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Konica printers line and box characters using pcl
- Thread starter Jimbobbie
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Goto Help > Contents > ASCII Character Chart.
Find the Character that you need and then use CHR$(scancode) for send it the printer (or monitor)
Find the Character that you need and then use CHR$(scancode) for send it the printer (or monitor)
You'll probably need to use
Ec(10U (the pc-8 font) which will have the box drawing characters in the same place that they are used in say
QuickBasic, PowerBasic for dos, Powerbasic Console Compiler
,etc.
i.e. 196 is the horizontal bar, 205 is the double horizontal, 179 vertical bar, 186 double vertical
191 upper right corner,192 Lower Left,217 lower right,
218 upper left, many more
Ec(10U (the pc-8 font) which will have the box drawing characters in the same place that they are used in say
QuickBasic, PowerBasic for dos, Powerbasic Console Compiler
,etc.
i.e. 196 is the horizontal bar, 205 is the double horizontal, 179 vertical bar, 186 double vertical
191 upper right corner,192 Lower Left,217 lower right,
218 upper left, many more
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