RE: sending a printer control character from RPG

USually you can just move the hex value into a field and place it on the
output specs, compile the printer file to not convert special characters,
and it works like a charm. 

Brad

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry Owen [mailto:sandstar@technologist.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 5:57 PM
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: sending a printer control character from RPG
> 
> 
> Is this possible in RPG/400?  We have a client that uses an over the
> counter sales cash drawer that is opened by an ascii control 
> character that
> is intercepted by the printer and opens the cash drawer.  Our receipt
> printing program uses simple o-specs and I'm baffled by how 
> to send this
> info to the printer.
> 
> I could convert the o-specs to a printer file but I don't 
> really know if
> the CVTDTA keyword would work.  And I can't find a hex equivalent to
> CTRL-J.  (I'm out of my league here, obviously.)
> 
> Any leads would be appreciated - I did a search on IBM's web 
> site today and
> found stuff about Transperancy and the CVTDTA keyword but 
> since I don't
> know (yet) what type of printer they are using, I don't know 
> if it is even
> possible.
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Terry Owen, RPG Programmer
> work email:  towen@quintrex.com
> 
> p.s. Would using STRPCCMD to send a DOS command like Copy ^J 
> PRN: work or
> is that too bizarre? 
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