RE: Highlight Printer lines...

[Buck Calabro <mcalabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gade,
Now might be a good time to convert it to a printer file.
On an impact printer, printing a line with space after 0 and printing it
again usually "highlights" it.  This is because the paper, carriage and
platen all vibrate a bit, so the second impression doesn't fall exactly on
top of the first one, so each character is a bit fatter (or blurrier if you
want to think of it that way.)  On a laser printer, the data is gathered
into a buffer, and the entire page laid out in the printer's memory, so
overstrikes essentially register in the exact same spot, ergo no
highlighting.

If you were to use a printer file and the HILIGHT keyword, OS/400 is smart
enough to use a bolder font for you.  It takes a lot of the hassle of print
formatting, believe me.  If you absolutely can't use DDS and are desperate
to issue font change commands yourself, see Pete Hall's web site
http://www.execpc.com/~pbhall/  Take the Programming link at the top, then
the Barcoding link.

Buck Calabro
Aptis; Albany, NY

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gade_R_Reddy@consecofinance.com 
> Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 9:39 AM
> To:   RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Highlight Printer lines...
> 
> 
> Thanks for the suggestions.
> 
> But my Printer file is described in my program. Its not an external
> described file.
> 
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