Tally Genicom 6600 manual Stepmask Increment Information Field, Startdata Incremented Field

Chapter 9 PGL Commands

	Table 10. Fixed Incremental Alphanumeric String Command
Field	Function	Option/Modifier Selections
	This parameter defines	See the explanation following this table on how
	the starting incremental	to construct the increment information field.
	field.

STEPMASK (Increment Information Field)

The STEPMASK parameter defines the size, amount of increment and which positions in the field will be incremented. Valid entries for the STEPMASK field are 0-9, L, and any other character.

0-9

These values dictate the amount of the increment for a selected position in the incremented field.

L

This character indicates that the selected position will not be incremented but the positions on the right and left of this character remain linked and will increment the specified amount.

Any Other Character

These characters indicate that the selected field position will not be incremented and that any position to the left and right of this character are not linked. Fields to the left and right of this character can only be incremented independently.

There is one exception to these rules. If the first character after the semicolon preceding the STEPMASK parameter is a minus sign (-) or a plus (+) sign, the printer does not include it as part of the STEPMASK. It translates it as an increment direction command. After the first minus sign additional minus signs will be treated as any other character.

STARTDATA (Incremented Field)

The STARTDATA parameter defines the starting incremental field. This field can be no larger than the STEPMASK field. It can, however, be smaller than the STEPMASK field. If it is smaller, the printer will right justify the field and insert enough spaces to equalize field sizes. Valid entries for each position in this field depend on the increment information in the STEPMASK.

If STEPMASK = 0-9, Valid STARTDATA is:

•A-Z (upper and lower-case)

•0-9

•Space character

If the STEPMASK is not 0-9, then any character may be used for

STARTDATA.

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