Outputting Plot Files From A Pc To An Hpgl Compatible Printer; Step 1. Store The Hpgl Initialization Sequence - Agilent Technologies 8719D User Manual

Outputting Plot Files from a PC to an HPGL Compatible Printer

sequence linked in a series as follows:
Step 1. Store the HPGL initialization sequence in a file named hpglinit.
Step 2. Store the exit HPGL mode and form feed sequence in a file named exithpgl.
Step 3. Send the HPGL initialization sequence to the printer.
Step 4. Send the plot file to the printer.
Step 5. Send the exit HPGL mode and form feed sequence to the printer.
1. Create a test file, by typing in each character as shown in the left hand column of 'fable 4-6.
Do not insert spaces or linefeeds. Most editors allow the inclusion of escape sequences.
For example, in the MS-DOS editor (DOS 5.0 or greater), press CNTRL-P (hold down the
CTRL key and press P) followed by the ESCape key to create the escape character.
2. Name the file hpglinit.
As shown in Table 4-6, the <esc> is the symbol used for the escape character,
decimal value 27.
Command
conditional page eject
page size 8.5 x 11
landscape orientation
(lower case 1, one, capital 0)
no left margin
(a, zero, capitol L)
no right margin
(a, 4, zero, zero, capitol
no top margin
(lower case 1, zero, capitol E)
frame size 10.66"~ 7.847"
(720 decipoints/inch)
move
set picture frame anchor point
set CMY palette
enter HPGL mode; cursor at PCL
Remark
M)
cursor to anchor point
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