Star Micronics NB24-10/15 user manual 7th Column, 9th Line, 5th Column, ESC B CHR$nl CHR$nZ

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the one-time horizontal tab command. Try this program to see how these commands work.

10 ’ Demo of print positions

20 LPRINT ‘I* 1st Line, 1st Column”

30 LPRINT CHR$(27);“fl”;CHR$(3);

40 LPRINT ‘I* 5th Line, 1st Column”

50 LPRINT CHR$(27);“fO”;CHR$(7);

60 LPRINT I’* 6th Line, 7th Column”

70LPRINT CHR$(27);“fl”;CHR$(2);

80LPRINT CHR$(27);“fO”;Cl%R$(5);

90LPRINT ‘I* 9th Line, 5th Column”

100END

In this program, line 30 sends a one-time vertical tab with (ESC) “f” 1 command. Line 50 sends a one-time horizontal tab with (ESC) “f” 0 command. Finally, line 70 and line 80 send one-time vertical tab and one-time horizontal tab, so the line 90 prints text at the specified position.

* 1st Line, 1st Column.

* 5th Line,	1st	Column.
* 6th	Line,	7th Column.

* 9th Line, 5th Column.

Table 5-10

Vertical tab commands

FunctionControl code

Advance paper to next tab position CHR$(ll)

Set vertical tabs at nl, n2, etc.

(ESC) “B” CHR$(nl) CHR$(nZ).....

CHRW)

Set vertical tabs every n lines	(ESC)	“e”	1 CHR$(n)
One-time vertical tab	(ESC)	“f”	1 CHR$(n)