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    Out of Control Control Codes

    Does anyone know how to send control codes to a printer directly from Alpha 5? I need to send codes from within a report to a 40 column receipt printer.
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    #2
    RE: Out of Control Control Codes

    i don't really know.

    you might try to create a calc field using the chr() function to send the codes. then put the calc field on the report.

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      #3
      RE: Out of Control Control Codes

      (This is why people can't get their printers to do compressed printing - they have to send control codes to set and reset).

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        #4
        RE: Out of Control Control Codes

        Might the receipt printer have any "emulation" modes? Such as emulating a HP Laserjet, or something similiar.
        Thank you,
        Mike Konoff

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          #5
          RE: Out of Control Control Codes

          These are essentially Generic Text Printers. The control codes are primarily used to expand text, change color from black to red, or to trip a cash drawer device.

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            #6
            RE: Out of Control Control Codes

            The way I have been doing this was creating a dos file on the hard drive and maping out the entire report adding the control codes along the way.
            What type and make printer are you using.
            What Controls are you trying to use?

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              #7
              RE: Out of Control Control Codes

              Thanks for the response.

              The printer is an Epson TM-T88II Thermal Printer (Serial).
              Control Codes to trip cash drawer are (27,112,0,250,250)

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                #8
                RE: Out of Control Control Codes

                I have had issues with the Epsons in windows and never got it resolved
                The code I belive is 27,112,0,25,250 and that worked fine for me in Dos

                what happens if you create a file with
                these codes and send it to the printer using copy,
                copy file.name com1
                see if it will kick the draw out.

                you would have to create the file using ascii codes
                you can do this using the A5 CHR() commands and file.write_line() commands

                Good Luck
                Let us know how it goes

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                  #9
                  RE: Out of Control Control Codes

                  Here is a solution that wroks.

                  First enter this QBASIC program (KICKOUT.BAS)

                  Open "lpt1:" for random as #1
                  print #1, chr$(27);chr$(112);chr$(0);chr$(255);chr$(250);
                  close
                  system

                  Note: code for the com port if you have a serial printer.

                  Then write an APLHA5 script:

                  Sys_shell("c:yourdirectoryqbasic.exe /run C:yourdirectorykickout.bas",2)

                  Note: enter the two previous lines on one line.

                  It works.

                  Note: Replace yourdirectory with the path to A5
                  Place QBASIC.EXE and KICKOUT.BAS in the same path.

                  You can reach me at [email protected]

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                    #10
                    RE: Out of Control Control Codes

                    The script command should be:

                    sys_shell("c:yourdirectoryqbasic.exe /run c:yourdirectorykickout.bas",2)

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                      #11
                      RE: Out of Control Control Codes

                      There should be a back slash after the c: and after the yourdirectory
                      I write from a french keyboard and the backslash does not show

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