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Table 5-10
Vertical tab commands
Function	Control code
Advancepaperto nexttab position CHR$(ll)
Set verticaltabs at nl, n2, etc.	(ESC) “B”CHR$(nl)CHR$(n2)
	CHR$(0)
Set verticaltabs every n lines	(ESC) “e” 1 CHR$(n)
One-timeverticaltab	(ESC) ‘<f>’1 CHR$(n)

H Vertical tab channels

Vertical tab channels are especially hefpful in two situations. The first occurs when you are writing a program to accompany a preprinted form that can accommodate verious types of responses. The second occurs when you create a multipage form or report with different vertical tabs on each page.

	Table 5-11
	Vertical tab channel commands
Function	Control code

Set verticaltabs at nl, n2, etc. as (ESC) “b” CHR$(nO)CHR$(nO

channelnOCHR$(n2)..... CHR$(0)

SelectverticalchannelnO <ESC) “/” CHR$(nO)

You can store up to eight channels of tab stops. They are ‘numbered from O to 7. If you have already stored a set using (ESC) “B” command, your printer has labelled it as channel O.

Try this program how to see the vertical tab channels work.

10‘ Demo cjf \’ert ical tab channels

20 LPRINTCHR$(27); “b” ;CHR$(1) ;CllR$(10) ;CHR$(20); CHR$(0 ) ;

:ja I,PRINT CHR$(27) ; “k,”;CHR$(2!) ;CHR$( IT ) ;CHR$(25 ) ;

CHR$(O) ;

40 LPRINTCHR$(27) ; “b”; CHR$(3 ) ;CHRS(17) ;CHR$(28) ;

CHRS(O) ;

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60 FOR 1=1 TO 3

70 IPRI NT “TOP OF FORM”

80LPRINTCHR$(27); “/” ;CHR$(I) ;

90i.PRINT CHR$(11) ;

1(]0 LPRINT “1ST TABOF CHANNEL”;I L1O [-PRINTCHR$( ] 1) ;

120 LPR1NT “2ND TAB(>FCliANNEI”I