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Let’s set up a 7 inch high form length, which is typical of many computer checks. The following program will do it.
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10 ' Demo of variable form lengths
20 LPRINT CHR$(27);"C";CHR$(O);CHR$(7);
30 LPRINT "PAY TO THE ORDER OF:"
40 LPRINT CHR$(lZ);
50 LPRINT "PAY TO THE ORDER OF:"
60 END
This program should print “PAY TO THE ORDER OF:” twice, and they should be 7 inches apart. Line 20 sets the form length to 7 inches. After line 30 prints, line 40 sends a form feed advance the paper to the top of the next form. Line 50 then prints its message.
After you have run this program, turn off the printer and ad- just the top of form position. When you turn the printer back on the page length will reset to its normal setting (usually 11 inches).
TOP AND BOTTOM MARGINS
Some programs don’t keep track of where they are printing on the page. This causes problems when you get to the bottom of a page because these programs just keep on printing, right over the perforation. This makes it very hard to read, especially if a line happens to fall right on the perforation.
The printer has a solution to this predicament. This printer can keep track of the position on the page, and advance the paper so that you won’t print too near the perforation. There are two commands to do this. One controls the space at the top of the page (top margin) and the other controls the space at the bot- tom of the page (bottom margin). The control codes are given in the following table:
