Star Micronics NX-15 user manual ESC f OCHR$n

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Table 5-8

one-time horzontal tabs

Function	Control code
One-time horizontaltab of n	(ESC) “f” OCHR$(n)
spaces
	(ESC) “$” CHR$(nl)CIIIl$(@
Absolutehorizontaltab
Relativehorizontaltab	(ESC) “\” CHR$(nl)CHR$(n2)

The first command in Table 5-8 moves the print head n col- umns to the right. It has the same effect as sending n spaces to the printer.

The absolute horizontal tab command moves the print head to a specified position on the page. The position that you want the print head to move to (measured from the left margin) is specified by the values of nl and n2 using the formula nl + n2

x256. The units by which the print head actually moves vary with the print pitch you are using, as shown in Table 5-9.

Try this program to see how this works.

In this program, the print head is positioned before the “H” in “Horizontal” is printed.

‘t..;,).1:::!,,

‘1::.:;1. .1::1,, ‘t.21::)s,

			“!:al:],,.
,!~]	+.11-1+	I’””li::il’”::!c,r) “1:A.:1.	“[:;(L. .!3,!
..7,...
..J .I.I--IF+		Hc)l ”” 1. ;; i::)l”i‘!:.A 1.	‘t. .::31:2ii

The relative horizontal tab command can move the print head right from the current position. The formula for calculating how much the print head moves is the same as in the absolute horizontal tab command. However, the units by which the print head actually moves vary with the print pitch you are using as shown in Table 5-9.