Printing a Hex(02)

[philbrewer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I am trying to print to a Datamax label printer from the AS/400.  This printer
requires a special "attention getter" character to be sent to the printer before
it will print.

This special character is a <STX> that has the Hex value of '02'.
My print program contains the following statement to set the hex value :

MOVEL     X'02'         PRTDTA

I've changed the printer file so that it has Replace Unprintable Characters
(*NO) .
My problem is that this doesn't seem to work.  It is as if the control character
of Hex(02) is not getting to the printer.  The Printer definitey works,  it's
been connected to a PC and works ok when a PC print is sent.
I think that the Hex(02) is getting lost somewhere when the AS/400 sends the
report to the printer but I don't understand why.

Can anybody explain this or suggest any solution ?

Thanks

Phil


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