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Prints the first character of the next print line in column n. It must be sent for each line not
printed at column one. The value of n is set to one after each line.
Example:
MSComm1.Output = Chr$(&H1B) & Chr$(&H14) & Chr$(n)
Exceptions:
The command cannot be used with Single- or Double-Density graphics.
Set Absolute Starting Position
Hexadecimal: 1B 24 n1 n2
The values for n1 and n2 are two bytes in low byte, high byte word orientation.
Sets the print starting position to the specified number of dots (up to the right margin)
from the beginning of the line. The print starting position is reset to the first column after
each line.
Formulas:
Determine the value of n by multiplying the column for the absolute starting position by
10 (slip, or receipt standard pitch) or 8 (receipt compressed pitch). The example shows
how to calculate column 29 (10 dots per column) as the absolute starting position.
28 x 10 = 280 dots (beginning of column 29)
280/256 = 1, remainder of 24
n1 = 24
Example:
MSComm1.Output = Chr$(&H1B) & Chr$(&H24) & Chr$(n1) & Chr$(n2)
Related Information:
This command is also used in the graphics mode on the receipt. See Graphics Commands
in this chapter for more information.
If the Set Horizontal and Vertical Minimum Motion Units command (1D 50) is used to
change the horizontal and vertical minimum motion unit, the parameters of this command
(Set Absolute Print Position) will be interpreted accordingly. For more information, see the
description of the Set Horizontal and Vertical Minimum Motion Units command (1D 50)
in this document.
ASCII: ESC $ n1 n2
Decimal: 27 36 n1 n2
Value of n: Number of dots to be moved from the beginning of the
line.
Value of n1: Remainder after dividing n by 256.
Value of n2: Integer after dividing n by 256.
n2 = 1
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