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The maximum numbers of characters you can VPRINT is 128. The number of characters
required for each element, regardless of whether the :S, :C0 or :0 modifiers are used, is listed
in the table below.
Text, 1 character
16 bit binary
32 bit binary
4 digit BCD
8 digit BCD
Floating point (real number)
Floating point (real with exponent)
V-memory/text
Bit (1/0 format)
Bit (TRUE/FALSE format)
Bit (ON/OFF format)
Text element
The following is used for "printing to V-memory" character strings.The character strings are
defined as the character (more than 0) ranged by the double quotation marks. Two hex
numbers preceded by the dollar sign means an 8-bit ASCII character code. Also, two
characters preceded by the dollar sign is interpreted according to the following table:
# Character code
1 $$
2 $"
3 $L or $l
4 $N or $n
5 $P or $p
6 $R or $r
7 $T or $t
Chapter 5: Standard RLL Instructions - ASCII
Element Type
Double quotation (")
Carriage return line feed (CRLF)
Carriage return (CR)
DL205 User Manual, 4th Edition, Rev. B
Maximum
Characters
1
6
11
4
8
13
13
2
1
5
3
Description
Dollar sign ($)
Line feed (LF)
Form feed
Tab
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
A
B
C
D
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