Chapter 9 PGL Commands

 

Table 9. Static/Dynamic Alphanumeric Creation Command

Field

Function

Option/Modifier Selections

Parameters X3 and X4 control character expansion. The valid range of selections for both is from 0 to 113. Both must be set to zero if the Elongated parameter is used or any CPI other than the default is specified. These parameters have no effect on OCR and Compressed characters. For selections > 2, a block character style will be used for alphanumeric characters. See NOTE below.

X3;

Specifies vertical

Enter a value from 0 to 113. Zero (0) specifies

 

 

expansion of the printer

the standard size.

 

 

output.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X4;

Specifies horizontal

Enter a value from 0 to 113. Zero (0) specifies

 

 

expansion of the printer

the standard size.

 

 

output.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Static alphanumeric data

This alphanumeric string must be set off by the

 

 

that will print at the

Character String Delimiter (

 

). Any standard

 

 

 

 

 

position specified by X1

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASCII printable character may be used except for

 

 

and X2. If you have

 

 

the Character String Delimiter character.

 

 

specified a dynamic

 

 

To change this string, you must redefine the

 

 

character string (AFn or

 

 

form.

 

 

IAFn) in this command do

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

not use this parameter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOP

Optional parameter that

Enter STOP. If you do not enter STOP, the printer

 

 

indicates the end of the

will wait for another set of Alphanumeric

 

 

Alphanumeric command

command parameters.

 

 

and leaving the Create

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: See Appendix B, page 269, for the approximate size of available expansion factor for block characters (both horizontal and vertical print orientation).

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