[U2] ESC in Unidata
Please can you tell me the meaning of the following Unidata statement. PRINT ESC:*p170x:ROW:Y:BODYLINE ; What is the significance/use of keyword ESC? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/ESC-in-Unidata-tp24755334p24755334.html Sent from the U2 - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] ESC in Unidata
It is probably the escape key, ascii 27. This syntax usually is telling a terminal (emulator) or printer to do something special. Each device has its own 'escape sequence' language, as such, that tells it to do different things. The sequence of characters that follow the ESC character are very specific instructions for that particular device. For example, move the cursor to a specific row and column on the screen, or change the characters per inch on the printer to 10. I cannot tell by this code alone what it is trying to do. David Laansma IT Manager Hubbard Supply Co. Direct: 810-342-7143 Office:810-234-8681 Fax: 810-234-6142 www.hubbardsupply.com Delivering Products, Services, and Innovative Solutions -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Vaibhav Patil Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:05 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] ESC in Unidata Please can you tell me the meaning of the following Unidata statement. PRINT ESC:*p170x:ROW:Y:BODYLINE ; What is the significance/use of keyword ESC? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/ESC-in-Unidata-tp24755334p24755334.html Sent from the U2 - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] ESC in Unidata
BTW, here the ESC variable can be replaced with CHAR(27) This would accomplish the same thing. David Laansma IT Manager Hubbard Supply Co. Direct: 810-342-7143 Office:810-234-8681 Fax: 810-234-6142 www.hubbardsupply.com Delivering Products, Services, and Innovative Solutions -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Vaibhav Patil Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:05 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] ESC in Unidata Please can you tell me the meaning of the following Unidata statement. PRINT ESC:*p170x:ROW:Y:BODYLINE ; What is the significance/use of keyword ESC? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/ESC-in-Unidata-tp24755334p24755334.html Sent from the U2 - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] ESC in Unidata
If you dig enough, you will find that ESC is defined somewhere as CHAR(27). It may be buried in INCLUDES. John Israel Sr. Programmer/Analyst Dayton Superior Corporation 721 Richard St. Dayton, OH 45342 937-866-0711 x44380 -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Vaibhav Patil Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:05 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] ESC in Unidata Please can you tell me the meaning of the following Unidata statement. PRINT ESC:*p170x:ROW:Y:BODYLINE ; What is the significance/use of keyword ESC? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/ESC-in-Unidata-tp24755334p24755334.html Sent from the U2 - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] ESC in Unidata
It's a PCL (Laserjet) command for positioning to 170 dots horizontally and ROW dots vertically before printing the line. A subset of the commands available can be found here: http://h2.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpl02705 HTH Drew -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Dave Laansma Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:10 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] ESC in Unidata It is probably the escape key, ascii 27. This syntax usually is telling a terminal (emulator) or printer to do something special. Each device has its own 'escape sequence' language, as such, that tells it to do different things. The sequence of characters that follow the ESC character are very specific instructions for that particular device. For example, move the cursor to a specific row and column on the screen, or change the characters per inch on the printer to 10. I cannot tell by this code alone what it is trying to do. David Laansma IT Manager Hubbard Supply Co. Direct: 810-342-7143 Office:810-234-8681 Fax: 810-234-6142 www.hubbardsupply.com Delivering Products, Services, and Innovative Solutions -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Vaibhav Patil Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:05 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] ESC in Unidata Please can you tell me the meaning of the following Unidata statement. PRINT ESC:*p170x:ROW:Y:BODYLINE ; What is the significance/use of keyword ESC? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/ESC-in-Unidata-tp24755334p24755334.html Sent from the U2 - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] ESC in Unidata
Perhaps this is part of a barcode? David Laansma IT Manager Hubbard Supply Co. Direct: 810-342-7143 Office:810-234-8681 Fax: 810-234-6142 www.hubbardsupply.com Delivering Products, Services, and Innovative Solutions -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Drew William Henderson Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:23 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] ESC in Unidata It's a PCL (Laserjet) command for positioning to 170 dots horizontally and ROW dots vertically before printing the line. A subset of the commands available can be found here: http://h2.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=b pl02705 HTH Drew -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Dave Laansma Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:10 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] ESC in Unidata It is probably the escape key, ascii 27. This syntax usually is telling a terminal (emulator) or printer to do something special. Each device has its own 'escape sequence' language, as such, that tells it to do different things. The sequence of characters that follow the ESC character are very specific instructions for that particular device. For example, move the cursor to a specific row and column on the screen, or change the characters per inch on the printer to 10. I cannot tell by this code alone what it is trying to do. David Laansma IT Manager Hubbard Supply Co. Direct: 810-342-7143 Office:810-234-8681 Fax: 810-234-6142 www.hubbardsupply.com Delivering Products, Services, and Innovative Solutions -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Vaibhav Patil Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:05 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] ESC in Unidata Please can you tell me the meaning of the following Unidata statement. PRINT ESC:*p170x:ROW:Y:BODYLINE ; What is the significance/use of keyword ESC? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/ESC-in-Unidata-tp24755334p24755334.html Sent from the U2 - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] ESC in Unidata
Dave Unlikely - most HPs, Brothers etc support the Epson FX-80 style barcode escape sequences, since these don't clash with anything in PCL. I've just had a merry time adding support for these into mvPDF's PCL parser. Brian -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Dave Laansma Sent: 31 July 2009 13:25 To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] ESC in Unidata Perhaps this is part of a barcode? David Laansma IT Manager Hubbard Supply Co. Direct: 810-342-7143 Office:810-234-8681 Fax: 810-234-6142 www.hubbardsupply.com Delivering Products, Services, and Innovative Solutions -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Drew William Henderson Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:23 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] ESC in Unidata It's a PCL (Laserjet) command for positioning to 170 dots horizontally and ROW dots vertically before printing the line. A subset of the commands available can be found here: http://h2.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp? objectID=b pl02705 HTH Drew -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Dave Laansma Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:10 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] ESC in Unidata It is probably the escape key, ascii 27. This syntax usually is telling a terminal (emulator) or printer to do something special. Each device has its own 'escape sequence' language, as such, that tells it to do different things. The sequence of characters that follow the ESC character are very specific instructions for that particular device. For example, move the cursor to a specific row and column on the screen, or change the characters per inch on the printer to 10. I cannot tell by this code alone what it is trying to do. David Laansma IT Manager Hubbard Supply Co. Direct: 810-342-7143 Office:810-234-8681 Fax: 810-234-6142 www.hubbardsupply.com Delivering Products, Services, and Innovative Solutions -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Vaibhav Patil Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:05 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] ESC in Unidata Please can you tell me the meaning of the following Unidata statement. PRINT ESC:*p170x:ROW:Y:BODYLINE ; What is the significance/use of keyword ESC? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/ESC-in-Unidata-tp24755334p24755334.html Sent from the U2 - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
