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Always send a form feed after setting the top margin, or it will not work on the first page printed. That’s because the top margin only takes effect after a form feed.

Line 14 sets the top margin, line 12 sets the bottom margin, and line 55 clears both margins when we are done.

SUMMARY

Control

code,

 

Function

 

 

 

 

CHR$(

10)

 

Line feed

 

 

 

CHRS(13)

 

 

Carriage

return

 

 

 

< ESC >

“A”

CHR$(n)

Set line

spacing

to

n/72

inch

 

 

 

 

(for

STAR mode)

 

 

< ESC >

“3”

CHR$(n)

Set line

spacing

to

n/144

inch

< ESC >

“0”

 

(for

STAR mode)

 

 

 

Set

line

spacing

to

l/S inch

< ESC >

“1”

 

Set line

spacing

to

7/72

inch

< ESC >

“2”

 

Set line

spacing

to

l/6 inch

 

 

 

 

(for

STAR mode)

 

 

< ESC >

“J” CHR$(n)

One-time

line feed

of

 

 

 

 

 

n/144 inch (for STAR mode)

< ESC >

“a”

CHR$(n)

Advance

the paper

n lines

<ESC > “A” CHR$(n)Define line spacing of n/72 inch (for IBM mode)

< ESC >

“2”

 

Use

<ESCp

“A”

definition

 

 

 

(for IBM

mode)

 

 

< ESC >

“3” CHR$(n)

Set line spacing

to

n/21 6 inch

 

 

 

(for IBM

mode)

 

 

< ESC >

“J”CHR$(n)

One-time

line

feed

of n/216

 

 

 

inch

(for

IBM

 

mode)

 

CHR$( 12)

 

Form

feed

 

 

 

 

< ESC >

“C”

CHR$(n)

Set page

length

to

n lines

< ESC > “C” CHR$(O) CHR$(n)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set page length to n inches

< ESC >

“R”

CHR$(n)

Set top margin;

start

printing

 

 

 

on line n (for STAR mode)

< ESC >

“r”

CHR$(n)

Set top margin;

start

printing

 

 

 

on line n (for IBM mode)

< ESC >

“N”

CHR$(n)

Set bottom margin;

leave n lines

< ESC >

“0”

 

blank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clear

top

and

 

bottom

margins

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