Re: Sending ESC codes to a HP5 printer

[Vernon Hamberg <hambergv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 02:00 AM 4/30/1998 -0400, you wrote:
>HOW do you know all this kind of stuff <BG> ??? !!!

I don't have a life?  ;-{)

>
>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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