Here is the way to adjust the width when it is the only problem. Tell
the computer that the print line is wider than 80 characters with this
WIDTH statement:
WIDTH "LPT1:",255
The 255 is a special number that prevents the computer system from
inserting a CR-LF into the line. Unless, of course, there's one in your
program.
The extra line feed-CHR$(10)-that accompanies each carriage
return-CHR$(13)-is no problem except when you need to use
CHR$(13) in a graphics program. Getting rid of the extra CHR$(10) is
rather complicated. First you open the printer as a random file:
OPEN "LPT1:" AS #l
Although this allows you to send any code to the printer, you can no
longer use the LPRINT command. Instead, you must use a PRINT #1
command:
PRINT #1, "Now I can print anything"
This does allow you to print anything, but it ignores any previous
WIDTH statements.
If you want to print more than 80 columns per line in a graphics
program, you must therefore change your opening statement to
include the appropriate WIDTH statement:
OPEN "LPT1:" AS #1 : WIDTH #1, 255
And for the programs in this manual, don't forget to use PRINT #1
instead of LPRINT.
There is no easy solution to the problem with CHR$(26). It is best to
change any instance of decimal 26 (hex 1A) in your programs to
another number.
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