Re: Sending printer control codes

Matthias,

In a message dated 97-06-03 11:32:46 EDT, you write:

> I'm trying to send some control codes to a Lexmark 4226 dot
>  matrix printer, eg. ESC W1 to set double width or ESC W0 to
>  cancel it again.
>  The problem is the ESC character (1Bh). I can get it to appear
>  in the outfile using a printer file that was modified with
>  RPLUNPRT(*NO). But as soon as I send it to the printer, the 400
>  complains about unprintable characters and puts the spool
>  file on hold.
>  Is there anyway to get this control sequences to the printer?

Greg Thielen of Innovative Systems Design straigtened me out out this (GAD,
has it been THAT long?) over a year and a half ago.  The problem with special
character printing on the /400 is that there are so many ways to do it.  I
think that you need to set your configuration to "Host Print Transform" *YES.
 You may also need a TRNSPY CVTDTA command in the record format printing the
characters, if you're trying to send ASCII characters.

HTH,

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-Mail:  DAsmussen@AOL.COM

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