return and a line feed,
the contents of the buffer are printed on receipt of the CR code.
Electronic Vertical FormatUnit (EVFU)
ASCII Code DLE through US
Hex Code 10 through 1F
Dec Code 16 through 31
NOTE: PI line is disabled in the above description. ASCII and corresponding
codes for EVFU functions differ when the PI line is enabled,
according to the printer interface being used.
Purpose Load and executethe EVFU.
Comment For detailed information, see Chapter 9, “Vertical Page
Formatting.”
Table14. Delete Example
Enter in Print Buffer Printed Result
INVOICE DATE (CR)
SSSSSSSSDDDD (LF)
INVOICE
Key: S=Space (hex 20);
LF =Line Feed (hex 0A);
CR =Carriage Return (hex 0D)
D=Delete (hex 7F)