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2-6 Using the Software

If you select COM1 - COM4:

4. Make changes as needed to the Baud, Parity, Data Bits, Stop Bits, and Flow Control. Click f

twice.

NOTE: Changing these parameters only affects your PC, not the connected printer. Refer

to your printer’s documentation for more information about changing the printer’s

communications parameters.

If you select LPT1 – LPT2:

Compatible mode is for uni-directional communications. With this mode, you can send files

to your printer, but you will not receive printer status information. Select this mode if you

are unsure of your printer’s parallel port configuration or your PC’s parallel port

configuration.

IEEE1284 mode is for bi-directional communications. With this mode, you can send files to

your printer and receive printer status information, such as error messages.

Only select this mode if:

♦ your printer supports IEEE-1284 and it is enabled.

♦ your computer supports ECP mode and ECP mode is enabled on your computer’s

parallel port. This is typically selected in your computer’s BIOS setup, which is

normally accessed whenever you turn on your computer.

This screen appears differently for Microsoft Windows NT® and Windows® 2000 users.

Windows NT: Use the Direct Memory Access (DMA) channel assigned to your LPT port. The

DMA normally defaults to 3. This can be changed in your computer’s BIOS

setup.

For Windows 2000: Use the Direct Memory Access (DMA) channel assigned to your LPT port. The

DMA normally defaults to 3. Enable the LPT port’s Interrupts using Device

Manager.

5. Make a choice and click f when finished.

Contents

Main Page TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Page Page OVERVIEW How to Use this Manual A Review of Terms Page USING THE SOFTWARE System Requirements Quick Reference Operators Handbook Installing the Software Getting Started Page Saving a File About Projects 1. 2. 3. Building Projects Changing the Download Settings If you select COM1 - COM4: 4. If you select LPT1 LPT2: 5. Downloading a Project Editing Existing Projects Page PRINTER PROCEDURES Displaying the Ready Prompt No Application Loaded Application 1. Loading Applications Restarting Existing Applications Loading New Applications PROGRAM STRUCTURE Functions Starting a Script Files and Buffers Lookup Table Definition Temporary Storage Definition Printer Definition Scope of Field Names Script Flow Control Comments in a Script Data Storage Data Coding COMMAND REFERENCE Programming Conventions Field Names Keywords Page Special Characters Script Flow When a label is NOT defined... When a label is defined... Functional Relationships Math Commands Script Control Commands Compiler Directives Data Manipulation Commands File Management Commands Input/Output Commands ADD APPVERSION ARGREAD ASC AUTOSTART AVAILABLEDATA BITCLEAR BITMASK BITSET BITSHIFT BITTEST BSEARCH CALL param1, param2, ,paramX Example 1 Param param Page CHARTYPE CHECK Page CHR CLEAR item Example 2 Example 1 Item CLOSECOMM COMPARE CONCAT CSTRIP DATATYPE DEC DEFINE Field-type data-typ field-type Data-type Page DELAY DISABLE DIVIDE ENABLE EXIT FETCH FIELDLEN FIXDATA Buffer-field1 Example Buffer Field1 GENERATE GET HOTKEY IF buffer-field2 Buffer-fields buffer-fields Page INC INCLUDE INSERT JUMP label Example LABELCOUNT LEFT LINKFILE file-name Example 1 format-name\file-name LOCATE LOWER LSTRIP MACRO Page MID MOVE Page MULTIPLY OPENCOMM PAD PARSE , valid label Example valid labels Invalid PRINT QUERY Page READ RESTORESCREEN RETURN RIGHT RSTRIP SAVESCREEN SEEK SUB SWITCH Page SYSSET parameter2 function, parameter1, and parameter2 parameter2 parameter1 Function/Description Parameter1 Parameter2 Example TOKEN TSTRIP UPPER VALIDATE , valid label Example valid labels Invalid WHILE buffer-field1 comparison buffer-field2 Comparison Buffer-field Page Page SAMPLE SCRIPT A Page Page Page INDEX A B C D F G H I J Q R S T