Formatting The Printer's Memory - Intermec EasyCoder 501XP Programmer's Reference Manual

Chapter 6 — Setting Up the Printer

6.11 Formatting the Printer's Memory

By formatting the printer's memory, you will either erase all fi les stored
in the permanent memory or all fi les except system fi les (that is, fi les with
names starting with a period character). You can also format an inserted
RAM-type memory card to MS-DOS format. Be careful not to use this
instruction unintentionally!
FORMAT "<device>"[,<no. of entries>[,<no. of bytes>]][,A]
<Device>
<No. of entries>
<No. of bytes>
A
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is either "c:" or "card1:"
specifies number of entries in the root directory (default 208). Only
"card1:".
specifi es number of bytes per sector (default 512 bps). Only "card1:".
is a fl ag that specifi es that all fi les including system fi les should be removed.
If no such fl ag is included, system fi les will not be removed. When formatting
a memory card, the "A" fl ag must be included in the instruction.