Re: Need some help related to special characters in O-specifications -- RPG400-L

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Grizzly,

I couldn't figure out what &%1B266C33303055&% and &%1B266C30303055&%
> translated to.


It would appear this code was running through an interface which used
&%...&% as a method of embedding nonprintable characters in the output and
passing them through translating the hex representation to the desired bytes
but otherwise not performing EBCDIC to ASCII conversions, etc.  These
commands will get translated to:

  &%1B266C33303055&% = <esc>&l300U = Set left edge offset registration to
300 decipoints (or 300/720 inch or .41667" from left edge of paper)

  &%1B266C30303055&% = <esc>&l000U = Set left edge offset registration to 0
decipoints

  &%1B45&% = <esc>E = printer reset  (return printer to all default values,
eject page if any print data buffered)

It would appear here that they were trying to make the printing between the
&%1B266C33303055&% and &%1B266C30303055&% sequences get indented by about
3/8" because the various "offset registration" commands shift the position
of the logical page on the paper in 1/720" increments.

Doug

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