Re: Sending ESC codes to a HP5 printer

[Chuck Lewis <CLEWIS@xxxxxxxxxx>]

HOW do you know all this kind of stuff <BG> ??? !!!

Vernon Hamberg wrote:

> Carl
>
> At 09:14 PM 1/27/1998 -0500, you wrote:
> >Does anyone have any experience sending ESC codes to a HP5 (PLC5) printer
> >to select a bin.  I need to know how to do this in RPG.  I know what the
> >esc seq should be, just don't know exactly how to send it to the printer.
>
> We do lots of PCL to HP printers. Sending the ESC (x'1B') code causes
> problems.  You can get around this by creating a WSCST (workstation
> customization object) with a translation table (:EBCASCTBL) section. You
> need to select one of the characters to represent your ESC code (we use
> EBCDIC x'9e' or some such). You put the table after the
> :ASCCPINFO.—:EASCCPINFO. section.
>
> Use RTVWSCST to get the source. You get the same list of manufacturer/model
> values you get in CRTPRTF. Then insert the table section as stated above.
> Finally, use CRTWSCST to create a new one. Set mfrmdl in CRT/CHGPRTF to
> *WSCST and specify your nes WSCST in the WSCST parameter.
>
> Here's the table I'm using.
>
> :EBCASCTBL.
> :EBCASCTBLE
>   EBCDICCP= 37
>   ASCIICP= 437
>   DATA=
>  /* Code point x'9e' (Æ) changed from x'00' to x'1b' (Æ) */
>  /* This will convert Æ to the ASCII escape code         */
>  /* -0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-A-B-C-D-E-F */
>    '2020838485A0A68687A49B2E3C282B7C'X      /* 04- */
>    '268288898AA18C8B8DE121242A293BAA'X      /* 05- */
>    '2D2F838E85A0A68F80A57C2C255F3E3F'X      /* 06- */
>    '6F9088898AA18C8B8D603A2340273D22'X      /* 07- */
>    'ED616263646566676869AEAF647900F1'X      /* 08- */
>    'F86A6B6C6D6E6F707172A6A791001B00'X      /* 09- */
>    'E67E737475767778797A7DADA8445900'X      /* 0A- */
>    '5E9C9DFA001514ACAB005B5D00DB27DD'X      /* 0B- */
>    '7B41424344454647484900939495A2A7'X      /* 0C- */
>    '7D4A4B4C4D4E4F50515200968197A398'X      /* 0D- */
>    '5CF6535455565758595AFD939995A2DC'X      /* 0E- */
>    '3031323334353637383900969A97A300'X.     /* 0F- */
>  :EEBCASCTBL.
>
> Give a holler if you need more info. Otherwise, there's a manual on
> Workstation Customization, as well as the Printing III & IV redbooks.
>
> HTH
>
> Vernon Hamberg
> Systems Software Programmer
> Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
> 400 Second Avenue South
> Minneapolis, MN  55401-2499
> (612) 371-1111 x480
>
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