Re: Printing a Hex(02)

["Avi Hecht" <avi_hecht@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If your printer can accept a driver then create a driver by duplicating one
via command rtvwscst and the use an init string that inserts a HEX
character.

----- Original Message -----
From: <philbrewer@johnson-tiles.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: ??? ????? 28 ??? 2001 17:16
Subject: Printing a Hex(02)


>
>
>
> 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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