PRESCRIBE commands
Command support for P41F
The following table is a list of PRESCRIBE language commands. It includes base level PRESCRIBE, level II extensions, and
a few custom undocumented commands encountered during certification testing at select customer accounts. The
codes in the Notes column are defined at the end of the table.
Command Description Supported
ALTF change to ALTernate Font Yes
AMCR call Automatic MaCRo Yes
ARC draw filled-in ARC Yes
BARC
1
draw BARCode Yes
BLK draw filled-in BLocK Yes
BOX draw BOX Yes
CALL CALL macro Yes
CASS
1
select CASSette or manual mode Yes
CIR draw CIRcle Yes
CLPR
2
CLIP Rectangular area Yes
CLSP
2
CLoSe Path Yes
CMNT CoMmeNT Yes
COPY set number of COPIES Yes
CPTH
2
Character PaTH Yes
CSET
2
Change symbol SET by symbol-set ID Yes
CSTK
3
select Collator STacKer No
CTXT print Centered TeXT Yes
DAF Delete All Fonts Yes
DAM Delete All Macros Yes
DAP Draw to Absolute Position Yes
DELF Delete Font Yes
DELM Delete Macro Yes
DPAT
2
select Dash PATtern Yes
1
Partial support or extended support (see next section for details)
2
PRESCRIBE II option
3
Not applicable (for example, unsupported paper option or diagnostic command)
4
Custom command extension, not part of standard PRESCRIBE language
PRESCRIBE commands
6