Text String Commands - Microcom 424 Operator's Manual

Printer Commands
^A ^D COMMAND
XX 51 Load Y Direction Offset (OFY): The ^Axx specifies the value.
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Text String Commands

These commands offer special functions pertaining to the text strings. Some of the special
functions would include Pre-padded text and auto-print.
^A ^D COMMAND
60 Clears Command ^D61
XX 61 Mark Text Starting Position: The ^Axx specifies which text field to start
entering new data. This is useful for creating variable text fields after a string
of fixed text fields. If set to a value of 2, the first line of new text entered
following the ^D2 will overwrite line two. If two new text strings are entered,
the existing text lines two and three will be overwritten. This command is used
when fixed data is used much like a template and only the variable data is to
change.
62 Pre-padded Text: This command is used to pre-pad text data. Any data
already loaded into a field will be retained if the ^D62 command is sent.
The following is an example of Pre=padded text:
^D57<CR>
3,575,609,,25,35,0,1,285,0,0 <CR>
1,300,500,7,1,5<CR>
2,300,400,7,1,5<CR>
3,300,300,7,1,5<CR>
^D56 <CR>
^D2 <CR>
A<CR>
B<CR>
C<CR>
^D62<CR>
^D2<CR>
line 1<CR>
line 2<CR>
line 3<CR>
^D3<CR>
This format would produce a label with "Aline 1", "Bline2", and "Cline 3" printed
on the label.
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