Chapter 7 — Commands
36 ESim for the PC4 and PF8 Printer Programmer’s Reference Manual
ESim Commands
In the command syntax, there are a few conventions for
substituting data or indicating how data can be used:
•p
1
- p
n
indicates parameters, which are listed separately below
the command syntax.
• Square brackets [ ] indicate optional parameters or data.
• Vertical lines | indicate alternatives
• “Name” indicates you to enter the name of a form or graphic
within the quotation marks (ASCII 34 dec.), for example
“Intermec”.
• “Data” indicates that the data could be from another source
such as a .PCX file, a database, or data entry. “Data”
designates the place in the command sequence to insert the
data.
Because firmware uses “ ” (ASCII 34 decimal), a special
designator is required to print text or bar codes that include
quotation marks. The backslash character \ (ASCII 92
decimal) serves that purpose. Examples are shown in the table
below.
• A trailing arrow indicates that data continues on the next
line.
• A leading arrow f indicates data continued from the previous
line.
Printing Examples
To print Enter
“
“\””
“ABC”
“\”ABC\””
\
“\\”
\code\
“\\ccde\\”
Note: If a 7 bit character set is selected, the quotation marks “
” are not supported and all backslash \ characters are printed as
entered.
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